HBO Still Doesn’t Get It

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

That was one of the most epic moments of the history of cable TV. When she enters the scene in that tight T-shirt sans bra I was like; "Dear god please" and when my prayers were answered; "....". Actually I was kind of speechless as that scene was breathtaking.

I actually put my arms up in the air like I was signaling a touchdown and said "HBO!"

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Forum etiquette here people...surely there is a .gif online to which you could be linking us.

Oh it's very NSFW.

[cDnStealth]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Oh it's very NSFW.

So... what you're saying is that we should torrent the episode?

[nik-]

Imagine Woody Harrelson's day. Wake up, take a shower in a daze, brush your teeth ... and than halfway through brushing you remember that scene is being filmed today.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by Azure

Don't get me wrong, they have great shows. Kinda pointless though when your subscription base in eroding though in favor of piracy because you're too stubborn to update your business model in order to keep up with new technologies.

Fact is HBO is making fabulous shows that are being pirated at an ever increasing rate simply because Time Warner is too stubborn to offer other options to subscribe and stream.

What do you want HBO to do? Put their shows on Netflix? HBO streaming service? What exactly?

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by Burninator

HBO streaming service?

Sure why not? I'd certainly rather pay per episode/season to stream them vs. adding HBO to my cable package. Or make them available for purchase as an iTunes season pass or on Amazon's similar service.

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN

Did you see Alexandra Daddario in True Detective this past weekend? HBO knows what they're doing.

When I saw them tits, I felt like how I imagine people who find God, feel.

[Rhettzky]

For anyone trying to get an idea of how great they were, just google "Alexandra Daddario True Detective". Almost every single pic is of that episode.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Between Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and True Detective, HBO just nails it with high quality, exquisite tits. Then there's Girls...

[Kiran403]

Originally Posted by Burninator

What do you want HBO to do? Put their shows on Netflix? HBO streaming service? What exactly?

HBO actually has a stream platform called HBOGo which lets you stream pretty much anything that HBO has ever put out to any computer, tablet, etc. It's just not available in Canada.

[Minnie]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Then there's Girls...

Such a stupid, stupid show. It's like a teenybopper's facebook page come to life.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Here's a link to the wonder that is Alexandra's tits.

NSFW!

https://twitter.com/bbbarze/status/4...718144/photo/1

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Burninator

What do you want HBO to do? Put their shows on Netflix? HBO streaming service? What exactly?

Streaming service similar to Netflix is obviously the best option available.

Or they could leverage existing technology in place, like YouTube, and stream the episodes there for a fair price per episode or per season. Which they have done in the past.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Kiran403

HBO actually has a stream platform called HBOGo which lets you stream pretty much anything that HBO has ever put out to any computer, tablet, etc. It's just not available in Canada.

Don't you have to be an existing subscriber to HBO in order to use HBO Go?

[Kiran403]

Ya I'm pretty sure you have to be a subscriber to HBO.

[DuffMan]

You can also get HBO shows through Shaw VOD, if you have the channel.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

You can also get HBO shows through Shaw VOD, if you have the channel.

And you can only get the channel for 15 bucks extra a month.

[Rhettzky]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

You can also get HBO shows through Shaw VOD, if you have the channel.

Not all of them. Just a select few that rotate throughout the year and the last few episodes of current shows.

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

And you can only get the channel for 15 bucks extra a month.

It's 18 typically but you can get it for 9 for the first 3 months right now.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by Rhettzky

Not all of them. Just a select few that rotate throughout the year and the last few episodes of current shows.



It's 18 typically but you can get it for 9 for the first 3 months right now.

Wow, twice as expensive as netflix.

Great business model.

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

Wow, twice as expensive as netflix.

Great business model.

Netflix has 3 quality original programs. Arrested Development, House of Cards and Orange is the New Black. HBO has that currently airing. It's not the same business model.

The only thing they have that's as expensive as anything HBO has is House of Cards and they literally broke the bank on that. Jury is still out on whether it's going to pay off.