Posted by bunnyfear - Filed under: TheWB, hulu

and sucks at it. I respect that its in beta testing but it seems far more like alpha with its consistently breaking down. Though I know all online players have this weird thing where the commercials are louder than the show itself, The WB takes it to a whole other level. I’ve had to decrease my volume by over 75% just to stop it from blasting me and my speakers away. Of course the program resumes and I have to turn it back up.  Perhaps this is just a new fun level of interactive TV! Regardless I am not impressed. Their lineup is decent but there’s a few WB classics missing like Dawson’s Creek, Felicity and Can I get some Unhappily Ever After?  The issues with the  player are apparent. In my day and a half using the program I’ve got to know this screen well.

Their lineup includes Veronica Mars,  Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., and more.   If you’ve not seen any of these shows then here’s a venue to try to catch them. The most important being Veronica Mars. You should’ve seen its genius by now but just in case you haven’t its available for viewing here and is the only show on the lineup worth slogging through the issues.  Other than VM most of the shows can be found elsewhere on already established and way less buggy websites.  The site offers an Adobe Premiere Express interface called WBlender to remix bits of the shows into new clips but this cute little inclusion isn’t quite enough for me to finally make that Buffy/Veronica Mars crossover I’ve dreamed about.  Also sorry foreigners the player doesn’t work outside the states.  As a competitor for Hulu, TheWB.com falls far from the mark but maybe soon it’ll work out the kinks and be a true alternative with great programming.  For now I’ll try to play this episode of Gilmore Girls for the 4th time today. *fingers crossed*

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