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1) Curb Your Enthusiasm 
2) The Wire
3) Deadwood

Honorable Mention to The Sopranos, Veep, The Leftovers, and Larry Sanders

But those are the top 3 (in order) and no one can argue*.

 

*I am willing to switch Deadwood and Sopranos, but only if you cocksuckers tell me why Columbus deserves a holiday.

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23 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

What are your top 3 all time HBO original series?

 

For the first 12 years of my life, these were my favorite HBO shows (and I could swap #1 and #2 depending on the season):

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1) Dream On

2) 1st & 10

3) Real Sex

25 minutes ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

1) Curb Your Enthusiasm 
2) The Wire
3) Deadwood

Honorable Mention to The Sopranos, Veep, The Leftovers, and Larry Sanders

But those are the top 3 (in order) and no one can argue*.

 

*I am willing to switch Deadwood and Sopranos, but only if you cocksuckers tell me why Columbus deserves a holiday.

For your and others’ memories here are some other series:

band of brothers (ish- more like a miniseries)

tales from the crypt

game of thrones 

OZ

Silicon Valley 

cathouse (or does this fall under documentary/infomercial)

True detective

6 feet under

westworld

Entourage 

rome

Easrbound and down

vice

true Blood

The leftovers 

flight of the conchords

the kids in the hall

 

I remember on the original cable boxes, you could slide the dial between 2 or 3, or 3 or 4, and you'd get HBO for free.

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HBO is older than me...what?  Looked into this and their inaugural broadcast was an NHL game to 365 people.  Crazy.

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1 minute ago, Hozz said:

HBO is older than me...what?  Looked into this and their inaugural broadcast was an NHL game to 365 people.  Crazy.

Yeah I had the same thought. I’m a few months older than HBO. 

1 minute ago, TrashMaster G said:

1 - Real Sex

Nothing else matters.

You must have seen the two or three good episodes, while the rest of us kept getting old nudist communities on a loop.

2 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

You must have seen the two or three good episodes, while the rest of us kept getting old nudist communities on a loop.

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19 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

You must have seen the two or three good episodes, while the rest of us kept getting old nudist communities on a loop.

Don't kink shame me!

Cathouse with folks like Dennis Hof and Air Force Amy was much more entertaining adult programming than Real Sex

Dennis Hof checked in ahead of me in a hotel in Greenwich Village about 15 years ago.  I was starstruck.  

3 isn’t enough for a “top” because you have to have the wire, sopranos, band of brothers, and curb at the very least. I think Sopranos is a clear #1 for a number of reasons including cultural impact and what it did for the medium, The Wire is then right there because it is the greatest tv drama ever, and then after that is debatable. Deadwood is up there. Was 6 Feet Under hbo? The Leftovers is underrated. Despite the ending, Game of Thrones was a whole era.

 

30 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Bangin' in Little Rock. 

I love those little hbo docs that stick with you. This is one I think about way too much

 

 

also, life of crime

1. Curb

2. Sopranos 

3. Game of Thrones Seasons 1-6

 

Love that old intro, gonna see if I can turn it into a Plex preroll intro video. 

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I always liked the original intro.

Hearing the current one just makes me think Game of Thrones is coming on, regardless.

14 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

Dennis Hof checked in ahead of me in a hotel in Greenwich Village about 15 years ago.  I was starstruck.  

Kind of surprised you didn't get a communicable disease just by standing that close to him.   That guy oozed "gross."

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The Hitchhiker 

Taxicab Confessions

Real Sports

Not Necessarily the News

Kids in the Hall

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Underdog said:

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The Hitchhiker 

Taxicab Confessions

Real Sports

Not Necessarily the News

Kids in the Hall

 

 

 

Ooh, I haven't thought about The Hitchhiker for years. The opening where he slowly disappears always freaked me out as a kid. 

I wonder how well that show holds up today. 

19 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

For the first 12 years of my life, these were my favorite HBO shows (and I could swap #1 and #2 depending on the season):

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Oh yeaa.. thats the good stuff...

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Top series for me:

1. Band of Brothers

2. The Wire

Third would probably be Deadwood, or maybe Rome

Worst series: John from Cincinnati 

3 hours ago, Frieda’s Boss said:

Top series for me:

1. Band of Brothers

2. The Wire

Third would probably be Deadwood, or maybe Rome

Worst series: John from Cincinnati 

2000s and on

1. Band of Brothers

2. Rome

3. Bunch of others

Deadwood

Early Game of Thrones

Veep

And I was about to say Bizarre for the introduction to TV boobs. Also for the genesis of Super Dave Osborne. But that was Showtime. Still worth a mention.

Same with Underdog and Prepuce.

Gotdam, I hadn't thought of The Hitchhiker in a long ass time.  I did like HBO's NFL coverage as well.  Thought it was more direct and less kitschy.

Fraggle Rock ain't makin no lists though, right?

1. The Wire.

2. Sopranos.

3. Deadwood

2 hours ago, Iceman said:

Same with Underdog and Prepuce.

Gotdam, I hadn't thought of The Hitchhiker in a long ass time.  I did like HBO's NFL coverage as well.  Thought it was more direct and less kitschy.

Fraggle Rock ain't makin no lists though, right?

 

I just checked HBO Max, and it doesn't look like they have it available. But the Internet Archive does appear to have all six seasons.

https://archive.org/details/the-hitchhiker-s-1-6-complete

Top 3 Miniseries's should be it's own category.

And also a category for original movies.

My Top 3 would be, and in no particular order:

Band of Brothers
The Wire
Game of Thrones

I have watched all 3 multiple times and plan on doing so again.  They are masterpieces, IMHO.

I liked Arliss. It was ahead of its time with all the sports greed.

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On 11/9/2025 at 12:00 PM, Underdog said:

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I loved Inside the NFL as a kid.  Back in the 1980s before the rise of ESPN, it was the only real source for quality highlights of all of these prior week's games.  Harry Kalas's narration was legendary.

Real Sports was also great.  Just really well done journalism for almost 20 years.

When I see the Allstate guy I immediately think of Oz.

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HBO used to be a stop down and I miss those days. Randomly watched a few episodes of The Wire today and such greatness

On 11/8/2025 at 8:16 PM, Genco said:

1) Dream On

2) 1st & 10

3) Real Sex

no taxicab confessions?

 

fun fact Todd Phillips of Old School, the Hangover, the Joker fame was one of the featured taxicab drivers in Season 1.

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Rome was the first HBO show I truly tuned into watch week to week...then it bled over to Sopranos, and I've watched mostly everything they've done since.

On 11/9/2025 at 9:01 AM, Kel Varnsen said:

Hookers at the Point

very wild series. eye opening what drug abuse & poverty would drag down some women. I recall some older hooker (probably 32) negotiating how many cigarettes in exchange for sex with a young customer.

top 3 original series?

larry sanders, the wire, veep.

top limited series?

band of brothers.

top docuseries?

hard knocks.

top news/variety program?

last week tonight.

6 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

very wild series. eye opening what drug abuse & poverty would drag down some women. I recall some older hooker (probably 32) negotiating how many cigarettes in exchange for sex with a young customer.

What'd you hafta pay?

1 hour ago, henrygandorf said:

top 3 original series?

larry sanders, the wire, veep.

top limited series?

band of brothers.

top docuseries?

hard knocks.

top news/variety program?

last week tonight.

Band of Brothers

From the Earth to the Moon

Rome

The Pacific

Larry Sanders

Veep

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