# Have You Checked Out HULU.COM Yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 13, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254 "2008-03-13T17:36:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/1 "2008-03-13T17:36:57Z")
I happened to catch the Today Show and they mentioned that [www.hulu.com](http://www.hulu.com) was just starting. It is sort of a YouTube, but with only television shows (full length) and movies (also full length) that you can watch for free - well, there are some commercials… I logged on for a few minutes and it looks promising. They don’t yet have a huge selection, but for a new site to offer some free programming to kill some time on your laptop, it doesn’t look bad. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/2 "2008-03-13T18:01:34Z")
Wow. 52 episodes of Arrested Development…19 pages of different TV shows… Maybe not everything, but I don’t think you’ll get bored soon. ---
**Author:** ![hekk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/3 "2008-03-13T18:22:28Z")
I only wish that they had Simpsons episodes from seasons 2-8… only the most recent season is available. I’m watching The Office now. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/4 "2008-03-13T18:46:13Z")
Yeah, I’ve been watching Hulu for a while now – got in on the private Beta. They’ve got some good stuff; I particularly love the Dragnet. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/5 "2008-03-13T20:03:58Z")
I’ve been using this for a few weeks now, and like it a lot. It’s great to watch It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia without having cable, and I look forward to finally trying out Battlestar Galactica and revisiting She Spies, to see if it’s as decent as I remember. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/6 "2008-03-13T20:32:30Z")
Apparently none of the videos I want to see are available in my region. What’s wrong with the UK, eh? Damn IP-locators! ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/7 "2008-03-13T20:48:34Z")
Cool, I can catch up on Lost. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/8 "2008-03-13T20:48:46Z")
COOL! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Iggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/9 "2008-03-13T22:44:08Z")
Great. Just what I need, more options for watching TV. Fantastic, there goes my summer! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/10 "2008-03-13T23:07:45Z")
Wow. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/11 "2008-03-13T23:22:00Z")
[QUOTE=Dervorin] Apparently none of the videos I want to see are available in my region. What’s wrong with the UK, eh? Damn IP-locators! [/QUOTE] Same for Canada. Click the “Learn More” button on the main page and you get this message: > [@](#): > > Hulu offers **U.S. consumers** a vast selection of premium video content, on demand, free and ad-supported: full episodes of TV shows, both current and classic, full-length movies, thousands of clips, and much more. Bolding mine. Looks like if we’re not in the US, we’re out of luck. ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/12 "2008-03-13T23:32:51Z")
This is so super cool. Thank you! I’m watching The Big Lebowski, one of my favorites. 😃 Movies for free AND the SDMB at the same time. I may be in heaven. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/13 "2008-03-14T01:45:16Z")
[QUOTE=Spoons] Same for Canada. Click the “Learn More” button on the main page and you get this message: Bolding mine. Looks like if we’re not in the US, we’re out of luck. [/QUOTE] Yup. Wankers. At least pandora had the foresight to say, Sorry, you can’t access any of this stuff. HULU lets you browse all of their content, as if to say, Ha ha, here’s what you could be watching if you lived in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/14 "2008-03-14T04:07:02Z")
[QUOTE=Spoons] Same for Canada. Click the “Learn More” button on the main page and you get this message: Bolding mine. Looks like if we’re not in the US, we’re out of luck. [/QUOTE] Yeah, I should have read the whole thread before jumping on the link. I couldn’t view anything. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/15 "2008-03-14T18:08:08Z")
I’ve been on it for a while, but my broadband usually isn’t broad enough. It’s cool though when it works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/16 "2008-03-14T18:10:25Z")
I’m just waiting for hulu.ca. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-checked-out-hulu-com-yet/441254/17 "2008-03-14T18:10:45Z")
[QUOTE=Cisco] Cool, I can catch up on Lost. [/QUOTE] I don’t think so- Hulu is a joint venture between News Corp. and NBC Universal. I don’t see _Lost_- or any ABC/Disney show, for that matter- on their list. (If you search “Lost,” it gives you a link to go to ABC’s site. Is Hulu linking many non-Hulu legal sources for watching TV shows/movies?)