It's rightly mixed, but still some damn fine acting and set porn. (Plus, you find yourself recognizing all these young British actors in bit parts in other movies...)

But you're right, HBO has had a bad run development-wise, it seems. They should have bought Arrested Development. And the Deadwood decisions earlier this year were just plain stupid.

The only other show I can think of that we actually watch of theirs if Entourage.