Buffistas

I happen to be very biteable, pal. I'm moist and delicious.

Xander ,'Bring On The Night'

The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax

[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.

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SailAweigh - Dec 20, 2007 6:24:04 pm PST #9206 of 10001

Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

So, I got this e-mail at work today:

Dear Colleague:

Earlier this year, NBC Universal and News Corp. announced plans to create a joint-venture video-streaming website, Hulu.com, which would serve as "one-stop shopping" for consumers interested in accessing high-quality TV shows and movies on the Internet, and for advertisers interested in reaching those consumers.

We are very excited about this new venture, which will launch early next year. It contains an immense library of TV shows and films from nearly three dozen studios and production companies. We think this has the potential to be a real game-changer in the online video market.*

I’m happy to offer you a sneak peek at the site. And once you’re there … the Hulu team is eager to hear your feedback. Your experience will enable us to further refine the site and make sure it offers an unbeatable customer experience.

Click here to get started. Please note that Hulu videos are only available to users located in the United States.

Hope you enjoy Hulu and thank you for your feedback.

Signed,

Jeff Zucker President and CEO, NBC Universal

emphasis is mine

Anywho, I checked it out. I can watch everything from 30Rock to Firefly at no cost, but I do have to put up with 3-4 30 second commercials from a single advertiser (Toyota, in the case of the Firefly episode I watched.)

Also, if there is an "online video market", then there is money changing hands. So much for the studios/networks saying there isn't any money to be made in online videos.

Allyson - Dec 20, 2007 6:59:16 pm PST #9207 of 10001

Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Tim's assistant just dropped off a crate of the masters of everything Tim has written since he started on Angel.

There were two car trips to get all the binders. Holy butt.

Tim's gonna have a lot of signing to do!!!

brenda m - Dec 20, 2007 7:00:17 pm PST #9208 of 10001

If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Holy crap.

Pix - Dec 20, 2007 7:02:44 pm PST #9209 of 10001

We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Oh dear GODS. He's going to need a hand masseuse.

Polter-Cow - Dec 20, 2007 7:09:33 pm PST #9210 of 10001

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Jesus criminy. Tim rocks.

chrismg - Dec 20, 2007 7:54:03 pm PST #9211 of 10001

"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

Tim! With the Timness!

Consuela - Dec 20, 2007 8:08:28 pm PST #9212 of 10001

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

XKCD on the writers' strike: [link]

Awesome.

Polter-Cow - Dec 20, 2007 8:27:41 pm PST #9213 of 10001

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I was just coming here to post that, Consuela!

Allyson - Dec 20, 2007 8:28:39 pm PST #9214 of 10001

Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Sheesh. I'm not copying ALL of these things.

Kevin - Dec 20, 2007 11:31:50 pm PST #9215 of 10001

Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.

Hulu is NBC Universal and 20th Century Foxes joint venture designed to shut Apple out of the online video market. NBC Universal pulled all it's content off iTunes for it, and Fox will likely follow suit.

Which is interesting, as studios obviously get paid for each iTunes download. It's been reported in the press they get about 50% of the proceeds from each download, which is usually about $2 per episode. If they're happy with streaming media, you have to imagine they're getting at least a dollar per stream per episode -- otherwise they wouldn't go in that direction.

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