Thursday, April 03, 2008

Techmology: Hulu

Stardate 04-04-2008

Do you feel like your not wasting quite enough time on the internets? If so, I have the solution that will allow you to not spend minutes, but hours with our BFF, the Interweb. Hulu.com allows you to watch full length TV shows and Movies online for free. The majority of Hulu's content comes from deals that they have with Fox, NBC, and Universal. Hulu is yet to reach deals with ABC and CBS, but that is obviously one of their future goals. Another plus is that the picture quality is excellent and the shows stream without any d/l time.
Though awesome, if I had to categorize Hulu, I'd say it awesomeness is in likeness to the glory of the moon. It receives my glory of the moon award because you the viewer can choose what you want to watch, whenever you want to watch it- with very little commercial interruption (there are a few 15 second commercials here and there). In order for this technology to receive my highest level of excellence, the glory of the sun award, I would need to be able to take this same techmology, and use it on my TV. That way I can watch my shows and movies in the comfort of my living room, on my couch, with my woman massaging my feet (and taking care of the babies at the same time) and a root beer in hand.
Here are some of the shows that I'm excited for:


Kitchen Nightmares- I currently have a huge man crush and Brit chef Gordon Ramsey. I love when he talks dirty to the camera. The British version of this show is incredibly entertaining. We'll see if Fox screwed up the American version.


Buffy the Vampire Slayer- I never watched it and never really wanted to. Since watching the short lived season of Firefly a few times (Firefly can also bee seen on Hulu), I'm craving more Joss Whedon. We'll see if Buffy can deliver.

Total Recall 2070- Good news for the Cain family. They are about the biggest Total Recall fans I know. Now we can enjoy all 22 episodes of this amazing series.


Another thing I didn't like is that some of the shows and movies (mostly movies) are not full length. They are only clips. It works well for SNL, but not for everything. I was pretty pissed when I figured out that I could only watch a few clips from Day Watch, the follow up to the biggest Russian Sci-Fi epic ever, Night Watch, rather than the whole thing.
I hope that through Hulu, you can all strengthen your relationships with the Interweb.








12 comments:

Cicely said...

I am laughing so hard that I am crying right now. Thank you for sharing our family's Total Recall pic. You are the best.

3703 said...

I'm not sure its legit.

To me it feels like I'm stealing a candy bar.

Spencer Davis said...

Cicely-
You guys did receive my vote for best costume and since you didn't win, I thought I would give you a nice conselation prize.

Rumbler-
LOL. It is strait legit. No stealing. The Presidents of Fox and NBC broadcasting are actually on the board of directers for HULU. As long as this catches on, its here to stay.

Allison said...

This is just what I've been waiting for! yet another thing that is going to take your time away from me and the kids! I don't think Hulu will be strengthening any relationships around here. Honestly, let's just call her what she really is "Hulu the home recking whore"

cblakes said...

I didn't think hulu was legit either. Very cool that it is. Do the movies have commercials shown?

Thanks for the bodacious post.

Cicely said...

We almost went as Arnold and the lady in the bar with three boobs, but Miles didn't have a role so we went with the Quado. I think it worked.

Allison- I feel for you. Luckily for me, when David gets hung up on something it only last two or three weeks and then he's done with it and I don't have to worry about it anymore.

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Spencer Davis said...

cblakes-
thanks expressing how great you thought my post was in Ninja Turtleology. There are commercials during the movies. They are about 15 seconds long.

cowabunga

cblakes said...

that's what happens when you go to a rad grad school. Your vocabulary blossoms.

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