Online is home to the short, cheap and sponsored show

MySpace - "Roommates,
NBC.com - "Coastal Dreams"
MSN.com - "Mr. Robinson's Driving School"

"Whatever you call them, there are hundreds of them scattered all across the net. Scattered like dust motes, because how many have you actually seen?"

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-ca-webscout28oct28,1,3847230.story?coll=la-headlines-technology&ctrack=1&cset=true

"What about all these other Web programming networks? Heavy. Bebo. Blip.tv. Super Deluxe. My Damn Channel. Channel101. All of them are online video platforms that offer original Web series. Black20? NationalBanana? Anyone?"