Syfy’s new high profile TV series, “The Expanse”, based on the on-going book series by virtual author James S.A Corey will make its TV debut on December 14, but you don’t have to wait for that long, not only to watch but also own the first episode in HD. It is available (for a limited time) for FREE (as on $0.00 purchase) at Amazon Instant Video and M-Go and Google Play and Vudu. These are commercial-free and you can watch it forever.

You can also watch it on YouTube and Hulu and other places but there’s no guarantee it will remain there or that it will be for free in the future, so you are better off scooping it up while it goes for $0.00 at the above streaming services.

Season 1 will be composed of 10 episodes. For cordcutters, the Season Pass price is $20 in HD or $15 in SD. This is a complicated TV show, especially if one has not read the the books this is based on, so it’s not a bad idea to watch each episode 2-3 times (with subtitles on) until you become familiar with all the world-buildling and custom language and slang used.

There is really no break in the TV seasons any more. New shows are rolling out all the time in all directions. IF you like to check out the pilots of new shows for FREE and commercial-free at your own leisure, not the network’s time slot, for a limited time only, you can digitally-own the following pilots, and watch them at any point in time in the future you want to. They are:

• Powers at MGo and Google Play and Vudu
• Sex Drugs and Rock & Roll (FX): Vudu and Google Play
• The Strain Season 2 Pilot (FX): Amazon Instant Video and Vudu and Google Play
• Married Season 2 Pilot (FX): Google Play

Keep in mind, these are offered for free for a limited time, but once you get them, you can watch them forever and commercial free too!

Summer TV used to be leftovers and randomness, but these days, there is really no real end to new TV shows. For a limited time, a number of pilot episodes are available for FREE (commercial-free and in HD). Among the latest ones, we found:

+ True Detective Pilot (Season 1 Episode 1) on iTunes (none of the other services have it for free)

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Summer TV season is no longer just an afterthought for a variety of reasons, such as preventing good shows from getting lost in the chaos of the regular TV season, plus more possibilities for new audience joining in later with the various on-demand viewing options. Some of the latest new shows offer their pilot episode in HD for free and more importantly perhaps, commercial-free. These are typically free for a limited time only, but I don’t know when the free offers end:

• Mr Robot (USA): MGo and Vudu and Google Play and Amazon Instant Video
• The Briefcase (CBS): MGo and Vudu
• Secrets and Wives (Bravo): MGo and Google Play and Amazon Instant Video
• New Money (E!; reality): MGo and Vudu and Google Play and Amazon Instant Video