HBO is not a television channel I watch. I was excited to have the opportunity to view the 1st season series of a novel I had just completed, having accidentallystumbled upon the novel itself. The TV program was as advertised and provided a unique perspective of the story I had spent a great deal of effort trying to understand with the varied characters of peculiar name and commonly revised story lines. Dollar for dollar, I found the DVD series to be of good value and helpful in better understanding the direction of the story.