Making and distributing web series back in 2001 wasn't anywhere nearly as simple as today's creators have it—this was 4 years before YouTube popped up and streaming video over the internet was neither easy or cheap. But that didn't stop young actor-writers Sam Maccarone and Dian Bachar from showing off their skills to anyone who would watch it—online. By 2001, the pair had launched their second original web series Roommates: The Series after a successful start with their 1999 comedy series Captain Jackson, which netted them a healthy dose of press coverage and paid gigs. Now nine years later, after moving on to film and TV projects, the duo are returning to the internet and bringing back both series with new episodes starting February 15th. Check out one of the 2001 episodes (above)—"Sam's New Friend." We caught up with Maccarone to ask him about what is most likely the web's longest ever...
- 2/3/2010
- by Marc Hustvedt
- Tubefilter.com
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