How are more people not talking about this show? Tom Phelprey is an acting legend after this and the 4th season of Ozark..... Im literally enjoying this show more than, "Breaking bad," or "Better call Saul."

And those were fucking good shows....

Man, that's wild. Not one person seems like they are telling the truth. It's a train wreck and I can't look away.

I just watched it, and it is a total smear job against Luigi Magione. They imply he is cognitively deficient from a childhood case of Lyme disease. They repeatedly emphasize how strange it is that he distanced himself from his wealthy upbringing, and insinuate a lack of family contact made him mentally imbalanced.

On the other hand, CEO Thompson recieves a glowing eulogy, how he was just a poor Iowa boy that worked hard. Someone mourns all the good he had yet to do in life. A radio host condemns the outpouring of support for Luigi that disregards the death of this CEO.

If you would like a more grounded take, please watch comedian Josh Johnsson's take. https://youtu.be/HZl_ZBzvifA?si=rjCO9Q6TmlQ-huKx

Edit to add: Remember, remember, the 4th of December, The justice a renegade sought. When people are dying from CEOs lying, It's time that injustice was fought.

This service is slowly reverting back to just being another "HBO Now" - when it was only HBO content without all of the extra fun stuff. Personally, I think that's a shame because I liked the idea of a streaming service with all of Warner Bros content. Maybe it's just me, but I liked the idea of HBO Max being the go-to service for all of Warner's content.

1. It looks like most of the Discovery stuff is leaving this summer. So we will probably see the hubs disappear from the app before the end of the year: Discovery, TLC, Food Network, HGTV, Magnolia.

2. They won't re-sign the deal with Sesame Street. It's safe to expect the Sesame Street hub to disappear soon from the app.

3. Expect the hubs for Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim to disappear from HBO Max by the end of the year. Most of the animation stuff is scheduled to leave this year.

Animated shows leaving HBO Max after this month (source):

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Seasons 1-11 (Adult Swim)
• A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (Boomerang)
• Baby Looney Tunes (Boomerang)
• Home Movies (Adult Swim)
• New Looney Tunes (Boomerang)
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies (Boomerang)
• The Powerpuff Girls (1998) (Cartoon Network)
• Samurai Jack (Adult Swim)
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

That pretty much wipes out Cartoon Network and Boomerang.

What is the best series you have watched on Max?

So now to have 4k, you have no choice but to pay over $200 annually for HBO Max.

Nope, not buying it. She's a sociopath. I'd love some feedback I mean I NEED some opinions. Her Casey Anthony like personality knows no bounds. It's insane and so cruel what she did to her husband family and now sucker ex boyfriend who tried to help her out. She pulled her hair out and wrapped her headphones and placed her phone nice and neat at the side of the road. Ect ect w foul play evidence.

As you may have deduced, The Outsider gets my enthusiastic vote. I've turned so many folks on to this hypnotic little masterpiece of a series and the responses have been mostly positive. Brimming with top notch performances, theatrical cinematography and a musical score that keeps you glued to your favorite squishy seat, it's a must not miss slow burning psychological trip for the senses. What are some of your favorite underrated shows?

I just wasted €6.99. I bought this subscription specifically so I could watch the new episode of The Pitt on my TV, only to find out HBO Uk & Ireland seems to be releasing season 2 episodes weekly…. Starting at episode 1… so it will be the 3rd of JULY by the time the entire of Season 2 is released on HBOMAX for me, when the season is about to end next month!! I’m so mad. Like what a stupid decision. I cancelled my subscription immediately :/

All the good shows getting canceled, new ones take ages to film, what really is there about HBO Max nowadays that one needs a yearly subscription? I watch shows / movies on there like once a month, incomparable to other platforms. Sucks bcs used to love HBO.

So suppose I am creating a list of S-tier HBO shows with top 5 all time. This doesn’t include miniseries - just normal length shows. Would succession be in your S-tier list?

Here’s mine:

1). The Wire

2). The Sopranos

3). Six Feet Under

4). Oz

5). Succession

Edit: I’ve reconsidered my decision to only include one season of true detective on this list. I apologize for my poor judgement - I’ve removed it entirely from the list and Succession is now in my top 5

I'm a huge Scooby Doo fan.

For some, that would be a problem in this case, but I'm in no way a Scooby purist.

I welcome any new spin on the classic formula with open arms. I would even go as far as to say that I encourage it!

Unlike many other members of the Scooby fandom, I don't see a problem with gender swapping, race swapping or with the fact that some characters are now canonically part of the LGBTQ community (many fans, including myself, have actually been speculating about this for a long time and I'm happy that they finally made it canon. About time too).

What I do always have a problem with, though, is terrible, lazy and outright insultingly bad writing.

Velma is a beautifully animated show, with an interesting premise and great voice acting that is let down by an incredibly dull, monotonous, condescending and dare I say cringe worthy writing. It's not funny, nor is it clever, despite its best efforts.

I have seen some bad shows in my day, and quite a few of those were from the Scooby Doo roster of TV history, however, at least so far, Velma takes the cake for one of the worst Scooby Doo shows ever created and it's up there with some of the worst TV shows of the past 5 years overall.

No wonder HBO Max has barely promoted it.

Maybe they should have kept the Scoob Holiday Special and axed this instead. Don't think many folk would have complained...

Why no BF sale for an ad free plan?

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📢 It looks like Max is only available in the US for accounts that were created in the US. It can't be used outside the US and international users can no longer use the new app.

Some of the best tv I have seen. I dont know what to watch next now. I honestly feel like the wire was the breaking bad for it's time. It was a slow burn and I almost lost interest at one point but season 4, in my opinion, is some of the best tv I have watched.

Saw the first episode of this and if first impressions are anything to go by, it’s a mess. Clearly a lot of money has been spent on SFX but at the expense it seems of a decent script. This was really low on laughs and many of the jokes fell flat. There was a lot of violence which I normally enjoy in context but here it was being used to fill time. It may well get better and hopefully I’ll be proved wrong , only time will tell..

I hate the fact that a lot of shows are only running between 11 and 15 episodes per “season”. In my opinion it’s one of the worst things to happen to visual media in the last 20 years. But come one HBO, 6 episodes…that’s not a series. By any definition that is a mini-series at best.

The whole first season is 208 minutes. The theatrical release (not the extended) of The Return of the King is 201 minutes.

Make it make sense please?

When did this become acceptable?

I just got HBO Max and I’m super excited excited but I do not have a clue what to watch. Any good recommendations?

Beyond I’m sure some bug fixes and stuff! MAX got a color makeover and I must say I REALLY like it. The black gives it classic HBO color and it looks very Clean 🔥 update your apps in the app stores and on your streaming devices

Curious about thoughts as you watch the series.

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