Hulu

Well as many of you probably have heard, Hulu is now open to all American users.

Funny how similar their home page image seems to instore displays at every single Apple Store I've ever been to...ain't it?  Well it's not surprising...much of what Nikki Finke fears about this is definitely in play.  Certainly there is an aspect to Hulu that just screams "BITE IT, STEVE JOBS"...

For us little people, we can now watch the entire first season of BUFFY, all of FIREFLY, and the back five eps of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA season three, free online.  Better than nothing, and a nice gateway drug for new viewers.

Oh and also utterly random: THE BIG LEBOWSKI and SIDEWAYS are on there!  Two fantastic, fantastic movies.

Seriously?

Forgive me but...remakes of ROSEMARY'S BABY and ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES?

Hollywood, wha?  Is this really necessary????

o_O

Jossverse & DOLLHOUSE randomness...

Brilliant idea from Dollrific: 10 Faith-heavy BUFFY / ANGEL eps to watch as you mentally prepare yourself for DOLLHOUSE.  Umm....yes, I realize the show is like 9-10 months away.  *g*

Hee hee, rumor mill says that Paul "Billy" Campbell just auditioned for Joss Whedon's new show.  *joy*

Anyone who enjoys writers talking craft, peeking into the Large Sexy Brains of Joss Whedon or JJ Abrams, and/or CLOVERFIELD will definitely, definitely enjoy this recording of a recent Q&A session with Drew Goddard.  Goddard wrote CLOVERFIELD, is a current writer for LOST, and wrote for both BUFFY and ANGEL back in the day.  It's a long recording with lots of gems.  For me the best stuff begins around 50 minutes in, where DG starts answering tons of obsessive-compulsive type fan questions about CLOVERFIELD which lead to his expounding about ARG, viral marketing, and the nature of internet fandom.  I don't really agree with some of his opinions on these topics - but I imagine many, many creative types share his feelings.  A fascinating listen.  (Also note there are tons of other cool Q&A's on the blog, with Todd Haynes, Richard Kelley, Alfonso Cuaron, Diablo Cody, Aaron Sorkin, Michael Moore, etc.)

Meanwhile, let's keep our fingers crossed that this Buffy Reunion at the Paley Fest does indeed go to DVD, as rumored...

The Internet Commenter Eulogy

For some reason, this newly-formed genre of videos just never gets tired.  ROFL

[hat tip to bestweekever]

So what's it like having both the Doctor and Captain Falafel fighting over you?

This is a hilarious LOST fanvid, collecting all of Sawyer's nicknames through end of season 3. LOL - my favorites this year have been "Yoda" (Benry) and "Kurtz" (Locke).

Hey, Skeletor seems to like it!  Bottoms up!