hulu adds more tv shows to catalog

In a recent post, I ranted about the fact that media companies just don't realize how much money they are leaving on the table by not making their old tv shows available online for free (ad supported) so that people can watch them any time they wish. I am a sci fi fan and during the last 15 years have missed a few really good series because I was so focused on my career and most recently the software for my company. One of the shows that I recently took an interest in , is the Sci Fi channel's "Stargate SG-1". During the late 90's it was on showtime and I never took an interest in it, but since appearing on Sci-fi , I've been able to get into the universe and it is pretty good. Just a few days ago I was searching hulu.com to see if SG-1 was there, and I could only find Stargate Atlantis (which is the spin off series from SG-1) It just turns out while searching for the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show clips, hulu had on their main page a splash advertising the availability of hulu.com. It is only the first season , but I gather they'll be releasing the seasons periodically...good going hulu!

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