Aug 28, 2026 · 1 hr 43 min · 22 segments
In this episode, Shane (wastelandshane on Letterboxd) and I (inMoviesLost on Letterboxd) discuss HBO Max, D23 and…
Luke BurianHost
Shane ContoHost
I'm going to rant at HBO Max and their horrible new system where, again, you're trying to stop people from oversharing accounts and get more people to get accounts.
Two nights in a row on your support call, chastising you for your horrible decisions with your streaming service.
I shouldn't have to wrestle anytime I try to watch something on one of my TVs or my computer in my own home.
And I just, you know, want to watch something on HBO Max, which I think is the best streaming service that there is.
So I really think that it's like, why are you trying to ruin your good reputation and your good quality service by being overly greedy and forcing people who have been loyal subscribers since they launched? Because I've been a subscriber of HBO Max since day one.
And it's just super frustrating when you ostracize your loyal customers because you want to be an asshole and make more money and ruin the experience for everybody else.
So how about you get rid of that right now, right here, right now? You're listening.
It is funny how these practices, so obviously HBO Max is not the only one, like all the services now do it.
I'm going to rant at HBO Max and their horrible new system where, again, you're trying to stop people from oversharing accounts and get more people to get accounts.
Two nights in a row on your support call, chastising you for your horrible decisions with your streaming service.
I shouldn't have to wrestle anytime I try to watch something on one of my TVs or my computer in my own home.
And I just, you know, want to watch something on HBO Max, which I think is the best streaming service that there is.
So I really think that it's like, why are you trying to ruin your good reputation and your good quality service by being overly greedy and forcing people who have been loyal subscribers since they launched? Because I've been a subscriber of HBO Max since day one.
And it's just super frustrating when you ostracize your loyal customers because you want to be an asshole and make more money and ruin the experience for everybody else.
So how about you get rid of that right now, right here, right now? You're listening.
It is funny how these practices, so obviously HBO Max is not the only one, like all the services now do it.
The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode
No account is needed to search Radar.
