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Re:AT&T Is Dragging HBO's Streaming Strategy Out of the Dark... by EpicEng on Thursday March 14, 2019 @02:50PM (#19392255)
This post is completely subjective. It seems obvious that numerous people disagree on your assessment of quality. GoT "not especially good"? HBo doesn't have good comedy? Ever seen an episode of Curb?

You then go on to base your conclusion on your subjective view of the quality of their shows. If anything, I'm inclined to believe the opposite of what you say given how many people would disagree with the basis of your argument.

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Re:AT&T Is Dragging HBO's Streaming Strategy Out of the Dark... by tptacek on Thursday March 14, 2019 @04:11PM (#19393135)
My argument doesn't really depend on where you put Game of Thrones. It's clear to everyone that GoT is HBO's tentpole series; it's critically important to their service. It's not my argument that it's not valuable IP; it's the most valuable IP in television.
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Re:AT&T Is Dragging HBO's Streaming Strategy Out of the Dark... by EpicEng on Thursday March 14, 2019 @04:18PM (#19393214)
Your entire premise is based upon your perceived quality of HBO's programming.
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Re:AT&T Is Dragging HBO's Streaming Strategy Out of the Dark... by tptacek on Thursday March 14, 2019 @04:57PM (#19393632)
No, it's not. My argument isn't "The Americans is better than GoT†". My argument is that critics (through reviews) and consumers (through ratings) no longer set HBO's shows apart into a prestige category that HBO dominates. That's an empirically verifiable fact.

† It is, though.

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Re:AT&T Is Dragging HBO's Streaming Strategy Out of the Dark... by EpicEng on Thursday March 14, 2019 @05:19PM (#19393867)
>My argument is that critics (through reviews) and consumers (through ratings) no longer set HBO's shows apart into a prestige category that HBO dominates. That's an empirically verifiable fact.

Based on... ?

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Re:AT&T Is Dragging HBO's Streaming Strategy Out of the Dark... by tptacek on Thursday March 14, 2019 @05:44PM (#19394110)
Viewer ratings and sites like Metacritic? This isn't hard.
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