I told you a while back about how to get a sneak peek of the "Extras" season premiere [0]. Now I have better news: The whole first episode of the upcoming season — the one where Orlando Bloom trashes Johnny Depp and Andy (Ricky Gervais) starts filming his sitcom — is now available for free on the iTunes music store. Yup, free.

For some reason it's in the Podcasts section of the store — yeah, I don't get it either. You can get to it directly [1], or you can search for it in the iTunes store using these steps:

• Go to the Podcasts homepage in the store
• Under "featured providers," click HBO
• Click on the link that says "Extras"

It comes up with a "subscribe" link, just like regular podcasts — so I wonder if there will be more free episodes in the future? Here's hoping. If you want to catch it on regular TV, "Extras" [2] starts this Sunday, Jan. 14, at 10 p.m. on HBO.