Is there anything new in the pipeline for HBO? I haven't seen any ads for new shows. I get the feeling HBO is no longer trying to be the leading premium channel and going to try and milk the existing base as long as they can.
Well, their "existing base" is clearly all human beings with any taste, discirmination and intelligence.
Deadwood and Rome are easily the two best TV programs of the past couple of years (and HBO has other shows which seem to be equal in quality that I don't have time to view).
I think that Premium channels are unquestionably the outlet for quality TV. Every time that quality TV ends up on a Broadcast Network, it is screwed up and screwed over (cf. Firefly ).