# Say goodbye to free Hulu **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 8, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186 "2016-08-08T21:06:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/1 "2016-08-08T21:06:08Z")
[Hulu is going subscription-only.](https://consumerist.com/2016/08/08/hulu-kills-off-free-streaming-service-goes-subscription-only/) There will be a $7.99 with ads tier, and an $11.99 n0 ads tier. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/2 "2016-08-08T22:31:18Z")
I’ve been on the $11.99 tier for a couple of years and love it. No commercials and I’m saving about $100 a month on cable. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/3 "2016-08-08T22:39:42Z")
My mother is having a terrible time with netflix and Xbox. If she gets Hulu can she get it to show on her TV? How? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/4 "2016-08-08T22:56:27Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > I’ve been on the $11.99 tier for a couple of years and love it. No commercials and I’m saving about $100 a month on cable. Ditto. Hulu is a great product. Ten times better than Netflix. Never understood why Netflix gets all the love. Not that Netflix is horrible. I am a subscriber, I just find myself watching Hulu way more than I do Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/5 "2016-08-08T22:59:36Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > My mother is having a terrible time with netflix and Xbox. > > If she gets Hulu can she get it to show on her TV? How? A smart tv would be the easiest way. If she doesn’t have that, an Amazon Fire Stick works and has a simple remote. Chromecast works too which can be used with a computer or a smartphone. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/6 "2016-08-08T23:10:35Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > A smart tv would be the easiest way. > > If she doesn’t have that, an Amazon Fire Stick works and has a simple remote. > > Chromecast works too which can be used with a computer or a smartphone. Do you need to have a cable from your computer to the firestick or chromestick? ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/7 "2016-08-08T23:12:21Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > I’ve been on the $11.99 tier for a couple of years and love it. No commercials and I’m saving about $100 a month on cable. This. I’m happy to pay $4 for no commercials, and $8 for the huge selection Hulu has. Between Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime and Vudu there’s almost nothing we can’t watch on 24 hour delay or less. For a fraction of cable. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/8 "2016-08-09T01:39:36Z")
Does Hulu have complete series runs? The last time I looked, it seemed like only the last few episodes of a given series was available. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/9 "2016-08-09T01:59:39Z")
> [@Purd\_Werfect](#): > > Does Hulu have complete series runs? The last time I looked, it seemed like only the last few episodes of a given series was available. If you pay the premium you have access to most series runs. Also, you don’t have to wait a year for any currently running series. The latest episode is available the next day. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/10 "2016-08-09T02:09:45Z")
[Hulu’s free service is going to be taken over by Yahoo! View.](http://www.fastcompany.com/3062645/to-keep-watching-hulu-for-free-youll-now-need-to-use-yahoo) ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/11 "2016-08-09T02:17:54Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > If you pay the premium you have access to most series runs. Also, you don’t have to wait a year for any currently running series. The latest episode is available the next day. Good to know, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/12 "2016-08-09T04:08:00Z")
Goodbye, free Hulu. ---
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/13 "2016-08-09T05:47:38Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Ditto. Hulu is a great product. Ten times better than Netflix. Never understood why Netflix gets all the love. > > Not that Netflix is horrible. I am a subscriber, I just find myself watching Hulu way more than I do Netflix. Netflix is absolutely wonderful if you like old movies. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/14 "2016-08-09T06:03:03Z")
Huh. I thought they stopped free shows months ago. I can’t access the shows I watched previously. Is it that they require a (free) registration now, and will stop doing that soon? Hulu is better for TV; Netflix is better for movies. But ignoring specific content, Netflix is much better designed and cheaper and not as buggy. > [@drad\_dog](#): > > Do you need to have a cable from your computer to the firestick or chromestick? No. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/15 "2016-08-09T12:04:41Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > No. But you do need wifi. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/16 "2016-08-09T13:06:17Z")
> [@Flyer](#): > > Netflix is absolutely wonderful if you like old movies. And Hulu has about 95% of the Criterion Collection. Only the newest are missing. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/17 "2016-08-09T14:10:46Z")
Unfortunately, Hulu is also losing the CW, and doesn’t have current CBS shows like it does other networks. Most of my Hulu watching has been the DC shows on The CW, so this really sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/18 "2016-08-09T14:23:45Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > And Hulu has about 95% of the Criterion Collection. Only the newest are missing. This fall, the Criterion Collection will be departing to become an “extra” on [FilmStruck–TCM’s new streaming service](http://filmstruck.com/). So now’s a good time to concentrate of Hulu’s Criterion offerings… ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/19 "2016-08-09T17:46:34Z")
> [@Lok](#): > > Unfortunately, Hulu is also losing the CW I didn’t realize that - thanks for calling it out. I watched the last season of the Flash on Hulu. Apparently I’ll either have to watch next season on [CWTV.com](http://CWTV.com), or else I’ll have to wait until the season is over and then binge it on Netflix. Incidentally, until recently I never realized that Hulu is co-owned by Disney, Fox, and Comcast – maybe that explains why it has their shows, but not CBS. [Time Warner also just acquired 10% of Hulu](http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/time-warner-hulu-investment-1201829514/), and [they own half of the CW](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_CW) (along with the CBS corporation), so maybe that will make it possible to revive Hulu’s deal with the CW? But I’m not sure if the terms of the CW’s Netflix deal preclude that. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186/20 "2016-08-09T18:49:15Z")
Hulu was free? I’ve been paying since I got it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-free-hulu/762186.md?page=2)