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Failed HBO "prestige" shows

John from Cincinnati Did anyone watch this
Sable galvanic theater stage cuck
  08/01/26
Yes. It was really bad. Did you see Hung? It was better but...
Odious crimson hissy fit national
  08/01/26
Hung was a great premise but they didn't land the plane. It ...
aphrodisiac azure preventive strike bbw
  08/01/26
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angry racy party of the first part newt
  08/01/26
The idea that manwhores who only bang chicks exist is very f...
Nudist Motley Home Half-breed
  08/02/26
Never even heard of it
Sable galvanic theater stage cuck
  08/01/26
imagine admitting to watching an hbo show called "hung&...
Misanthropic step-uncle's house ladyboy
  08/01/26
No it had a plot and everything
aphrodisiac azure preventive strike bbw
  08/01/26
Thomas Jane as I recall, around the height of his fame. Don&...
Odious crimson hissy fit national
  08/02/26
JfC seemed kind of goofy. it had elements of magical realis...
provocative topaz gas station
  08/01/26
Oh yeah, I remember seeing the ads but didn’t ever wat...
Odious crimson hissy fit national
  08/01/26
I actually liked treme
Transparent brethren
  08/01/26
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angry racy party of the first part newt
  08/01/26
I watched a certain amount of it, I hardly remember anything...
Blue internet-worthy goal in life masturbator
  08/02/26
didn't his character get HIV from shooting drugs? lol that's...
Transparent brethren
  08/03/26
CARNIVALE
honey-headed deranged chad gay wizard
  08/01/26
I wouldn’t say this one failed exactly. They had at le...
Odious crimson hissy fit national
  08/02/26
Yeah it premiered right after the final Sopranos episode. An...
gunneratttt
  08/01/26
was gonna say bloodline but i think thats netflix
Misanthropic step-uncle's house ladyboy
  08/01/26
Bloodline was the last post-house of cards show I checked ou...
Nudist Motley Home Half-breed
  08/02/26
Dream On
amethyst senate
  08/01/26
I think that was pre-prestige
Aromatic Autistic Dopamine
  08/01/26
yes. i'd say prestige began with the sopranos and probably k...
Transparent brethren
  08/03/26
Game of Franzens 'HBO cancelled its star-studded adapta...
rusted indirect expression jewess
  08/02/26
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coiffed volcanic crater stock car
  08/02/26
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Copper Faggotry Organic Girlfriend
  08/02/26
Doobs of Breezewood
razzle idea he suggested
  08/02/26
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swashbuckling death wish reading party
  08/03/26
Vinyl Here and Now The Idol The Nevers Run Ca...
Twinkling hunting ground hell
  08/02/26
yeah cowgod Boardwalk Empire was a huge failure do you ev...
Soul-stirring stain
  08/02/26
It was weird how no one really talked about it though. Like ...
Balding Spot Multi-billionaire
  08/02/26
i remember it being talked about a lot when it was on. after...
Transparent brethren
  08/02/26
(Steve Buscemi)
Twinkling hunting ground hell
  08/02/26
Jfc cowshit grow a beard after this post
Dun Quadroon
  08/02/26
Vinyl was great, but apparently cost as much as GoT
Awkward address boiling water
  08/02/26
Many of those were good and/or ran multiple seasons
Awkward address boiling water
  08/02/26
Vinyl The Brink Winning Time Westworld The Deuce Boardw...
Stirring Metal Rehab Fanboi
  08/03/26
I got really excited about THE DEUCE because I was a kid in ...
cordovan dingle berry becky
  08/03/26
wasn't her character like a gutter street walker? It's been ...
Stirring Metal Rehab Fanboi
  08/03/26
idr, but the plot definitely required biological men / male ...
cordovan dingle berry becky
  08/03/26
I think you have to take into consideration that perhaps peo...
Stirring Metal Rehab Fanboi
  08/03/26
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/66426-the-past-is-a-foreign...
cordovan dingle berry becky
  08/03/26
westworld lmao
Cerebral spruce area legal warrant
  08/02/26
season 1 was ok but there weren't really any stakes inside t...
abnormal weed whacker
  08/02/26
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White station rigpig
  08/02/26
Great first season. Rest was crap.
honey-headed deranged chad gay wizard
  08/02/26
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angry racy party of the first part newt
  08/03/26
genuine embarrassment thinking back to watching this
confused pontificating garrison
  08/02/26
Vinyl is their biggest bust ever. John from Cincinnati an...
submissive hyperventilating blood rage house
  08/02/26
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Hateful fortuitous meteor
  08/02/26
Vinyl would have been a hit on a smaller budget if it was al...
Awkward address boiling water
  08/02/26
Hot Take: Boardwalk Empire. Maybe too soon to tell but H...
Hateful fortuitous meteor
  08/02/26
yeah too soon to tell with multiple years between multiple s...
Twinkling hunting ground hell
  08/02/26
I just meant it’s not over yet but I think the writing...
Hateful fortuitous meteor
  08/02/26
everyone watched boardwalk empire. They just didn’t wa...
Nudist Motley Home Half-breed
  08/02/26
Exactly. It was good not great and definitely not worth a se...
Hateful fortuitous meteor
  08/02/26
Boardwalk Empire was a great premise and had some great acti...
gunneratttt
  08/02/26
As usual, I agree with everything you said in this post 😀
Hateful fortuitous meteor
  08/02/26
Luck was actually pretty good. It was gritty and emotional g...
at-the-ready native
  08/02/26
Wasn't it just that the horses kept dying?
Fragrant Public Bath
  08/02/26
Bored to Death
Dashing Cuckold Bawdyhouse
  08/02/26
Same
Sable galvanic theater stage cuck
  08/02/26
...
Awkward address boiling water
  08/02/26
Id have to rewatch but i seem to remember bored to death get...
Hateful fortuitous meteor
  08/03/26
...
Gold Rough-skinned Theatre National Security Agency
  08/03/26
The Idol was absolutely unwatchable
Fantasy-prone Keepsake Machete Wrinkle
  08/03/26


