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Failed HBO "prestige" shows

John from Cincinnati Did anyone watch this
red racy gay wizard preventive strike
  08/01/26
Yes. It was really bad. Did you see Hung? It was better but...
Big puce cuckoldry forum
  08/01/26
Hung was a great premise but they didn't land the plane. It ...
chestnut ungodly kitty cat
  08/01/26
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Marvelous circlehead
  08/01/26
The idea that manwhores who only bang chicks exist is very f...
Frum kitty
  08/02/26
Never even heard of it
red racy gay wizard preventive strike
  08/01/26
imagine admitting to watching an hbo show called "hung&...
know-it-all macaca
  08/01/26
No it had a plot and everything
chestnut ungodly kitty cat
  08/01/26
Thomas Jane as I recall, around the height of his fame. Don&...
Big puce cuckoldry forum
  08/02/26
JfC seemed kind of goofy. it had elements of magical realis...
yellow university new version
  08/01/26
Oh yeah, I remember seeing the ads but didn’t ever wat...
Big puce cuckoldry forum
  08/01/26
I actually liked treme
Filthy business firm
  08/01/26
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Marvelous circlehead
  08/01/26
I watched a certain amount of it, I hardly remember anything...
Flirting Fortuitous Meteor Dilemma
  08/02/26
didn't his character get HIV from shooting drugs? lol that's...
Filthy business firm
  08/03/26
CARNIVALE
Irradiated Heaven Ceo
  08/01/26
I wouldn’t say this one failed exactly. They had at le...
Big puce cuckoldry forum
  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
know-it-all macaca
  08/01/26
Bloodline was the last post-house of cards show I checked ou...
Frum kitty
  08/02/26
Dream On
razzle-dazzle poppy digit ratio
  08/01/26
I think that was pre-prestige
onyx nibblets
  08/01/26
yes. i'd say prestige began with the sopranos and probably k...
Filthy business firm
  08/03/26
Game of Franzens 'HBO cancelled its star-studded adapta...
wine naked chapel
  08/02/26
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twisted toaster
  08/02/26
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soggy geriatric lodge
  08/02/26
Doobs of Breezewood
Heady casino
  08/02/26
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Insanely creepy station
  08/03/26
Vinyl Here and Now The Idol The Nevers Run Ca...
dun senate hominid
  08/02/26
yeah cowgod Boardwalk Empire was a huge failure do you ev...
Bisexual step-uncle's house boistinker
  08/02/26
It was weird how no one really talked about it though. Like ...
Clear duck-like national athletic conference
  08/02/26
i remember it being talked about a lot when it was on. after...
Filthy business firm
  08/02/26
(Steve Buscemi)
dun senate hominid
  08/02/26
Jfc cowshit grow a beard after this post
flickering theatre
  08/02/26
Vinyl was great, but apparently cost as much as GoT
ocher hell
  08/02/26
Many of those were good and/or ran multiple seasons
ocher hell
  08/02/26
Vinyl The Brink Winning Time Westworld The Deuce Boardw...
sable passionate bawdyhouse
  08/03/26
I got really excited about THE DEUCE because I was a kid in ...
Maniacal laser beams pocket flask
  08/03/26
wasn't her character like a gutter street walker? It's been ...
sable passionate bawdyhouse
  08/03/26
idr, but the plot definitely required biological men / male ...
Maniacal laser beams pocket flask
  08/03/26
I think you have to take into consideration that perhaps peo...
sable passionate bawdyhouse
  08/03/26
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/66426-the-past-is-a-foreign...
Maniacal laser beams pocket flask
  08/03/26
westworld lmao
electric halford library
  08/02/26
season 1 was ok but there weren't really any stakes inside t...
Zippy dull site marketing idea
  08/02/26
...
Arrogant green bbw
  08/02/26
Great first season. Rest was crap.
Irradiated Heaven Ceo
  08/02/26
...
Marvelous circlehead
  08/03/26
genuine embarrassment thinking back to watching this
Anal lascivious church building dragon
  08/02/26
Vinyl is their biggest bust ever. John from Cincinnati an...
Slippery misanthropic deer antler nowag
  08/02/26
...
exciting pale police squad
  08/02/26
Vinyl would have been a hit on a smaller budget if it was al...
ocher hell
  08/02/26
Hot Take: Boardwalk Empire. Maybe too soon to tell but H...
exciting pale police squad
  08/02/26
yeah too soon to tell with multiple years between multiple s...
dun senate hominid
  08/02/26
I just meant it’s not over yet but I think the writing...
exciting pale police squad
  08/02/26
everyone watched boardwalk empire. They just didn’t wa...
Frum kitty
  08/02/26
Exactly. It was good not great and definitely not worth a se...
exciting pale police squad
  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 😀
exciting pale police squad
  08/02/26
Luck was actually pretty good. It was gritty and emotional g...
Saffron wonderful incel stag film
  08/02/26
Wasn't it just that the horses kept dying?
Bistre stage
  08/02/26
Bored to Death
Dark Pit
  08/02/26
Same
red racy gay wizard preventive strike
  08/02/26
...
ocher hell
  08/02/26
Id have to rewatch but i seem to remember bored to death get...
exciting pale police squad
  08/03/26
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Beady-eyed walnut old irish cottage
  08/03/26
The Idol was absolutely unwatchable
Silver Elastic Band
  08/03/26


