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Ranking 15 of the Worst to Best HBO Cast Photos

By Nadia Chaudhury | Lists | October 24, 2014 |

By Nadia Chaudhury | Lists | October 24, 2014 |


Boardwalk Empire’s law-breaking run ends this Sunday, which means we can’t look forward to any more gorgeous promotional photos from the 1930s-set series. HBO always does a great job with these. I’ll cop to owning a poster of the Six Feet Under picture above. Just look at the flowers, Lizzie, er, Nate. Here’s a ranking, from worst to best, of HBO cast photos. Some shows, like Game of Thrones and The Wire, weren’t included because there aren’t any cast-wide photos.


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The Newsroom
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Nope.


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How to Make it in America
Are you supposed to look at this with 3D glasses?


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Entourage
Just jerks being jerks.


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Sex and the City
So ’90s. So tame.


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Big Love
If they held hands in a circle, it would’ve been too obvious.


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Carnivale
Before there was American Horror Story, there was this.


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True Blood
Sure, there could’ve been more sex, but I guess a giant snake slithering out from between Jessica’s legs is innuendo enough.


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Boardwalk Empire
Everyone’s watching Nucky. Except for Jimmy. I’m sure that doesn’t mean anything…


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Silicon Valley
Should Christian Bale or Ashton Kutcher be photoshopped into this photo somehow?


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Deadwood
Mostly for our beloved Timothy Olyphant. Sorry. Not sorry.


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Girls
This poster: the only thing about Girls that hasn’t inspired a think piece.


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Bored to Death
Between Two Handsome Devils.


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The Sopranos
Everyone’s waiting, Tony.


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Veep
Selina Meyer as George Washington isn’t the most apt comparison, but she looks like she knows what she’s doing.


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Six Feet Under
I might be biased (see: owning the poster above), but c’mon. Look at Rico and George almost kissing! And Ruthie smiling! And Nate’s hair! Little know fact: this poster was inspiration for The Leftovers.


HONORABLE MENTION:
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Curbed Your Enthusiasm
Imagine a world full of Larry Davids. *shudders*