Hulu has chosen April 1 to explore the broadcast world of the past, with a refit of its site taking customers back to 1996, a time of grainy photos, dial-up modems, website counters, and basic text. Photos slowly load to reveal promos of the X-Files Chinatown episode, Murder One, NewsRadio and Sliders. Web design features of the 1990s are featured, including a neon page counter, an invitation to sign a guestbook, references to Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer and Geocities. To reach the usual offering visitors are invited to click on the link, “Take Me Back to the Future”.
I actually saw this when I went to watch The Office on Hulu and thought it was hilarious. It was a great concept that took Hulu users back to the dinosaur age of the I
nternet. It showed just how far the Internet has come and all that Hulu has to offer.