$(document).ready(function () {

    var things = [

        { id: , color: 'yellow' },

        { id: , color: 'blue' },

        { id: , color: 'red' }

    ];      

    things = JSON.stringify({ 'things': things });

    $.ajax({

        contentType: 'application/json; charset=utf-8',

        dataType: 'json',

        type: 'POST',

        url: '/Home/PassThings',

        data: things,

        success: function () {

            $('#result').html('"PassThings()" successfully called.');

        },

        failure: function (response) {

            $('#result').html(response);

        }

    });

});

public void PassThings(List<Thing> things)

{

    var t = things;

}

public class Thing

{

    public int Id { get; set; }

    public string Color { get; set; }

}