"Whenever I see and hear the HBO intro I just zone into Sopranos. Best show ever."

spidey-sense- replied:
"Chernobyl was great."

JirensAgent replied:
"I watched Chernobyl this morning. It cost me any sleep I would have gotten but after the first couple episodes, I'm pretty sure I wasn't going to get a good night's rest anyways so I just kept watching and it was a pretty good show."

Zmb7elwa replied: "Just finished watching this show again since it first aired (22 years ago!)... It was incredibly therapeutic after recently experiencing loss and grief myself. But it was definitely better the second time around oddly because now I relate more with the adult characters whereas back then I was closer to Claire’s age group. Regardless of relating to any characters it’s still an amazing show and holds up today because it was way ahead of it’s time when it came out."

"True Detective season one for me is peak HBO."
 
DullboyJack237 replied: "That Harrelson and McConaughey duo was undeniably one of the best I’ve ever seen."

"Rome. It’s a tragedy that there were only 2 seasons."
 
Jockobutters replied: "Felt like it was released a bit ahead of its time. If this came out after GoT, it would have been huge."
 
DBCOOPER888 replied: "HBO learned a lot from the budgeting and set production of Rome that transferred over to GoT. Essentially, without Rome GoT would have either looked very different or would not be cost-effective."

"Everybody hates on it now, but Game Of Thrones seasons 1-5 were amazing. It cannot be overstated how much of a cultural phenomenon it was."

Aluroon replied:
"The right answer.
 
People can enjoy other shows more, but The Wire is an absolute masterpiece.
 
The character work, the character flaws, the attention to motivations and background is incredible. Though temporal in its plot, the themes and ideas of this show are timeless.
 
Cedrics's attempt to climb a broken organization, Mcnulty's organizational conflict, Bubble's arc, Stringer's divide from Barksdale, Omar's code, and Tommy's desire to reach just a little higher, the willingness to sacrifice his current principles to do more good later, are all so compelling.
 
And that's before the issues they deal with: the war on drugs, street crime, police corruption, educational dysfunction, the decline of the media, the fall of blue-collar work and way of life, and the rat hole that is politics.
 
The Wire is a masterpiece. The Great American novel."

Thomanonymous replied:
"My favorite as well I think, Swearengen might be my favorite anti hero.

Swedgen knows, Swedgen f*ckin' gets it!"

Wenger2112 replied:
"Can’t believe this was not higher. The writing, set design and performances are all top notch."

Jockobutters replied:
"Yep - obvious answer is the sopranos or the wire, but for me it will always be Deadwood. Just an incredible tv show."

"Oz. And I will die on this hill. So many people from that show have gone on to do other things (notably the Law & Order franchises: Chris Meloni as Stabler, Dean Winters who did SVU and is now Mayhem on the commercials, Ernie Hudson, JK Simmons known as the L&O psychiatrist and now J. Jonah Jameson in MCU or DC Universe, etc.). Plus you never knew who was going to die in that show."

ThePactIsSealed7 replied:
"Didn’t know is was an HBO creation. Thank you, Jim Henson! What a cool guy."

usethe4th replied:
"It’s strange to think about now, but Jim Henson hustled for almost every project. If there was a new way to get a project on the air, he went after it, so it makes perfect sense that he was in on the ground floor with HBO.

The end of that hustle was within sight, thanks to a deal he was working to close with Disney, but he passed away before it was finalized. It’s heartbreaking to think about what could have come next. I don’t think his creativity had peaked."

schmeelybug replied: "I don't care that it's new and that it's only been one season. This is going to go down as one of HBO's best. And season 1, episode 3 is one of the most brilliant, perfect pieces of filmmaking ever. That's a hill I will die on."

cheez0r replied: "One of my biggest regrets in any media ever is not knowing how the story being spun in Carnivale concludes- what the resolution of Scudder vs. Management, of Ben vs. Justin actually was. Did they just perpetuate another generation of good vs. evil, or did things resolve differently? I just loved the slightly-supernatural story being told and felt just robbed that it just ENDED without any resolution."

"Every episode is perfection."

"Band of Brothers for me personally is one of the best television shows I’ve ever seen with my own two eyes. So it’s probably that for me. But HBO does so well with their productions that I wouldn’t argue with anyone if they thought another was better."

"If someone told me I’d be hooked, tuning in every week, to a show about corporate dealings, I’d have said they didn’t know me at all. And yet here we are."

badapple1989 replied:
"Sharp Objects is my pick. I know there are longer running series with more cultural impact but as far as perfection in performances, atmosphere, and storytelling goes, this is it for me."

craubapple replied:
"Sharp Objects tends to get lost in the shuffle, but my GOD was it good. I read the book beforehand, but that last few minutes of the last episode still packed a gut-punch."

Lennymud replied: "Amazing series with incredible performances from everyone including Kate Winslet, Evan Peters, and Jean Smart. Just loved it."
 
