Category Archives: Movies & TV

Netflix: Complain and Get an Account Credit

By Jacob Allred | Published: March 23, 2011

I watch a lot of TV and movies. According to FeedFliks, I watch about 75 titles per week on Netflix, and I probably watch another 5-10 titles on Hulu every week. Watching so much Netflix has given me the opportunity to experience all the pros and cons of a Netflix membership. Overall I’d say my [...]

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Hulu Ad Failures

By Jacob Allred | Published: December 11, 2009

I watch a lot of Hulu, and generally I don’t really mind an ad or two. However, I hate untargeted ads. For example, ads for Monostat or birth control pills. I’m a guy. Hulu knows I’m a guy (I checked, its in my Hulu profile). Why in the world are they showing me commercials for [...]

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Stargate Universe

By Jacob Allred | Published: October 10, 2009

Just found Stargate Universe on Hulu. How did I not know this show existed?! I love Stargate! I’ve seen every episode of Stargate SG-1. I watched Stargate Atlantis before vampires were cool. This is my show! Anyways, the show seems okay so far. Lots of time is being spent in character and story line development, [...]

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Hard Candy, V for Vendetta, Dodgeball, and the US Movie Rating System

By Jacob Allred | Published: August 1, 2006

Let’s start with the US movie rating system. For those of you unfamiliar, there are a few basic ratings: G – General Audiences. Suited for people of any age. Normally like mellow historical movies or documentaries. And Disney movies (although most Disney movies nowadays are PG or PG-13). PG – Parental Guidance Suggested. Kids should [...]

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Random stuff that I feel like writing about

By Jacob Allred | Published: July 23, 2006

So uh. Yeah. Random stuff. Lets see: Some lady wants to put my Ideal Mate list in a book. Neat. I said sure. Her page is at http://www.todolistblog.com if you are curious what it is all about. Got an email from Rachel today! Haven’t heard from her in FOREVER. Like seriously. Its been.. uhh.. probably [...]

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