Bakersfield Community Theatre

You sold your television set almost two years ago and didn't miss it for a minute. The programming on TV was, in your estimation, so unbelievably horrible that, by the time you got rid of it, all you were ever using your set for was watching DVDs and the occasional hockey game. And so you sold it on Craigslist and put the money towards a high quality LCD HD monitor and started hooking it up to your laptop. A simple elegant solution.

When you had to replace your laptop, last month, you decided to pick up a MacBook Air. However, it does not feature an optical drive which means watching DVDs is impossible now. You were talking to your brother-in-law the other day and he proposed that you didn't even need a DVD player any longer. He pointed out that he streams and downloads all the movies he wants for free.

##Can't be bothered trying to figure out bit torrent?

There's no need for that anymore. If you don't wish to download large files, you are now able to stream movies online over any decent high speed connection. There are websites out there that make it incredibly simple. Streaming means you don't need to worry about burning up your hard drive space either. You can simply sit back and watch movies online.

##Worried about the quality?

There is no need to worry. The days of grainy, choppy videos that are marginally out of sync with their tinny audio tracks are long gone. Nowadays when you watch movies online, the streams feature brilliant video and crisp audio, and they run so smoothly and seamlessly that you can barely tell that you're not watching a DVD.

##Skeptical about the selection?

The selection is not to be believed. We are not just talking about hundreds of movies but instead about thousands of movies which span every imaginable genre. Whether you're simply looking for comedies, horrors, or costume dramas or your tastes run more toward anime, foreign films, and documentaries, the selection of movies available online is spectacular.

##Curious about TV shows like The Walking Dead?

Not all television these days is horrible, and any decent shows are available to watch online at these same websites. You can stream full episodes of your favorite shows, often in HD, and usually within a couple of days of it airing.

If you want to find a site that makes it possible for you to watch movies online, you have but to go online, Google "watch free movies online", and start examining the various websites that pop up. There are many to choose from and they're all free these days, making their money from ad revenue.