THE BAR LADY NEVER CHARGED US AFTER THE FIRST ROUND SO WE THOUGHT THE BEER WAS, YOU KNOW, COMPLIMENTARY FOR THE BAND.

So, seriously. Go sign up for a Hulu account. It's the reason NBC pulled its TV shows off iTunes. Now, certainly that decision was stupid and has really pissed me off, but the Flash-based site they've come up with really hits a home run. Full episodes of shows streamed to your computer for free. And there is stuff there I'd want to watch: Arrested Development, Burn Notice, Family Guy, Friday Night Lights, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Conan, Lou Grant, Monk, The Office, Pickett Fences, The Practice, SNL, The Simpsons, WKRP ... There's a lot of stuff there.

And they're smart. Want to embed a clip from your favorite TV show in your blog? No problem. And you can pick the clip. Like, really. You edit it to the exact snippet you want. Or maybe you just want to embed the whole show. No problem there either. Or -- and this is what's flooring me right now -- maybe you want to watch a movie. Or embed the WHOLE MOVIE in your blog. Yeah. That's right. Witness:



'Nuff said.