Excuse me, at what point did FX become the new HBO?

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As the Sopranos came to an end, I can only imagine what it must have felt like in the offices of HBO. The Sopranos had always the anchor series for the “it’s not TV, its HBO” lineup of ambitious television. Now it looks like the reign of HBO has come to it’s inevitable end. They are being challenged by fledging networks like FX that are no longer to run TV-MA shows. From the Shield to Rescue Me, these are good shows that are generating the “water cooler” buzz that HBO used to have. Read more