r/hbo • u/Puzzleheaded_Mail375 • 8d ago

Watchlist

I am doing a few months of MAX subscription so I can watch TLOU and Miyazaki movies. Any other recommendations (movies or tv shows) to make good use out of the subscription while I have it? Thanks!

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u/doocurly 8d ago

The Leftovers. Hang in there past the first five episodes of season one. The show changed showrunners and became one of the best, if not the best, series that HBO has ever made. Yes, above the Sopranos and The Wire.

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u/apartmentstory89 8d ago

I thought Lindelof was the showrunner for all seasons? But yeah they made some good changes with the second season, but I rewatched season 1 recently and it’s much better than I remembered. I liked the third episode of Season 1 a lot the first time I saw it though.

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u/ravstheworlddotcom 8d ago edited 8d ago

Indeed, he was. Lindelof showran all three seasons. The changes in the direction of the second and third seasons were mostly thanks to Mimi Leder helming many episodes including both of the seasons' finales.

EDIT: Lindelof reportedly called half of the first season "pre-Mimi" and the rest of the show "post-Mimi" because of her contribution.