Is HBO still worth it?

[Thewonandonly]

No matter your feelings on game of thrones that was a major reason why people got HBO. It being the highest monthly streaming service costing a whopping 15$ a month, it's not an easy sell. I'm just wondering if you guys are still enjoying your HBO subscription or if you canceled right after GoT?

Personally I'm super happy with the content coming out. I just caught up to Barry which was fucking phenomenal, a comedy that is hilarious but also heart breaking!! If bill hader doesn't win and Emmy then that shit is rigged!

Chernobyl was absolutely phenomenal also! Like I didn't know shit about Chernobyl until I saw this. What a disaster that was but man it could have been so much worse. This has best mini series in the bag.

Then ongoing right now you have euphoria. This is a train wreck I can't look away from. I personally think it's really good and the acting is ace, but man it's so fucking depressing. Going to have to finish it becuase like I said it's a train wreck you can't look away from...

Then I watched the night of which is probably my favorite mini series, but Chernobyl might beat it I don't know. Point is HBO makes amazing mini series. Then I have to watch big little lies which I've heard nothing but good things from. The upcoming watchman and James mkcavoh series have me highly intrigued. Then of course there's the prequels to GoT which I will undoubtedly watch.

So overall I'm really enjoying my HBO subscription. I will switch over to that WB service once that comes out because it's like a dollar more so why not for the WB movies.

 

[shnurgleton]

big little lies is great

watch sharp objects if you haven't yet

 

[Thewonandonly]

big little lies is great

watch sharp objects if you haven't yet

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O ya I forgot about sharp objects, also true detective season 1 I need to watch. I know season 2 is trash, but what's the consensus of season 3?

 

[vatstep]

Generally, yes. I cancelled when Barry/Chernobyl ended to save a few bucks, and will renew when Succession S2 starts, but I usually have a subscription year-round.

 

[kyle mechlachlan]

I am keeping HBO Now a bit longer in case I decide I'm gonna rewatch Deadwood so I can watch the movie. Other than that, nah.

 

[HotHamBoy]

The Deuce Season 3 is coming

 

[LakeEarth]

It always has something that prevents me from cancelling it. I'll cancel it when GoT is done... when Chernobyl's done... when Big Little Lies is done ...

 

[Ultima_5]

oh for sure. their original stuff is all great and they have a massive back catalog of great stuff to work through. their movie selection is... okay ish.

their content is leagues better than netflix and other options.

 

[adj_noun]

Subbed for GoT, kept it for Chernobyl then canceled.

I'll resub for Watchmen.

 

[RJeddy]

I just keep it year round with my cable plan

 

[Thewonandonly]

The Deuce Season 3 is coming

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Is the duece good I'm a James Franco fan and I enjoy any ghynahal a great deal!

 

[Solo]

Yes. And GoT was one of it's worst shows.

 

[Distantmantra]

I pay for HBO as part of my cable package and there is always something on there I enjoy watching whether it's one of their news programs like John Oliver and Axios or their original series, documentaries and movies. We rarely ever watch the theatrical movies they show, we get it for all the original programming (and there's plenty of stuff we didn't watch as it originally aired that we're going through now like Six Feet Under).

 

[Sweeney Swift]

Euphoria ❤

 

[Mcfrank]

All of these services are better to just keep for a month or two, catch up on everything, then drop and go to the next one. That's what the smart kids do.

 

[GK86]

I have been enjoying Euphoria and Los Espookys so far.

 

[Deleted member 2109]

It will be when Barry comes back.

 

[Yerffej]

They are but I get off and on at different times. Gonna stop soon and re sub when Succession, Watchmen, and His Dark Materials is up.

 

[karmaforgotme]

Barry, High Maintenance, we all hope Watchman too, and most of HBO's original series library make it worth it. My issue is I have seen 99% of everything in the HBO original library. My Sunday nights since 1999 have been HBO Sunday nights. That said last year was the first time since 99 that I got rid of HBO until something came on that I wanted to watch. I did get it again to watch Barry and GoT, but I am canceling it for the time being (I liked Big Little Lies season 1, but I have no desire to watch a season 2 of it). I think the last HBO drama (besides Chrenobyl which is a mini-series) I watched that I consider on the level of the 2000's HBO was season 2 of The Leftovers. That said Barry (not a drama) is right there quality wise.

 

[HotHamBoy]

Is the duece good I'm a James Franco fan and I enjoy any ghynahal a great deal!

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Fuck yeah it's good. It's the same dude that made The Wire.

