On Aug. 28, 2005, HBO debuted the premium cable channel’s most ambitious drama to date – “Rome.”
Set in the waning days of the Roman Republic circa 52 BC, this sumptuous, sprawling saga tracked the shifting winds of power with seemingly all of the civilized Western world in play.
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In HBO’s new series “Lovecraft Country,” premiering Sunday at 9 p.m., there are precious few safe places for Black Americans.
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In one of the bonus features on the new “Watchmen” DVD set, writer Damon Lindelof refers to this nine-part HBO series as “fan fiction.”
He was a boy when his father thrust the first two issues of the now legendary DC series “Watchmen” into his hands. His father didn’t think he was ready for the groundbreaking story. He had no idea how much it would change the course of Damon’s life and influence his writings.
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Given the turmoil roiling the nation, you had to expect John Oliver to have some choice words, sprinkled with f-bombs, of course.
The host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” did not disappoint, calling for radical changes in our police system to protect African-Americans.
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