Comments on: The End Nears for The Sopranos: Do You Keep HBO?

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:16:15 +0000

I canceled right after the Sopranos ended. I would have stayed with HBO, but since they have shown no indication that they intend on making those 2 Deadwood movies, I am gone. The Sopranos had to end sometime, but HBO's cancelation of Deadwood and Rome was a total disgrace.

Make those movies and I will come back, and give some of your other programs a chance.

By: smh

smh — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:06:41 +0000

Just cancelled since Sopranos is done. A big part of the decision is also because of HBO getting so plotically "left".
Sorry HBO-you've been whacked!

By: Dean

Dean — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:52:28 +0000

I will be dumping HBO for sure!!! I dumped HBO right after the first season 6 ended and got it back for .5 but know your history again. I love The Soprano's series and there is not another reason to keep HBO anymore and now since The Sopranos is on A&E now I don't need it for the reruns either. There are so many people out there that love the sopranos and to end it was not good. I am hungry for more, I want more, HBO please give me more and I will stay!! At the very least give us an HBO original movie for the sopranos.

By: Dom Dono

Dom Dono — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:00:04 +0000

I will not waste my time looking at HBO with their new series. Shame the Soprano's had to end. HBO is getting too political as is Time Warner.
Too many anti government movies.

By: charles

charles — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:25:22 +0000

I will not be keeping HBO, I will have it removed after the last episode of the sopranos.

By: Gail

Gail — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:48:09 +0000

I'm keeping HBO. While I am devastated that John from Cincinnati knocked Deadwood off a year early (and I'm not holding out much hope for the same quality in this new series), I enjoy Curb and The Wire. I am looking forward to Flight of the Conchords and the a few of the other series as well. HBO also does an outstanding job with their original movies, and draws from a very talented pool of creators and actors willing to experiment on pay cable.

I'm with Jim the First; let's bring a proven individual on board to develop some new series.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:29:31 +0000

I'm keeping it due to entourage, John Adams and Pacific.

By: James Poniewozik

James Poniewozik — Thu, 31 May 2007 17:18:13 +0000

Jim the First: I like your thinking re: Kevin Reilly. I think your niche strategy analysis is right, though I'm not sure it's for lack of trying for a monster hit. The niche audience was Showtime's strategy for a long time (to some extent still is) and it's not like HBO wants to be the next Showtime.

Jim the Second: I think that at this point it is possible to watch The Break Up at any given moment of the year, day or night, in English or en espanol.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 31 May 2007 17:11:57 +0000

I'm on the fence.

Will probably keep it through the summer wasteland to see how John from Cincy and S 2 of Big Love grab me. While I enjoy Entourage, I could live without it.

And like most people here, I hardly ever watch movies anymore. I mean, if I wanted to the The Break Up, wouldn't I have done so by now through just about any other channel (DVD, on-demand, those old fashioned things called movie theaters?)....

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:50:55 +0000

Count me as one of the subscription keepers. The last season of The Wire is a good enough reason all by itself, but I'm also excited about Generation Kill, the miniseries from David Simon and Ed Burns based on the nonfiction book about Marines in Iraq, the John Adams and Pacific miniseries, John from Cincinnati, Curb and Entourage (although both have lost their fastball in the last couple years), and the adaptation of the Israeli series In Treatment coming in the fall, I think.

It seems the HBO is dealing with the end of The Sopranos by developing a range of shows that could each appeal to a certain niche audience, instead trying for one monster hit. While that might keep people like me from canceling our subscriptions, I doubt it will generate as many new customers as The Sopranos, Sex and the City and Six Feet Under did.

I love The Sopranos, but the bigger question in my mind about the future of HBO is replacing Chris Albrecht. Might there be a former NBC exec with a track record of innovative, original programming who happens to be in need of a job?