EzyChinese.com - Any Opinions?

[mr tin]

If anyone is familiar with EzyChinese.com, what’s your opinion? I came across some demo content (http://www.ezychinese.com/user/demo.do) on their site, such as a video situational dialogue called, “Asking for Directions (http://www.ezychinese.com/user/Dialo...ntent.id=116)” about pickup lines that a Western guy tries on Chinese girls. It’s humorous, though I cringe to think that any guys will take them seriously and actually try it out. Putting aside the primitiveness of the Western guy’s pick-up attempts, the vocabulary and sentence patterns seem good for someone at an early beginner level. For this type of instructional video, it appears to be fairly polished. It’s slightly reminiscent of the early HotPot videos from ChinesePod, which were wildly popular but apparently unprofitable. The situational dialogue video also has a pdf and an instructional video (http://www.ezychinese.com/user/Under...content.id=116) that breaks down the dialogue. I’d be interested in hearing opinions from anyone who subscribes to them, especially with regards to overall quality of content and value.