Digital distribution of TV shows is quickly becoming the new way of getting content to the consumer, making it less necessary to even have cable or a DVR… ABC and CBS have their own services, but NBC went with what they call Hulu…no idea what it means…
I had never tried this service before, but after the most recent PS3 patch that came through, now it is capable of using Flash 9, which is the most recent version what is required by many streaming video sites (YouTube included…) to function. Because of this, I can how access Hulu through the PS3 and stream video content to my TV without the need to plug in my laptop…which…is kinda awesome, really…
So, to test this out, I looked through the somewhat extensive catalog of shows to watch. Each one contains a few commercials, with maybe two 30 sec commercials and one 15 sec commercial interspersed at the appropriate places…far better than the minutes upon minutes of commercials you’d see on broadcast televisions, but still not as good as skipping through them with your DVR. You really ought to browse through there, because it isn’t just NBC shows, but nearly anything produced by Universal…so Fringe is on there, too…as well as movies…all for free…
Anyway, long story short(er), I found A.L.F…and Hulu has three (of four) seasons of it. I watched the first episode today and, damn, that acting was terrible… 🙂 Seriously, A.L.F. and Willy were the only decent actors on that show (with the possible exception of Liz Sheridan as Mrs. Ochmonek…and Lucky the Cat, of course…). They should have cut everyone else out of it.
So yeah, if there’s nothing on TV you want to watch, check out Hulu. (Note: this isn’t anything new…Hulu’s been around for at least a year…I just finally discovered it…)