[kharms]

>HBO has never been the best place for comedy series and, good as Crashing was, it remains an also-ran there as well.

That might be true in terms of popularity, but in terms of critical success Veep & Curb Your Enthusiasm were pretty dominant.

[dragonwriter]

Critical success doesn't pay the bills (though it may be more indicative of value in the back catalog than first-round popularity is.)