This week PBS is airing a new 3-part series called “This Emotional Life.”  The first part, “Family, Friends & Lovers,” aired last night.  If you missed it, you can watch part 1 online.  Part 2 airs tonight; part 3 airs tomorrow night.

Here’s a description of the series from the website:  “The series opens a window into real lives, exploring ways to improve our social relationships, cope with emotional issues, and become more positive, resilient individuals.”

I watched the first 20 minutes of part 1 and found it very compelling … I thought it was very good.  I plan to watch the rest of part 1 and the rest of the series.

By the way, according to the website, this series is part of a two-year, multi-platform project that aims to create awareness, understanding and solutions surrounding emotional well-being.

This is a very important project, in part because the healthier all of us become emotionally, the more loving this world will become, and the more healing it’ll experience.  Way to go, PBS!

If you watch some of the series, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

For me, this has been the summer of Hulu.com. (Is that pathetic?) On Hulu, you can watch old and new TV shows and movies … for free. Hulu rocks!

Here’s what I’ve watched: the first two seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (awesome!); the first season of Burn Notice (totally engaging!); the first season of The Dresden Files (fantastic!); the first season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (funny and edgy!); and some episodes in the first season of Angel (I couldn’t get enough vampire action).

Hulu was founded by NBC Universal and News Corp and apparently is well funded by a private equity firm. My point is: Hulu is a major player in the online TV and movie industry.

Here’s a list of all the TV shows on Hulu — it’s an impressive list. Note that ALF is on the list. Yep, you can watch the first two seasons of ALF! Hulu really does rock … that’s all the proof you need.

Enjoy Hulu!