Hulu Made Some Perfectly Pretzel-Like Commercials for Commercial-Free Viewing

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Twofifteenmccann indulges in some delicious meta humor with four fun ads touting Hulu's ad-free option, announced a couple weeks back and priced at $11.99 a month.

Three of the commercials are specifically about commercials—or more accurately, Hulu's potential lack thereof. Each derives an absurdist and oddly apocalyptic vibe from an urban wasteland setting, complete with elevated trains clacking by overhead.

 
First, we meet a commercial director who turns his camera on the viewer in a bid to break through the fourth (or maybe fifth or sixth?) wall:

 
Next, we get a "jingle-free jingle" that's off-key and pitch-perfect at the same time:

 
Finally, a fireside commercial for Hulu's ad-free service that doesn't go by the book:

 
There's also a fourth spot, with a different vibe.

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