No, Hulu isn't a Hawaiian dance.  Hulu is the new product from NBC, Fox, Warner Brothers Television, Lionsgate, and several major sports organizations (NCAA, NHL, and the NBA) that seeks to make money off of television programs rebroadcast on the Internet.  NBC's done this on a limited basis with shows like The Office, and Fox has done it with shows like Terminator:  The Sarah Connor Chronicles, but this is the first serious, corporate-backed challenge to YouTube's online TV distribution stranglehold, and it comes out of beta testing tomorrow.

I just... is there that much of a demand for watching TV shows online?  I mean, I do it all the time (I watch more TV online or recorded on my computer via the magic of Windows Media Center than I do on that glowing box that sits across the room from me, but will the end user be clamoring for a little Hulu action?  I think that, given the limitations on the service as detailed in this article, it's going to turn a lot of people off who aren't American.  Then again, I can't get the BBC's Internet video service because I'm not British, and I love me some Dr. Who, so everyone's always got something to complain about. 

Do you think you guys will make use of Hulu, or will it still remain second place to Youtube and other streaming video services?  I don't know how much of a splash it will make, unless of course the existing 'watch TV on our website' shows suddenly redirect you to Hulu for your watching.  Then it'd get plenty of eyeballs.  But, if I want to watch Sarah Connor or The Office, I'll probably still head over to their respective official websites.