collection.js

/*global define*/

define([
    'underscore',
    'backbone',
    'models/client'
], function (_, Backbone, ClientModel) {
    'use strict';

    var ClientCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
        model: ClientModel,
        url : function() { 
        	return APP.BASE_URL + 'prospect/clients'; 
        },
        parse: function(json) {
        	console.log('JSON = ' + json);
        }
    });

    return ClientCollection;
});

view.js

/*global define*/

define([
    'jquery',
    'underscore',
    'backbone',
    'templates',
    'collections/client'
], function ($, _, Backbone, JST, ClientCollection) {
    'use strict';

    var ClientsView = Backbone.View.extend({
        template: JST['app/scripts/templates/clients.ejs'],
        el: 'body',

        initialize: function() {
            _.bindAll(this, "render");

            var self = this;

            this.clients = new ClientCollection();
            this.clients.bind('reset', this.render());

            this.clients.fetch({
                success: function (collection, response) {
                    console.log('Success: ' + response);
                    self.clients = response;
                    // self.trigger('update', '');
                }
            })

            // this.render();
        },

        render : function () {
            console.log('render');
            this.$el.html(this.template({clients: this.clients}));
		    return this;
        }
    });

    return ClientsView;
});