[alashley]

It is possible to learn from online video, but I think its important to follow along by typing in the examples. That's the only way anything has ever "stuck" for me with video. This tends to significantly increase the time spent getting through a series, but when you're done, you would have absorbed the material.

I'm not a fan of long video series myself, so I tend to prefer something like Udacity where the videos are shorter but you spend more time doing challenges. Lynda.com also has shorter videos compared to something like Pluralsight where the videos are a lengthy investment but cover a lot of ground.