Star Trek Madness

Hulu is offering every episode of every Star Trek series free for the rest of the month -with the caveats that it's only available in the U.S. and you have to sit through unstoppable ads breaks. But the promotion for this event should be easier to use. The Star Trek Madness 2013 tournament brackets pit Star Trek characters against each other, with the champion to be decided by internet votes. There are a couple of drawbacks here, too. The field has only 16 characters, so some favorites like Sulu and Beverly Crusher are left out. And there are no tags, so you have to check the Hulu Tumblr blog to find daily matchups. Kirk has beaten Riker in the first round, no surprise there, but believe it or not, Jean-Luc Picard has already been eliminated by Benjamin Sisko. Voting is still open for Captain Janeway vs. Quark and Scotty vs. Geordi LaForge (until noon today; not sure what time zone). Link