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Post by Kao on May 29, 2020 6:10:36 GMT
If you have HBO Go or Now you are automatically converted to HBO Max and can access it through your old username and password. There's some issues with supporting Roku but hopefully that will be sorted soon.
I'm really, really liking it? Such a HUGE selection of things to watch besides the HBO catalogue; there's Studio Ghilbi, new Looney Tunes, CNN's docomentaries (so Lisa Ling and Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown is on here), Warner Brothers movies, a good foreign film selection, Nu!Dr Who, Crunchy Roll for the Anime people, Turner Classics, and other goodies. Truly something for everyone. I'm enjoying it very much and will keep it, especially since it's the same price I was paying for HBO Now.
Who else has it?
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Post by lonnie on May 29, 2020 6:50:28 GMT
I'm starting to check it out. I don't think it's available for amazon firestick yet either?
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Post by Kao on May 29, 2020 14:03:05 GMT
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Post by Critical on May 31, 2020 16:50:07 GMT
I have the app on my phone, but I haven't watched anything yet. I'm waiting for Roku to get its act together, so I can watch on my TV.
There's not a ton of original content yet, but I saw a bunch of seasons of the Bach franchise from other countries (Aus, NZ and the UK). Going to check those out, for sure!
For a while, it looked like Comcast wasn't going to offer it free to their HBO subscribers, but they came through in the last week or so. I'm glad, because I definitely wasn't paying for one more streaming service!
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Post by waywyrd on May 31, 2020 17:08:41 GMT
I downloaded the app on my TV (already pay for HBO through Spectrum) - there's a lot of stuff on there! I already put those Bach seasons on my watchlist along with Rome and Six Feet Under, two of my favorite series ever. I just scrolled through it quickly last night, but I saw a lot of classic movies and some newer stuff that looked interesting. It's not often I get extra content without paying Spectrum extra.  |
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Post by Critical on Jun 1, 2020 5:07:40 GMT
I downloaded the app on my TV (already pay for HBO through Spectrum) - there's a lot of stuff on there! I already put those Bach seasons on my watchlist along with Rome and Six Feet Under, two of my favorite series ever. I just scrolled through it quickly last night, but I saw a lot of classic movies and some newer stuff that looked interesting. It's not often I get extra content without paying Spectrum extra. Right? Comcast is the same way. I mean, I like their product, but UGH, the price. I wasn't about to subscribe to another streaming service, but I'm happy to have one for free!
Hopefully, either Roku will get a HBO Max channel OR Comcast will include it in the options of streaming services you can access through your digital cable platform (they do that with Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and several others).
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Post by momrek06 on Jun 1, 2020 14:28:03 GMT
So I have Spectrum and I pay for HBO and SHO as two premiums on my Spectrum bill.
Do I qualify for HBO MAX? I have no plans to pay $14.99 a month for it, though.
*****UPDATE. FOUND THIS! Awesome!
If you already have HBO
If you subscribe to HBO through one of the providers below, you get access to HBO Max (at no extra cost!).
Download the HBO Max app on a supported device, sign in through your TV, digital, or mobile provider, and start streaming.
Apple TV Channels
AT&T TV
Cox
DIRECTV
Hulu
Optimum
Spectrum
Verizon Fios
Xfinity
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Post by Kao on Jun 26, 2020 19:13:28 GMT
Watching "I May Destroy You" and it's excellent. A story about an imperfect victim, rape, memory, and the aftermath is very true to life without being exploitive. I've loved Michaela Cole ever since I watched her in Chewing Gum and I really hope it gets awards next year.
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Post by lonnie on Jul 1, 2020 5:38:59 GMT
Nightingale. Very sad
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Post by momrek06 on Dec 23, 2020 19:30:34 GMT
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Post by rockytopchick on Dec 23, 2020 21:12:20 GMT
We get it with our XFinity subscription too! I was just scrolling through trying to find something to watch and I can't decide! Flight Attendant looks good. I'll wait until I'm not doing the work from home thing and try that one, I think.
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Post by kiz on Dec 24, 2020 3:33:41 GMT
I have it free, as well, with xfinity. Maybe makes up for having to pay extra for Stars.
I also recommend The Flight Attendant. We blew through the 8 episodes in just a few days.
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Post by Kao on Dec 24, 2020 5:57:22 GMT
There's another HBO Max post here...maybe we can combine them? (EDIT: Done!)
I noticed that they finally got on board with Roku, which is very good news. They should have done that from the beginning.
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Post by acookertv on Dec 24, 2020 15:21:20 GMT
The Great Pottery Throw Down is outstanding! Highly recommend!
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Post by rockytopchick on Dec 27, 2020 19:11:13 GMT
I watched The Undoing on HBOMax Saturday morning and afternoon. binged all the way through (only 6 episodes). I have not watched that much TV in one sitting in a very very long time, but it was so worth it!! Very good. My husband walked in at about episode 3 and watched the rest as well.
