So The Penguin is great, but this article is a lot of fluff and really just pointing out how stupid Warner Bros. Discovery is.
The strongest sign that The Penguin, the TV spinoff of 2022’s The Batman, would be a good show was when it was announced that the series would switch from Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service Max to become an HBO original series.
The decision was likely a combination of the generally confusing identity of Max to the public consumer and the desire to hitch The Penguin onto a brand name that has historically stood for being the peak of premium TV and that launched the Golden Age of modern television: HBO.
"Max" was a stupid branding decision. HBO is the long-standing name associated with quality. The show is high quality unrelated to the deck chairs the higher ups rearrange.
If "HBO" means quality, then what does "Max" mean?