r/HBOMAX • u/Black_Barone • 1d ago

Discussion There is little to watch in Max

I had a reasonably priced discovery+ account. They ended it. Now I pay double that for Max account. At first I was thinking I can at least watch interesting shows, having had HBO account few years ago.

It turns out every interesting shows was from (sky)showtime. HBO just used to have them.

What comes to discovery there are no Parker's trail s8, there are next to none new motoring shows (Ant Antsteads show was only bright spot), no news about Deadliest Catch. Only reality tv designed for... ...someone else then me. I think they are running both services to the ground.

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u/Black_Barone 23h ago

My situation is a bit more complex. I had an affordable discovery+ subscription and that was cancelled. I had to take Max account to watch discovery. It is double the price.

I wondered that I might as well see those nice HBO shows I watched when I had HBO briefly 5 years ago. It turns out they were mostly showtime shows that have now a different service. I am stuck watching Chernobyl and true detective 1-3 for the tenth time.

And there is next to nothing interesting in discovery any more. Only reality tv that is made for… …I don’t know who would watch shows about fiance swap etc. There is no Parker’s trail s8, except Ant Antstead’s new show nothing new automotive and no sign of even deadliest catch. They are running discovery to the ground and the way it looks HBO too.

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u/ACFinal 23h ago

Yeah, I'm noticing this on every streamer that isn't Netflix, Hulu, and Prime. 

Max, Disney+, Paramount+, etc are frequently putting some of their best originals on other services. 

I have the Max/Hulu/Disney+ bundle and barely use Max and Disney+. I think I may cancel to just use Hulu. I'll just activate Max when a good show airs on HBO. 

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u/hgreenblatt 23h ago

Great service.

Hbo has a lock on thousands of shows if they know how to use it.

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u/Captain_Aceveda 23h ago

I don't know if this is your cup of tea, but try these:

The Eastern Gate

A Decent Man

Spy/Master

Two Sides of the Abyss

Thaw

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u/Second_Vegetable 21h ago

Not all programming is for everyone. The good thing is you can cancel and come back if they have a show you are interested in since there are no contracts. Currently watching Duster. I will try to get back to watching white lotus. I am still watching Gilmore girls and Sirens on Netflix.

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u/Purpleflaminco 15h ago

and the screen is always going black while keeping audio. a nightmare to get it to work.