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What? There's more? I thought this last season was...the last season.
There are eight more episodes left of "this season" which will air NEXT year. Pretty silly, mind you. But there it is. When Rome and the Sopranos return, I'll re-up for HBO. And hopefully get it at an introductory rate again.
Now I'll have no problem whatsoever cancelling HBO until next year.
We do this every season for HBO (Sopranos) and Showtime (The L Word).
There are eight more episodes left of "this season" which will air NEXT year.
What the crap? That's a hell of a fucking long midseason hiatus. And the episodes are already in the can, aren't they?
I dropped HBO and Showtime like hot potatoes when Dead Like Me and Carnivále were cancelled within a few months of each other.
Haven't really regretted the decisions, either.
The Wire likes carrots.
I got a deal on my digital cable when I moved last month, so I have HBO for the first time ever, but only for four months. And, considering how much I'm watching it, I'll be sure to drop it after those four months are done, even though I did enjoy taping the uncut version of Band of Brothers from HBO On Demand over the weekend (my original recordings were from the History Channel reruns, complete with commercials and missing all instances of "fuck").
Cashmere: The Wire is a great reason to have HBO!
There's some discussion about the SF Gate article in the comments at MZS's blog here: [link]
That's a hell of a fucking long midseason hiatus.
Not for a show that goes 15-20 months between seasons. For them, 6 months actually is a brief hiatus.
I think the people who subscribe for particular shows are exactly why they're holding those final episodes for next year. It gives them one more chance to hook people on something else.
Plus, they run their shows in paired blocks -- Sopranos & Big Love both ended last night. Deadwood & Entourage start next weekend. If Sopranos runs for 20 episodes instead of the usual 12, their whole series schedule would be staggered as a result.
I think the people who subscribe for particular shows are exactly why they're holding those final episodes for next year. It gives them one more chance to hook people on something else.
And they're justified in counting on people's laziness-- lots of subscribers will just keep HBO for those down six months. I forget the term for that.
Yes, HBO became dead to me when Carnivale disappeared. People tell me I do need to see Deadwood one of these days.