With almost one hundred original shows to their name, HBO is known for high quality content. When you see the tv network's static/hear the sound that follows suit, what is the first HBO show that comes to mind

The Sopranos to me honestly. Such a long running show and for the most part was pretty consistant in it's quality. Made a Gandolfini a household name.

I hum the Curb theme no matter what HBO show I'm watching. :lol:

The Sopranos definitely comes to mind first, when talking about HBO. Then...

Sex & The City
Game of Thrones
The Wire
The Larry Sanders Show
OZ
Deadwood
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Tales From The Crypt
Real Sex
Rome
The Kids in the Hall
True Blood
Dream On
Not Necessarily The News
Carnivale

...and so on.

Oct 3, 2017 22:37:20 GMT @admin said:

I hum the Curb theme no matter what HBO show I'm watching. :lol:

This is me too. The HBO static is synonymous with Curb to me.

The top is Game of Thrones for me. I do have to watch Curb eventually. See what the hypes about.

The Wire supplaced Sopranos for me.

Originally Sopranos. That's a good call. But recently, GoT. I don't watch many current HBO shows anymore.

GoT
Curb
Silicon Valley
Ballers
Westworld
Last Week Tonight

I think that's it.

Sopranos is probably the one I think of immediately with it, though Six Feet Under was the first HBO show I watched.

I think of Saturday nights growing up. My family always watched the cable premier of whatever movie of the week was out on HBO. I must've done that until I was in High School.

Even though Game of Thrones is my favorite show the channel has ever produced, and I even prefer the Wire, Sopranos is still generally the first show that comes to mind when I think of HBO. It's really the launching point for what becomes the golden age of television, where the medium finally began to rival even film in terms of content, where big name actors actually become commonplace, where once TV was generally the minors waiting for your career to take off. As a fan of entertainment, the influence is undeniable.

The HBO static reminds me of comedy specials like George Carlin is about to walk onstage.

Game of Thrones is the first to come to mind for me, and Eastbound & Down as well. Lately I have been watching Silicon Valley and I really like that show a lot. I've been meaning to check out Curb Your Enthusiasm because I hear nothing but good things about it.