 

[Youngfossil]

HBO has been worth it since... well since the early 90's

 

[Bear]

Once Big Little Lies ends, nope.

 

[Deleted member 25606]

I keep it because I watch a lot of stuff on it, GOT wasn't really why I had it. There is a new Danny McBride show coming so that right there keeps me interested.

And as someone who doesn't go to the theater or rent movies the movie selection while smaller than Netflix and Hulu is a hell of a lot more current.

 

[Thewonandonly]

Fuck yeah it's good. It's the same dude that made The Wire.

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O shit it is I didn't realize that 😮 The wire is one of the best series put on TV!!

 

[HellforLeather]

Chernobyl was absolutely worth it and Ive finally started watching Curb so its worth it for me.

 

[Walter White Walker]

I only got it recently to watch the final season of GoT. Canceled right after because they don't have anything else I would watch.

 

[HotHamBoy]

O shit it is I didn't realize that 😮 The wire is one of the best series put on TV!!

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You better get on it!

I think it's ptobably my favorite Franco role/s and Gyllenhaal is incredible in it. The whole cast is fantastic.

I only got it recently to watch the final season of GoT. Canceled right after because they don't have anything else I would watch.

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You should reconsider what you would be willing to watch. GoT was hardly among their best.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I mean if all you've ever watched of HBO is the shows you've listed in your OP, you're actively fucking up.

- Six Feet Under
- Sopranos
- The Wire
- Entourage
- Veep
- Boardwalk Empire
- Band of Brothers
- Insecure
- Random Acts of Flyness
- Newsroom
- Westworld
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Oz
- Deadwood
- Carnivale
- East Bound And Down

Like, you haven't even started HBO's good shows yet. Go enjoy yourself. Start at the top of the list. The first few in particular are some of the greatest shows start to finish in the history of television. Rich, complex, deep, emotional, crazy, award-winning shows. The greatest in my opinion. Check those IMDB scores for further confirmation, should you need it. Some of these shows are used as teaching material in elite college sociology and psychology classes.

Everyone would be well served by watching most if not all of the above.

I only got it recently to watch the final season of GoT. Canceled right after because they don't have anything else I would watch.

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this is what *actively fucking up* looks like.

 

[Thewonandonly]

O ya I forgot about that Danny McBride show coming up about the holy people. Now that looks absolutely stellar and I love the workaholics dude and John Goodman!!

 

[HotHamBoy]

I mean if all you've ever watched of HBO is the shows you've listed in your OP, you're actively fucking up.

- Six Feet Under
- Sopranos
- The Wire
- Entourage
- Veep
- Boardwalk Empire
- Band of Brothers
- Insecure
- Random Acts of Flyness
- Newsroom
- Westworld
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Oz
- Deadwood
- Carnivale
- East Bound And Down

Like, you haven't even started HBO's good shows yet. Go enjoy yourself. Start at the top of the list. The first few in particular are some of the greatest shows start to finish in the history of television. Rich, complex, deep, emotional, crazy shows. The greatest in my opinion. Check those IMDB scores for further confirmation, should you need it.

Everyone would be well served by watching most if not all of the above.

this is what *actively fucking up* looks like.

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The Deuce and Sharp Objects are better than half the shows you listed.

 

[squeakywheel]

Will renew when Westworld comes back. With Comcast as their overlords I doubt the quality of programming will be maintained.

 

[scott97]

I mean if all you've ever watched of HBO is the shows you've listed in your OP, you're actively fucking up.

- Six Feet Under
- Sopranos
- The Wire
- Entourage
- Veep
- Boardwalk Empire
- Band of Brothers
- Insecure
- Random Acts of Flyness
- Newsroom
- Westworld
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Oz
- Deadwood
- Carnivale
- East Bound And Down

Like, you haven't even started HBO's good shows yet. Go enjoy yourself. Start at the top of the list. The first few in particular are some of the greatest shows start to finish in the history of television. Rich, complex, deep, emotional, crazy shows. The greatest in my opinion. Check those IMDB scores for further confirmation, should you need it.

Everyone would be well served by watching most if not all of the above.

this is what *actively fucking up* looks like.

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If you have Amazon Prime though, there's a decent amount of older HBO shows on there - might diminish the value of the library for some. I'm surprised HBO hasn't or isn't thinking about licensing less to Amazon if they want to increase their subscriptions.

 

[Beefsquid]

Barry is incredible, and True Detective season 3 was really solid. Not as good as the first, but way better than the 2nd.

 

[Distantmantra]

I do find it interesting that HBO has removed all of their late night adult programming and isn't making any more. All those episodes of Real Sex, Cathouse, etc. lost forever.