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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:36 PM
Author: Sable galvanic theater stage cuck

John from Cincinnati

Did anyone watch this

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039726)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:41 PM
Author: Odious crimson hissy fit national

Yes. It was really bad. Did you see Hung? It was better but still don’t think it did well.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039728)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:47 PM
Author: aphrodisiac azure preventive strike bbw

Hung was a great premise but they didn't land the plane. It had moments though.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039733)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:06 PM
Author: angry racy party of the first part newt



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:11 AM
Author: Nudist Motley Home Half-breed

The idea that manwhores who only bang chicks exist is very far fetched

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040305)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:48 PM
Author: Sable galvanic theater stage cuck

Never even heard of it

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039735)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:09 PM
Author: Misanthropic step-uncle's house ladyboy

imagine admitting to watching an hbo show called "hung" that was the porn show right?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039931)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:10 PM
Author: aphrodisiac azure preventive strike bbw

No it had a plot and everything

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039933)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:54 AM
Author: Odious crimson hissy fit national

Thomas Jane as I recall, around the height of his fame. Don’t remember who else. There was minimal if any nudity.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040488)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:53 PM
Author: provocative topaz gas station

JfC seemed kind of goofy. it had elements of magical realism, but was generally too mundane for those elements to mean anything. from what i remember, a lot of it was a domestic drama with annoying and unsympathetic characters.

also, in terms of failed HBO prestige projects, Treme must be one of their biggest flops. they poured a lot of money into that thing, and nobody watched.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039738)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 7:05 PM
Author: Odious crimson hissy fit national

Oh yeah, I remember seeing the ads but didn’t ever watch it because it looked dumb.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039756)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:02 PM
Author: Transparent brethren

I actually liked treme

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040109)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:06 PM
Author: angry racy party of the first part newt



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040117)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:40 PM
Author: Blue internet-worthy goal in life masturbator

I watched a certain amount of it, I hardly remember anything about it.

