Trying to remember an early '80s (possibly Canadian) short film shown on HBO's Short Take (right after a video for the original "Don't Stand So Close to Me," which might place it around 1980/81, maybe later?) about a prep-school kid who spots a punk rock girl on a train and dreams that he's kissing her.
posted on Jun 25, 2008 - 0 answers

Can you point me towards a concise summary of the major events from the entire run of the Sex and the City show? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2008 - 7 answers

Where online can I find a list of vocabulary from "The Wire" and some plain-language definitions? [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2008 - 18 answers

Are any of the cable pay channels (HBO, Showtime etc) worth paying for anymore? [more inside]
posted on Mar 17, 2008 - 24 answers

Please help me identify this song from the HBO series "Flight of the Conchords". [more inside]
posted on Dec 18, 2007 - 8 answers

Help me find more music like Flight of the Conchords and Tenacious D. [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2007 - 33 answers

Deadwood TV series question -- my wife and I have reached critical mass in not understanding one of the story arcs. (Possible spoilers inside for those who haven't made it to the middle of Season 2) [more inside]
posted on Sep 2, 2007 - 5 answers

What's this song: There is a sample of a frustratingly familiar song used in the trailer for the upcoming HBO show "Tell Me You Love Me". (Click here to watch). [more inside]
posted on Aug 15, 2007 - 8 answers

In April (or May....or March) of this year, there was a movie on one of the expanded HBO channels around 2 or 3 in the morning. I don't think it was one of those type of movies, but it might be. The plot basically revolved around a group of high school kids from California who were into drugs and other nefarious activities, and ended up killing their good friend (more inside)... [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2007 - 13 answers

Know of anywhere in Seattle that's showing the series finale of "The Sopranos" on June 10th? [more inside]
posted on Jun 5, 2007 - 5 answers

Did I miss something in the last episode of Deadwood? (spoilers galore) [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2007 - 22 answers

Tsunami-filter: I have a two part question about the Boxing Day Tsunami of 2004. One involves the BBC/HBO miniseries "Tsunami: The Aftermath," and the other involves the guerilla warfare going on in Indonesia at the time. [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2007 - 5 answers

Where does HBO's The Wire film? [more inside]
posted on Mar 15, 2007 - 12 answers

Does anyone know who the artist is that did the art in the opening credits of HBO's ROME? TIA!!!
posted on Feb 27, 2007 - 4 answers

[MovieFilter]: Movie from late 80s early 90s that used to air on HBO all the time involving martial arts and the main character's name was Leroy. And as always... [more inside]
posted on Nov 21, 2006 - 10 answers

Anyone know who does the theme song on this season's (season 4) The Wire? Damn it's good.
posted on Nov 17, 2006 - 8 answers

There was a show on HBO that came on AFTER Arliss that I remember loving. I've been trying to figure out what this show was by searching the internet and asking around to see if anyone else remembers it. I remember it was a comedy, but I don't remember the name or anything about it! [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2006 - 10 answers

My cable company offers On Demand movies and shows. The free content works fine. It also claims to offer premium channels' On Demand offerings, but those are not working. What can I do? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2006 - 12 answers

Songfilter: HBO is running a new commercial to promote their upcoming season of sopranos... [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2006 - 3 answers

I'm looking for a childern's movie on HBO back in the early to mid 80s and I have almost nothing to go on. Its a longshot. [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2006 - 2 answers

Anyone remember the short films on HBO, Cinemax, etc. in the mid-80's? [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2006 - 14 answers

Like others I am watching HBO's Rome. Does anyone know of a good concise, non overtly academic history of this period? Secondly, I'm also looking for a similarly styled general overview of the empire. Thanks.
posted on Sep 6, 2005 - 17 answers

This week on Rome: Did ancient Romans smoke? What did they smoke, by Jupiter? [more inside]
posted on Sep 5, 2005 - 16 answers

In 2003 HBO made a documentary about the Chechen separatists taking over a Russian theater... [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2005 - 4 answers

At the end of the most recent episode of The Wire (episode 28- dead soldiers), what was the song they sang at the wake?
posted on Oct 8, 2004 - 5 answers

As a lay...very lay...student of Roman Republic and Empire, and anticipating the upcoming HBO/BBC series Rome with relish, I'm reading everything I can get my hands on about both Republic and Empire. Currently I'm reading an abridgement of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire I just inherited. What next? [insert Latin for "more inside" here].
posted on Sep 2, 2004 - 19 answers

SixFeetUnderFilter: What kind of dog was in last night's episode?
posted on Jul 12, 2004 - 6 answers

Anyone know where I can find some good discussion/analysis about last night's fantastic episode of The Sopranos? alt.tv.sopranos is full of people who hate the show, and the posts to TWOP's forum are always way too long for me to get anything useful out of them.
posted on May 17, 2004 - 12 answers

Paging Laguagehat! The new HBO series "Deadwood", set in the infamous old-west Dakota terrritory town, is notably profane—even moreso than other HBO shows. This has generated some press and controversy. [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2004 - 26 answers