As my first post on my new blog, I wanted to start of with something people are sure to like. A way to (legally) watch popular TV shows online. First things first.
www.hulu.com
The above link takes you to high quality, full screen, legal goodness. The catch here is that you are forced to watch small 15 second ads about once or twice per show. I consider this to be quite fair compared to the 8 minutes of advertisements seen on TV (per episode). When you click on the link, however you will not be able to view the content, instead you will have to sign up to receive an invitation, since Hulu is still an invite-only private beta. Most people report receiving invitations within several weeks of signing up, so you can always try that. However, if your like me, and you cant wait to get your hands on some full length TV shows, OpenHulu is for you. This is a free service that works the same way, in fact, its a workaround for the people who cant wait for their invitations! the site works by "embedding" the shows, thus taking out the restrictions. You still have to watch a few ads, but hey, at least its free!
If for some reason you want the videos in full screen, but don't want to wait for the invitation, you can use Tv Paradise, a service that works in the same way as OpenHulu, but allows you to watch the videos in full screen. The reason I would recommend OpenHulu, however, is that its much easier to navigate and find the shows you want.
Another catch is that none of these services work for people outside of the US, and the only way to geta round that is to use HotSpot Shield, a free service that hides your country of origin. This is where things get a little bit tricky, however, considering this goes against Hulu's term of service, It's not that you will get arrested, but its a "morals" thing.
Thats all for today folks!
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