Limited edition HBO TV Starter Boxed Set, with a series 1 collection of top rated HBO TV shows – over 38 hours of content!
Game of Thrones Season 1 (2011 – 538 mins)
Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron
Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plots, lusts
and intrigues; to the vast and savage eastern lands; all the way to the frozen
north, where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom from the dark forces
that lie beyond. Kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and
honest men… all will play the ‘Game of Thrones.’ A new original series
based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’
series. Stars Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Maisie Williams, Kit Harington.
Created by David Benioff, D.B. Weiss.
- Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 41 award wins & 90 nominations.
Boardwalk Empire Season 1 (2010 – 646 mins)
From Emmy-winning writer Terence Winter (The Sopranos) and Executive Producter
Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire begins in Atlantic City in 1920. It is the
eve of Prohibition, and county treasurer, Enoch “Nucky” Thompson (Steve
Buscemi) is looking to cash in. As the undisputed “Boss” of Atlantic City,
Nucky leads a double life as a politician and bootlegger; Prohibition may have
outlawed alcohol, but in Nucky's world it has opened up highly lucrative
opportunities for gangsters and rumrunners looking to provide “liquid gold”
for a thirsty nation. In a city defined by notorious backroom politics and
vicious power struggles, Nucky must battle with a relentless federal agent,
ambitious underlings, and opportunistic rivals – including Arnold Rothstein,
Lucky Luciano, and Al Capone. Stars Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Stephen
Graham, Michael Shannon. Created by Terence Winter.
- Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 41 award wins & 69 nominations.
The Newsroom Season 1 (2012 – 480 mins)
The series centres on a cable news anchor (Jeff Daniels), his new executive
producer (Emily Mortimer), his newsroom staff (Alison Pill, John Gallagher, Jr.,
Olivia Munn, Dev Patel, Thomas Sadoski) and their boss (Sam Waterston). Together
they set out on a patriotic and idealistic mission to do the news well in the
face of corporate and commercial obstacles and their own personal entanglements.
Stars Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill. Created by
Aaron Sorkin.
- Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 award wins & 15 nominations.
The Sopranos Season 1 (1999 – 649 mins)
Meet Tony Soprano, your average middle-aged businessman. Tony's got a dutiful
wife. A not-so-dutiful son. A daughter named Meadow. An uncle who's losing
his marbles. A hot-headed nephew. A not-too-secret mistress. And a shrink to
tell all his secrets, except the one she already knows: Tony's a mob boss
who's troubles are wrapped up in his two families. These days, it's getting
tougher and tougher to make a killing in the killing business. Just because
you're “made” – doesn't mean you've got it made. Stars James Gandolfini,
Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli. Created by David Chase.
- Won 5 Golden Globes. Another 86 award wins & 217 nominations