Netflix vs HBO

[OnFleekTing]

My how the tables have turned
Netflix has all these good shows and HBO has some comedies and GOT

What happened to HBO? There was a time where you had Sopranoes,The Wire,True Blood, and True Detective
Now they are basically having an abundance of good comedies like Vice Principles and Ballers but no drama's outside of GOT

Are showtime and cinemax poaching the shows like that or has Netflix finally become the go to platform for a lot of drama's now

 

[FlyRy]

FX needs love too. Been much better than HBO past 5 yrs

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

Netflix is still missing a show that can rank with the goats.

They have a lot of b and c tier stuff.

More quantity than quality.

 

[Optimus Prime]

HBO still has movies...

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

FX needs love too. Been much better than HBO past 5 yrs

Based on what?

 

[OnFleekTing]

I won't lie Netflix has a lot of good shows but besides Narcos and Bloodlines I wouldn't really rank any of them up with the prime HBO shows
Right now though
HBO is on comedy status
They are desperately looking for that next hit show once GOT ends but I see a lot of cable channels like AMC,FX,USA cutting into what shows would go to their network.
Might be a problem once GOT ends since before last year HBO hadn't won the outstanding drama series emmy in awhile

 

[FlyRy]

Based on what?

Dramas. (IMO) Though HBO has had 2 limitied series I really enjoyed

Hopefully Westworld is GOAT status

 

[Colilluminati]

Larry David>Adam Sandler

 

[Red Shield]

Hopefully Westworld is fire, because once GOT ends

HBO still does good miniseries

 

[Roman Brady]

Are showtime and cinemax poaching the shows like that

it's not so much poaching as it is HBO getting consumed by the arrogance of past success (that they feel they could pass on so many of these projects). HBO has built enough of a lead over the comp to have first refusal

or has Netflix finally become the go to platform for a lot of drama's now

how do you start the thread asking this then make this statement

I won't lie Netflix has a lot of good shows but besides Narcos and Bloodlines I wouldn't really rank any of them up with the prime HBO shows

 

[jay211]

Netflix no has passed HBO as the go to network for creators. Those straight to series orders have creators salivating if you sell to Netflix. Also HBO buys a lot of shows, but there is a logjam in their development pipeline. Lots of projects they buy, they don't make. HBO needs to start taking chances again on creators and ideas, and stop going after A-list packages.

 

[beenz]

when it comes to current original content, I think showtime is even beating HBO with the likes of:

ray donovan
shameless
homeland

to name a few.

 

[MJ Truth]

STARZ has Power and Survivor's Remorse. At this point I'll take that over what HBO is offering me.

 

[calh45]

Are we really gonna pretend the night of didn't have the entire country fawning over HBO? Literally last week it was the most talked about show everywhere except here.

 

[KRiLL (+)]

i got everything for free so idgaf...