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Originally posted by KSigkid
Actually...they are. HBO consistently has had the best programming for a few years. A lot of it has to do with that HBO can get away with more than other networks can; they can tackle racier, more violent, overall more dramatic topics, and they do so well. They can have shows like "The Sopranos" and "Sex and the City" that other networks just can't do.
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Right on...HBO, not being totally dependent on the Nielson ratings the way that the Big Three, Fox, UPN, and WB are, can work on a show, since its survival isn't dependent on the favor of the masses in the way that it is on network television. Think about it..."Sex and the City" didn't do
that well its first two seasons--had it been on a network, it probably would have been canned.
HBO Original Programming is the only stuff I watch nowadays. Everything else is so lowbrow and watered down...