that would be great.
ever since The Sopranos came to an end, HBO was going seriously down hill. for awhile (until Boardwalk Empire and Treme) the only shows they decided to keep were the crap pop shows like Entourage. I hate Entourage. it's utterly boring and hopelessly shallow. at least they kept the comedy ala Eastbound and Hung.
but there was no good drama.
with Deadwood and Rome they had struck gold and things were really looking up. these shows had so much depth and potential but were shut down due to production costs; this in spite of hugely positive critic and fan reception. in fact, last I heard, fans were still so supportive of Rome that HBO was considering making a feature length film out of it in order to tie up any loose ends.
I wish they would just stick to their laurels and support the kind of truly creative and inventive shows that their network was founded on. you know, Entourage and True Blood and crap like that could easily be shown on network TV albeit some nudity. HBO is supposed to be about pushing the boundaries, not playing it safe.
so.
Game of Thrones.
Boardwalk Empire.
Treme.
hopefully they keep these going for awhile.