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Unfortunately, I don't think this will work quite as well for movies.

Don't be so sure. We're already seeing the rise of series such as Felicia Day's The Guild and Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog , which has been free online in various official capacities. Also, Google has started producing full-length movies, such as Girl Walks Into a Bar . (The latter of which even features some semi-big names, like Carla Gugino, Josh Hartnett, Danny DeVito, and a bunch of other names you'd probably recognize.) Also, Hulu is producing a show, The Confession , starring Kiefer Sutherland and John Hurt, both big names in the business.

I honestly think--and hope!--that the times of big television networks being the gateway to what we can and can't see are soon to be over.

Miro, previously called Democracy Player (as previously noted on slashdot), is an aggregation of independent TV programs. I believe it is exactly what you are looking for.

See also the Wikipedia articles on Web series and the (now defunct) Open Media Network ... and YouTube.

Other recommendations would include Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and The Guild as well as others listed on Wikipedia's Internet television series.

As long as I don't have to keep a musical blog of my evil doings...

Dr. Horrible doesn't have any "super-powered little girls" in it.

Neither the democratic party nor the republican party actually represent the best interests of the majority of American citizens.

Both party agendas ultimately represent the best interests of an elite, wealthy, few.

They just use a lot of sophistry and marketing to convince the majority that they do, in fact, represent the best interests of the people, and that the political rivalry between the two parties is the most significant element of American progress.

In fact, it is political rivalry against both parties that does us some good...but so long as most people remain hypnotized by one or the other of these two parties, it will do no good.

But how do you get the sheeple to wake up and see how they are being duped?

"I bring you pain, the kind you can't suffer quietly.
Fire up your brain, remind you inside your rioting
society is slipping..."

--Dr Horrible

Dr. Horrible

Its an entertaining 45 minutes. It starts out kind of weak though.

Mad scientists are way too nice and sweet-natured these days. We need more evil geniuses.

Ah, brilliant idea. Who else here would like to see what Dr. Horrible could do with the LHC...? C'mon, hands up, one... two... three... four...

Never mind that. Glanced down, and another comment appears to be claiming that it's "seamless", which suggests Flash.

Still not a guarantee, though; I tried to watch Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog in FLV form, and it either skipped and popped or played way too fast. We'll see, I suppose.

I can do you one better. However, the site is down. Too much traffic, I suppose.