Weeks after losing dynamic Chief Executive Chris Albrecht (something about creative differences, corporate restructuring and Albrecht hitting his girlfriend) HBO has finally announcement a replacement. And though Albrecht was admired for his risk-taking, “hold no punches” style of leadership, Time Warner has apparently decided to opt for “corporate stability” when choosing his successor.

As the LA Times reports:

Last month the media giant was forced to find a replacement for former Chief Executive Chris Albrecht when he was fired after assaulting his girlfriend in Las Vegas.

But instead of bringing in a creative visionary like Albrecht, the force behind such iconic programs as “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City,” Time Warner promoted five senior business veterans who have worked largely behind the scenes at HBO.

In other words, they’ve opted to go with safe and predictable rather than “innovative, but with a lifelong history of violence.”

But isn’t choosing someone derivative in mundane the biggest risk of all? After all, with HBO’s most popular programs (like Rome, Sex and the City and The Sopranos) over and done with, they’re really going to have to come up with something new and edgy if they want to hold onto their viewers.

Because, ultimately, HBO’s success depends entirely on the quality of their programming. And we think we’re speak for everyone when we say that we’d be willing to overlook the occasional domestic violence dispute—in exchange for the next Sopranos.

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