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[meangradin]

Anyone else find the quality of HBO shows declining? The Larry Sanders Show, The Sopranos, The Wire, and Deadwood are all amazing but the last 5-6 new shows have been disappointing, not necessarily bad, just not what I hoped for. To recap:

The Pacific was terrible.
Eastbound and Down S2 was very funny, so no complaints with this one.
Entourage has lost its way and overstayed its welcome as evidenced by the last season.
Mildred Pierce was unsatisfying.
Boardwalk Empire looked great but didn't seem to have much to say.
True Blood, like Entourage, seems to have lost it way, but I hold out hope.
Hung is limp (couldn't resist)
Bored to Death was ok.

Which brings me to Game of Thrones. I was really looking forward to this series, but like the rest, although watchable, it was ultimately disappointing. I have heard from fans of the books that Games was the weakest book, so perhaps it will improve next season, like I hope Boardwalk will improve.

[420trader]

Eastbound and Down is great.

I watched like three episodes of The Pacific and stopped.

I watched the first season of Boardwalk Empire. It wasn't great and I think I got through it all because I've been going to AC all my life and really love it there.

Stopped watching Entourage.

I saw a season of True Blood but not that into it.

I loved Game of Thrones though. I really, really enjoyed it.

[northway]

I really enjoyed Game of Thrones, having read the books. It was slow to start but really picked up at the end.

The rest I agree with, with the possible exception of Entourage, as I think they finally went in the darker direction that they needed to last season. I believe they're currently planning a six episode season followed by a movie to end it all.

I would also add that Treme hasn't really been as good as I hoped it would be.

Boardwalk Empire is the most disappointing of all. I've heard it's a bit better on rewatch, but it really never engaged me.

I'm still confused as to how The Pacific made war so damn boring.

[furtakk]

i was disappointed by the pacific, but i thought game of thrones, east bound and down and boardwalk empire were all fantastic.

never liked true blood and i haven't really watched much else of their new offerings.

amc has a lot of great hbo-esque shows as well.

breaking bad premiers tonight!

[northway]

[meangradin]

I forgot about the fantastic Treme, but I haven't watched S2. I suspect that I may be in the minority with Game of Thrones, which wasn't bad, just disappointing.

Did HBO really turn down Mad Men? What a horrible decision.

[2i2dk1ny2i3]

Entourage - I love Entourage, it�s a great escape from the more serious shows

Boardwalk Empire - not my cup of tea and stopped after 1st episode

Hung - yeah, this show was interesting for about 1st three episodes then stopped watching

Game of Thrones was a pleasant surprise for me since I didn�t read the books but found it entertaining and a great replacement for Spartacus - the original main actor got some form of Cancer and I hope he recovers because he made that show�Season 2 guy just seems too soft and unbelievable


Showtime (Weeds was good but got too unrealistic after 1st couple seasons) & Starz has some good stuff and USA Suits is freaking awesome

[repeatpete]

not sure if it fits in as neither were a series but....
I was impressed with Path to war and Too big to fail.

[madoka]

[northway]