After what seems like forever, Hulu and Apple have worked things out so that Hulu Plus can have a little jellybean button next to Netflix on AppleTV. The app has been ready to go since last fall.

Mark my words: this is the beginning of more things like this arriving of the tiny sleeping giant that is the AppleTV hockey puck.

Like Netflix, Hulu is $7.99 a month for all-you-can-eat access to loads of content.

For me personally, this means I finally have a box connected to my TV that can access Hulu's Criterion Collection channel full of all sorts of movies that you can't even find on disc.

Unlike Netflix, Hulu's TV library leans toward the much fresher end of things, but does contain commercials to keep the pricing at 8 bucks.

I signed up for Hulu Plus the moment that I fired up my box this morning (after a reboot late last night) and saw the button in the listing. Try it out with their two week free trial and see if you like it.

So...when do we get Amazon Prime and their exclusive access to The West Wing?