Well best of luck, quality is high as evidenced by the Local Ad episode. I look forward to using the service and supporting the networks and their content.

Hoping to be one of the first to have HULU in Portugal.

Hulu isn’t just “for the younger generation,” just look at some of the content Hulu has gotten. Some of the programs most definitely skew to an older crowd and the baby boomer generation will absolutely love this. They are a market that absolutely should not be ignored and thought of as “those old farts who don’t know their way around a computer.” These are people who invented them. Their buying power is extraordinarily high and they aren’t afraid to spend it.

1) People overseas are complaining that they can’t purchase shows they’re not supposed to even be getting yet…

2) Other people are complaining that they would rather buy the shows on iTunes, rather than get them for free… (understandable – better quality and portability)

3) There’s some sort of online/comment/blog-battle going on about the viewership of TV programs vs. iTunes and the like.

So, boiling all of that down, some people are trying to diss a product before it’s even officially launched because they feel they’re they cool kids with iThis and iThat. Oddly enough, not everybody has an iPod, iTouch, iPhone or uses iTunes. In fact, those of you posting here complaining about all of that are, in fact, in the minority.

NBC and Fox are pretty smart here, in my opinion. They’ll have control over their programming and their shows. They’ll be able to package them with whatever they want – be it a commercial spot, or a clickable hotspot during the show, whatever. A multitude of doors are open to them that weren’t under YouTube and iTunes. Hang in there and eventually your beloved shows will be available for purchase again, but on their terms, not Steve Jobs’. They’ll also be able to have a bigger ROI, as well as make the writers happier what with the strike going on and all.

Personally, I love hulu already and I’m glad that NBC wisened up about offering shows like The Office on here for free. I hated the fact that something would come up Thursday night and I would miss an episode. Then I would get pissed that I could find all of their newer shows I didn’t watch nor care about on nbc.com, but The Office I would have had to pay for on iTunes. Just an example.

I also love that you can sort of create your own clip and send it to a friend. Say you get an e-mail from a friend and you decide to reply by sending a clip of Conan O’Brien saying something in response. Just one of a myriad of things I would do to have fun with it.

I went camping a month ago. I took my Ipod with me and watched 4 episodes of the office on my IPOD Classic Video player right there in my tent.

Could I do that with your streaming video in the middle of Rocky Mountain National Park’s campsite? Sorry -no wifi broadband there.

I go to the gym everyday, and everyday I take my Ipod and watch videos on it while I’m on the Eliptical or Treadmill. There’s no Laptop or computer at the workout stations, so without my IPOD, I wouldn’t be able to watch any NBC content.

I was in the airport for 2 hours waiting for a flight a few months ago – I passed the time watching NBC shows on my IPOD – I couldn’t have done that with Hulu! What business segment is this trying to serve – other than completely ruining your customer’s viewing experience by not allowing adfree integration with Itunes?

It doesn’t make sense.

So can I download shows onto my IPOD to take with me to the Gym, to the Airport, to work and on vacation so that I can watch them while I’m on the road and not have to sit in front of my computer to watch them? If not, then this service is worthless.

And since I’m paying for it (instead of receiving it for free over broadcast), can I watch it Ad free before it starts and during playback? If not, then forget it, there’s no appeal.

Portability, ad-free playback is what it’s all about. And if your website doesn’t do that, particularly by integrating with Itunes like NBC should be doing, then I’ll have to say No Thanks, there’s no beneficial product that’s being provided.

I don’t own a TV / Tivo – if I did, I’d record and watch the shows there. I do own a 160gb ipod with tons of space to buy shows from NBC through Itunes.

Removing iTunes was a huge step backwards. This was an advantage for you guys to target your younger audiences more specifically.

Hulu obviously is for the younger generation. However limiting to the US market only will only cause problems.

NBC: Use the internet to spread your content, not concentrate it.

I can record your shows on DVR. I use iTunes because I want to watch content on my computer and iPod. I get better quality (no streaming issues) with iTunes, I can watch it anytime I want and keep it for however long I want. I can download it at home to watch someplace else – which might not have internet access… like on a plane. That’s worth the $1.99. This venture does not appear to supply any of this, it’s just broadcast network on internet service. Pretty silly, if you ask me.

1. Streaming video. Nasty. I want to download movies quickly and watch them at my leisure. Why should I need to have a browser open and an internet connection just to watch a video?

2. Only plays in a webbrowser. I want to watch videos on whatever portable device I own. I don’t want to be stuck at my computer, with a web browser open, just to watch a show. Don’t you people get what modern technology is all about? It’s about portability.

The only thing Hulu has going for it is the content. But it smacks of such an obvious ploy of the executives trying to control how we watch it, by their terms. That’s stupid, it’s a leftover mentality from the TV age. The broadcast execs are still thinking in a synchronous, controlled distribution model. Modern tech is all about asynchronous consumption.

Look, if you guys don’t figure that out, and keep up with this overcontrolling mentality, you’re going to miss out on the new possibilities that are opening up.

I just bought an iPod touch because I wanted to watch TV shows whenever I get a moment. That’s how I want to watch TV. I don’t want to be fixed to a browser, a flash plugin, and an internet connection.

I also agree with the commenters who’ve asked why can’t NBC keep their shows on iTunes while they also do Hulu? Makes sense to me. Do whatever you guys think is going to benefit you, but why can’t I also buy an episode of BG off iTunes? Stupid.

Becky Carlson