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maqikelefant t1_j9lu8cj wrote

Reply to comment by Czarcasm21 in HBO’s Leading Man: Casey Bloys on Perfecting ‘The Last of Us,’ HBO Max Streaming Merger and Axing Shows by misana123

I read the article before I commented. It's a vapid, worthless puff piece that's more interested in fellating Bloys than actually giving any meaningful insight.

And frankly, his intentions are irrelevant. Just because he says something, that doesn't automatically make it a good idea. This would be far from the first time an exec made absolutely moronic decisions about their product.

Everyone I know saw Max as an extension of HBO proper; the similarities only increased the company's rep and prestige among consumers. I think he's searching for an answer to a problem which doesn't actually exist, while creating new problems in the process.

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maqikelefant t1_j9kv2pj wrote

Reply to comment by lightsongtheold in HBO’s Leading Man: Casey Bloys on Perfecting ‘The Last of Us,’ HBO Max Streaming Merger and Axing Shows by misana123

> It is interesting that both Bloys and Orci felt like Max was ordering shows that could easily have been HBO shows and was not broadening the audience of the service enough as a result.

I honestly think this is really stupid and short sighted on their part.

That HBO proper level of quality is precisely the reason so many people viewed HBO Max as the premier streaming service.

And broadening the audience is just another term for diluting your brand. Which is definitely NOT what HBO needs to be doing.

This coming on the heels of the WB takeover makes me think all is not well over there, and this is Bloys doing damage control to make it seem like he's still got a handle on it.

Guess only time will tell.

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