Will renew when Westworld comes back. With Comcast as their overlords I doubt the quality of programming will be maintained.

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Huh? Comcast doesn't own HBO, WarnerMedia does.

 

[Thewonandonly]

I mean if all you've ever watched of HBO is the shows you've listed in your OP, you're actively fucking up.

- Six Feet Under
- Sopranos
- Veep
- Boardwalk Empire
- Band of Brothers
- Insecure
- Random Acts of Flyness
- Newsroom
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Oz
- Deadwood
- Carnivale
- East Bound And down

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Deleted the ones I've seen which were all amazing. Will definitely check out the rest for sure 👌

 

[Hydrus]

Fuck no. After the mess that was season 8 of Game of Thrones why would I want to continue paying $15 a month especially if there is nothing else I want to watch? $15 almost covers both Disney plus and Netflix.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

If you have Amazon Prime though, there's a decent amount of older HBO shows on there - might diminish the value of the library for some. I'm surprised HBO hasn't or isn't thinking about licensing less to Amazon if they want to increase their subscriptions.

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I see. Sure if you have other avenues to watch those shows immediately available then there isn't strong reason to hold onto an HBO sub.

Deleted the ones I've seen which were all amazing. Will definitely check out the rest for sure 👌

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good man.the top three are life-changing works, actually. I'll probably make a thread on why soon. They are must-see works of art.

 

[Draper]

I'd cancel, but the gf likes big little lies

 

[gdt]

Never gonna cancel HBO. They've got the goat catalog, not even including new shows.

 

[Menx64]

HBO is great. The HBO GO app was recently updated on Samsung smart tvs and now it is even better. GoT, The Wire, The sopranos, True Detective, my wonderful friend and many others available.

 

[PhilosopherDirtBike]

I mean if all you've ever watched of HBO is the shows you've listed in your OP, you're actively fucking up.

- Six Feet Under
- Sopranos
- The Wire
- Entourage
- Veep
- Boardwalk Empire
- Band of Brothers
- Insecure
- Random Acts of Flyness
- Newsroom
- Westworld
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Oz
- Deadwood
- Carnivale
- East Bound And Down

Like, you haven't even started HBO's good shows yet. Go enjoy yourself. Start at the top of the list. The first few in particular are some of the greatest shows start to finish in the history of television. Rich, complex, deep, emotional, crazy, award-winning shows. The greatest in my opinion. Check those IMDB scores for further confirmation, should you need it. Some of these shows are used as teaching material in elite college sociology and psychology classes.

Everyone would be well served by watching most if not all of the above.

this is what *actively fucking up* looks like.

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+Enlightened and Flight of the Conchords. And Silicon Valley. And The Pacific. And The Leftovers.

 

[CopperPuppy]

I cancelled but will re-subscribe for a couple months for The Deuce S3.

 

[Thewonandonly]

Gotta say I don't know if HBO uses the same casting person for all there shows or if the shows do it themselves, but like no other provider has better casting like it's not even close.

 

[Freakzilla]

I use my friends account

 

[Wraith]

I should probably cancel at some point, as I don't use it that frequently, and $15 is fairly steep. But Barry's been good, True Detective S3 was good, Succession S2 isn't that far away, and I do still watch John Oliver now and then.

 

[squeakywheel]

I do find it interesting that HBO has removed all of their late night adult programming and isn't making any more. All those episodes of Real Sex, Cathouse, etc. lost forever.



Huh? Comcast doesn't own HBO, WarnerMedia does.

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Sorry got mixed up. The ATT exec who wanted quantity plus HBO CEO resigning gave me pause.

 

[karmaforgotme]

I mean if all you've ever watched of HBO is the shows you've listed in your OP, you're actively fucking up.

- Six Feet Under
- Sopranos
- The Wire
- Entourage
- Veep
- Boardwalk Empire
- Band of Brothers
- Insecure
- Random Acts of Flyness
- Newsroom
- Westworld
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Oz
- Deadwood
- Carnivale
- East Bound And Down

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I have seen everyone of these, but Random Acts of Flyness. That said Westworld doesn't belong on that list. Also Entourage doesn't hold up well in 2019, and Carnivale might be the most underrated show on that list.

 

[8byte]

We usually just subscribe for two months or so once or twice a year and watch the shows we want to watch. Much cheaper.

 

[Jerm]

If I lost every other streaming service I would still keep HBO. Having access to most all of their series is truly amazing to me.

 

[Deleted member 37303]

All these HBO shows and not one mention of Rome. I'm disappointed.