Is this a fan film? It's an official product of NBC/Universal, but it certainly feels like a Fan Film, don't you think?

They're releasing the episodes two at a time now. I don't know why.

I like fan films. I like 'em a lot. There's an earnestness to 'em and a flying-by-the-seat-of-your-pants DIY quality that is hard for me to ignore. It shines through the most awful acting, the most cardboard sets, the most poorly matted CGI. Have you noticed how similar a lot of them are, though? Of course, given their nature it's a kind of 'well, duh' thing to call them derivative. Even still, I find myself wondering exactly how original you can really get in these things before you lose your audience.

It had been called "unfilmable" but seven years ago a group of H.P. Lovecraft fans filmed it.

Let's take a look at The Call of Cthulhu.