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Dear Execs Who Decide What to Offer to Hulu:You suck.Seriously -- even if I love a series (or have yet to see a single episode) -- I have no desire whatsoever to watch a bunch of clips. In either case, they're annoying and serve no purpose whatsoever other than to alienate a potential viewer.You should be working to find a revenue model that allows you to profit by posting whole episodes (preferably: whole seasons) on Hulu. I don't mind the advertisements during episodes I watch on Hulu, because the convenience of being able to watch an entire season in sequence over a short period massively outweighs the annoyance factor of the advertising.Put another way -- if I watch a series on "regular" TV... I will record it with my DVR... and I will absolutely skip over every minute of commercial advertising.With Hulu -- I don't have this option. It would peeve me if there wasn't some sort of equatable trade-off... but there is. With Hulu, I can sit down and really get into a series I like. I pick-and-choose what I want to watch... and if a series strikes my fancy (even if it's 10 years old) I can watch episodes front-to-back. Without waiting a week between episodes.I'm more than happy to accept some level of mandatory commercial advertisement in exchange for that capability.You schmucks should be EMBRACING Hulu as a way go keep eyeballs on your precious advertisers. I'm okay (up to a point) with trading my ability to skip ads for another: the ability to watch a series at my leisure and at my own pace.You are complete idiots if you don't realize that making your shows available through Hulu INCREASES eyes-on-adverts. By publishing here, you give a little -- and I'm willing to give a little back.If you don't get how new mediums like this work -- adios. Enjoy your place with the rest of the dinosaurs.