Can someone tell me how HBO stays in business?

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I have HBO in my room and am wonderin why the hell anyone would subscribe to this network. Yeah I know the Soprano's. I don't watch. Big love sucks. The movies they show are nearly 10 years old it seems. I am wondering what they actually have going for them. This network has went to shiite Imo. Maybe I am expecting more from a pay network.
 

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have to agree and cancelled HBO years ago. Occasionally they will have a heavyweight fight on and I get it for a few weeks.

The movies are rerun and old and I just could not find any value in the offerings.

I think some big company owns HBO and they dont really have to worry about revenues from the movie channel.
 

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actually, there are better "shows" on hbo than all the other major networks combined
 

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I watch the 1st 4 an carnivale faithfully,Unless they step up big love it will be just 4 Deadwood & sopranos are about the best on tv & real time brings up some serious points, Otherwise ,Yeah its all the same ole,Except for the 1st sat of month they'll give you a new movie,Carnivale was weird dont know if it has a 3rd season (Deadwood in 7/8 weeks)How about some competion an lower these fargin rates :shrug:



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neverteaseit said:
I have HBO in my room and am wonderin why the hell anyone would subscribe to this network. Yeah I know the Soprano's. I don't watch. Big love sucks. The movies they show are nearly 10 years old it seems. I am wondering what they actually have going for them. This network has went to shiite Imo. Maybe I am expecting more from a pay network.

they suck and will be cancelled right after the sopranos are over. i hate them and bitch to teh wife about them on a regular basis - i need to start an online petition boycott to get their attention. :shrug:
 

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for me,

i like the sopranos, but could live without it.

curb your enthusiasm is worth the price alone. but i suppose i could just download em.
 

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sopranos,curb your en,bill maer,real sports,boxing and a few more.you would have to put hbo in a catergory with showtime,cmax etc..i would think,and they blow those channels away.i could care less about movies on hbo ,its all about their original programming for me.
 

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Sopranos and entourage are the best shows on television. If you don't watch either of these, then HBO is wasted money and you are missing some great television.
 

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AU2001 said:
Sopranos and entourage are the best shows on television. If you don't watch either of these, then HBO is wasted money and you are missing some great television.

hey we agree

even though i think the sopranos isnt as good as it used to be it's better than most of the crap on cbs-abc-nbc-fox-whatever else is out there

entourage is hilarious

bill maher is an idiot but i enjoy the show because i love seeing the "entertainers" on there exposing themselves for the morons they actually are

real sports is pretty good despite bryant gumbell

inside the nfl is a great show

curb is hilarious

also enjoyed mind of the married man, and band of brothers was one of the best show i've even seen.
 

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Yeah, I agree about the Sopranos not being what it used to be. Seasons 2-4 were the best.

Bill Maher is a jerk-off, but I do watch his show sometimes when I want a good laugh. I find the extreme left and their ideologies to be rather amusing.
 

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AU2001 said:
Sopranos and entourage are the best shows on television. If you don't watch either of these, then HBO is wasted money and you are missing some great television.

totally agree - i love the entrouage show - f'n great.
 

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Entourage and Curb Your Enthusiasm - Best two shows on television period.

I like the Sopranos, Deadwood, and really liked Rome. (hope it comes back)

I assume I'm in the minority, but I've gotten into Big Love as well. I find it interesting despite the shots of Bill Paxson's rear every now and then.

The movies are repeated alot. The On=Demand feature is nice, but it's the series that I subscribe for, not A Cinderalla Story 100 times during March.
 

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ok i watched a dvd version of enourage not bad. soprano's i could care less for. everything else on hbo seems lame to me. to me the price doesn't justify the subcribtion for the programming offered. i will save my $$$ and by the dvd collection of entourage. maybe invest it in skinemax lol.
 

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Sounds like alot of HBO fans haven't given Deadwood much of a watch. Highly recommend it if you can grab the DVDs.
 

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Best quote from Entourage:

Eric: "Could you even get laid without Vince? That's my question."

Turtle: "Do I give a f*ck? There's your answer."
 
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