Maybe season two of True Detective will be about trying to find the person who really shut down HBOGo during the season one finale.
Also read: ‘True Detective’ Season Finale: Darkness, Yeah-uh
The highly anticipated final episode of the first series of the cable network’s critically acclaimed drama was unavailable to many subscribers to the online platform (and their mooching friends). HBO ultimately informed the world on Twitter that demand for the Matthew McConaughey-Woody Harreslon show was so high that it crashed its servers, and service was eventually returned, but the mea culpas and ultimate fix were not enough to stave off the bitter jokes on Twitter — activism at its finest.
As you can see, Americans love mystery, but tend to make predictable jokes.
By the way, here’s HBO’s statement: “Due to overwhelming interest in the season finale of True Detective, HBO GO was hit with an excessive amount of traffic soon after 9:00 PM ET last night. The issue has since been rectified and the service is now back to normal.”
everyone in America sharing one dude’s HBOGO log-in finally backfired
— Dan Amira (@DanAmira) March 10, 2014
HBOGo crashed. That’s what happens when 3 million people log in with the same password at the same time
— Mike Lawrence (@TheMikeLawrence) March 10, 2014
Is HBO GO fixed yet, I want to watch “Don’t Tell Mom, The Babysitter’s Dead.”
— Jake Fogelnest (@jakefogelnest) March 10, 2014
Ugh! HBO Go is down. I can’t watch Dennis Miller’s new stand up special!
— Patrick Cassels (@patrick_cassels) March 10, 2014
HBO Go is down. I guess everyone else decided tonight was the night to watch ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER too.
— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) March 10, 2014
Next week on True Detective: Marty and Rust frantically scramble to log onto HBO Go to learn what happened this week on True Detective.
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) March 10, 2014
My hero is me ten years from now, because I bet that guy’s able to access HBO Go without it crashing. #notallrightallrightallright
— Mike Sweeney (@Courier12) March 10, 2014
time is a flat HBOGO is loading circle pic.twitter.com/ldnvM1tBx8
— Dan Amira (@DanAmira) March 10, 2014