# Quarantine Entertainment Freebies and Early Release Things **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 26, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335 "2020-03-26T16:15:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/21 "2020-03-27T17:08:00Z")
Locast is free (really it’s ‘nag free’ as it’s sort of free in a crippled form before) but you have to send a request in to them explaining why you can’t pony up the $5/month. ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/22 "2020-03-27T19:43:39Z")
Explore museums of the world online: [10 Museums You Can Explore Right Here, Right Now — Google Arts & Culture](https://artsandculture.google.com/story/10-top-museums-you-can-explore-right-here-right-now/igKSKBBnEBSGKg) I might be the only one who doesn’t know about [www.vudu.com](http://www.vudu.com). They have lots of free tv and movie content along with paid content. It will ask for your credit card when you sign up; you can skip that. It does have ads. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/23 "2020-03-27T20:06:49Z")
Vudu is awesome. We use it all the time. It’s also the place we watch movies we’ve gotten digital codes for. Know those slips of paper inside DVD and Blu-ray boxes with a big code on them? Vudu is (one of) the place you can watch them on. ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/24 "2020-03-29T00:23:15Z")
The stage production of Oklahoma with Hugh Jackman is available to watch online: [https://www.broadwayhd.com/movies/AW2Gtd5Lpx3F9\_4Aqeul](https://www.broadwayhd.com/movies/AW2Gtd5Lpx3F9_4Aqeul) ---
**Author:** ![DrForrester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@DrForrester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrForrester)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/25 "2020-03-29T02:22:10Z")
Streaming concert list hosted by NPR - [Here](https://www.npr.org/2020/03/17/816504058/a-list-of-live-virtual-concerts-to-watch-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown?fbclid=IwAR0aY39V0YT1HI9B0WEtLu4FOWfxIdbcImcSp8-dIfv32ixD2QEIgvpD1R8) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/26 "2020-03-29T03:56:47Z")
Disney+ also released Frozen II something like two or three months earlier than they were going to because of the virus. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/27 "2020-03-29T17:23:54Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Disney+ also released Frozen II something like two or three months earlier than they were going to because of the virus. Yep, and Onward hits in a few days. It’s Pixar’s latest. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/28 "2020-03-30T21:48:54Z")
[All of Battlestar Galactica is now free on Syfy’s web site.](https://www.syfy.com/battlestargalactica) ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/29 "2020-03-30T23:50:00Z")
Lots of shows to stream from here, including Schitt’s Creek and Gavin and Stacy (early James Corden). I’ve heard good things about House of Cards. [https://www.cwseed.com/shows/](https://www.cwseed.com/shows/) ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/30 "2020-03-31T18:06:50Z")
> [@Tarataratara](#): > > Lots of shows to stream from here, including Schitt’s Creek and Gavin and Stacy (early James Corden). I’ve heard good things about House of Cards. > [https://www.cwseed.com/shows/](https://www.cwseed.com/shows/) If you don’t mind commercials all their currently running shows are streaming on [CW.com](http://CW.com). ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/31 "2020-03-31T18:15:22Z")
The CBS All Access being free for a month is not new. That is always how it worked. When you join you get one free month and then they start billing you. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/32 "2020-03-31T19:00:12Z")
YouTube TV is offering Epix channels (4 of them) free for a month. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/33 "2020-03-31T19:35:26Z")
If you don’t have enough to read, here is the [National Emergency Library](https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary) “a collection of books that supports emergency remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, training centers, and libraries are closed.” Among other things available is Beau Geste (saw the movie, never read the book) the Architectural Digest from 1925. Your are all pre-experiencing retirement, where the things you could be doing far outweigh the time you have. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/34 "2020-04-01T00:10:59Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > If you don’t have enough to read, here is the [National Emergency Library](https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary) “a collection of books that supports emergency remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, training centers, and libraries are closed.” Among other things available is Beau Geste (saw the movie, never read the book) the Architectural Digest from 1925. [Yargh, avast, ye mateys](https://www.authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/internet-archives-uncontrolled-digital-lending/)! The Internet Archive is filled to the brim with [pirated material](https://www.societyofauthors.org/News/News/2017/December/Copyrighted-books-made-freely-available-by-Interne). I’m not complaining because I loves me some piracy, but for those who care, don’t mistake them for the legit site they pretend to be. (Along with books, I also get pirated movies, manga, and anime from their archives.) ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/35 "2020-04-01T00:22:44Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Yargh, avast, ye mateys](https://www.authorsguild.org/industry-advocacy/internet-archives-uncontrolled-digital-lending/)! The Internet Archive is filled to the brim with [pirated material](https://www.societyofauthors.org/News/News/2017/December/Copyrighted-books-made-freely-available-by-Interne). I’m not complaining because I loves me some piracy, but for those who care, don’t mistake them for the legit site they pretend to be. (Along with books, I also get pirated movies, manga, and anime from their archives.) Hmm. I didn’t look deeply, but all the stuff on the top of their first page looked way out of copyright. Never mind then. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/36 "2020-04-01T00:38:24Z")
Ubisoft is now giving away a different game every few days in order to keep you at home. Rayman Legends, a great game, is free-to-keep right now. Grab it! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/37 "2020-04-01T00:42:56Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Hmm. I didn’t look deeply, but all the stuff on the top of their first page looked way out of copyright. Never mind then. You were [sorting in the wrong order](https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary?%2F=&iax=newsletter033120%7Ctxtlnk&sort=-date). ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/38 "2020-04-01T00:56:02Z")
SiriusXM streaming is free until May 15th ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/39 "2020-04-01T01:38:00Z")
Gloria Gaynor singing ‘I Will Survive’ as she washes her hands? You go, girl. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBDeTzFCKME) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335/40 "2020-04-01T07:29:34Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > The [Metropolitan Opera](https://www.metopera.org/)is offering free streaming of one opera from its repertory each day, available starting at 7:30 pm through 3:30 pm the following day. They started Wagner’s Ring on Tuesday, so it’s _Siegfried_ today, and _Gotterdammerung_ tomorrow. > > On the first day they offered this (last Monday, I think), their website and their Roku app were both overloaded, so we couldn’t watch _Carmen_, but we have since seen _La Boheme, La Fille du Regiment_, and _Tristan und Isolde_. It looks like they lengthened the window to 23 hours, the website now says “from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quarantine-entertainment-freebies-and-early-release-things/850335.md?page=3)