Steve Zahn sticks out in my mind. I don't remember how though. I don't remember if he sucked, if his character sucked, or if he was good.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041878)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 6:23 AM
Author: Transparent brethren

didn't his character get HIV from shooting drugs? lol that's about all i remember. good point tho, not a very memorable show at all. compare that with the sopranos, which has dozens of iconic plot points and quotable lines.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042118)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:01 PM
Author: honey-headed deranged chad gay wizard

CARNIVALE

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039919)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:56 AM
Author: Odious crimson hissy fit national

I wouldn’t say this one failed exactly. They had at least a couple seasons and it had some memorable plot lines and characters.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040492)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:05 PM
Author: gunneratttt (gunneratttt)

Yeah it premiered right after the final Sopranos episode. And it fucking sucked. Turned me on to John Strummer though.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039921)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:08 PM
Author: Misanthropic step-uncle's house ladyboy

was gonna say bloodline but i think thats netflix

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039926)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 5:36 AM
Author: Nudist Motley Home Half-breed

Bloodline was the last post-house of cards show I checked out just because it was a new Netflix show. Stopped doing that after that one.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040288)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:03 PM
Author: amethyst senate

Dream On

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040110)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:53 PM
Author: Aromatic Autistic Dopamine

I think that was pre-prestige

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040170)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 6:24 AM
Author: Transparent brethren

yes. i'd say prestige began with the sopranos and probably kicked in around 2000. tv up to that point was slop and for actors who either were washed up or never going to make it.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042120)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 12:21 AM
Author: rusted indirect expression jewess

Game of Franzens

'HBO cancelled its star-studded adaptation pilot of Jonathan Franzen's novel The Corrections in May 2012. The project was co-written and directed by Noah Baumbach and featured a prominent cast including Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal.'

https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/hbo-says-no-to-the-corrections-1118053386/

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040190)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:54 AM
Author: coiffed volcanic crater stock car



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:58 AM
Author: Copper Faggotry Organic Girlfriend



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:46 AM
Author: razzle idea he suggested

Doobs of Breezewood

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040298)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 6:02 AM
Author: swashbuckling death wish reading party



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042104)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:55 AM
Author: Twinkling hunting ground hell

Vinyl

Here and Now

The Idol

The Nevers

Run

Camping

The Brink

Tell Me You Love Me

The Time Traveler’s Wife

Luck

Enlightened

Togetherness

Looking

Avenue 5

Perry Mason

Winning Time

Lovecraft Country

How to Make It in America

Westworld

The Newsroom

The Deuce

Treme

Boardwalk Empire

The Leftovers

In Treatment

Divorce

The Comeback

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040302)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:34 AM
Author: Soul-stirring stain

yeah cowgod Boardwalk Empire was a huge failure

do you even curate your ai responses

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040317)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:40 AM
Author: Balding Spot Multi-billionaire

It was weird how no one really talked about it though. Like the complete opposite of Sopranos. It was a pretty good show too.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040319)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:04 AM
Author: Transparent brethren

i remember it being talked about a lot when it was on. after it ended, it kinda disappeared tho.

a stripper who sucked my dick in the vip room at club risque in philly was an extra on Vinyl (i went back and watched her episode after). she actually met mick jagger's son on set and he fucked her. i was bummed that show only had one season. i liked it.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040337)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:40 AM
Author: Twinkling hunting ground hell

(Steve Buscemi)

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040356)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:22 AM
Author: Dun Quadroon

Jfc cowshit grow a beard after this post

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040440)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:11 PM
Author: Awkward address boiling water

Vinyl was great, but apparently cost as much as GoT

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041393)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:28 PM
Author: Awkward address boiling water

Many of those were good and/or ran multiple seasons

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041855)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 6:07 AM
Author: Stirring Metal Rehab Fanboi

Vinyl

The Brink

Winning Time

Westworld

The Deuce

Boardwalk Empire

Never heard of half of these, but the above were entertaining. Some of these got multiple seasons, tough to call them flops. Also FUCKKKK that shit Rome was one of the GOAT HBO shows and only got what 2 seasons?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042106)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:28 AM
Author: cordovan dingle berry becky

I got really excited about THE DEUCE because I was a kid in mfh when times square was squalid, and I generally like old new york stuff. and there was a pretty hot latina, iirc

but i quickly realized that watching the show involved committing to the bit that maggie gyllenhall (sp?) was sexually attractive, and that was that

