it’s not TV it’s HBO
hello mr. Hoffa you are beautiful shut
up what are you gonna do welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten HBO shows
of all time
for this list we’ve combined dramas and
comedies but have eliminated one time
specials or miniseries so Band of
Brothers fans you’re out of luck
number 10 True Blood yeah will pretend
to be one of us again
and I’ll kill you
got it supernatural super strange and
super sexy this HBO creation capitalized
on the vampire craze only they aimed
squarely at adults you have sex with a
vampire I was broke
and he gave me a lot of money following
Sookie Stackhouse and her circle of
acquaintances around Louisiana this
Golden Globe and Emmy winning series
blends mystery and fantasy with problems
like addiction and minority rights for
citizens we pay taxes we deserve basic
civil rights just like everyone else
yeah but I mean come on doesn’t your
race have a rather sordid history of
exploiting and feeding off innocent
people sit in a world where vampires
humans and other creatures knowingly
live side by side Tru Blood can be over
the top but it’s always thrilling oh
yeah and then I’ll eat you number nine
Sex and the City so how big was it
fresh pepper leading the charge for
series like girls
this was HBO’s first female centric
effort and it pervaded pop culture like
nobody’s business
it’s like the riddle of the Sphinx why
are there so many great unmarried women
and no great unmarried men centered on
sex columnist Carrie Bradshaw her
girlfriends and their endless parade of
men this award-winning show defined an
era with its Frank sex talk fashion
cosmos and Manolos hello lover
though its legacy was tainted by some
substandard movies Sex in the City
remains one of the most sharply written
series ever maybe some women aren’t
meant to be
maybe they need to run free until they
find someone just as wild to run with
number 8 Deadwood GU file this one under
canceled before its time
a gritty Western said in 1870 South
Dakota Deadwood chronicles the
development of a town that houses the
baddest guys around blending historical
figures into a fictional story Charlie
Wild Bill Hickok II got stalled here in
the muck it’s celebrated for its awesome
acting wonderful writing and crazy
cursing leaves the godless Savage
suckers sue on the warpath that
long-haired loudmouth Adele is end up we
could be operating here in peace with an
excellent ensemble cast and eight Emmys
one it’s a head scratcher to think HBO
acts this one after three seasons I’ll
be the sheriff start Malaya
starting now number 7 oz anything you
got elastic understand this was HBO’s
first offering to fully exploit the lack
of restrictions offered on premium cable
taking place at the Oswald State
Correctional Facility this series
liberally features the profanity
violence and uncomfortable to watch
situations expected in jail
meaning rape and murder comes standard
he made me rip up pictures of my family
he made me eat the pages of a law book
he made me wear women’s makeup and he
me up the ass a visceral tale of
prison life race relations and survival
with an Istanbul cast personifying it’s
flawed heroes Oz is definitely no place
like home there’s suddenly free and a
whole other kind of way they are ready
to die number six six feet under the new
hearse is totaled your father is dead
my pot roast is ruined at first glance
this show is about family dynamics but
the theme of death cannot be ignored the
Fisher family runs the local funeral
home and this tragic comedy examines
their daily lives as they repeatedly
confront mortality shot his wife
point-blank in the head right then
turned it around and shot himself in the
mouth seriously closed casket right
I leave this ah like the bride and groom
on top of a cake sounds depressing but
it earned critical acclaim with a
talented cast as well as smart and
darkly funny writing Jeffrey suck a
guy’s toe
yeah
me too plus with one of the most
universally loved finales in recent
memory it left fans resting in peace
we’ll deal you in next hand
number five Curb Your Enthusiasm I don’t
really get this fascination that people
have with the ocean no no I mean I stare
at it for ten minutes and I go okay I
get it
this is what Seinfeld would have been if
it hadn’t aired on network TV Larry we
already screwed up one finale we can’t
do another we didn’t screw up a finale
it was a good finale yeah starring
Seinfeld co-creator Larry David as a
fictionalized version of himself curb
evolved from cult secret to hugely
celebrated hit like its predecessor it
deals with daily minutiae and social
awkwardness that’s uncomfortable to the
nth degree look at this with celebrity
guest stars improvising dialogues so raw
it has to be HBO this show is pretty
pretty but did a pretty good number for
Boardwalk Empire in less than two hours
liquor will be declared illegal by
decree of the distinguished gentlemen of
our nation’s Congress true those
beautiful ignorant bastards
don’t let the Prohibition era setting
fool you there are plenty of wild times
to be had on the boardwalk
led by steve buscemi as Atlantic City
politician Nucky Thompson this period
piece meshes history with fiction to
create a visually stunning richly
populated show full of characters you
don’t want to meet in a dark alley we’ve
been on the road a paean hours Shh need
