The Sir Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 This is only for shows currently on the air. So don't vote for HBO because you loved Sopranos, The Wire, or the great Larry Sanders Show. I've been watching Netflix recently and I've finally been able to see some Showtime shows. I've always thought in the past that HBO destroys Showtime when it comes to original programming, and maybe it did in the past. But right now, I'm not so sure. HBO has Entourage and Curb your Enthusiasm. Showtime has Weeds, Dexter, and Californication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnb123 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I love Weeds but its getting a little stale, and the same can be said for Entourage. Those are the only two shows I watch on the networks, so we'll call it a tie until the The Pacific comes out next year, then HBO will be on top for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyLight Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Please remember that HBO had Oz. Quality programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 its only close now because The Wire & The Sopranos are finished still give the edge to HBO. Dexter is the best thing goin on Showtime. Weeds has fallen off a cliff fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 The new HBO show "Hung" is pretty good. At least the first episode is. And True Blood is a lot of fun. And Part 2 of "Band of Brothers" will be amazing I'm sure. http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/06/trailer-hbos-the-pacific.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan07 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I love Weeds but its getting a little stale, and the same can be said for Entourage.Those are the only two shows I watch on the networks, so we'll call it a tie until the The Pacific comes out next year, then HBO will be on top for me. Weeds is still awesome. Tonights episode was sweet. I like True Blood on HBO though. Showtime is still better for series though. Dexter is the shiz, and so is Weeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Put me down for Dexter in #1 and Californication. Liked Brotherhood, too, though. Good thing you limited it to current shows. The Sopranos & The Wire are still the best to me with Dexter moving up. But I have really enjoyed most all of the OP offerings from both networks. Don't have HBO anymore (for now) so have to catch True Blood sometime and know I need to check out Weeds which I have never watched more than a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnb123 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Put me down for Dexter in #1 and Californication. Liked Brotherhood, too, though.Good thing you limited it to current shows. The Sopranos & The Wire are still the best to me with Dexter moving up. But I have really enjoyed most all of the OP offerings from both networks. Don't have HBO anymore (for now) so have to catch True Blood sometime and know I need to check out Weeds which I have never watched more than a few minutes. If you can get Weeds on demand watch the first or second season. The new episodes are pretty bad, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinFaninOKC Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Use to get Showtime for free but I didn't watch any of their original stuff, but they did have some good porn. As for HBO, Curb Your Enthusiasm is still good and Big Love is really good too. Band Of Brothers 2? Really? That I will watch!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 its only close now because The Wire & The Sopranos are finishedstill give the edge to HBO. Dexter is the best thing goin on Showtime. Weeds has fallen off a cliff fast Agreed.Entourage is starting to get a little stale, but I have a good feeling about this season acting as the rebound season for the past couple of downer ones. Weeds just isn't bringing it this season at all. HBO meanwhile is getting back into season 2 of True Blood, and Hung looks pretty solid. And nobody does the mini-series better than HBO: From the Earth to the Moon, Band of Brothers, John Adams...all big-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 HBO, but it's close. Nurse Jacky is pretty funny and not too far off how a lot of my nursing friends view things. True Blood is fun...but I think they've stepped down a notch. HBO used to have shows like the Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, Rome, Six Feet Under etc. They're not there anymore, and I think Dexter is better than anything on the current line-up. I liked the Adam mini series, and I want to see the next Band of Brothers. So it's not like they don't have promising shos in the pipeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinfan133 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 And Part 2 of "Band of Brothers" will be amazing I'm sure. http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/06/trailer-hbos-the-pacific.html Holy ****! I had no idea they were partnering up again, I cannot wait for this! Finally the Marines are getting their just due.edit: aww I have to wait a year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 HBO for the mini series alone. Sopranos, Oz, Curb, and Entourage just are icing on the cake. Not to mention the comedy specials, and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Showtime because of Penn and Teller's Bull****. Quality programming there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 This is no contest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I only watch Entourage and True Blood, haven't gotten into the Showtime shows but I know they are good from the pump they get. I'll have to check them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoot Point Really Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Looking forward to HBO & BBC collaborating on "A Song of Ice and Fire"... Just to whet your appetite, here is a pic of Peter Dinklage playing Tyrion Lannister: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmacop Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Historically speaking, it was HBO hands down: Sopranos Six Feet Under Rome Sex and the City These shows were better than almost anything on either channel today. But if you're talking current shows, I've gotta go with Showtime now, mainly because Dexter is comparable in quality to these shows, and is the only show on either channel of such high quality. Also, Nurse Jackie on Showtime (with Edie Falco) is pretty good - the first two episodes are very promising. I really don't watch anything on HBO any more. They've jumped the shark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 HBO for this reason alone: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I would have said HBO before they didn't keep Carnival and Rome. Now I like Showtime better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDSKINZ-RIDEORDIE Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 OZ, The Wire, The Sopranos and Real Time With Bill Maher. Nuff said... HBO has countless great shows..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Pacific looks awesome! One of the actors, Joseph Mazzello, played the little boy in the first Jurassic Park. I need an "old" smiley...like, hobbling around with a cane or something something like this, but less beat up :handicap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 HBO and Showtime are owned by the same company... I think HBO has more original programming and set the bar as far as the TV award shows go. Problem is many of HBO's best shows are now behind them. The new shows aren't up to snuff with the Suprano's, Deadwood, and Rome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desioreo87 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Historically, HBO has hands down the best programming ever. Shows such as The Wire, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, and others are just better than almost any show ever made. The Wire being the best show of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Showtime because of Penn and Teller's Bull****. Quality programming there.:yes: Only one I watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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