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042296)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:29 AM
Author: Stirring Metal Rehab Fanboi

wasn't her character like a gutter street walker? It's been a while but I recall her arc being more about GRLLLL power OMG SHE'S A HOOK BUT SMART and figuring out how to monetize selling her pussy and grift some paper off the jew pornographer.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042299)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:30 AM
Author: cordovan dingle berry becky

idr, but the plot definitely required biological men / male at birth, with cisgender penises, heterosexual and straight, wanting to have sex with her, and even trading money for the opportunity.

i can watch flying dragons, etc., but there are limits

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042301)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:34 AM
Author: Stirring Metal Rehab Fanboi

I think you have to take into consideration that perhaps people were uglier in the 70s, they had little to no access to porn or swipe fuck apps and some of these sweaty, combover bald fat middle aged men might have been desperate enough to fuck her or even worse.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042309)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:37 AM
Author: cordovan dingle berry becky

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/66426-the-past-is-a-foreign-country-they-do-things-differently

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042321)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:25 AM
Author: Cerebral spruce area legal warrant

westworld lmao

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040314)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:11 AM
Author: abnormal weed whacker

season 1 was ok but there weren't really any stakes inside the Westworld because characters couldnt die like they could in the Matrix iirc.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040344)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:53 AM
Author: White station rigpig



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:20 AM
Author: honey-headed deranged chad gay wizard

Great first season. Rest was crap.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040437)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 12:30 AM
Author: angry racy party of the first part newt



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:14 PM
Author: confused pontificating garrison

genuine embarrassment thinking back to watching this

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041401)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:09 AM
Author: submissive hyperventilating blood rage house

Vinyl is their biggest bust ever.

John from Cincinnati and Treme (which I liked) are probably on the podium.

Their overall track record is pretty amazing over like nearly 30 years of doing this.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040342)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:02 AM
Author: Hateful fortuitous meteor



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:29 PM
Author: Awkward address boiling water

Vinyl would have been a hit on a smaller budget if it was allowed the room for seasons 2 and 3. Season 1 was incredible but it’s per episode cost was more than GoT.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041858)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:03 AM
Author: Hateful fortuitous meteor

Hot Take: Boardwalk Empire.

Maybe too soon to tell but House of the Dragon is horrifically bad.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040373)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:02 AM
Author: Twinkling hunting ground hell

yeah too soon to tell with multiple years between multiple seasons heretofore.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040423)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:00 PM
Author: Hateful fortuitous meteor

I just meant it’s not over yet but I think the writings on the wall. 2nd season was a pretty big let down and this season has been much worse.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041725)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:08 AM
Author: Nudist Motley Home Half-breed

everyone watched boardwalk empire. They just didn’t watch a second time

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040428)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:58 PM
Author: Hateful fortuitous meteor

Exactly. It was good not great and definitely not worth a second watch unlike its predecessors like sopranos, wire and 6 feet under.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041722)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:15 AM
Author: gunneratttt (gunneratttt)

Boardwalk Empire was a great premise and had some great acting but the plot went nowhere.

Dragon Show 2 is a sequel to a series that ran out of gas even before the OG concluded

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040432)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:59 PM
Author: Hateful fortuitous meteor

As usual, I agree with everything you said in this post 😀

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041723)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:06 AM
Author: at-the-ready native

Luck was actually pretty good. It was gritty and emotional guess it couldn’t hold an audience though

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040375)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:21 PM
Author: Fragrant Public Bath

Wasn't it just that the horses kept dying?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041842)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Dashing Cuckold Bawdyhouse

Bored to Death

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041737)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:55 PM
Author: Sable galvanic theater stage cuck

Same

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041804)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:29 PM
Author: Awkward address boiling water



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 8:49 AM
Author: Hateful fortuitous meteor

Id have to rewatch but i seem to remember bored to death getting better as it progressed.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042257)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:35 AM
Author: Gold Rough-skinned Theatre National Security Agency



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:22 AM
Author: Fantasy-prone Keepsake Machete Wrinkle

The Idol was absolutely unwatchable

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042287)