My trick for watching premium shows like Weeds legally and for little money
Despite what some people may do by finding a place online to download premium shows like Weeds, I am not willing to do that. That said, I do not subscribe (on a regular basis) to Showtime, nor do I want to wait for the season to show up on DVD.
Given that, my wife and I have come up with a little trick that allows us to watch the current season in a fairly timely manner and at the same time not have to pay all that much. It does however require a little time.
All we do is wait for the season to end, then once its over we subscribe to Showtime just before the weekend begins, we also make sure its a weekend when we know that we will have plenty of time. Basically, we subscribe, then watch all of the episodes using On Demand.
This means we subscribe on Friday afternoon, watch the season over the course of the weekend and then cancel Showtime on Monday morning. That means your typical $15 (approx) monthly fee is down to paying for just about 4 days worth, which is much cheaper than buying the DVD or even renting it.
The nice part here is that when you call up to cancel, just tell the agent you were not really watching the channel. I would also suggest to be nice and polite (and ask if they have any special offers) when you cancel, because you never know what you may be offered.
For example when I recently called to cancel Showtime I was offered 3-months of HBO for free. Which means now I can also watch the latest season of Entourage.
Bottom line, this means we got to watch both seasons for just 4 days worth of service.
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