a bat some chow
and then you me now we talk about
who dies with women booze corruption and
violence as the order of the day this
ain’t your father’s gangster show number
three The Sopranos do you feel depressed
since the Ducks left it’s called one of
the greatest most groundbreaking most
game-changing shows ever welcome Ellen a
guy spends the night here with you and
only does it slip you a wafer that’s
verging on sacrilege oh I didn’t mean
the verge with a cast of largely unknown
actors depicting the ins and outs of
Italian American mob life this show is
about everyday Americans more than most
would care to admit dad he wasn’t being
full manual goddamn business
less you want some of this dough with
brutal violence personal demons and one
of TV’s most beloved anti-heroes The
Sopranos is the series that gave
television as much credibility as films
despite its ambiguous in
number two the wire two guns remember
– thanks to dismal ratings it was
labeled the best show no one watched but
that doesn’t speak to its quality she’s
about your money bro outlining the harsh
reality of inner-city Baltimore drug
life from the lowliest dealer to the
toughest politician the wire strives for
realism in its dialogue characters
settings and storylines
you can’t take a beneath it so the first
thing you do you get all emotional you
pull your gun out you do some dumb
and now we got to work around brought to
life by little-known character actors
and real-life Baltimore residents the
series has a depth if you can match
smart kiddo when I roll back in an hour
his corners bone-dry people are done for
the day number one game of thrones he
won’t be a boy forever and winter is
coming with its ambition and huge budget
HBO’s Rome made way for Game of Thrones
and thank the Lord Stark it did there’s
a brave men knocking at our door
let’s go kill them George RR Martin’s
epic fantasy story is challenging to
adapt but if fan interest is any
indication they’re doing a bang-up job
let me give you some advice bastard
never forget what you are the rest of
the world will not wear it like armor
and it can never be used to hurt you
spanning a vast universe that’s brimming
with characters you both love and loathe
Game of Thrones touches on various
socio-political themes you’ll kiss it
again when I return and taste my uncle’s
blood will you slay him yourself
with enough intense sex and violence to
keep anyone interested do you agree with
our list which HBO show do you think is
best
how long do we have to go for when we
hold a predator sex for more top tens
about your favorite series be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com what’s your
good Ross
hello mr. Hoffa you are beautiful shut
up what are you gonna do welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten HBO shows
of all time
for this list we’ve combined dramas and
comedies but have eliminated one time
specials or miniseries so Band of
Brothers fans you’re out of luck
number 10 True Blood yeah will pretend
to be one of us again
and I’ll kill you
got it supernatural super strange and
super sexy this HBO creation capitalized
on the vampire craze only they aimed
squarely at adults you have sex with a
vampire I was broke
and he gave me a lot of money following
Sookie Stackhouse and her circle of
acquaintances around Louisiana this
Golden Globe and Emmy winning series
blends mystery and fantasy with problems
like addiction and minority rights for
citizens we pay taxes we deserve basic
civil rights just like everyone else
yeah but I mean come on doesn’t your
race have a rather sordid history of
exploiting and feeding off innocent
people sit in a world where vampires
humans and other creatures knowingly
live side by side Tru Blood can be over
the top but it’s always thrilling oh
yeah and then I’ll eat you number nine
Sex and the City so how big was it
fresh pepper leading the charge for
series like girls
this was HBO’s first female centric
effort and it pervaded pop culture like
nobody’s business
it’s like the riddle of the Sphinx why
are there so many great unmarried women
and no great unmarried men centered on
sex columnist Carrie Bradshaw her
girlfriends and their endless parade of
men this award-winning show defined an
era with its Frank sex talk fashion
cosmos and Manolos hello lover
though its legacy was tainted by some
substandard movies Sex in the City
remains one of the most sharply written
series ever maybe some women aren’t
meant to be
maybe they need to run free until they
find someone just as wild to run with
number 8 Deadwood GU file this one under
canceled before its time
a gritty Western said in 1870 South
Dakota Deadwood chronicles the
development of a town that houses the
baddest guys around blending historical
figures into a fictional story Charlie
Wild Bill Hickok II got stalled here in
the muck it’s celebrated for its awesome
acting wonderful writing and crazy
cursing leaves the godless Savage
suckers sue on the warpath that
long-haired loudmouth Adele is end up we
could be operating here in peace with an
excellent ensemble cast and eight Emmys
one it’s a head scratcher to think HBO
acts this one after three seasons I’ll
be the sheriff start Malaya
starting now number 7 oz anything you
got elastic understand this was HBO’s
first offering to fully exploit the lack
of restrictions offered on premium cable
