Hulu unveiled a slate of new shows and a new season of Morgan Spurlock's "A Day In The Life" last weekend. Will these shows help keep Hulu relevant or do they need to keep negotiating to get more TV reruns? --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan weekend edition.
TV Junkie: Hulu's New Shows + Weekend Edition
TV Junkie: Apple's iHulu? NBC's TdF App Missteps
The Tour de France wraps up Sunday, the same day that "Entourage" begins its final season. We hope NBC resolves the issues around its online access and mobile apps by next year. --- More TV news and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan for your weekend in the full post.
Apple Reportedly Looking to Acquire Hulu
Steve Jobs has $76 billion dollars burning a hole in his black mock turtleneck. Apple's value has skyrocketed more than 300 percent in the past couple years owing much to growing iPhone sales and the success of the iPad. But Apple's future success rides not just on product but on content -- specifically audio and video downloads and paid streaming content.
TV Junkie: PTC Wants To Censor Your Hulu; 'Community' on the Bubble
Our good friends at the Parents Television Council, aka idiots, are now going after online video streams by issuing a report that children aren't being safeguarded enough at these websites: Hulu, Comcast's Fancast, AOL's Slashcontrol and AT&T's U-verse. Some of the websites have responded by stating that they aren't targeted at children and teens, have no content meant for children or teens, or they already provide software controls to provide parents with a means to limit their children's access to specific parts of the streams. Shades of Tipper Gore.
TV Junkie: Hulu to Charge? Changes on 'FlashForward'; 'Dollhouse' Enters Deathspiral
FOX has pulled "Dollhouse" completely from its November schedule. The series returns in December in a deathrow Friday slot. If this is truly the end of the show, it won't be the end of the line for Eliza Dushku, whose appearance in Hulu commercials has made her a very recognizable face - we hope to see her again soon.
Another Look at This Year's Best Super Bowl Ads
How 'bout the end of that Super Bowl? Good thing Eli Manning came through because the ads really weren't all that, save for the near death of Richard Simmons (with Alice Cooper behind the wheel). But at $2.7 million per 30 seconds, who are we to not expect more?

