YMMV / HBO

• They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: Many Sesame Street enthusiasts are not happy with the changes made to the show since first-run episodes came under the HBO umbrella. Neither is Frank Oz, who originated the roles of Grover, Bert, and Cookie Monster among others, who has gone on record as saying he's unhappy that the show is now unabashedly aimed toward the very young. Some viewers feel the current incarnation of Sesame has been whitewashed of some of the elements that made the original show special and dumbed down into just another standard kids' show thanks to Executive Meddling.
• Too Bleak, Stopped Caring: This a common complaint levelled against several of their darker drama series sometime into their lifespan.
• Visual Effects of Awesome: Their feature presentation bumpers, full stop.
  • Most famously is the "HBO in Space" opening. While watching it, remember that no CGI was used in the making of this at all.
  • This one used from 1998 to 2011 is also nothing to sneeze at, taking the "Space" opening, re-doing it in gorgeous CGI, and escalating the epicness of the original.
  • Neither is this 80s effort which also has impressive CGI (courtesy of Pacific Data Images) and gorgeous neon colors.
  • Perhaps in response to the lukewarm reception to their far simpler current openings, the network later created this, another stunning remake of the "Space" opening which seamlessly blends live-action and CGI.