You've probably received at least three emails with a link to Tina Fey's hilarious Sarah Palin imitations on Saturday Night Live. But, while most videos you get sent from friends are hosted at YouTube, you may have noticed that a service called Hulu hosts the SNL clips. The sheer volume of complete episodes and side-splitting clips combine to make Hulu one of the best places to waste time on the internet.


Once the suits at NBC and Fox saw all of the success YouTube was having, they decided to team up to start their own site. In March 2007 the giants started an independent company to host a video portal and decided upon the forgettable name Hulu. Since that time the site has added content from a wide variety of distributors including Sony, Warner Brothers and MGM giving users a never ending array of videos to stream.

Obviously, you can watch full episodes and clips from nearly every Fox and NBC show, but you can also enjoy full movies. You want to see Ghostbusters? They've got it. Sitting in a meeting and you get the sudden urge to watch the Karate Kid? No problem. Missed last night's episode of The Office? Piece of cake.

The only negative about Hulu is that you've got to watch ads occasionally. Yet, for now, they don't pop up that often and it's worth it for the extremely high quality of the videos. Plus, watching these videos is actually legal thanks to the deals they've worked out with the copyright holders. As time goes on Hulu will add more and more content to the site. Keep your eyes on this innovative venture to see what they come up with next.


The PimpWiz.com Bottom Line: Stream over 900 Network shows at Hulu.com

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