18 Great HBO Shows of the Past to Binge On Now

Watch it for the first time or watch it for the millionth time — it's still great.

Perhaps HBO's most revered drama of all time, The Sopranos demands your attention. Whether you've already seen it or you just want to watch it again, the show doesn't disappoint.

Since The Comeback was resuscitated, there are now two seasons to watch on HBO Now. Let's face it: you need some Lisa Kudrow in your life.

This show starring Bryan Greenberg as a guy trying to make it in the New York City fashion industry only lasted two seasons, but it's worth checking out to see how cute Greenberg is opposite Lake Bell.

Take a trip back to Hollywood (and Queens Boulevard) and catch up on all eight seasons of Doug Ellin and Mark Wahlberg's hit show before the movie is released.

It's a bummer that Enlightened didn't make it past two seasons, because Mike White's series about a woman (Laura Dern) who has a mental breakdown is outstanding.

Before there was Ja'mie: Private School Girl or Jonah From Tonga, there was Summer Heights High, Chris Lilley's bizarre brainchild. He plays three different characters in the one-season Australian mockumentary, each as ridiculous as the last.

Before Timothy Olyphant brandished a rifle to play a deputy marshal for Justified, he mastered a pistol to play a sheriff on Deadwood. The Western drama lasted for three seasons and starred Ian McShane as a saloon owner.

There are a scant 12 episodes of Ricky Gervais's comedy about actors trying to gain notoriety when they're mere extras. It's worth watching the series just to see guest stars like Ben Stiller, Kate Winslet, Samuel L. Jackson, Orlando Bloom, David Bowie, Daniel Radcliffe, and Robert De Niro.

Gabriel Byrne plays a psychologist in this unique three-season drama. Each episode focuses on one patient, which doesn't get boring because the patients are played by the likes of Blair Underwood, Mia Wasikowska, Alison Pill, Dane DeHaan, and Amy Ryan.

It's hard to believe that this musical-comedy gem only lasted two seasons! New Zealand duo Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie play fictionalized versions of themselves. The tunes are good and it's laugh-out-loud funny.

Enjoyed American Horror Story: Freak Show? Take a trip back to visit a similar (but no less freaky) traveling carnival. There are two seasons of this strange drama about a young man (Nick Stahl) with healing powers who joins the circus.

If you're a fan of FX's Louie, you should give Louis C.K.'s other comedy a shot. It ran for just one season in 2006, but Pamela Adlon (who often shows up on Louie) plays his wife, and it has the same style of humor as C.K.'s current hit.

Can you handle all six seasons of this prison drama? The gritty show stars J. K. Simmons, Christopher Meloni, and Harold Perrineau and has the distinction of being HBO's first one-hour drama series.

Though rumors of a movie still swirl to this day, the original three seasons of Bored to Death are golden. Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson, and Zach Galifianakis share the screen as a bumbling private detective and his pals.

Bill Paxton plays the patriarch in Big Love, a drama that paints an unprecedented portrait of modern polygamists. There are five seasons, and you might be surprised at how relatable this show can be.

Between 2001 and 2005, Six Feet Under was must-see TV. The Los Angeles-set drama follows a family who owns a funeral home, and it's the reason Michael C. Hall went on to star on Dexter, Peter Krause landed on Parenthood, and Frances Conroy ended up on American Horror Story.

Have you still not watched The Wire? You know you want to see Dominic West as a detective navigating the tough streets of Baltimore. Idris Elba, Amy Ryan, Michael K. Williams, and a pre-Pornstache Pablo Schreiber all costar in the five-season series.