Thanks for posting this. I subscribe to HBO (in Canada) but in recent weeks I've noticed their website goes down JUST as overtime is getting ready, and doesn't come back for days. WTF? So without your site, I wouldn't be able to watch it at all. Bill really needs to go to a 70-minute format, and skip this online nonsense. Online is just not ready for real time (despite that it has worked for years, it's become worse during that time). Alternatively, HBO could cut the crap on their website, which is far heavier and clunkier than it needs to be, and either hand video playback off to YouTube, or make torrents for their videos, taking pressure off their servers which obviously can't handle the job. Why is it OK to fail at the internet, when TV has to work? Demand higher standards.
The thing that irritates me most is how often Maher takes vacation, and how long his show is off. Politically Incorrect was nightly, half-hour per night. Now, he's an hour once a week for a dozen weeks, then off for three or four months! I know he's gotta do his standup work, but so much gets missed whenever the show is on hiatus.
Thanks for posting this. I subscribe to HBO (in Canada) but in recent weeks I've noticed their website goes down JUST as overtime is getting ready, and doesn't come back for days. WTF? So without your site, I wouldn't be able to watch it at all. Bill really needs to go to a 70-minute format, and skip this online nonsense. Online is just not ready for real time (despite that it has worked for years, it's become worse during that time). Alternatively, HBO could cut the crap on their website, which is far heavier and clunkier than it needs to be, and either hand video playback off to YouTube, or make torrents for their videos, taking pressure off their servers which obviously can't handle the job. Why is it OK to fail at the internet, when TV has to work? Demand higher standards.
ReplyDeleteThe thing that irritates me most is how often Maher takes vacation, and how long his show is off. Politically Incorrect was nightly, half-hour per night. Now, he's an hour once a week for a dozen weeks, then off for three or four months! I know he's gotta do his standup work, but so much gets missed whenever the show is on hiatus.
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