Free Stuff: Watch The First 2 Episodes of "The Tudors" Online

Reader ElGuapo writes:

Just got a pre-recorded phone message from DirecTV saying I can watch the first two episodes of The Tudors online for free by going to sho.com/tudors/directv and then using the password “king”
Don’t know if that’s consumer worthy or if Showtime is intending on it being picked up by blogs like consumerist. Either way, it’s kinda neat.

Yeah, it’s a marketing ploy. However, it’s neat and free. Who are we to judge?—MEGHANN MARCO

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