Getting On: Final Season on Television

HBO’s successful offbeat hospital comedy show Getting On is into its third and final season. Do not miss the excitement every Monday, 9:30 pm, 100% ad-free only on HBO Defined.

Article:  HBO has been known for presenting a large variety and quality entertainment in its original series. Getting On is just an example of that incredible versatility. The much talked and much awaited hospital-comedy series is getting in its third and final season. There are people who are getting emotional about its end but at the same time, the third season has already built a lot of excitement among the audience. This season is said to conclude in six episodes which are being aired on the 100% ad-free channel, HBO Defined, every Monday 9:30 pm.

Getting On is an american comedy series based on a BBC Series of the same name and is created and written by Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer. The comedy series is set in the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of the down-and-out Mount Palms Memorial Hospital in Long Beach,California. The show is about the lives of the staff taking care of the hospital's daily operations. The lead cast includes Dr. Jenna James played by Laurie Metcalf, Nurse Dawn played by Alex Borstein, Nurse DiDi played by Niecy Nash and Patsy De La Serda played by Mel Rodriguez. The season has seen some of the most powerful performances by the actors, the impeccable direction beautifully complements the well-written script and comic timing. The show has a spell-casting effect on the audience and keeps you glued to the television with its never-ending rib-tickling comedy. The previous seasons of the series averaged a gross viewership of 1.6 million per episode, which itself writes the success-story for the show.

 The offbeat comedy has garnered a welcoming response from the audience. Getting On season 3 is meeting the expectations and building the excitement. The four lead actors of the series have proven their mettle with their comic timings, and at the same time dealing with serious issues of brutally honest and quietly compassionate realities of elderly care. The script at times gets brutal and has essence of dark comedy as well, but doesn’t stops from making you laugh. You tend to enjoy every second of Getting On and the series just gets more interesting with every passing episode.  

The audience and the critiques will definitely miss the perfection-in-absurdness of the series ‘Getting On’ once it gets over. The ads free series ends with this final season, making it the most not-to-miss television saga of the current times. So what are you waiting for? Grab your favourite couch and some popcorn with soft drinks and wait for ‘Getting On’ every Monday, 9:30 PM, 100% ad-free only on HBO Defined. 

Watch Drama Series - The Leftovers on HBO Defined

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Enjoy Autumn with New Set of Drama Series - The Leftovers on HBO Defined. The Leftovers is an American television drama series. Four years after millions of people vanished without a trace, Kevin Garvey and his family arrive at the only town in America that can claim to be Departure-free.

To know more how this TV Series visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Leftovers_(TV_series)

Director: Mimi Leder
Starring: Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston

Duration : 1 Hour

Showtime
Saturday, 10 Oct at 08.00 PM

Game of Thrones - An Award Winning Home Production from HBO

One thing that all true lovers of great television and cinema around the world cannot deny is the priceless contribution of HBO’s home productions to the art of moving pictures. Year after year, HBO continues to churn out cinematic masterpieces in all possible genres that have gathered countless awards and accolades. And, the most impressive feature of these productions is that they do not appeal only to the classes but also to the masses which is reflected in their humongous worldwide sales and distribution.

Game of Thrones is the latest addition to that unending and already impressive list of HBO’s award winning home productions. The series is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by George RR Martin and its creators are David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Although the series was highly anticipated since its early stages of development, it still managed to take the world of television with surprise with its high production value, authenticity and life like depiction. Considering that the series is based in the Medieval Fantasy genre; it was a huge gamble of both money and reputation but it was a gamble that certainly paid off and once again outlined HBO’s commitment to producing the highest quality of content for television.

Its first season aired in April 2011, and since then has been telecast around the world earning great reviews from critics. Many critics hailed Game of Thrones as the best television series of the year 2011 and the awards and the nominations that followed certainly proved them right. Game of Thrones was nominated in a whopping 13 categories for the Emmy awards and won two of them. The Blu-ray and DVD box set sold 350,000 units in the first seven days of its release, making it the largest first-week DVD sales among all the previous HBO television productions. Banking upon the tremendous success of the series, soundtracks, official merchandise, video games etc. were launched soon after.

However, the one thing that represents the true success of a television series above all else is whether it will be continued for another season or not. Well, the fans of Game of Thrones can certainly rejoice because it isn’t going anywhere for at least a couple of years because following the tremendous success of the first season not only a second season (aired on 1st April 2012) but also 3rd and 4th seasons were ordered by HBO.

It is because of HBO’s unrelenting pursuit of excellence in original programming that it has managed to be the leader of the pack for such a long time. And, if history is anything to go by then we can be sure that the only one capable of outshining HBO is HBO itself.

Boardwalk Empire - Another Cinematic Masterpiece from HBO

No one else does Period Dramas like HBO does it. Period! HBO over a period of several decades has produced countless television movies and series in all possible genres but it’s the period dramas that have always outshined the rest. The authenticity that HBO brings to its Period dramas remains unsurpassed till date. High production value, great actors & directors, outstanding vision etc. all of this comes later. The key driving force that really enables HBO to go on producing such great shows one after the other, year after year, is its commitment to cinematic excellence and its loyal viewers, whom it never disappoints.

HBO’s award winning period drama, Boardwalk Empire is yet another feather in the cap for HBO. The show is based on a book titled Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City and is set in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era. The depiction of that time period is so authentic that not only did it get overwhelming positive popular response but a critical one as well. It is estimated that a whopping 18 million dollars were spent on the very first episode. This goes to show how committed HBO is to making the experience as original as possible, whatever the cost might be. And, of course it cannot be denied that having the Oscar winner Martin Scorsese, directing and the gifted Steve Buscemi in the lead role certainly made the series a lot more popular.

However the success of this show should not come as such a big surprise as it was more or less expected because it was created by none other than Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer Terence Winter of The Sopranos (another award winning HBO television series). Having such great names attached to this series made it quite an anticipated event in itself and it certainly did not disappoint.

As expected, the awards and accolades that were heaped upon the show clearly made it the most popular show of the year. It gathered an astounding 26 wins and 38 nominations in Emmy’s, Golden Globes, AFI, Screen Actors Guild Awards etc., including best director, best actor and best series.

Since its first episode aired in September 2009 the season has completed 2 seasons and has been renewed for a third, which should be good news for all the fans of this series out there.

In a time of big budget, special effects Hollywood productions; HBO’s continued support for such works of art goes a long way in revealing its true value system as a network whose priority has always been to produce such content that makes the art of motion picture reach its zenith.