On: Hollywood studios say they’re quitting Netflix – the truth is more complicated

[philliphaydon]

What's good on HBO? I used a VPN to subscribe to HBO and Hulu and ended up canceling it because I ended up watching more Netflix than those services...

[mlthoughts2018 → philliphaydon]

Off the top of my head: Succession, VEEP, Barry, Big Little Lies, Sharp Objects, True Detective (seasons 1 & 3), Chernobyl.

Big Little Lies was probably the worst of that bunch, and is still lightyears ahead of any recent Netflix drama.

On Prime, The Man in the High Castle is a guilty pleasure despite its flaws. The bizarre spy drama Patriot is absolutely excellent.

I like that with Prime, I can subscribe to HBO within the app, and also buy seasons of some cable shows, like FX’s Legion, Fargo, What We Do in the Shadows.

I prefer that experience much more than Netflix. With Netflix, the original content has to be so good that it offsets the lack of being able to purchase non-Netflix content, and frankly Netflix originals have just not been good enough to cut it for a while.

[krick → philliphaydon]

Succession (S01) was really good IMO. And while quality is somewhat arguable, Game of Thrones and Westworld were undeniable hits.

[Mashimo → philliphaydon]

Deadwood, Westworld, True Detectives and The Wire are some series I like. There is also Game of Thrones.

[philliphaydon → Mashimo]

I couldn’t get into westworld or the wire. Currently watching Dead To Me, Punisher, Bad Blood, Good Girls. Not seen deadwood or true detectives.

[Shivetya → Mashimo]

but you can just binge HBO for one month by recording it to watch at your leisure unless your of the type which must see episodes when released.

[romanovcode → philliphaydon]

I think the newest on HBO is Chernobyl which is pretty good IMO.

[philliphaydon → romanovcode]

Will check it out. Thanks.