John Oliver rips HBO Max parent for canceling shows: ‘Series of tax write-offs’
nypost.com200 “Sesame Street” episodes and feature film “Batgirl,” which was slated to be released this year. On Monday, the service also axed six animated projects that were earmarked for HBO Max, including “Batman: The Caped Crusader,” from “The Batman” director Matt Reeves, J.J.
Abrams and comic book creator Ed Brubaker; “Did I Do That to the Holidays: A Steve Urkel Story,” an animated “Family Matters” spinoff; and two high-profile “Looney Tunes” features, The Wrap reported.John Oliver taking another shot at his new parent company Warner Bros.
Discovery for removing shows from HBO Max without warning all in the name of tax cuts… pic.twitter.com/53dPr4uVwn“HBO Max: It’s not TV.
It’s a series of tax write-offs to appease Wall Street,” Oliver said.Oliver — who earlier this month slammed Warner Bros. Discovery for steep cost cuts, saying the corporate overlords were “burning down” his network — isn’t the only comedian mocking HBO Max.
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