Excellent step-by-step tutorial. Like you've mentioned, there are a lot of resources on the web about Backbone.js but its not easy to get a grip of it if you're new to this whole paradigm.

This is the first article where the author has taken the time to explain things to the audience, considering that they might be new to this. I also like the choice of sample project - its not a To-do app nor Gmail.

Eagerly waiting for the next installment :)

Doesn't the "C" in MVC stand for Controller? Other than that, great tutorial. I've been using backbone professionally for about a year now, and having something like this in the beginning definitely would've helped :)

Yes, that's why the OP says Backbone isn't quite traditional MVC — because it includes collections, not controllers.