The HBO Original Programming Thread

[Commando]

It’s been a while but I thought they intentionally never revealed what caused it. I tapped with a few seasons to go though.

I think they explained right in the exposition of the show that when a person is infected, a viral parasite thingy took over control of the brain in order to animate the corpse and/or proliferate itself via infecting other humans-- that's why if you damage a Walking Dead zombie's brain it dies.

[SteelBlue]

I think they explained right in the exposition of the show that when a person is infected, a viral parasite thingy took over control of the brain in order to animate the corpse and/or proliferate itself via infecting other humans-- that's why if you damage a Walking Dead zombie's brain it dies.

Then it’s different in some important ways, especially as related to decomposition. Trying not to spoil (edit: this was not an intentional pun but it should have been).

[Flystripper]

I forgot I was going to watch this. Thanks for reminding me!

[Non Sequitur]

Thank God for HBO. I was starting to think that I didn't have enough post-apocalyptic zombie shows to choose from. I just hope they also come up with a new show about serial killers, because we don't have enough of those either.

I've got crow feathers in my mouth, but I watched last night's episode, and it was nothing short of brilliant.

[falafel]

I've got crow feathers in my mouth, but I watched last night's episode, and it was nothing short of brilliant.

I might even have to watch it.

[Pelado]

I might even have to watch it.

Stay strong, falafel! Don't do it!

[MartyFunkhouser]

I watched the first episode and enjoyed it. I'll watch more. I did hear that the most recent episode has a gay person in it and, therefore, the episode is trying to groom people into being gay and having gay sex. So, I'd suggest considering that before watching it.

[SteelBlue]

I watched the first episode and enjoyed it. I'll watch more. I did hear that the most recent episode has a gay person in it and, therefore, the episode is trying to groom people into being gay and having gay sex. So, I'd suggest considering that before watching it.

i watched episode three and I’m still not gay but it’s only been a couple days, so we’ll keep our eye on that. Nick Offerman basically playing gay Ron Swanson. They went all in and a lot of people who still say woke will tap out I’d guess.

[SteelBlue]

I've got crow feathers in my mouth, but I watched last night's episode, and it was nothing short of brilliant.

[Commando]

Now I'm torn between just watching this or playing the video game...

[MartyFunkhouser]

I watched the third episode last night. It was fantastic. The people complaining are idiots.

[SteelBlue]

I watched the third episode last night. It was fantastic. The people complaining are idiots.

So good it could be an award winning short film tbh.

[UVACoug]

I like The Last Of Us. It's very good, but I feel that it is trying too hard to be "prestige TV." It feels like a cheap ripoff of The Leftovers or Station Eleven (two of the best shows of the last decade, IMO). Not familiar with the source material at all, but feel like they could have done something a little more original.

[MartyFunkhouser]

I like The Last Of Us. It's very good, but I feel that it is trying too hard to be "prestige TV." It feels like a cheap ripoff of The Leftovers or Station Eleven (two of the best shows of the last decade, IMO). Not familiar with the source material at all, but feel like they could have done something a little more original.

I haven't watched Station Eleven, so I cannot comment there. I did watch the Leftovers. It is great. I don't see any similarities between the Last of Us and the Leftovers.

[SteelBlue]

I like The Last Of Us. It's very good, but I feel that it is trying too hard to be "prestige TV." It feels like a cheap ripoff of The Leftovers or Station Eleven (two of the best shows of the last decade, IMO). Not familiar with the source material at all, but feel like they could have done something a little more original.

Interesting. Station Eleven is one of my favorite novels of the last decade but the show didn't do it for me (I rarely like a show or movie based on a book I love though). That being said though, the source material is a game that is older than Station Eleven, so it's hard to accuse them of being unoriginal.