It also had a fascinating range of responses. I’m very picky with my comedy, but enjoy superhero stories – especially when they’re done in an irreverent manner like this one. Plus, I’m a Nathan Fillion mark, so that certainly helped – I enjoyed it thoroughly. Most of my friends liked it, but I saw one journal entry from an associate who said they couldn’t handle more than ten minutes of it and told all of the people who had recommended it go do anatomically-impossible things to themselves. Which is the true badge of a Joss Whedon project, of course.

It’s intriguing, the distribution method was fascinating, I’ll probably buy the DVD, and I think it’s got legs if he decides to pursue it further.

So I assume the streamed version is just to get the word out and hopefully get people excited enough to buy a copy? Limited time streaming does seem smart for that. I wonder if a pirated download will show up online.

I’m still rooting for B:TM, though my experience on the project was honestly shitty. I wish Ganz and Mandell every success with it. Marc Shaiman wrote some good songs, so here’s hoping.

@Cam and @Mike:

The binocular matte bugs me, too. I have seen versions that use a single hole (sometimes an oval), and it plays fine for me.

@Everyone:

I linked the the iTunes versions because..

1. They’ll be around in a week.
2. They get money for them.
3. The picture and sound quality is great.

Sucks that it’s not available overseas, apparently.

If you showed one circle, 95% of the audience would be freaked out – why does it look like a telescope??

It’s just one of those things where fake works better for fiction, like hearing a dial tone after someone hangs up (although it’s usually too fast for my taste).

Has no one ever looked through a pair of binoculars?! Dammit, you only see one cirle! One… not TWO!