Season 7.4's "Loot Train Battle" is one of television's greatest moments and underscores the struggle the box office today faces in selling movie tickets. There just isn't any reason to go to the movies. TV is so much better.
Here's hoping the prequel is the same quality production that GoT is.
Great point Drew. I use my 65” flat screen as my computer monitor and TV with just a sound bar and I’m happy with it. I’m typing this on with it. Haven’t been to a movie theater in at least 6 years although I do think about it from time to time.
Binge watching is the way I watch most TV series anymore. I have a TiVo and record several episodes before watching any of them.
The negative with HBO and similar — Netflix, AmazonPrime, Cable networks, etc. — is they have 6 to 12 episodes per year. That makes it difficult to recall what happened in a previous year.
I started GoT late, so I binged the first couple of seasons. Netflix and AP puts the entire season online at once, instead of dribbling out episodes. AP sometimes has the first episode, but takes months to ever release the full season.
“There just isn’t any reason to go to the movies. TV is so much better.”
there’s no question about it ... of course, not all TV, but the really good stuff on TV is WAY better than even the best of today’s movies. one of the things i like most about great TV series is that top notch actors get far greater opportunities for character development than in the movies ... also, for some reason, great TV series seem to use CGI the way it ought to be used, namely to create the physical universe only, and not as a substitute for dialog, story, and character ... GoT and The Expanse are two examples of CGI used to perfection ...
“There just isn’t any reason to go to the movies”
Sure there is,you are “out and about” with people.
I love going to the movies——but binge watch ALL TV shows now. I love it.
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TV can take more chances than movies. Movies are a multi-million dollar investment in one 2-3 hour show. If part of it sucks, they lose the whole thing. TV shows, even with a similar budget can have a bad episode or two and continue on and make corrections as they go.
” GoT redefined what television could become in the age of the modern HDTV large screen home theater setup...”
There are big changes since the AT&T/Time Warner merger. HBO is going to become more like Netflix. They’ve stated it flat-out. To me that indicates no more big-budget, private-label productions and more focus on streaming distribution. The business model of HBO is changing.
I thought "Battle of the Bastards" was terrific; and, very large screen in its scope. Quite thrilling, really. I was so impressed by that episode.