I just discovered something exciting in the area of education and entertainment. It goes by the unlikely name of hulu and it allows you to watch television programs and movies on demand over the World Wide Web. You can even embed a link to a show as I have for the original episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

This site offers television shows organized by genre. Some of the choices are classics while many are new. My favorites are the SciFi and Fantasy, Technology, and Travel and Nature. The movies seems consistent with what you would find broadcast on cable tv. The big difference is there is no subscription price. The programs include limited and brief commercial announcements but nothing compared with what you will find on regular tv. I also like being able to start and pause the program whenever I wish.

You ought to surf out to www.hulu.com and check it out for yourself.

Perhaps the days of subscribing to cable are numbered!