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Re: Hulu gets PBS, Comedy Central

Artificial — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:59:28 -0000

here are more reasons for you to say goodbye to cable, too: The Daily Show and the Colbert Report are joining the Hulu roster

Re: Hulu gets PBS, Comedy Central

javivio — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:43:56 -0000

It is great to hear that I am not the only one who has given up cable. At first is was hard and I missed many of the shows that were part of my regular viewing. After discovering Hulu not having a tv was made even more bearable. After several months of not having a tv or cable life got a little simpler. It has given me more time for other activities like finding this site. Even if the tv is replaced I am currently not thinking about reconnecting the cable. Thanks for your insight.

Re: Hulu gets PBS, Comedy Central

toddmundt — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:39:05 -0000

I could echo that for a favorite show of ours - Top Chef.

Bravo/NBCU has posted less than 4 of the 13 episodes of the current season, often long-delayed. It's frankly bewildering, since we and probably several thousand others would be happy to fork over $25 on iTunes to watch the whole season.

Instead, we download episodes from BitTorrent. Apparently NBCU has money to burn since they're continuing their ridiculous feud with iTunes and also not posting video on Hulu, where they can reap some ad revenue.

Re: Hulu gets PBS, Comedy Central

jmproffitt — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:41:49 -0000

First off, I might recommend a minor title change to: "PBS gets Hulu" Ha! Anyhoo...

My wife is not a TV watcher. But with hulu on her MacBook, she's watching more television than ever. It's even replaced bedtime reading, at least for now. She watches old sitcoms and has become a fan of the Fox series "Bones." Without hulu, this would never have happened. I can hear her watching a show in the bedroom right now!

Me, I got hooked on hulu as an alternative, more convenient way to watch Battlestar Galactica. But now I'm pissed at hulu and NBC Universal.

In order to lock-in viewers to the Sci-Fi channel with all their advertising, they now delay episodes from appearing on hulu for 8 days after first broadcast AND they delete episodes from hulu after about 3 weeks. So now, you have to either use the appointment-viewing model with Sci-Fi, or use the (delayed) appointment-viewing model on hulu!

Frakkin' appointments to watch TV programs? Seriously? Hey NBCU: 1989 called -- they want their business model back.

Can I buy BSG episodes on iTunes? Not anymore. NBCU had a hissy fit / pissing match with Apple over sales of shows on iTunes; they took their ball and went home last fall. They've left me no alternative. So now, with great reluctance, I became a BitTorrent user this week.

Now before the lawyers lick their chops over the idea of suing me, be forewarned that I actually own seven copies of BSG seasons. I bought Season 1 on iTunes, then re-bought it on DVD. Same with Season 2. Again with Season 3. I also bought an additional DVD set of Season 1 to give as a gift. I've hooked other people on the show. My five-star review on iTunes was the top-rated review for more than a year.

And even with the shabby treatment I'm getting from these Hollywood dillweeds, I would pay for Season 4 on iTunes, too. And re-buy it on DVD -- or better yet, Blu-ray. Hell, I'll probably buy Seasons 1, 2, 3 and 4 on Blu-ray disc at some point. That'll make 12 seasons' purchases for only 4 seasons of content! I'm the definition of a loyal customer, a fan, a financial supporter.

Yet NBCU treats me like a chump, like a waste of their time, or maybe even like a criminal.

Dear producers of the new Battlestar Galactica: I love your work; thank you.

Dear hulu developers: Keep on truckin' -- great stuff.

Dear NBCU: Bite me.

Re: Hulu gets PBS, Comedy Central

amine ouahidi — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:40:19 -0000

I've been using hulu for a while and i love it ... my connection speed is usually around 6 mbps and i don't have any problems at all..
I don't watch TV a lot but hulu makes up for me .. the commercials are really short witch is great and i can watch a full episode of the office on my lunch break. what's more awesome than that :)