Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Options for non-live viewing

[cph9fa]

Last season I watched almost every episode live, unfortunately, I may have something else going on Tuesday nights this year, which will prevent me from doing so. Obviously, I would like to see these episodes as soon as possible after airing, however, I do not have a DVR (since AoS is basically the only thing I watch on TV anyway). What other options exist?

Hulu says it will be airing the episodes 8 days after release (more than a week! ), and will have access to the latest 5 episodes.

I'm not sure when ABC will be posting, though. I remember last year, half-way through the season (over the holiday break), ABC changed there policy on posting episodes online, from one day after, to 8 days after, like Hulu. Does anyone know what their policy is this season? It would really be nice if they actually promoted watching the current week's show, instead of a week old one... (Sorry, but this is a pet peeve of mine)

 

[Mike Murdock]

IIRC, Hulu Plus aired it the next day. While I'm not a fan of paying for what was free TV, it might be an option for those who don't want to wait. Certainly, it was my option when I missed an episode (for a single episode, you can do a week's worth of free streaming to catch it without paying). Unfortunately, unlike Netflix, you won't get a free month.

The program seemed to decline in selection as it went along, but Hitbliss let me essentially buy free episodes of Arrow on Amazon to stream. Given that I was a half season behind, I'm not sure how quickly those were posted. But that might be a possibility.

 

[Destructus86]

I always watch the show on Hulu Plus. But now that you mentioned they are waiting 8 freaking days...I may just buy them off amazon

 

[Trimmings]

If you're looking for a legal way, just buy the season pass on VUDU (or Itunes I'd imagine). That's what I do with Arrow. They always have the episodes up the next day, and you'll always have them to watch on any device. I've watched season 2 about 3 times already, and I'm pretty sure it isn't even out for sale yet.

 

[Suzanne78]

Hulu Plus did air AoS the next day, which is how we watched it at Casa Suzanne78. I hope they didn't change that policy for this upcoming season… I would be tempted to actually buy a season pass on Amazon or iTunes if they did.

 

[cph9fa]

Ugh. It's really super annoying that the only (legal) alternatives are to pay for what would otherwise be free programming, or wait for so long.

At least there are options. I just have to figure out what the lesser evil is.

 

[Mike Murdock]

You're paying for flexibility of schedule. It's free at a specific time with specific ads that you don't go through at some other time. I get the reasons for it. At least Hulu Plus isn't just paying for one show, it's paying for their entire content.

 

[Vartha]

Yeah there wouldn't be a legal way unless you view it on ABC

 

[iambranded]

I suggest that its time to invest in a DVR

 

[cph9fa]

I suggest that its time to invest in a DVR

Thing is, I don't really ever watch any other TV. At least not live (I've binge-watched Revolution and Arrow on free-Hulu). Nor do I have any cable/dish/whatever provider. Just an old analog CRT TV with a converter box that I only have because it came with the house. So no, I probably won't be getting a DVR anytime soon.

Anyone know if ABC plans to re-air episodes later in the week? Did they do that last year?