“RED VS. BLUE,” an animated comedy series created by Texas-based Rooster Teeth Productions, follows the misadventures of two teams of futuristic soldiers stationed in a desolate canyon. The show is released episode by episode from the “Red vs. Blue” Web site, which also supports a MySpace-esque community of more than 500,000 fans.

The show’s creators use an alternative to traditional animation known as “machinima” (machine + cinema + animation), which involves “capturing” footage from a video game (in this case, the “Halo” series) and audio overlays. The production team members lend their voice talents to the characters, recording dialogue beforehand and then puppeteering their “Halo” characters to match the audio.

Each episode feeds directly into the next, as opposed to nonserial shows such as “The Simpsons,” where episodes are viewed independent of one another.