Czarcasm21

Czarcasm21 t1_j9mjq06 wrote

Reply to comment by notmyrealfarkhandle in HBO’s Leading Man: Casey Bloys on Perfecting ‘The Last of Us,’ HBO Max Streaming Merger and Axing Shows by misana123

They aren't trying to separate the two and charge for them independently, though. They're giving each of their 3 major original scripted content divisions - HBO, DC, & Max Originals - a clear programming directive and scheduling goals, which is a positive for all parties involved.

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Czarcasm21 t1_j9lno57 wrote

Reply to comment by maqikelefant in HBO’s Leading Man: Casey Bloys on Perfecting ‘The Last of Us,’ HBO Max Streaming Merger and Axing Shows by misana123

Read the article, and you get a better sense of the point being made. Bloys is making these decisions to protect the HBO brand, not to dilute it, and nothing he says in the interview sounds much like damage control to me. Quite the opposite, actually, as it seems they've finally chosen a path to delineate the two different production teams:

Max Originals will now focus on tentpole, IP-based projects that wouldn't really feel at home on HBO (Dune: Sisterhood, Welcome to Derry, the DC content, etc.) and content that reaches audiences not typically targeted by HBO original programming (The Sex Lives of College Girls, The Flight Attendant, etc.).

And HBO will just continue what they're doing, but with an increased budget.

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Czarcasm21 t1_j5dxc8z wrote

Reply to HBO: am I missing the memo? by Apprehensive-Pack309

True Blood, The Newsroom, Family Tree, Flight of the Conchords, The Brink, Bored To Death, Entourage, How To Make It in America, High Maintenance, John Adams, Somebody Somewhere, Girls, Olive Kitteridge, The Gilded Age, etc. - plenty of "lighter" fare on HBO, if you're not into heavier shows.

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