Over the years, HBO has proved time and time again to be a prestige player in both the comedy and drama genres, telling stories that are far more mature and far more creative than its competitors. It was the first modern premium cable network, and back in the ‘70s, the idea that you could sit in your living room and watch a movie without commercial breaks or network censors was revolutionary! Of course, with it came a subscription fee, and so to justify the charge, HBO would have to ensure their product was worth paying for. And ever since the late 1990s and early 2000s, the prestige-series juggernaut has solidified itself as a place for original quality content, creating such hits as The Sopranos, The Wire, and Six Feet Under, to name just a few.
Home Box Office, which has been around since 1972, helped to create what is now known as “prestige TV.
