Home Box Office (HBO) is a cable television network media company headquartered in New York, USA, whose parent company is Time Warner Inc. The HBO television network began broadcasting in 1972, broadcasting movies, music, documentaries, sporting events and other entertainment programs around the clock.
Unlike most TV channels, it does not sell ads. After 22 years of development, HBO's top theater and its sister channel Cinemamax have reached 35 million subscribers, accounting for 90% of the US pay-TV channel market. This means that at least 9 out of every 10 paying subscribers of A.S. TV channels regularly watch HBO. HBO's Series such as "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City," and "Game of Thrones" are among the most popular episodes in the U.S. television industry.
I. "Pacific War"
Pacific is also often referred to as a companion to another HBO classic war drama, Band of Brothers. However, unlike "Company of Brothers", which tells the story of the U.S. military in the European theater of World War II, "Pacific" mainly tells the story of the U.S. military in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Pacific is still based on "Company of Brothers, produced by big director Steven Spielberg and movie star Tom Hanks.
Pacific consists of 10 episodes, each one hour long. Filming in Australia costs $150 million, and the final cost of the entire show can be as high as $200 million. This surpassed Company of Brothers' $125 million and became the most expensive TV series ever made. The film focuses on the encounters of three Marines, Leckie, Sledge and Basilone, in the Pacific Theater. The experiences of all three are in their respective biographies. The show opens with the worst battle of World War II, Guadalcanal, and the finale is v-j day, with the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa being the highlights.
II. "Roma"
In 52 BC, the Roman Republic was at its height, with the consul Pompeii (Rick Warden) sitting in the capital and his ally Caesar (Ceren Sid Ciarán Hinds) conquering Gaul. During this period, the 13th Army has made many achievements, with the main general Ulinas (Kevin Mark de Kevin McKidd) brave and strategic, and his subordinate Polo (Ray Stevenson) who is drunk but loyal. When Caesar was victorious, Octavian obeyed his mother's orders to go to the front line to comfort him, not wanting to be robbed on the way, and was saved by Ulinas and Polo, who passed by. The 13th Legion triumphed, and Urinas met his wife, who had been separated for 8 years, but had different thoughts. Polo stumbles upon the fact that Urinas' wife, Red Apricot, is out of the wall, and in order to protect the honor of the governor, Polo, with the help of Octavian, forces out the truth. Caesar was ready to monopolize power and waited for the right moment. Pompeii saw his ambition and consulted with the Senate, among whom the aristocratic forces, led by Cicero, insisted that Caesar should be killed as a traitor to the Republic. At this time, Caesar's general Anthony (James Bower James Purefoy) takes over as a protector and engages with Pompeii and his gang...
Rome should be one of the finest historical dramas in the United States, calm and restrained overall. Generally speaking, this kind of drama is easy to shoot into glamorous buildings, vast armies, and grand scenes. But HBO did not care too much about these, according to its consistent "martial arts literary shooting" characteristics, almost all the war scenes are very bad, and in the literary dramas that he is good at, they are in the bones. Instead of using magnificent stunts, it is replaced by the realism of life and the restoration of details, showing us not a conceptual Rome, but a historical view constructed by the story of the upper level and the style of the bottom layer.
It is said that there was insufficient funding when the film was filmed, so the second season was slightly rushed.
Third, the underworld family
The Sopranos is a fictional television series about the Italian Mafia in northern New Jersey, usa, produced by David Chase. The first season premiered on North American HBO on January 10, 1999. The album has been very successful since its inception, and has even become a cultural phenomenon.
The show has a large viewing group, and its pioneering realistic lens presents the gray area of mafia life, The American family, the Italian American community, the world dominated by violence and morality, and has won many applause from the audience and film critics. Like many other HBO-produced albums such as Six Foot Long and Sex and The City, Sopranos is dominated by adult viewers because of its shots of bloody violence, positive nudity, drugs, and profanity.
The Sopranos starred James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco and Michael Imperioli. The main line of the plot revolves around the various contradictions and conflicts between Tony Shapulano 's (Gandolfini) family and the criminal organization he leads.
4. The Atlantic Empire
Atlantic Empire, also known as Empire on the Waterfront, is an American television series based on the best-selling novel of the same name by author Nelson Johnson, written by Terence Winter, directed by Martin Scorsese, Timothy Van Paten, and starring Steve Bussmi, Kelly McDonald, Michael Williams, and others.
Set in Atlantic City in the 1920s, after the federal government banned alcohol (1920-1933), the public sale of alcohol became an offence. Against this backdrop, various gangs have waged a life-and-death struggle for control of the black market. The show's first season was 12 episodes. On January 16, 2011, "Empire on the Waterfront" became the TV winner of the 2011 Golden Globe Awards in the list of winners of the 68th Golden Globe Awards.
Fifth, Game of Thrones
A Song of Ice and Fire was written by the famous American science fiction and fantasy writer George W. Bush. R· Written by George R.R. Martin, it is a landmark work of far-reaching contemporary fantasy literature. As soon as it came out in 1996, it quickly conquered the European and American literary circles with its unique structure, vast vision, staggered plot and vivid language.
The whole world of the story is almost equal to that of Earth, and is mainly divided into two continents. To the west is the "Sunset Nation" westeros (formerly the Western Continent), an area about equal to South America. To the east is a land mass of land of similar size and shape to eurasia.
