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Can anyone recommend shows that belong on HBO but aren't?
>>70088609
Aren't... ?
mad men
house of cards
>>70088629
They are good enough to be on HBO but they are on another channel
>>70088732
The Americans
>>70088721
Both terrible. Especially HoC.
Also now HBO is complete shit so anything shit belongs there
>>70088609
The Knick
>>70089045
It might as well be since HBO owns them.
Louie
>>70088732
Black Sails
Horace and Pete - Innovative, great writing and a quality drama. Small in scope for HBO perhaps.
Better Call Saul - Beautifully filmed and great writing. Slightly lacks the HBO grandiose overtones.
Mad Men - This is a HBO drama without the cursing and tits.
>What doesn't belong on HBO (anymore)
Game of Thrones - It has become a tired and cliché-filled show relying on shock value and pandering to the le-popculture-nerd crowd
>>70089903
>Small in scope for HBO perhaps.
>Slightly lacks the HBO grandiose overtones.
You know HBO has plenty of smaller productions. Not all of their shows are like The Sopranos or Game of Thrones.
>>70088609
Literally nobody has seen this. Legal drama from Sidney Lumet. Really gritty and authentic, has a really vibrant NYC atmosphere, classy filmmaking, smooth jazz soundtrack, subtle writing with moral depth and insightful treatment of socio-political themes, shares a lot of themes (and actors) with The Wire. Introduced me to Bobby Cannavale, who's now winning Emmys on HBO. It somehow aired on A&E in the early 2000s, when it belonged on HBO. It was their first and only attempt at prestige dramas before the AMC fad.
I'm a Lumet fan and I think it's one of his best works, but I don't think it has ever been released on DVD or even has torrents available.
>>70089903
What's innovative about Horace and Pete?
Fargo
The Shield
>>70091883
>The Shield
fuck thats the perfect answer
imagine how much better it would've been
The Americans.
Fargo.
Rectify.
