Do You Hulu?

kilohertz53 · 08-04-2008, 08:36 AM

BenG mentioned it the other day in the thread about Joss Whedon's Internet Musical. "Dr. Horrible" is indeed archived at http://www.hulu.com. But I'm finding Hulu to also be a great general-purpose alternative to live TV, which lately seems to consist of reruns, god-awful reality shows, and series with so many commercial breaks that it's difficult to follow the narratives.

Hulu is a free, legal video streaming service that has an amazingly eclectic selection of TV seriies from all the way back to the 1960s to the present. Hulu is supported by advertising, but the commercial breaks are infrequent and never longer than 30 seconds. Best of all, none of the advertisements have been for prescription drugs, which is a pet peeve of mine, but I digress.

I plan to use Hulu to skip the hoopla of the Olympics, the upcoming political conventions, and the mudslinging campaigns that will inevitably follow. I want to check out the old "Alfred Hitchcock Hour". I might decide to see if "Kojak" has stood the test of time as a police drama. I'm going to be a television archaeologist and dig out some gems that I missed before, without the effort of using TiVo or Netflix.

I don't know if the Hulu service model is economically viable, but I'm going to use the hell out of it for as long as it lasts!

desertgrandma · 08-04-2008, 09:21 AM

sounds wonderful........I'm going there now! Thanks for the idea......

zelda_pinwheel · 08-04-2008, 09:29 AM

sounds like a really interesting service, especially for those of us who like OLD television (Adam West as Batman, anyone ?). i hope it's not limited to US residents...

desertgrandma · 08-04-2008, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

sounds like a really interesting service, especially for those of us who like OLD television (Adam West as Batman, anyone ?). i hope it's not limited to US residents...

OH, I now have to put that series on my "I want" list.......I did love that show.......way better than the newer, darker ones. But then again, I feel the same way about the superman movies, altho the first one was okay.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-04-2008, 09:43 AM

holy camp classic, batman, that series is comedy genius !!! and did you ever see the movie ?? oh my god, you will fall on the floor laughing ; i'm giggling just thinking about it.

"quick ! batman ! the bat-shark-repellant-spray !!" hahaha !!!!!

desertgrandma · 08-04-2008, 09:55 AM

Yes, the movie was wonderful....

desertgrandma · 08-04-2008, 10:01 AM

I can't believe its not available on DVD.......

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Movie-A...858294&sr=1-32

zelda_pinwheel · 08-04-2008, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

I can't believe its not available on DVD.......

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Movie-A...858294&sr=1-32

what do you mean ? it looks like it's available on dvd in that page. otherwise you can just get it as a download ; then you don't even have to wait for shipping. you could watch it today.

Sparrow · 08-04-2008, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

.... i hope it's not limited to US residents...

Bah! I'm getting:

"Sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed from within the United States"

zelda_pinwheel · 08-04-2008, 10:19 AM

bastards. that drives me crazy. same thing with pandora.

time to try it with a proxy i think...

desertgrandma · 08-04-2008, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Bah! I'm getting:

"Sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed from within the United States"

and for me
not seeing the 'used' options...

desertgrandma · 08-04-2008, 10:20 AM

I can understand your frustration.

Sparrow · 08-04-2008, 10:30 AM

Not to worry -
nothing lost, nothing gained
status quo - 'tis maintained.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-04-2008, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

Not to worry -
nothing lost, nothing gained
status quo - 'tis maintained.

alas.

(i know i know : it doesn't rhyme.
my disappointment is to blame.)

bbusybookworm · 08-04-2008, 11:34 AM

For Non US residents, there is a way to get access to it if they want.

They could use a proxy server, which goes through a US I.P. address.
The only problem is that most Proxies are slow, so not that ideal for video.

The one I recommend is Hotspot Shield From AnchorFree

Its a free download, supported by them inserting a few ads over the webpages, which can be closed pretty easily.

I won't recommend you doing any thing that really needs security such as banking, etc over it, but for streaming media, its pretty good.

Edit-
I checked that that the first 3GB in a month are free, if you want to use more, you have to pay. but hey, thats slill a lot of hours of TV

08-04-2008, 08:36 AM	#1
kilohertz53 Zealot Posts: 141 Karma: 671 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Harwichport, MA Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-350, Augen "The Book"	Do You Hulu? BenG mentioned it the other day in the thread about Joss Whedon's Internet Musical. "Dr. Horrible" is indeed archived at http://www.hulu.com. But I'm finding Hulu to also be a great general-purpose alternative to live TV, which lately seems to consist of reruns, god-awful reality shows, and series with so many commercial breaks that it's difficult to follow the narratives. Hulu is a free, legal video streaming service that has an amazingly eclectic selection of TV seriies from all the way back to the 1960s to the present. Hulu is supported by advertising, but the commercial breaks are infrequent and never longer than 30 seconds. Best of all, none of the advertisements have been for prescription drugs, which is a pet peeve of mine, but I digress. I plan to use Hulu to skip the hoopla of the Olympics, the upcoming political conventions, and the mudslinging campaigns that will inevitably follow. I want to check out the old "Alfred Hitchcock Hour". I might decide to see if "Kojak" has stood the test of time as a police drama. I'm going to be a television archaeologist and dig out some gems that I missed before, without the effort of using TiVo or Netflix. I don't know if the Hulu service model is economically viable, but I'm going to use the hell out of it for as long as it lasts!

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08-04-2008, 09:21 AM	#2
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	sounds wonderful........I'm going there now! Thanks for the idea......

08-04-2008, 09:29 AM	#3
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	sounds like a really interesting service, especially for those of us who like OLD television (Adam West as Batman, anyone ?). i hope it's not limited to US residents...

08-04-2008, 09:43 AM	#5
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	holy camp classic, batman, that series is comedy genius !!! and did you ever see the movie ?? oh my god, you will fall on the floor laughing ; i'm giggling just thinking about it. "quick ! batman ! the bat-shark-repellant-spray !!" hahaha !!!!!

08-04-2008, 09:55 AM	#6
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Yes, the movie was wonderful....

08-04-2008, 10:01 AM	#7
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	I can't believe its not available on DVD....... http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Movie-A...858294&sr=1-32

08-04-2008, 10:19 AM	#10
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	bastards. that drives me crazy. same thing with pandora. time to try it with a proxy i think...

08-04-2008, 10:20 AM	#12
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	I can understand your frustration.

08-04-2008, 10:30 AM	#13
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Not to worry - nothing lost, nothing gained status quo - 'tis maintained.

08-04-2008, 11:34 AM	#15
bbusybookworm Tech Junkie Posts: 1,027 Karma: 10080 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth Device: iPad, MotoXStyle, OnePlusOne	For Non US residents, there is a way to get access to it if they want. They could use a proxy server, which goes through a US I.P. address. The only problem is that most Proxies are slow, so not that ideal for video. The one I recommend is Hotspot Shield From AnchorFree Its a free download, supported by them inserting a few ads over the webpages, which can be closed pretty easily. I won't recommend you doing any thing that really needs security such as banking, etc over it, but for streaming media, its pretty good. Edit- I checked that that the first 3GB in a month are free, if you want to use more, you have to pay. but hey, thats slill a lot of hours of TV