What I find irritating is not being able to sit through a batch of shows without having to always get up and click a stupid button for which commercial I want to watch – or sit and wait for the screen to go away.

I don’t mind watching the one or two (and more recently sometimes three and even FOUR) commercials, because in my mind it’s still better than broadcast TV. But with the rate at which Hulu unexpectedly stops offering my favorite shows, and now this ridiculous advertising selection screen that keeps popping up, Hulu is quickly becoming less attractive than even the worst cable.

At least cable doesn’t arbitrarily stop showing programs mid-season. And cable may make you watch a few more commercials, but at least it doesn’t force you to get up out of your seat and PICK which torture you want between every show.

I came to Hulu because they offered 12 of my favorite shows. They’re now down to only 3 left. Ooops.., I take that back. Now down to 2. Oh, and I still have to select which ad experience I prefer.

I’m starting to think the extra money spent on cable isn’t so bad after all.

Way to go Hulu, you’re convincing me cable was the better alternative.

Watch the disgusting, disturbing (and frankly annoying) Tobacco Free Florida ads, then subject yourself to seeing them multiple times in a show, or just multiple times in a day or week. How about during your breakfast? I think images of rotting flesh goes GREAT with my morning cup of coffee. Disabled people giving you tips on how to perform everyday tasks is just what I want to see when I’m trying to unwind after a bad day. Don’t forget the cancer ridden old man in a wheel chair, dying in a hospital struggling to preach at you not to make the same mistake he did in the middle of your favorite comedy show.

Considering I already am a non-smoker, hitting that “no” button when asked if this ad is relevant to me should have taken affect within the first few times I clicked on it. I certainly shouldn’t be subjected to the ad without the option to swap it out. This isn’t a custom ad experience for me at this point. It’s ads being forced upon me more than when I watch normal tv. At least with normal tv, I’m not subjected to these ads as frequently and can change the channel for a minute so I don’t have to watch these disturbing ads.

How about you come up with some way to swear I’ll never ever ever ever smoke and STOP throwing these ads at me!? Save Tobacco Free Florida a little money by not preaching to the choir.

Or- stop pretending this is a custom experience, because obviously the fact that a subject isn’t relevant to me doesn’t change my ad experience.

I would like to call bullsh*t on that.

I’ve started watching a show a few days ago, and so far I’ve seen 14 episodes. There are six commercial breaks per episode, and in five out of the six, I see an ad for Movie 43. So, by my count, I’ve told Hulu that the commercial isn’t relevant to me 70 times over the last few days, with zero change in frequency.

I am watching my first-ever hulu plus video, and I am going to cancel my account already. The commericals are so often and intrusive that it destroys the entire viewing experience. I’ll stick with Netflix and just rent DVDs if i need something different to watch.

In one such setting, the users is asked “which advertising experience do you prefer” and all three options are Obama ads. I DON’T WANT TO HEAR *ANYTHING* ABOUT THAT A-HOLE, so I just reload the whole page until different options appear.

GET A CLUE, HULU!

Also, when is Hulu Desktop going to allow us to tell the system that ads are relevant/not relevant to us? It it really that hard? (Although why I’m asking this question when I have solid proof that it’s meaningless to give this kind of feedback, I don’t know.)

And I do click yes on several ads that ARE relevant….or at least not offensive…..but Hulu doesn’t care. Because I still get those ads I clicked no on several times.

HULU, please stop lying……just stop lying and pretending I have a say. Because I clearly don’t.

The hulu Roku app is also buggy as shit! I have 3 different types of Rokus and your app runs like crap on all of them compared to netflix.

Thanks for posting. I agree – sitting through the same ad over and over again can get frustrating. However, saying that an ad isn’t relevant doesn’t mean you won’t run into it again, but the idea is that you’ll see fewer ads like it. You can also further modify your Ad Tailor preferences – or reset them altogether – at ( http://www.hulu.com/profile/ad_tailor ) whenever you’d like.

Thanks,
Hulu Support