The Tudors, Big Love, Weeds and Other Premium Shows for Freeby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 20 Feb 2009 01:34 PM
Go online Before you invest in any of the other methods of seeing the top shows, first go online. Many hit shows offer a free season premier episode or season finale episode in order to entice you to order the cable or buy the DVD. Also, there are plenty of show clips on YouTube that will give you a taste for the show, to see if you want to add it to your must watch list. Ask for free trial If you do have cable (but not premium cable), ask your provider if you could have a free trial of some of the premium channels. The cable companies are usually happy to do this, because it may make a sale. Most companies will start to charge you after the free trial, so make sure that you cancel the premium shows before that date. Free on demand If you have digital on demand service, check out premium shows there. Some cable companies will give you limited time access to the first one or two seasons of the show in the hopes that you will order premium channels to see the next season. Check to see what is available. Library This is may favorite place to catch up on premium shows. Depending on the library, taking out DVDs may be free. Go online to reserve or hold your favorites and pick them up when they become available. Sets may be split into separate disks, or they may come together, depending on the length and the library. Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, creating a home in the Home Blog, caring for little ones in the Baby Blog and now relationships in the Marriage Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here or subscribe to the blog using the subscription box on the right. Favorite Deal Websites: Related Articles: How to Find Video Games for Pennies Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments veebee26 (25) 21 Feb 2009 12:43 PMYou can watch a ton of stuff at hulu.com and netflix has a watch instantly feature (although that does cost). We pay for netflix rather than cable. The added bonus is no commercials!  Mary Ann Romans (26886) 23 Feb 2009 10:52 AMThat is very true! Be aware that some sites for downloadable shows are illegal. Community Tags Big Love, premium cable, The Tudors, television, weeds Discuss this article
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