I decided to dedicate this week to watching videos on both YouTube and Hulu of one of my most favorite shows, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The first video I watched on YouTube was the Blooper Real from Season 3. At the end of this video there was a statement that said "Special Thanks to: The Entire Cast & Crew of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." There was no advertisement that came accompanied with the video but the short disclaimer at the end gave credit to the cast. Other videos I watched on YouTube about this show seemed to be of lower quality than from Hulu, demonstrating the ease of amateurs to mash up ideas from the show and display them on YouTube.
On Hulu I watched a full episode of Sunny. I don't usually spend much time on Hulu. As a matter of fact, I think this was the first time that I watched an entire episode of a show on this site. What I noticed right away is that, the difference between Hulu and YouTube is that Hulu seems more professional and less dedicated to being a space for amateurs to display their creativity. Hulu shows complete episodes of shows with various advertisements at the beginning while YouTube distributes more behind the scenes information allowing viewers to express their thoughts with comments about the clip. From turning to both of these sites, I would argue that YouTube serves the function of allowing fans of a show to get more behind the scenes information about the characters and the show's production while Hulu serves the purpose of allowing viewers access to complete episodes.