20 Insane Super Villain Schemes In Flowchart Form

Reported on Digg and Featured on Cracked, 20 Insane Super Villain Schemes In Flowchart Form. Which gave me an idea so I created my own "Super Villain" flowchart...

Hulu: Online TV, Movies & More

I'm not sure how long Hulu has been around but I recently saw it profiled on G4 and thought I'd give it a shot. They don't yet have a huge selection to choose from but what they do have is pretty decent and I had an enjoyable experience on the site. According to their "About Us," they have an "ambitious and never-ending mission [...] to help you find and enjoy the world's premium content when, where and how you want it."

What I liked:

• The website is very clean and easy to navigate. Additionally, the embedded media player is easy to use and understand. Their designers obviously grasp the concept of "less is more."
  
• Content is browsed by popularity, title, genre, and studio.They've also put together collections of videos such as pilot episodes and SNL music videos which I thought was a nice touch.
  
• You can pop-out the media player and place it anywhere on your screen.
• Good picture and sound ("high-def" 480p is available if you have Flash Player 9 and a fast enough connection).
• You can perform a search and then turn it into an RSS feed.
  
• They provide Queues and Subscriptions.
• They provide video sharing allowing you to add content to your website and - this is cool - define the start and end points of the video you wish to share.
  
• They're content is "free" if you don't mind watching short advertisements at the beginning of each video. I'm uncertain if they interrupt the middle of a TV show or movie with commercials. The ad's I saw were 10-15 seconds in length and didn't bother me too much. However, if they get any longer or start cluttering up the site and/or media player with a ad banners, it could get ugly.

What I didn't like:

• I don't like ad-supported anything but if they're short and intrusive, I'll grin and bear it.
  
• There's not a lot of content to choose from but they're adding more all the time so this will change. I hope they get into more partnerships with independent filmmakers but since they're a joint venture between NBC Universal and Fox, that's unlikely to occur. I'd also like to see some documentary selections but they have none of those at the moment.
  
• I wish they had more textual content because for the most part, the site consists of lists and thumbnails. It would be nice, for instance, to have more complete descriptions of the programs.
  

Overall, I enjoyed my Hulu experience and I believe it is well-worth adding to your favorites.

CU