HBO is really crappy

[Mikey]

My cable company is giving me free HBO for the weekend.

The only thing that looks interesting is Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Everything else is mostly 80's and 90's movies like Grease, Back to the Future and Boogie Nights etc.

Why would anyone pay for HBO nowadays ?

[Hector]

I love HBO.

HBO Championship Boxing
True Blood
Real Sports with Bryant Gumble
Real Time with Bill Maher
Curb your Enthusiasm
Boardwalk Empire
Game of Thrones
Ricky Gervais Show

Plus unedited old shows like The Sopranos, The Wire, Entourage...and lots of HBO OnDemand programming.

[Hector]

I also have Showtime, Cinemax, Encore, Starz, and The Movie Channel.

Why?

Because I despise ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX...except for their weekend sports programming, lol.

[Funkyterrance]

I don't have cable and haven't for about 5 years. I cancelled it out of disgust regarding the programming and price. I've never looked back and I don't miss a thing.

[Toy Talk]

My issue with HBO and the other movie channels is the massive repitition of movies. We had it up until last month and finally got tired of paying for programming we rarely watched.

[mego73]

HBO/Cinemax is good for me to pick up High Def versions of some older movies on the DVR that haven't made it to blu ray. But if I didn't have high def it wouldn't be worth much and still may drop one or the other to save a little money since a movie on HBO usually winds up on Cinemax.

[Mikey]

I wanted to DVR a couple movies on HBO but my DVR box wont let me.

It says it can't DVR premium channels -- what a ripoff

[mego73]

It would probably let you if you were a subscriber but yeah that blows.

what movies?

If I couldn't DVR HBO/Cinemax I'd get rid of those channels tomorrow.

[Mikey]

Just Apes because I wanted to see it at a better time --- but it's no big deal -- i'll watch it when it runs

[Iron Mego]

We've gone back and forth on HBO over the last four or so years. Always seem to pick it up around summer so the wife can watch True Blood, but for the most part we don't utilize it very much. Right now we're watching mostly HBO series like Girls and Veep. And in the past we watched Curb Your Enthusiasm and Extras (had to catch up on both with OnDemand). Just recorded Black Swan which I've been wanting to see (Natalie Portman AND Mila Kunis, yes please!).

[mego73]

Just Apes because I wanted to see it at a better time --- but it's no big deal -- i'll watch it when it runs

That's pretty stupid, they should know that most people time shift these days and if I get a preview of a channel I have to pay for and find I can't DVR it, I am not going to have much of a chance to sample it and certainly I am not paying for it since they may always prevent DVR shifting. They are screwing themselves out of sales IMHO.

If you miss Apes I can make a copy for you.

[jwyblejr]

I also have Showtime, Cinemax, Encore, Starz, and The Movie Channel.

Why?

Because I despise ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX...except for their weekend sports programming, lol.

Yeah,gotta have Showtime. They've got The Borgias.

[sauce]

For me, HBO went downhill after they got rid of the early 80s theme song with the model town swept through by the awesome force of the HBO airwaves.
I only now get it for Larry David and when I'm done watching his newest, I just cancel and wait for the next round.

[madmarva]

I'm like Hector, HBO's draw is its original programing. Other than Justified and Breaking Bad, my favorite TV shows are on HBO.

[Hector]

Yeah,gotta have Showtime. They've got The Borgias.

Yep...The Borgias is a fun show...I also watch Nurse Jackie, Californication, Weeds...and of course...Dexter & Spartacus...their shows are just as good as HBO...