SlackjawJimmy replied: "Yes! Evan Peters is heartbreaking."
 
quintessential1985 replied: "Never have I ever seen a show this good with so many red herrings. At the end when all was revealed I just threw my hands up! Brilliant."

sysaphiswaits replied: "The insults on that show were brilliant." 
dare2smile replied: "Armando Iannucci is incredible. Check out The Thick Of It, I try to sneak in some of the insults and quips from there whenever I can lol."

TnL17 replied: "It's prettyyyy prettyyyyyy pretty good."
 
Step-Father_of_Lies replied: "Whenever I hear the HBO opening, this is the show theme that just feels like it should follow. I also feel like it's the most consistently good show for the longest period of time."

"Season 1 of Westworld is some of the greatest sci-fi I’ve ever seen. The later seasons don’t hold a candle to it but I don’t think they’re bad enough to tarnish the first season in retrospect. Taken as a limited series I’d go so far as to say that it’s the best televised sci-fi since Deep Space Nine."

TeePeeBee3 replied: "Just rewatched the entire series. Holds UP 100%"
 
pmd815 replied: "YES. I literally forgot about it for almost a decade and was randomly reminded and watched the entire series all over again. It was just as entertaining the second time around. Corny sometimes yes but just good tv man."

spidey-sense- replied: "It's business time."
 
barrbubblegum replied: "When I'm down to just my socks, you know what time it is."
 
Superd3n replied: "Dad was a women’s rights activist. Your dad was, not your mom? Yeah, he was, mom no, dad would never allow it."

"Big Love, such an underrated series for the early days of the HBO developed content. Entourage was still in its infancy but was a fan favorite, but Bill Paxton and the rest of the actors did an amazing job with the script writing and plot development. Everyone should give it a watch it’s truly awesome tv."

Dizzy_Bus4028 replied:
"I’ve just started this and am blown away, never seen a show tell a story like this like that. Having 'God Only Knows' as the theme is also great."

spidey-sense- replied: "Beautiful show. The only thing with Leftovers is that... Please watch it if you are in a good place in life."
 dayvie182 replied: "A lot of people fell off The Leftovers after the bleak-fest that was S1. But they really missed out on an astonishing tale of faith and hope. It was true a work of art in every sense of the word."

TeePeeBee3 replied:
"Still mourning its cancellation."

erolalia replied:
"It changed how I watched/responded to the news in general. Such a great series."

BunniesnBroomsticks replied:
"One of my favorite shows of all time. It's in my constant rewatch rotation. I really wish it was around for the 2016 election, that would've been brilliant."

Lincoln624 replied:
"Correct."

rightasra1n replied:
"Definitely deserves a mention."

KingRilian replied:
"Super super super underrated."

"Only one season so tough to say it was the best show. But that was the best season of TV I’ve ever seen."

Bopshidowywopbop replied:
"My second favourite. Amazing characters and acting. Truly a masterpiece."

"Personal favorite is Barry."
 
alexxmurphy_ replied: "Noho Hank is an excellent character."
 
spidey-sense- replied: "I think Barry is the best show HBO has made in the last 5-6 years."

"Generation Kill was a one and done miniseries but it was SO good!"
 
Ninnux replied: "Generation Kill is considered among vets to be the closest thing in film to what really goes on down-range. It is that accurate." 

stitchlover replied: "Late 90s/early 2000s best series. It was the reason why you paid for HBO!"

minimalwhale replied:
"Incredible cast. Euphoria is the fever dream Riverdale wishes it could be."

Insecure_Egomaniac replied:
"I can tell this is a high quality show, but I try to stay away from content about devolving into chaos via drugs or other self sabotage."

"Righteous Gemstones is up there for me."

cheesemongrel938491 replied:
"I constantly quote this show. It's so freaking funny. The first scene literally hooked me in the wave pool. I was screaming."

mirageatwo replied:
"I can't wait for the next season. I love the characters."

"For me, it's the Rehearsal but only because it's completely different than anything else HBO typically does. It's one of the strangest television shows I've ever seen, and it made me feel things that no other television show has been able to do.

I cannot wait for season 2."

mediocreguitarist604 replied:
"Definitely an altogether unique show with a whole new variant of cringe-humour. The way Nathan just tumbles down the rabbit-hole with all the character acting lends itself to a very special kind of comedy. Sacha Baron Cohen lead the charge for this type of cringe-comedy on HBO, absolutely toying with regular everyday people... but even he would never be able to unravel things the way Nathan Fielder did."

"Best comedy Silicon Valley, I loved that show."
 
stuckonpost replied: "The soundtrack was amazing!"

Cosbysnitenitejuice replied: "On rewatch atm 'it’s all about the fixins.'"
 
skaomatic replied: "One of the greatest comedy series ever, Stevie ruled hard !" 

Wookiees_get_Cookies replied: "I loved this show as kid even though I couldn’t follow most of the adult storylines, but I still remember it all these years later."
 
MistakeMaker1234 replied: "Probably the most groundbreaking sitcom of all time, and maybe the most influential show ever made. It was the first half-hour single-camera comedy, pioneered the idea of celebrities playing 'themselves' on TV, and it’s success led directly to HBO being a major player in the advancement of the medium. The Sopranos and The Wire really were given a chance because of the successful proof of concept that the Larry Sanders show provided."