The main story takes place on the Western continent of Westeros, which resembles the Island of Britain. Beginning with King Robert Baratheon visiting his friend in the Northlands, Winterfell and Ruler of the North, Eddard Stark, gradually reveals the full picture of the kingdom. Simple kings, honest prime ministers, ministers with ghostly children, and princes of the four directions who support themselves and respect themselves, the whole country maintains a superficial peace with only a thin string, and when the string is broken, the country is once again plunged into endless war. And even more frightening: ancient legends and long-extinct creatures are returning to the land.
Game of Thrones is a tv series that will mark the arrival of this milestone moment for orthodox epic fantasy dramas to appear on the television network. The film, based on George R. R. Martin's best-selling novel series, was directed by David Benioff (producer of Troy) and D.B. Weiss (screenwriter for the game Halo) works as a producer.
Sixth, the line of fire
The story takes place in Baltimore's drug concentration, where drug dealer Barksdale is involved in a murder case. Jimmy is tasked with organizing a team of murderers and drug traffickers to deal with drug boss Arvin. Arvin has a loyal group of loyal adherents and has a lot of eyeliner. After receiving the secret report, they pretended to cooperate with the government on the one hand, and secretly competed with their opponent Olma, who had robbed Arwin of his drugs and resold them. Daniels, the investigating superintendent, was now facing trouble being investigated for taking bribes.
7. Sex and the City
Kelly (Sarah Jessica Parker) becomes a successful writer, still accompanied by 3 friends Samantha (Kim Cattler), Charlotte (Kristen Davis), and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), who are still fashionable and beautiful.
This time, Kelly is also about to marry the most loved man in her life, Mr. Big (Chris North), who owns their own house. She shared her feelings with her friends with excitement. However, the preparation of the wedding made Mr. Big feel the pressure. At this time, Miranda's marriage had problems, because Miranda's words made Mr. Big feel even more uneasy about his third marriage. Sure enough, Mr. Big refused to show up on the wedding day, and even when he wanted to turn back, he had already broken Kelly's heart.
Friends try to comfort Kelly, and Miranda feels guilty. Kelly moved back into her apartment and started a new life with the help of her assistant. Kelly misses Mr. Big every day, and she gets angry when Miranda tells her about her guilt.
Months passed, and Charlotte met Mr. Big again, and he took Charlotte to the hospital, who was about to be on the plate, and also looked forward to Kelly's appearance...
Viii. Dead wood
The barren land of dawn, where barbarians and fugitives lived, changed a lot in the spring of 1877. The arrival of many new immigrants and the gradual improvement of management have transformed this former camp into a vibrant municipality. At the same time, the smell of crime is gradually spreading, money and desire drive the people here, and all this is the wonder of Deadwood...
The story describes the famous gold rush in American history, an era of robbery and greed, and the story focuses on the competition between the towns on the Border of the United States and the relentless forces that exist in its illegal borders. The town is illegally colonized, a violent and uncivilized outpost that attracts a colorful array of personalities – from people and entrepreneurs deprived of legal protection to former soldiers and extortionists, Chinese laborers, and male prostitutes. The stories that happened to these people are also bizarre, just like this evil town.
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The story basically revolves around the Fisher family, a family that strives to maintain family-style service under the monopoly of mergers and acquisitions in the American funeral industry. The eldest, Nate, is a rebel; David, the second, is gay and works for the church in addition to his family business; the younger daughter, Claire, represents the troubled younger generation; the extramarital affair between Dad Nathaniel and Mom Ruth; and the violent tendencies of Billy, the younger brother of Nate's girlfriend Brenda. Each episode basically begins with the accidental death of a person, in different ways, some of which are very unexpected and fresh. The whole drama is a TV series that is more about thinking about life, and there is no lack of humor.
10. Prison Storm
HBO's violent, prison life episode is an addictive, hormone-pumping soap opera. The 8 episodes of the first season set the tone for the entire series: a large number of actors portrayed realistic characters inside and outside the railing, 4,5 stories developed at a rapid and suffocating pace, accompanied by angry and eccentric narration and a dramatically increasing mortality rate. Created by Homicide's producer Tom Fontana, the series quickly earned the title of "Most Violent TV Show." The film is like a simple chemistry: a yellow brick road that fuses explosive elements in a confined, sealed container and violently shakes the oswald labor camp (affectionately known as OZ) to "Emerald City" – a clean prison made of concrete and glass, overseen by prison reform advocate Tim McManus. The first season features two of the most high-profile inmates: lawyer Beecher, who went from a cowardly lamb to a fearless drug-addicted bobcat; and Muslim activist Kareem Said, a ferocious nonviolent leader whose prison reform campaign ended in a season-end-of-season climax. The first season cast also includes: Ernie Hudson , Warden , Rita Moreno — Drug Rehab Nun , and Edie Falco — Inspector General.
Eleven, two in charge
Veep, from British comedian, writer and director Armando Iannucci, centers on former Senator Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus) who becomes Vice President.
It was a political comedy that debuted in the year of the US presidential election, and several similar episodes were lined up to be broadcast. The story of the play depicts former senator Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) becoming vice president and finding that the position is completely different from what she imagined — she had almost no real power.
XII. EscortIng Chans
Where there is war, there must be casualties. However, when the triumphant warriors return to their hometowns to reunite with their loved ones, who cares where the souls of those soldiers who died on the battlefield will return!
Escorting Chance Stills (20 photos) Almost every passage and every shot in the film expresses the same thing, which is respect for the dead and their remains. These are heavy and heavy images: in the military morgue, many workers wipe the remains and blood-stained relics of soldiers over and over again, trying to restore their former state. One of the scenes is very expressive — a black female officer comforts the bloodied hands of the deceased with a pair of dark, dexterous women's hands. The visual impact of this hand-to-hand contrast suddenly makes the audience's mood become heavier.