Now this might be down to my search skills, but -
A media player like MPCHC that gives previews when you scrub the timeline
A reasonably small text editor that understands the different line endings like Winpad.
I found Elmedia Player for video, but I end up using VLC most of the time since Elmedia doesn't generate previews for remote files. For text I found TextMate, which I like quite a bit.
This is something I noticed when I got my Macbook. Apps for basic functionality that would be free on Windows are pay for Mac. Mac users are just used to opening their wallets.
Haven't tried BBEdit - it looks pretty nice. But again, while it is free it's a complicated free that you don't see as often with Windows software.