The TV Zone

As promised, I've checked back in - or at least one of my informed readers has. (And ALL of my readers are informed, I'm happy to say.) In any event, I got this very interesting response to my boffo review of this ayem. No name given - just "B," who (I reasonably but perhaps unrealistically assume, does NOT work for ABC or CBS). Like I said, I'm gonna keep checking back in, and what I viewed this morning was/is stunning, and I stand by what I said. But let's go to "B," who says he/she has been on the Beta version "for months," and let him/her tell you in his/her own words:

"I have to disagree [with the Gay Guy's boffo review.] Ive been using the hulu beta for a few months. As of yesterday, to me, Hulu is the opposite of amazing. It's just another site where it's hit or miss what you can get...'The illusion of totality' is dead on, even an understatement:

Only about three of the top 20 shows of the year are available, and of the three, one is already available on ABC.com and the other is 'Deal or No Deal.' Most of the other available current shows like ,'The Office' and '30 Rock', are also already available on their network sites - so redundant..(and the hulu ads I find almost identical to and just as annoying as ABC's...)

Very few good cable shows are on there...Only current seasons of 'today's hits' are available (see 'The Office,' 'Heroes,' 'Prison Break'....and again, some are already on the network sites) .... And often, only a few episodes of said current season (check out availablity of 'Monk' or 'Psych' or 'ER') are online.

There is a HUGE array of crappy reality shows.

Older shows are available in limited doses, and it's the same stuff you find elsewhere online, sometimes for free.

Shows advertised as being on there, like 'Damages,' aren't. Others hyped are only available in clip form. 'Special Victims Unit,' for example. Ah, the ol bait and switch!

And the clips? Clips are everywhere. Who cares about clips for a tv drama?

To me, it seems like the networks are still being stingy with their top shows. Hulu is hyp-o."