HBO or Showtime. Which do you prefer?

[Specop 007]

Which do you like better. HBO or Showtime?

 

[Schadenfroh]

HBO had Carnivale, Carnivale was my only reason to watch cable TV.

 

[Litchfield285]

HBO hands down. Showtime is awful. I only have it because I get it for free.

 

[Rastus]

To me, it's all about whoever has the best boxing contract at any particular time.

I would guess it's shows like Sopranos and Band of Brothers that are how most people make their decisions.

After all, the movies can be rented or bought and neither network rolls out new ones fast enough for me.

 

[bdude]

HBO is clearly superior.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

HBO has wonderful original programming that makes this a no-brainer. Wake me when Showtime has something approaching the brilliance of the Sopranos or Curb Your Enthusiasm.

 

[funboy6942]

Neither, Stars is much better.

 

[Kelvrick]

Skinemax.

 

[Smolek]

I like the HBO shows better. Nothing from Showtime ever caught my interest.

 

[Eeezee]

HBO has Sopranos, Showtime has Penn and Teller. I'm conflicted

 

[Insane3D]

Neither....I don't see the point of the premium channels personally...

 

[Vinfinite]

HBO

 

[SpunkyJones]

HBO. I like their shows. Didn't care much for Starz or Showtime.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: DonVito
HBO has wonderful original programming that makes this a no-brainer. Wake me when Showtime has something approaching the brilliance of the Sopranos or Curb Your Enthusiasm.

They are rapidly approaching a similar caliber with Weeds, Bullsh1t, and Huff. I enjoy both networks' original programming. But Sopranos is still my favorite. 🙂

 

[hdeck]

HBO has Entourage.

 

[FoBoT]

netflix

 

[zanieladie]

I only have Basic Cable...but hope to upgrade to digital at some point.

 

[makaze]

I got all the channels, and the one I end up watching to most is cinamax.. but of the two above i'd say hbo

 

[DaiShan]

Toss up. HBO has Entourage, Rome and Soprano's, Showtime has Weeds, Huff and The L word.

 

[doze]

Currently have free showtime for 3 months - it's terrible

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
HBO has Sopranos, Showtime has Penn and Teller. I'm conflicted

Same here. Both of them have a lousy movie selection, though. When I want to see a movie, it's usually on Starz.

Cinemax has the be the worst of the bunch, though. The only thing going for them is the cheesy pr0n that show at night.