Over the weekend, I posted a trailer for Lynn Shelton’s $5 Cover, a scripted MTV webisode series about the Seattle music scene and though I haven’t watched it yet, I plan on it.

Here’s why you should:

• It’s free. You can watch all 12 episodes HERE
• Even though it is scripted, you’re basically going to get the jist of what the Seattle music scene is
• Oh hi, need new music? Here’s 12 local bands to get you started!
• It was done by local filmmaker Lynn Shelton. She’s so cool she was asked to direct an episode of Mad Men.
• It’s scripted reality. It’s like Laguna Beach, but with more depth.
• You’re going to see what Seattle actually looks like. There’s not a lot of  stereotypical shots featuring Pike Place Market/Space Needle bs. Yeah, those places are cool, I guess, but we only go there when we have friends visiting us from out of town.

I think that’s it.