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Post by momrek06 on Dec 27, 2020 19:50:54 GMT
I watched The Undoing on HBOMax Saturday morning and afternoon. binged all the way through (only 6 episodes). I have not watched that much TV in one sitting in a very very long time, but it was so worth it!! Very good. My husband walked in at about episode 3 and watched the rest as well. OMG wasn't it AWESOME!!! It is sooooo binge-worthy!!!! |
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Dec 31, 2020 2:54:03 GMT
There's another HBO Max post here...maybe we can combine them? (EDIT: Done!) I noticed that they finally got on board with Roku, which is very good news. They should have done that from the beginning. Thanks for the heads up. We subscribe to HBO but I was waiting for Roku to get on board. |
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Post by waywyrd on Dec 31, 2020 13:01:59 GMT
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - one of the better music documentaries I've watched. If you're a fan of the Bee Gees (I loved them!), definitely check it out.
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Post by momrek06 on Dec 31, 2020 16:45:54 GMT
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - one of the better music documentaries I've watched. If you're a fan of the Bee Gees (I loved them!), definitely check it out. OMGOSH, I agree.....so GOOD. I was shocked that the Bee Gees wrote all the songs for Saturday Night Fever and THEN handed the soundtrack to the Writers, Directors and Producers and then THEY WROTE THE SCRIPT TO THE MOVIE!!! I always thought it was the other way around.......movie is written and then the soundtrack is made!!! I also never knew that Robin and Maurice were TWINS. |
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Post by acookertv on Jan 4, 2021 15:17:07 GMT
As I've been using it more, I've realized HBO Max has a lot of room for improvement on the user-friendly aspects of their platform! In watching a series, there's no option for continuing to the next episode - or at least one I've found. When one episode ends, you have to go back to the menu to select the next episode. I have also not found a way to go back to things you've been watching - you have to scroll through the menu each time to find the show, and then pick up on the next episode. In the days of binge watching we live in now, I"ve been spoiled by other platforms that make it so much easier!
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Post by Kao on Jan 4, 2021 15:22:20 GMT
That's weird; I watch on my computer and with the series it automatically sends you to the next episode. It also has a "Now Watching" section on the main page of the site that has a list of what you've been watching, and if it's a series it automatically puts the new latest episode there if you watched the last one.
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Post by acookertv on Jan 4, 2021 15:36:51 GMT
Hmm ... seems like the TV app needs to catch up to the desktop app!
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Post by waywyrd on Jan 4, 2021 16:53:45 GMT
I wonder if there's a way to update the app on your TV? I watch on the TV also and it auto plays the next episode, and also has a list of "continue watching" stuff.
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Post by acookertv on Jan 4, 2021 17:02:28 GMT
Hmm, which platform do you watch it on? I wonder if that is the issue? I've been watching it as a Comcast app, but may switch if that will fix it!
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Post by waywyrd on Jan 4, 2021 23:16:38 GMT
I have a Samsung TV, I just downloaded the app to the TV itself...
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Post by acookertv on Jan 5, 2021 13:43:53 GMT
Problem solved! When I access HBO Max through my firestick instead of through Comcast, I get an up next option! Thank you!!!
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Post by Punkin on Jan 25, 2021 1:42:26 GMT
Watched the six part series, Murders at the White House Farm. It is a British series based on a true story of the murder of five family members. My Comcast/Xfinity cable gives me the new HBOmax free because I subscribe to HBO. This Friday the new Denzel movie, Every Little Thing, will stream on HBOmax the same day as it premieres in theaters! I really do loves me some Denzel!!!  |
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Post by momrek06 on Jan 25, 2021 1:43:47 GMT
www.imdb.com/title/tt10016180/THE LITTLE THINGS. January 29th.
Storyline
Deke (Denzel Washington), a burnt-out Kern County, CA deputy sheriff teams up with Baxter (Rami Malek), a crack LASD detective, to nab a serial killer.
Deke's nose for the "little things" proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma.
Meanwhile, Deke must wrestle with a dark secret from his past.
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Post by momrek06 on Jan 29, 2021 20:54:37 GMT
www.imdb.com/title/tt10016180/THE LITTLE THINGS. January 29th.
Storyline
Deke (Denzel Washington), a burnt-out Kern County, CA deputy sheriff teams up with Baxter (Rami Malek), a crack LASD detective, to nab a serial killer.
Deke's nose for the "little things" proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma.
Meanwhile, Deke must wrestle with a dark secret from his past.
TODAY EVERYONE!!! I plan on watching it tonight!!! |
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Jan 29, 2021 21:39:34 GMT
www.imdb.com/title/tt10016180/THE LITTLE THINGS. January 29th.
Storyline
Deke (Denzel Washington), a burnt-out Kern County, CA deputy sheriff teams up with Baxter (Rami Malek), a crack LASD detective, to nab a serial killer.
Deke's nose for the "little things" proves eerily accurate, but his willingness to circumvent the rules embroils Baxter in a soul-shattering dilemma.
Meanwhile, Deke must wrestle with a dark secret from his past.
TODAY EVERYONE!!! I plan on watching it tonight!!! . How was it? |
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