Almost all of these apply to the first half of the first episode. They asked if it was violence and they gave them clear examples without directly spoiling a damn thing.

Did his face not give it away? Or his name coming up at the beginning and end of every episode?

Miguel wanted to make it so they never remove the camera lens cap next season.

Why does it matter, though? I watch all HBO shows through HBO Max, and all HBO Max shows through HBO Max. I don't have cable and there is functionally no difference in the product to me. If the argument is, "hey, we don't have to make as many high quality shows and we'll still retain that audience that wants high quality shows" - well, I get it, even if I don't agree as a consumer, but trying to lean into the bifurcation like people are going to pay for both HBO and HBO Max as separate entities feels unrealistic, or at least unlikely.

It is coming back. I’m just saying it felt like a regular HBO comedy so they are not likely to order this sort of show in the future at Max. The stuff they already have that has found an audience seems safe. At least I hope so! It would be awful if the cancelled Our Flag Means Death! I like it better than the regular HBO comedies with the possible exception of Barry.

Why would you pirate something you believe has no quality?

I'd be surprised if the number was that high tbh.

actually, you can limit seeding/uploading, sometimes to 0 depending on your client. The protocol does not implicitly force you to seed. But that's how they'll get you, if they do.

Streaming is far more convenient than pirating. It's not really surprising that people opt to stream.

Wait what’s happening with Our Flag Means Death? Isn’t that coming back?

The other one that felt different and I really liked was Made for Love but I guess the viewership wasn’t worth the cost.

65+ are far less likely to engage in digital priacy.

Here's a study example showing only 2% of 65+ are involved in digital piracy. In other words, a significant part of our "no" category is likely coming from this particular group. This also shows piracy leans towards younger audiences, for example in this survey, a 18-29 year old is 10x more likely to engage in piracy than a 65+ gives us a lot of indication that the 65+ audience isn't a major factor and we may be able to get better insight if we exclude them

How the fuck old is McGregor!?

Ahhhhh, I get it now

Just out of curiosity, why are we excluding the 65+ population? Do you not consider them people or something.

If not more is reasonable too, I kept it easy in the last comment that 20-25% is a reasonable assumption, but considering the error rate and type of survey, our estimates likely are on the lower bound than the middle or upper bound, so "if not more" in my comment indicates potential spot on the curve is on the left, but we don't know where, but the assumption is that we are not at the upper bound, and I provided a range estimate as well acknowledging error and unknown

FYI 16.9% is the 65+ total US population, in this study it was only looking at 18+, so you adjust the population and 65+ is around 20% of US 18+ population (its actually about 21%-22%, depending on what metrics you use, and I don't have the methodology of the survey, so using 20% as an assumption is fine, as it even underestimates, so teh comment about "if not more" is even more valid since i underestimated the "no" group)

Yeah, kinda sad case all around unfortunately

>It's not betrayel Olympics anyway.

I didn't say it was lol. Just thought it was odd for someone to openly feel bad about one spouse and not the other, so I was just curious

I read the article before I commented. It's a vapid, worthless puff piece that's more interested in fellating Bloys than actually giving any meaningful insight.

And frankly, his intentions are irrelevant. Just because he says something, that doesn't automatically make it a good idea. This would be far from the first time an exec made absolutely moronic decisions about their product.

Everyone I know saw Max as an extension of HBO proper; the similarities only increased the company's rep and prestige among consumers. I think he's searching for an answer to a problem which doesn't actually exist, while creating new problems in the process.

UFC because they upped the price, made it annoying to get with the whole espn+ thing, and the cards are worse than they used to be. fuck em.

Wow, and just like that, the “if not more” has magically disappeared from your claim. Wonder what correcting the percentage of the adult population above 65 (16.9%) is gonna do to your numbers next.

I just mean in terms of quality. I don’t think TLOU is the best show in the world, but it certainly shows what can be done with the whole “zombie apocalypse” setting beyond the well trodden ground of TWD

Yes, even on /r/television people are often confused about the difference between a HBO show and HBO Max show. It must have been even more common among more casual viewers.

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She's in Ahsoka playing Hera Syndulla so she's still in the Star wars universe.

I agree. She is very good on it. That's the second Deltron3030 album though isn't it? Event 2?