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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:36 PM
Author: red racy gay wizard preventive strike

John from Cincinnati

Did anyone watch this

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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:41 PM
Author: Big puce cuckoldry forum

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: chestnut ungodly kitty cat

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: Marvelous circlehead



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:11 AM
Author: Frum kitty

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: red racy gay wizard preventive strike

Never even heard of it

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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:09 PM
Author: know-it-all macaca

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: chestnut ungodly kitty cat

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: Big puce cuckoldry forum

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: yellow university new version

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: Big puce cuckoldry forum

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: Filthy business firm

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: Marvelous circlehead



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:40 PM
Author: Flirting Fortuitous Meteor Dilemma

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: Filthy business firm

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: Irradiated Heaven Ceo

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: Big puce cuckoldry forum

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: know-it-all macaca

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: Frum kitty

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: razzle-dazzle poppy digit ratio

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: onyx nibblets

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: Filthy business firm

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: wine naked chapel

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: twisted toaster



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:58 AM
Author: soggy geriatric lodge



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:46 AM
Author: Heady casino

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: Insanely creepy station



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:55 AM
Author: dun senate hominid

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: Bisexual step-uncle's house boistinker

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: Clear duck-like national athletic conference

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: Filthy business firm

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: dun senate hominid

(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: flickering theatre

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: ocher hell

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: ocher hell

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: sable passionate bawdyhouse

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: Maniacal laser beams pocket flask

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: sable passionate bawdyhouse

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: Maniacal laser beams pocket flask

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: sable passionate bawdyhouse

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: Maniacal laser beams pocket flask

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: electric halford library

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: Zippy dull site marketing idea

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: Arrogant green bbw



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:20 AM
Author: Irradiated Heaven Ceo

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: Marvelous circlehead



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:14 PM
Author: Anal lascivious church building dragon

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: Slippery misanthropic deer antler nowag

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: exciting pale police squad



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:29 PM
Author: ocher hell

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: exciting pale police squad

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: dun senate hominid

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: exciting pale police squad

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: Frum kitty

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: exciting pale police squad

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: exciting pale police squad

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: Saffron wonderful incel stag film

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: Bistre stage

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: Dark Pit

Bored to Death

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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:55 PM
Author: red racy gay wizard preventive strike

Same

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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:29 PM
Author: ocher hell



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 8:49 AM
Author: exciting pale police squad

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: Beady-eyed walnut old irish cottage



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:22 AM
Author: Silver Elastic Band

The Idol was absolutely unwatchable

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