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The HBO Appreciation Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:22 am
by swiftguyver
i know there are plenty of fans on here...
the sheer quality of their output over the years has been quite simply staggering...
The Sopranos
The Wire
Oz
Deadwood
Band Of Brothers
Six Feet Under
Rome
The Corner
Generation Kill
Entourage
Curb Your Enthusiasm
loads of stuff i have forgotten aswell...
BIG UP HBO!!!
Re: The HBO Appreciation Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:36 am
by samantha g
SwiftGuyver wrote:
The Sopranos
Six Feet Under
Curb Your Enthusiasm
+ Flight of the Conchords
Never watched any other the others but generally HBO = consistent quality
Re: The HBO Appreciation Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:11 am
by faust.dtc
SwiftGuyver wrote:
The Wire
Oz
Band Of Brothers
Generation Kill
+ Flight of the Conchords x 2
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:31 am
by altered state
George Carlin and Bill Maher, each and every.
Re: The HBO Appreciation Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:10 pm
by miscreant
Samantha G wrote:SwiftGuyver wrote:
The Sopranos
Curb Your Enthusiasm
+ Flight of the Conchords
quote]
and again!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:31 pm
by legend4ry
Appreciation well deserved, every show listed here is sick!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:45 pm
by jonnyrebel
ricky gervais is on there stateside too isnt he?
also madmen?
big up hbo lol
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:02 pm
by sinc_vision
HBO has redefined television for me. Engrossing, thought provoking programs with amazing characters who are never as black and white as in most dramas and storylines that don't hold your hand or appeal to current OTT, 'unique selling point' audience desires. First got into HBO programming in 1998 through Oz and it's been one landmark series after another since then.
Currently watching Deadwood. About halfway through season 2. Better than The Wire maybe?? Knowing that it's getting closer to ending with every episode that I watch saddens me
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:36 pm
by ST100
I'm sick as fuck,
I'm gonna go home in a bit and watch some HBO.
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:51 pm
by FSTZ1
Eastbound & Down
Conchords
Real Time
I even watch True Blood and Big Love with my lady!
every show is total quality
well worth the $20.00 or whatever I pay for it
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:56 pm
by datura
DJ Sinc Vision wrote:Currently watching Deadwood. About halfway through season 2. Better than The Wire maybe?? Knowing that it's getting closer to ending with every episode that I watch saddens me
It's far more stylised than the Wire, particularly in the speech. Ian McShane is just incredibly good as Swearengen, probably the best charachter in any modern drama. Some amazing scenes too - the removal of the kidney stones
John from Cincinatti that Milch did after Deadwood is well worth a watch too, It is extremely odd, but compulsive.
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:37 am
by cosmic revenge
yeah i'm so glad i have HBO.. provides countless hours of commercial free entertainment. i barely watch regular tv anymore
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:47 am
by firky
If only HBO had the documentary making skills of the BBC.
David Attenborough's a God:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Atte ... ilmography
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:27 am
by alfie
this, planet earth is the best thing ever to watch when you're baked
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:04 am
by magma
Word. Best person to ever work in television, IMHO.
HBO produce good stuff though. I've just started Eastbound and Down... looks like it might be decent.
Curb Your Enthusiasm is essential for a healthy life and glossy coat.
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:10 am
by lloydnoise
HBO FTW
me and a mate at work were discussing this the other day, I realised 4 of my top 5 tv shows ever are HBO, such outstanding programming, Generation Kill was one of the finest pieces of tv I have seen in years.
And Curb is the best comedy of all time, end of discussion.
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:24 pm
by gorillabearbear
it's all about the wire. Love that show.
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:07 pm
by iamangelaplease
eastbound and down
(best thing i saw this year by a landslide)
summer heights high
(which was fantastic, too bad it ended)
true blood
(waiting for new season!)
i really like in treatment too and of course flight of the conchords andddd entourage and curb your enthusiasm.
if we wanna take it back a little, six feet under was really good and mr. show was CLASSIC.
k, thats all.
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:42 pm
by slothrop
alfie wrote:
this, planet earth is the best thing ever to watch when you're baked
Blue Planet.
But yeah, I'm totally hooked on The Wire now...