This week, Comcast is freeing up a ton of its on-demand content, like the entireties of Mad Men , Downton Abbey , Homeland , and Game of Thrones . It's a lot! Here's a guide.
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys, the Mother of Dragons (with dragon). On Game of Thrones.
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Starting Monday, and until March 31, Comcast cable customers can watch more than 3,500 TV episodes on demand for no extra charge — they're calling it the "Watchathon." Regardless of what cable package you have, if you are a Comcast Xfinity customer, all the premium channels' content (HBO, Showtime, Starz, etc.) will be available to you through VOD, tablet, mobile, and web. Same with basic cable such as AMC, FX, and more. Here is the full list of shows.
As I have complained previously, I am a Time Warner Cable subscriber. But here's what I would watch, rewatch, or dabble in if I had Comcast. Oh, and I'm not even including the very obvious shows like The Sopranos, The Wire, Oz, Dexter, and Battlestar Galactica, all of which are there in their entireties. But those (and many more things that would cost you DVD or streaming money) are available too.
1) Game of Thrones
Lena Headey as meanie Cersei Lannister.
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As much as I've loved watching Game of Thrones week by week, the fantasy drama is so sprawling — and sometimes so confusing — that it is the ideal show to marathon. Season 3 begins on HBO Sunday, March 31; watching the two 10-episode seasons that precede it sounds like heaven to me.
