SideReel is an interesting online TV site, rather than being created by big content and hosting video like hulu.com and fancast.com, SideReel acts more as a wiki linking to episodes you can watch online. SideReel’s site proclaims that it was created to overcome the short comings of standard internet video searches and have a conduit to all of the scattered video providers on the net. The site is user maintained and includes links to video put out by big content and what looks like pirated content.
SideReel does make it easy to browse a wide variety of shows, I was very pleased by their selection of cartoons. The user experience leaves a little to be desired. I found their use of ajax interface elements confusing and tasteless. Many of the video players on linked sites were of poor quality, on one site none of the buttons worked. Also several of the videos had been removed.
All in all I applaud SideReel’s efforts. With some interface work and automated link verification tools they will have a grade A site.