Closet Sci-Fi Geek

Well, this is what the Writer’s Guild is striking about: TV and film being streamed online and writers not getting paid for it. Hulu.com is a new website where you can watch a variety of full television episodes (and a few select feature films) for free. The advertising is quick and painless (usually 15 seconds and not overly intrusive). The video quality, on my computer and connection, is fantastic. At full screen it’s just as nice as my television.

There’s a variety of sci-fi content already available, including some more obscure stuff such as Land of the Giants and Nanny and the Professor (a show about a Mary Poppins type character). Other shows of interest include: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, the Outer Limits, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica (old and new), Heroes, Cleopatra 2525, one-season wonder Surface, and even Rod Serling’s Night Gallery!

Now, you should be aware that some folks are calling for a boycott of online streaming while the WGA is on strike, due to the writers not getting a fair deal on the revenues. My feeling (as is with others) is that it’s not helping the writers to show that online streaming isn’t a viable medium. So I don’t think it will hurt the WGA cause to watch. But that’s just me, and I could be wrong.

I still have to catch up on Battlestar Galactica season three as well as Heroes…and maybe now I will finally getting around to watching Firefly. It’s bad enough I still haven’t seen the full Dresden Files – the Firefly omission on my part is pretty horrendous, I know.

December 20th, 2007 | Category: News | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL