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Failed HBO "prestige" shows

John from Cincinnati Did anyone watch this
180 gunner
  08/01/26
Yes. It was really bad. Did you see Hung? It was better but...
charismatic maize water buffalo abode
  08/01/26
Hung was a great premise but they didn't land the plane. It ...
Hyperactive white principal's office degenerate
  08/01/26
...
Crimson cracking range jew
  08/01/26
The idea that manwhores who only bang chicks exist is very f...
Insanely creepy mint resort mad-dog skullcap
  08/02/26
Never even heard of it
180 gunner
  08/01/26
imagine admitting to watching an hbo show called "hung&...
misanthropic kitty cat
  08/01/26
No it had a plot and everything
Hyperactive white principal's office degenerate
  08/01/26
Thomas Jane as I recall, around the height of his fame. Don&...
charismatic maize water buffalo abode
  08/02/26
JfC seemed kind of goofy. it had elements of magical realis...
Mind-boggling Iridescent Temple Faggot Firefighter
  08/01/26
Oh yeah, I remember seeing the ads but didn’t ever wat...
charismatic maize water buffalo abode
  08/01/26
I actually liked treme
internet-worthy toilet seat
  08/01/26
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Crimson cracking range jew
  08/01/26
I watched a certain amount of it, I hardly remember anything...
vibrant transparent corner
  08/02/26
didn't his character get HIV from shooting drugs? lol that's...
internet-worthy toilet seat
  08/03/26
CARNIVALE
alcoholic bespoke therapy jewess
  08/01/26
I wouldn’t say this one failed exactly. They had at le...
charismatic maize water buffalo abode
  08/02/26
Yeah it premiered right after the final Sopranos episode. An...
gunneratttt
  08/01/26
was gonna say bloodline but i think thats netflix
misanthropic kitty cat
  08/01/26
Bloodline was the last post-house of cards show I checked ou...
Insanely creepy mint resort mad-dog skullcap
  08/02/26
Dream On
Metal thriller church building pocket flask
  08/01/26
I think that was pre-prestige
Odious Chartreuse Forum National Security Agency
  08/01/26
yes. i'd say prestige began with the sopranos and probably k...
internet-worthy toilet seat
  08/03/26
Game of Franzens 'HBO cancelled its star-studded adapta...
Diverse onyx hairy legs
  08/02/26
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rebellious psychic
  08/02/26
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Mahogany out-of-control property weed whacker
  08/02/26
Doobs of Breezewood
lemon duck-like bawdyhouse factory reset button
  08/02/26
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Twisted Giraffe Telephone
  08/03/26
Vinyl Here and Now The Idol The Nevers Run Ca...
dashing quadroon
  08/02/26
yeah cowgod Boardwalk Empire was a huge failure do you ev...
turquoise vigorous son of senegal
  08/02/26
It was weird how no one really talked about it though. Like ...
curious haunting menage
  08/02/26
i remember it being talked about a lot when it was on. after...
internet-worthy toilet seat
  08/02/26
(Steve Buscemi)
dashing quadroon
  08/02/26
Jfc cowshit grow a beard after this post
razzle-dazzle kitchen messiness
  08/02/26
Vinyl was great, but apparently cost as much as GoT
Judgmental bateful goal in life double fault
  08/02/26
Many of those were good and/or ran multiple seasons
Judgmental bateful goal in life double fault
  08/02/26
Vinyl The Brink Winning Time Westworld The Deuce Boardw...
Spectacular cyan spot becky
  08/03/26
I got really excited about THE DEUCE because I was a kid in ...
citrine nursing home
  08/03/26
wasn't her character like a gutter street walker? It's been ...
Spectacular cyan spot becky
  08/03/26
idr, but the plot definitely required biological men / male ...
citrine nursing home
  08/03/26
I think you have to take into consideration that perhaps peo...
Spectacular cyan spot becky
  08/03/26
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/66426-the-past-is-a-foreign...
citrine nursing home
  08/03/26
westworld lmao
arousing ape house
  08/02/26
season 1 was ok but there weren't really any stakes inside t...
khaki shrine
  08/02/26
...
ruby histrionic national tank
  08/02/26
Great first season. Rest was crap.
alcoholic bespoke therapy jewess
  08/02/26
...
Crimson cracking range jew
  08/03/26
genuine embarrassment thinking back to watching this
Silver chapel
  08/02/26
Vinyl is their biggest bust ever. John from Cincinnati an...
disgusting pearly indirect expression theatre
  08/02/26
...
Buck-toothed Hominid Really Tough Guy
  08/02/26
Vinyl would have been a hit on a smaller budget if it was al...
Judgmental bateful goal in life double fault
  08/02/26
Hot Take: Boardwalk Empire. Maybe too soon to tell but H...
Buck-toothed Hominid Really Tough Guy
  08/02/26
yeah too soon to tell with multiple years between multiple s...
dashing quadroon
  08/02/26
I just meant it’s not over yet but I think the writing...
Buck-toothed Hominid Really Tough Guy
  08/02/26
everyone watched boardwalk empire. They just didn’t wa...
Insanely creepy mint resort mad-dog skullcap
  08/02/26
Exactly. It was good not great and definitely not worth a se...
Buck-toothed Hominid Really Tough Guy
  08/02/26
Boardwalk Empire was a great premise and had some great acti...
gunneratttt
  08/02/26
As usual, I agree with everything you said in this post 😀
Buck-toothed Hominid Really Tough Guy
  08/02/26
Luck was actually pretty good. It was gritty and emotional g...
hilarious toaster parlor
  08/02/26
Wasn't it just that the horses kept dying?
adventurous locale filthpig
  08/02/26
Bored to Death
Ungodly blue pozpig
  08/02/26
Same
180 gunner
  08/02/26
...
Judgmental bateful goal in life double fault
  08/02/26
Id have to rewatch but i seem to remember bored to death get...
Buck-toothed Hominid Really Tough Guy
  08/03/26
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violent hairraiser ladyboy
  08/03/26
The Idol was absolutely unwatchable
soul-stirring rehab elastic band
  08/03/26


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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:36 PM
Author: 180 gunner

John from Cincinnati

Did anyone watch this

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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:41 PM
Author: charismatic maize water buffalo abode

Yes. It was really bad. Did you see Hung? It was better but still don’t think it did well.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039728)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:47 PM
Author: Hyperactive white principal's office degenerate

Hung was a great premise but they didn't land the plane. It had moments though.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039733)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:06 PM
Author: Crimson cracking range jew



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:11 AM
Author: Insanely creepy mint resort mad-dog skullcap

The idea that manwhores who only bang chicks exist is very far fetched

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040305)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:48 PM
Author: 180 gunner

Never even heard of it

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039735)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:09 PM
Author: misanthropic kitty cat

imagine admitting to watching an hbo show called "hung" that was the porn show right?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039931)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:10 PM
Author: Hyperactive white principal's office degenerate

No it had a plot and everything

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039933)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:54 AM
Author: charismatic maize water buffalo abode

Thomas Jane as I recall, around the height of his fame. Don’t remember who else. There was minimal if any nudity.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040488)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:53 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Iridescent Temple Faggot Firefighter

JfC seemed kind of goofy. it had elements of magical realism, but was generally too mundane for those elements to mean anything. from what i remember, a lot of it was a domestic drama with annoying and unsympathetic characters.

also, in terms of failed HBO prestige projects, Treme must be one of their biggest flops. they poured a lot of money into that thing, and nobody watched.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039738)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 7:05 PM
Author: charismatic maize water buffalo abode

Oh yeah, I remember seeing the ads but didn’t ever watch it because it looked dumb.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039756)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:02 PM
Author: internet-worthy toilet seat

I actually liked treme

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040109)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:06 PM
Author: Crimson cracking range jew



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:40 PM
Author: vibrant transparent corner

I watched a certain amount of it, I hardly remember anything about it.

Steve Zahn sticks out in my mind. I don't remember how though. I don't remember if he sucked, if his character sucked, or if he was good.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041878)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 6:23 AM
Author: internet-worthy toilet seat

didn't his character get HIV from shooting drugs? lol that's about all i remember. good point tho, not a very memorable show at all. compare that with the sopranos, which has dozens of iconic plot points and quotable lines.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042118)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:01 PM
Author: alcoholic bespoke therapy jewess

CARNIVALE

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039919)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:56 AM
Author: charismatic maize water buffalo abode

I wouldn’t say this one failed exactly. They had at least a couple seasons and it had some memorable plot lines and characters.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040492)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:05 PM
Author: gunneratttt (gunneratttt)

Yeah it premiered right after the final Sopranos episode. And it fucking sucked. Turned me on to John Strummer though.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039921)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:08 PM
Author: misanthropic kitty cat

was gonna say bloodline but i think thats netflix

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50039926)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 5:36 AM
Author: Insanely creepy mint resort mad-dog skullcap

Bloodline was the last post-house of cards show I checked out just because it was a new Netflix show. Stopped doing that after that one.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040288)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:03 PM
Author: Metal thriller church building pocket flask

Dream On

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040110)



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:53 PM
Author: Odious Chartreuse Forum National Security Agency

I think that was pre-prestige

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040170)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 6:24 AM
Author: internet-worthy toilet seat

yes. i'd say prestige began with the sopranos and probably kicked in around 2000. tv up to that point was slop and for actors who either were washed up or never going to make it.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042120)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 12:21 AM
Author: Diverse onyx hairy legs

Game of Franzens

'HBO cancelled its star-studded adaptation pilot of Jonathan Franzen's novel The Corrections in May 2012. The project was co-written and directed by Noah Baumbach and featured a prominent cast including Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal.'

https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/hbo-says-no-to-the-corrections-1118053386/

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040190)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:54 AM
Author: rebellious psychic



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:58 AM
Author: Mahogany out-of-control property weed whacker



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040497)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:46 AM
Author: lemon duck-like bawdyhouse factory reset button

Doobs of Breezewood

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040298)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 6:02 AM
Author: Twisted Giraffe Telephone



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042104)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:55 AM
Author: dashing quadroon

Vinyl

Here and Now

The Idol

The Nevers

Run

Camping

The Brink

Tell Me You Love Me

The Time Traveler’s Wife

Luck

Enlightened

Togetherness

Looking

Avenue 5

Perry Mason

Winning Time

Lovecraft Country

How to Make It in America

Westworld

The Newsroom

The Deuce

Treme

Boardwalk Empire

The Leftovers

In Treatment

Divorce

The Comeback

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040302)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:34 AM
Author: turquoise vigorous son of senegal

yeah cowgod Boardwalk Empire was a huge failure

do you even curate your ai responses

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040317)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:40 AM
Author: curious haunting menage

It was weird how no one really talked about it though. Like the complete opposite of Sopranos. It was a pretty good show too.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040319)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:04 AM
Author: internet-worthy toilet seat

i remember it being talked about a lot when it was on. after it ended, it kinda disappeared tho.

a stripper who sucked my dick in the vip room at club risque in philly was an extra on Vinyl (i went back and watched her episode after). she actually met mick jagger's son on set and he fucked her. i was bummed that show only had one season. i liked it.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040337)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:40 AM
Author: dashing quadroon

(Steve Buscemi)

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040356)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:22 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle kitchen messiness

Jfc cowshit grow a beard after this post

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040440)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:11 PM
Author: Judgmental bateful goal in life double fault

Vinyl was great, but apparently cost as much as GoT

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041393)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:28 PM
Author: Judgmental bateful goal in life double fault

Many of those were good and/or ran multiple seasons

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041855)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 6:07 AM
Author: Spectacular cyan spot becky

Vinyl

The Brink

Winning Time

Westworld

The Deuce

Boardwalk Empire

Never heard of half of these, but the above were entertaining. Some of these got multiple seasons, tough to call them flops. Also FUCKKKK that shit Rome was one of the GOAT HBO shows and only got what 2 seasons?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042106)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:28 AM
Author: citrine nursing home

I got really excited about THE DEUCE because I was a kid in mfh when times square was squalid, and I generally like old new york stuff. and there was a pretty hot latina, iirc

but i quickly realized that watching the show involved committing to the bit that maggie gyllenhall (sp?) was sexually attractive, and that was that

