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Failed HBO "prestige" shows

John from Cincinnati Did anyone watch this
180 Low-t Crackhouse
  08/01/26
Yes. It was really bad. Did you see Hung? It was better but...
laughsome national
  08/01/26
Hung was a great premise but they didn't land the plane. It ...
Out-of-control menage
  08/01/26
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Bateful Blue Temple Gaping
  08/01/26
The idea that manwhores who only bang chicks exist is very f...
mildly autistic forum
  08/02/26
Never even heard of it
180 Low-t Crackhouse
  08/01/26
imagine admitting to watching an hbo show called "hung&...
fear-inspiring casino digit ratio
  08/01/26
No it had a plot and everything
Out-of-control menage
  08/01/26
Thomas Jane as I recall, around the height of his fame. Don&...
laughsome national
  08/02/26
JfC seemed kind of goofy. it had elements of magical realis...
Light piazza depressive
  08/01/26
Oh yeah, I remember seeing the ads but didn’t ever wat...
laughsome national
  08/01/26
I actually liked treme
Jet odious karate
  08/01/26
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Bateful Blue Temple Gaping
  08/01/26
I watched a certain amount of it, I hardly remember anything...
Sepia aphrodisiac space rigpig
  08/02/26
didn't his character get HIV from shooting drugs? lol that's...
Jet odious karate
  08/03/26
CARNIVALE
sapphire thriller nowag step-uncle's house
  08/01/26
I wouldn’t say this one failed exactly. They had at le...
laughsome national
  08/02/26
Yeah it premiered right after the final Sopranos episode. An...
Lime Toilet Seat
  08/01/26
was gonna say bloodline but i think thats netflix
fear-inspiring casino digit ratio
  08/01/26
Bloodline was the last post-house of cards show I checked ou...
mildly autistic forum
  08/02/26
Dream On
Pearl diverse stead community account
  08/01/26
I think that was pre-prestige
flirting abusive blood rage hall
  08/01/26
yes. i'd say prestige began with the sopranos and probably k...
Jet odious karate
  08/03/26
Game of Franzens 'HBO cancelled its star-studded adapta...
Hairraiser volcanic crater laser beams
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Excitant home
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Mint heaven doctorate
  08/02/26
Doobs of Breezewood
Misanthropic gunner hospital
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electric red theater dog poop
  08/03/26
Vinyl Here and Now The Idol The Nevers Run Ca...
mahogany international law enforcement agency persian
  08/02/26
yeah cowgod Boardwalk Empire was a huge failure do you ev...
bonkers shivering dragon
  08/02/26
It was weird how no one really talked about it though. Like ...
Walnut razzle half-breed
  08/02/26
i remember it being talked about a lot when it was on. after...
Jet odious karate
  08/02/26
(Steve Buscemi)
mahogany international law enforcement agency persian
  08/02/26
Jfc cowshit grow a beard after this post
arrogant bearded house nibblets
  08/02/26
Vinyl was great, but apparently cost as much as GoT
Unhinged Stage
  08/02/26
Many of those were good and/or ran multiple seasons
Unhinged Stage
  08/02/26
Vinyl The Brink Winning Time Westworld The Deuce Boardw...
Pearly magical main people
  08/03/26
I got really excited about THE DEUCE because I was a kid in ...
exciting lettuce shrine
  08/03/26
wasn't her character like a gutter street walker? It's been ...
Pearly magical main people
  08/03/26
idr, but the plot definitely required biological men / male ...
exciting lettuce shrine
  08/03/26
I think you have to take into consideration that perhaps peo...
Pearly magical main people
  08/03/26
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/66426-the-past-is-a-foreign...
exciting lettuce shrine
  08/03/26
westworld lmao
Razzmatazz trailer park
  08/02/26
season 1 was ok but there weren't really any stakes inside t...
razzle-dazzle parlour old irish cottage
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dashing clown abode
  08/02/26
Great first season. Rest was crap.
sapphire thriller nowag step-uncle's house
  08/02/26
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Bateful Blue Temple Gaping
  08/03/26
genuine embarrassment thinking back to watching this
greedy plum mood bbw
  08/02/26
Vinyl is their biggest bust ever. John from Cincinnati an...
autistic hateful toaster sound barrier
  08/02/26
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elite point
  08/02/26
Vinyl would have been a hit on a smaller budget if it was al...
Unhinged Stage
  08/02/26
Hot Take: Boardwalk Empire. Maybe too soon to tell but H...
elite point
  08/02/26
yeah too soon to tell with multiple years between multiple s...
mahogany international law enforcement agency persian
  08/02/26
I just meant it’s not over yet but I think the writing...
elite point
  08/02/26
everyone watched boardwalk empire. They just didn’t wa...
mildly autistic forum
  08/02/26
Exactly. It was good not great and definitely not worth a se...
elite point
  08/02/26
Boardwalk Empire was a great premise and had some great acti...
Lime Toilet Seat
  08/02/26
As usual, I agree with everything you said in this post 😀
elite point
  08/02/26
Luck was actually pretty good. It was gritty and emotional g...
domesticated nursing home
  08/02/26
Wasn't it just that the horses kept dying?
vermilion psychic library
  08/02/26
Bored to Death
Bearded jap
  08/02/26
Same
180 Low-t Crackhouse
  08/02/26
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Unhinged Stage
  08/02/26
Id have to rewatch but i seem to remember bored to death get...
elite point
  08/03/26
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cracking resort cumskin
  08/03/26
The Idol was absolutely unwatchable
emerald foreskin ceo
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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:36 PM
Author: 180 Low-t Crackhouse

