Will the Next Hit TV Series Be on the Web?

Web TV is exploding. Along with countless independent filmmakers, legends like the Cohen Brothers and Jerry Zucker are now creating Web-based shows. It's a new era in TV!

Drunk History, Between Two Ferns with Zack Galifinakis, and Mr. Deity are just a few of the Web TV series that viewers are flocking to, and some think that the next big hit series may not be on TV, but on the Web. Ross Brown, a writer behind hit TV shows such as The Cosby Show, The Facts of Life and Who's the Boss? has created the first-ever curriculum on writing and producing Web TV at Chapman University; and in his new book BYTE-SIZED TELEVISION: CREATE YOUR OWN TV SERIES FOR THE INTERNET (Michael Wiese Productions, February 2011, paperback) he offers cutting-edge technical and creative guidance.  "The next big thing on TV probably won't be on TV, but on the Web," says Brown.

MORE ABOUT ROSS BROWN

Ross Brown began his writing career on NBC's award-winning comedy series The Cosby Show. He went on to write and produce such hit TV shows as The Facts of Life, Who's the Boss? and Step by Step. He has created primetime series for ABC, CBS, and the WB. His play Hindsight received two staged readings at the Pasadena Playhouse in July 2007. His short play Field of Vision was performed in Chicago at the Appetite Theater's Bruschetta 2008 festival.

He is an Assistant Professor of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University in Orange, CA, where he developed a series of cutting-edge courses on creating TV series for the Internet. For updates to his book and the latest news and information on the world of Web series, visit Ross's Web site at:www.bytesized.tv.