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The Brief Life and Sudden Death of The Baristas — or, How Not to Make a Web Series

Five years ago, the first episode of The Baristas debuted. We weren’t sure how long it would last. The production was beset with challenges even before it began. In my blind optimism, I hoped it would last for at least 100 episodes. Instead, it ended after 20. Here’s the story Read more…

By Justin, 7 yearsFebruary 1, 2016 ago
The STBD Cast from Season 4
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The Life and Death of the Web’s Longest-Running Sitcom, Something to Be Desired

In September of 2003, before the launch of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or MySpace — before you could watch a video on your iPod, much less on your cell phone — the first episode of a brand new, so-called “web series” was uploaded to the Internet. The writer-director of this web Read more…

By Justin, 10 yearsSeptember 22, 2013 ago

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