John from Cincinnati

Did anyone watch this

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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:41 PM
Author: laughsome national

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

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



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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:47 PM
Author: Out-of-control menage

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

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



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:06 PM
Author: Bateful Blue Temple Gaping



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:11 AM
Author: mildly autistic forum

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

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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:48 PM
Author: 180 Low-t Crackhouse

Never even heard of it

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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:09 PM
Author: fear-inspiring casino digit ratio

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

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



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:10 PM
Author: Out-of-control menage

No it had a plot and everything

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:54 AM
Author: laughsome national

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

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



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Date: August 1st, 2026 6:53 PM
Author: Light piazza depressive

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.

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



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Date: August 1st, 2026 7:05 PM
Author: laughsome national

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

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



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:02 PM
Author: Jet odious karate

I actually liked treme

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



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:06 PM
Author: Bateful Blue Temple Gaping



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:40 PM
Author: Sepia aphrodisiac space rigpig

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.

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



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 6:23 AM
Author: Jet odious karate

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.

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



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:01 PM
Author: sapphire thriller nowag step-uncle's house

CARNIVALE

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:56 AM
Author: laughsome national

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

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



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:05 PM
Author: Lime Toilet Seat

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

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



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Date: August 1st, 2026 9:08 PM
Author: fear-inspiring casino digit ratio

was gonna say bloodline but i think thats netflix

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 5:36 AM
Author: mildly autistic forum

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.

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



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:03 PM
Author: Pearl diverse stead community account

Dream On

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



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Date: August 1st, 2026 11:53 PM
Author: flirting abusive blood rage hall

I think that was pre-prestige

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



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 6:24 AM
Author: Jet odious karate

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.

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 12:21 AM
Author: Hairraiser volcanic crater laser beams

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/

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:54 AM
Author: Excitant home



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:58 AM
Author: Mint heaven doctorate



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:46 AM
Author: Misanthropic gunner hospital

Doobs of Breezewood

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



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 6:02 AM
Author: electric red theater dog poop



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:55 AM
Author: mahogany international law enforcement agency persian

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

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:34 AM
Author: bonkers shivering dragon

yeah cowgod Boardwalk Empire was a huge failure

do you even curate your ai responses

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:40 AM
Author: Walnut razzle half-breed

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

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:04 AM
Author: Jet odious karate

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.

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:40 AM
Author: mahogany international law enforcement agency persian

(Steve Buscemi)

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:22 AM
Author: arrogant bearded house nibblets

Jfc cowshit grow a beard after this post

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:11 PM
Author: Unhinged Stage

Vinyl was great, but apparently cost as much as GoT

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:28 PM
Author: Unhinged Stage

Many of those were good and/or ran multiple seasons

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



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 6:07 AM
Author: Pearly magical main people

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?

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



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:28 AM
Author: exciting lettuce shrine

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

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



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:29 AM
Author: Pearly magical main people

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.

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



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:30 AM
Author: exciting lettuce shrine

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

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



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:34 AM
Author: Pearly magical main people

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.

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



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:37 AM
Author: exciting lettuce shrine

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

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 7:25 AM
Author: Razzmatazz trailer park

westworld lmao

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:11 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle parlour old irish cottage

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.

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:53 AM
Author: dashing clown abode



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:20 AM
Author: sapphire thriller nowag step-uncle's house

Great first season. Rest was crap.

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



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 12:30 AM
Author: Bateful Blue Temple Gaping



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 6:14 PM
Author: greedy plum mood bbw

genuine embarrassment thinking back to watching this

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:09 AM
Author: autistic hateful toaster sound barrier

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.

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:02 AM
Author: elite point



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:29 PM
Author: Unhinged Stage

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.

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:03 AM
Author: elite point

Hot Take: Boardwalk Empire.

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

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:02 AM
Author: mahogany international law enforcement agency persian

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

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:00 PM
Author: elite point

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.

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:08 AM
Author: mildly autistic forum

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

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:58 PM
Author: elite point

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

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:15 AM
Author: Lime Toilet Seat

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

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 8:59 PM
Author: elite point

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

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:06 AM
Author: domesticated nursing home

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

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:21 PM
Author: vermilion psychic library

Wasn't it just that the horses kept dying?

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



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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: Bearded jap

Bored to Death

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Date: August 2nd, 2026 9:55 PM
Author: 180 Low-t Crackhouse

Same

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Date: August 2nd, 2026 10:29 PM
Author: Unhinged Stage



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 8:49 AM
Author: elite point

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

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



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:35 AM
Author: cracking resort cumskin



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Date: August 3rd, 2026 9:22 AM
Author: emerald foreskin ceo

The Idol was absolutely unwatchable

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