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\nI’m writing this post to draw attention to a show of which I was completely unaware on a streaming platform that never held any appeal for me.<\/p>\n
\nI’m writing this post to draw attention to a show of which I was completely unaware on a streaming platform that never held any appeal for me.<\/p>\n
The show is Chance<\/em> and it is available on Hulu<\/em>.<\/p>\n Hulu<\/em> was originally the website that was the repository of recently broadcast shows and existed for people who may have missed a show when it was first run. It was like a DVR service without the equipment. Initially it was free with commercials, and then it became a pay site with commercials which seemed to be an excellent way to chase off viewers. Eventually an ad-free tier was added, but it is more expensive. I had no interest in what was being offered, and I thought the whole enterprise was slouching towards irrelevance. It was like the old canard that people had about cable TV — 200 channels with nothing on it.<\/em> Who wanted to watch bad reruns?<\/p>\n Then I found a show I wanted to watch and I saw that Hulu had a free, month long trial offer. I thought I would give it a try, watch the show I wanted to watch and then cancel the subscription. I watched my show which turned out to be mediocre, but then I watched Dopesick<\/em>. After that I watched American Crime Story<\/em>. I started watching The Dropout<\/em> and I realized that I had overstayed my free trial. Hulu had me!<\/em><\/p>\n Okay, they had my money — two months of it, and I had sprung for the more expensive ad-free subscription. Nothing kills the mood quicker than delirious people selling air fresheners or unfunny actors selling insurance. I thought I had seen everything I cared to and was going to cancel the service. At least I thought I was until I chanced upon Chance<\/em>.<\/p>\n The rest of the cast is terrific, but the real standout to me is Ethan Suplee<\/em> who plays a supporting character and sidekick of sorts to Chance. You may remember him as the affable oaf Randy<\/em> in My Name is Earl<\/em>. He is nothing like Randy in this show.<\/p>\n Sadly, the show debuted on Hulu in 2016 and was criminally cancelled after only two seasons. Streaming channels work in mysterious and often confounding ways.<\/p>\n Head over to Hulu<\/em> and sign up for a free month. Give Chance a chance! You won’t be sorry! There’s also a number of other shows that are worth checking out. They may not have a library as big as Netflix or Amazon, but it doesn’t feel like it takes half an hour to find something worth watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m writing this post to draw attention to a show of which I was completely unaware on a streaming platform that never held any appeal for me. 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I won’t go into too much detail not wanting to spoil any thing, but it does star Hugh Laurie who plays another doctor. Relax! It’s not a medical drama. It’s a noirish<\/em> crime drama and Chance is nothing like House<\/em>.<\/p>\n