taking place at the Oswald State
Correctional Facility this series
liberally features the profanity
violence and uncomfortable to watch
situations expected in jail
meaning rape and murder comes standard
he made me rip up pictures of my family
he made me eat the pages of a law book
he made me wear women’s makeup and he
me up the ass a visceral tale of
prison life race relations and survival
with an Istanbul cast personifying it’s
flawed heroes Oz is definitely no place
like home there’s suddenly free and a
whole other kind of way they are ready
to die number six six feet under the new
hearse is totaled your father is dead
my pot roast is ruined at first glance
this show is about family dynamics but
the theme of death cannot be ignored the
Fisher family runs the local funeral
home and this tragic comedy examines
their daily lives as they repeatedly
confront mortality shot his wife
point-blank in the head right then
turned it around and shot himself in the
mouth seriously closed casket right
I leave this ah like the bride and groom
on top of a cake sounds depressing but
it earned critical acclaim with a
talented cast as well as smart and
darkly funny writing Jeffrey suck a
guy’s toe
yeah
me too plus with one of the most
universally loved finales in recent
memory it left fans resting in peace
we’ll deal you in next hand
number five Curb Your Enthusiasm I don’t
really get this fascination that people
have with the ocean no no I mean I stare
at it for ten minutes and I go okay I
get it
this is what Seinfeld would have been if
it hadn’t aired on network TV Larry we
already screwed up one finale we can’t
do another we didn’t screw up a finale
it was a good finale yeah starring
Seinfeld co-creator Larry David as a
fictionalized version of himself curb
evolved from cult secret to hugely
celebrated hit like its predecessor it
deals with daily minutiae and social
awkwardness that’s uncomfortable to the
nth degree look at this with celebrity
guest stars improvising dialogues so raw
it has to be HBO this show is pretty
pretty but did a pretty good number for
Boardwalk Empire in less than two hours
liquor will be declared illegal by
decree of the distinguished gentlemen of
our nation’s Congress true those
beautiful ignorant bastards
don’t let the Prohibition era setting
fool you there are plenty of wild times
to be had on the boardwalk
led by steve buscemi as Atlantic City
politician Nucky Thompson this period
piece meshes history with fiction to
create a visually stunning richly
populated show full of characters you
don’t want to meet in a dark alley we’ve
been on the road a paean hours Shh need
a bat some chow
and then you me now we talk about
who dies with women booze corruption and
violence as the order of the day this
ain’t your father’s gangster show number
three The Sopranos do you feel depressed
since the Ducks left it’s called one of
the greatest most groundbreaking most
game-changing shows ever welcome Ellen a
guy spends the night here with you and
only does it slip you a wafer that’s
verging on sacrilege oh I didn’t mean
the verge with a cast of largely unknown
actors depicting the ins and outs of
Italian American mob life this show is
about everyday Americans more than most
would care to admit dad he wasn’t being
full manual goddamn business
less you want some of this dough with
brutal violence personal demons and one
of TV’s most beloved anti-heroes The
Sopranos is the series that gave
television as much credibility as films
despite its ambiguous in
number two the wire two guns remember
– thanks to dismal ratings it was
labeled the best show no one watched but
that doesn’t speak to its quality she’s
about your money bro outlining the harsh
reality of inner-city Baltimore drug
life from the lowliest dealer to the
toughest politician the wire strives for
realism in its dialogue characters
settings and storylines
you can’t take a beneath it so the first
thing you do you get all emotional you
pull your gun out you do some dumb
and now we got to work around brought to
life by little-known character actors
and real-life Baltimore residents the
series has a depth if you can match
smart kiddo when I roll back in an hour
his corners bone-dry people are done for
the day number one game of thrones he
won’t be a boy forever and winter is
coming with its ambition and huge budget
HBO’s Rome made way for Game of Thrones
and thank the Lord Stark it did there’s
a brave men knocking at our door
let’s go kill them George RR Martin’s
epic fantasy story is challenging to
adapt but if fan interest is any
indication they’re doing a bang-up job
let me give you some advice bastard
never forget what you are the rest of
the world will not wear it like armor
and it can never be used to hurt you
spanning a vast universe that’s brimming
with characters you both love and loathe
Game of Thrones touches on various
socio-political themes you’ll kiss it
again when I return and taste my uncle’s
blood will you slay him yourself
with enough intense sex and violence to
keep anyone interested do you agree with
our list which HBO show do you think is
best
how long do we have to go for when we
hold a predator sex for more top tens
about your favorite series be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com what’s your
good Ross
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