Rhys Darby as Stede Bonnet and Taika Waititi as Captain Blackbeard in Our Flag means death with hashtags '#DontStreamOnMax' '#WelcomeToMax' and '#DontGetAttached' written over it

Behind ‘Our Flag Means Death’ fans’ strategic campaigns to hold Max accountable for cancellations

We spoke to the architects behind the #DontStreamOnMax and #WelcomeToMax #DontGetAttached campaigns.

On by Kira Deshler

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‘Our Flag Means Death’ fans launch #DontStreamOnMax campaign, want David Zaslav fired

Fans of ‘Our Flag Means Death,’ one of many shows that Max has canceled recently, began a campaign to hold the network accountable. 

On by Kira Deshler

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‘A movie that should be seen, but won’t’: Will Forte breaks silence on shelved ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ film

‘I saw it and it’s incredible.’

On by Allie Hayes

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‘Did they all just like have a roundtable?’: Customer says she’s been getting updated terms of services from Netflix, HBO, Disney, Hulu, ESPN

‘I canceled everything! I’m over all of them!’

On by Vladimir Supica

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‘I’d pay so much to watch the original version’: Woman finds Lily-Rose Depp outfits from scrapped version of ‘The Idol’ at thrift store

‘WHERE IS THIS.’

On by Audra Schroeder

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‘They are firing and letting others who have smaller platforms go’: Sara Ramirez reportedly axed from ‘And Just Like That…’

‘Our industry is so duplicitous.’

On by Audra Schroeder

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‘Over the Garden Wall’ is being removed from streaming on Max, and fans aren’t happy

One fan compared this to ‘executing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on December 1st,’ because so many fans rewatch the show around Halloween.

On by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘The Other Two’ is the new predictor of pop-culture absurdity 

The show’s also scathing in its takedown of social media and fandoms.

On by Audra Schroeder

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‘Somebody Somewhere’ should be your new obsession 

I didn’t intend to watch the entire first season in one day, but that’s how quickly the show grows on you. 

On by Audra Schroeder

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The best reactions to ‘The Idol’ episode 1

‘I can’t take tedros seriously with that dracula hairline.’

On by Sayou Cooper

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‘Studying for the HBO Max test’: TikTok user tries to sign in to Max—and is faced with ridiculously difficult puzzles

It went from counting partially-covered dice to an audio quiz.

On by Olivia Hebert

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All our thoughts about the ‘Succession’ finale

‘I’M THE ELDEST BOY!’

On by The Daily Dot Staff

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Everyone hates the new HBO streaming service, ‘Max’

‘HBO Max is now Max,’ but nobody knows what ‘Max’ is.

On by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘These reviews’: The first reactions to ‘The Idol’ are not great

Tweeting about the negative ‘Idol’ reviews is a meme now.

On by Audra Schroeder

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‘Barry’s’ brutal takedown of Hollywood and the TV antihero

The fourth and final season is firing on all cylinders.

On by Michelle Jaworski

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