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042296)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:29 AM
Author: Spectacular cyan spot becky

wasn't her character like a gutter street walker? It's been a while but I recall her arc being more about GRLLLL power OMG SHE'S A HOOK BUT SMART and figuring out how to monetize selling her pussy and grift some paper off the jew pornographer.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042299)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:30 AM
Author: citrine nursing home

idr, but the plot definitely required biological men / male at birth, with cisgender penises, heterosexual and straight, wanting to have sex with her, and even trading money for the opportunity.

i can watch flying dragons, etc., but there are limits

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042301)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:34 AM
Author: Spectacular cyan spot becky

I think you have to take into consideration that perhaps people were uglier in the 70s, they had little to no access to porn or swipe fuck apps and some of these sweaty, combover bald fat middle aged men might have been desperate enough to fuck her or even worse.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042309)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:37 AM
Author: citrine nursing home

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/66426-the-past-is-a-foreign-country-they-do-things-differently

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042321)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:25 AM
Author: arousing ape house

westworld lmao

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040314)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:11 AM
Author: khaki shrine

season 1 was ok but there weren't really any stakes inside the Westworld because characters couldnt die like they could in the Matrix iirc.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040344)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:53 AM
Author: ruby histrionic national tank



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:20 AM
Author: alcoholic bespoke therapy jewess

Great first season. Rest was crap.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040437)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 12:30 AM
Author: Crimson cracking range jew



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041976)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:14 PM
Author: Silver chapel

genuine embarrassment thinking back to watching this

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041401)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:09 AM
Author: disgusting pearly indirect expression theatre

Vinyl is their biggest bust ever.

John from Cincinnati and Treme (which I liked) are probably on the podium.

Their overall track record is pretty amazing over like nearly 30 years of doing this.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040342)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:02 AM
Author: Buck-toothed Hominid Really Tough Guy



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040372)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:29 PM
Author: Judgmental bateful goal in life double fault

Vinyl would have been a hit on a smaller budget if it was allowed the room for seasons 2 and 3. Season 1 was incredible but it’s per episode cost was more than GoT.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041858)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:03 AM
Author: Buck-toothed Hominid Really Tough Guy

Hot Take: Boardwalk Empire.

Maybe too soon to tell but House of the Dragon is horrifically bad.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040373)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:02 AM
Author: dashing quadroon

yeah too soon to tell with multiple years between multiple seasons heretofore.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040423)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:00 PM
Author: Buck-toothed Hominid Really Tough Guy

I just meant it’s not over yet but I think the writings on the wall. 2nd season was a pretty big let down and this season has been much worse.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041725)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:08 AM
Author: Insanely creepy mint resort mad-dog skullcap

everyone watched boardwalk empire. They just didn’t watch a second time

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040428)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:58 PM
Author: Buck-toothed Hominid Really Tough Guy

Exactly. It was good not great and definitely not worth a second watch unlike its predecessors like sopranos, wire and 6 feet under.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041722)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:15 AM
Author: gunneratttt (gunneratttt)

Boardwalk Empire was a great premise and had some great acting but the plot went nowhere.

Dragon Show 2 is a sequel to a series that ran out of gas even before the OG concluded

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040432)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:59 PM
Author: Buck-toothed Hominid Really Tough Guy

As usual, I agree with everything you said in this post 😀

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041723)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:06 AM
Author: hilarious toaster parlor

Luck was actually pretty good. It was gritty and emotional guess it couldn’t hold an audience though

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50040375)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:21 PM
Author: adventurous locale filthpig

Wasn't it just that the horses kept dying?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041842)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Ungodly blue pozpig

Bored to Death

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50041737)



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:55 PM
Author: 180 gunner

Same

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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:29 PM
Author: Judgmental bateful goal in life double fault



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 8:49 AM
Author: Buck-toothed Hominid Really Tough Guy

Id have to rewatch but i seem to remember bored to death getting better as it progressed.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042257)



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:35 AM
Author: violent hairraiser ladyboy



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:22 AM
Author: soul-stirring rehab elastic band

The Idol was absolutely unwatchable

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5888491&forum_id=2#50042287)