NBC and FOX have teamed up and decided to put nearly all of their new content online. This is really great news for people who are trying to find alternatives to cable TV. The only downside is that their site, hulu.com, is still in "beta." This means you must be an approved user, because the design is still in the early stages, and not ready for "the world."

This is where OPENhulu comes in. They've been approved as users and this allows them to, among other things, embed hulu videos (not unlike YouTube's embedding, etc). They've created the OPENhulu site which is nothing more than a mirror of the videos available on hulu.

The site design (which is apparently under renovation) is very straightforward. You will see a list of all the 100+ shows they have to offer. These range from the current (30 Rock) to the old-school (Season 1 of Doogie Howser, M.D.). Once you've picked the show, you pick an episode to watch, and it loads right in the page (streaming, of course). You can choose to watch full-screen (which currently means the movie reloads in a browser window containing a flexible-sized movie), embed the movie, or share it with a friend.

Altogether, this is a great site. Unfortunately, they must realize that the moment hulu opens their doors, this site will be obsolete. Use it now to get a jump on the content, and to bide the catch up on shows you've missed..

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