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Re:AT&T Is Dragging HBO's Streaming Strategy Out of the Dark... by tptacek on Thursday March 14, 2019 @01:32PM (#19391450)
Because it's not that good. It was good for its time, but TV today is different and better than TV was in 1999. People were still watching laugh-track sitcoms when Oz was in its prime.
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Re:AT&T Is Dragging HBO's Streaming Strategy Out of the Dark... by EpicEng on Thursday March 14, 2019 @03:13PM (#19392516)
>People were still watching laugh-track sitcoms when Oz was in its prime.

Like... Big Bang, the number one network sitcom which averages 18.5 million viewers?

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Re:AT&T Is Dragging HBO's Streaming Strategy Out of the Dark... by ravenstine on Thursday March 14, 2019 @03:48PM (#19392882)
Hell, people are still rewatching Seinfeld. I was driving around LA a month ago and saw a billboard promoting Seinfeld reruns.

Laugh tracks are strongly maligned yet people still love the shows that use them.

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Re:AT&T Is Dragging HBO's Streaming Strategy Out of the Dark... by EpicEng on Thursday March 14, 2019 @03:50PM (#19392910)
Well that's because Seinfeld is the best show ever and don't you dare disagree with me.
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