Video and the Web

I've been a big fan of Ze Frank's the show for a while now. I think it's one of the best, and most entertaining things on the web today in any form - not just video. But it's almost the only video I watch on the web. RocketBoom was/is boring, and YouTube is mainly useful for viewing old Volkswagen ads.

Still there clearly is more and more video on the web. And it's now watchable technically, just not all that interesting as far as content goes. But that is changing slowly.

Yesterday after "the show" there was an ad for Soup of the Day. I went and checked it out. It's not exactly my cup of tea - but it is fascinating. It's a serial, a romantic comedy published on the web 3 times a week, with writers and actors and plot arcs. It's put together by Hollywood types but on what appears to be a shoestring budget. There is no obvious monetization going on - not on the web at least, but it looks like they are planning on releasing a DVD which will surely be aimed at making money.

An interesting show, with interesting content. And an interesting project in and interesting space. Just cool.