i watch a lot of tv.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium cable and satellite television network that is owned by Time Warner through its respective flagship company Home Box Office, Inc. Programming featured on the network consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television series, along with made-for-cable movies and documentaries, boxing matches, and occasional stand-up comedy and concert specials. HBO is the oldest and longest continuously operating pay television service (basic or premium) in the United States, having been in operation since November 8, 1972. In 2016, HBO had an adjusted operating income of US$1.93 billion, compared to the US$1.88 billion it accrued in 2015. HBO has 49 million subscribers in the United States and 130 million worldwide as of 2016. The network provides seven 24-hour multiplex channels, including HBO Comedy, HBO Latino, HBO Signature, and HBO Family. It launched the streaming service HBO Now in April 2015 and has over 2 million subscribers in the United States as of February 2017. As of July 2015, HBO's programming is available to approximately 36,493,000 households with at least one television set (31.3% of all cable, satellite and telco customers) in the United States (36,013,000 subscribers or 30.9% of all households with pay television service receive at least HBO's primary channel), making it the second largest premium channel in the United States (Encore, owned by Starz Inc., reaches 40.54 million pay television households ).\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I can\u2019t believe HBO has a nearly 2 billion dollar operating budget! I wish I made that much"}, {"role": "user", "content": "You and me both!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "And it\u2019s been in operation since November 8, 1972 - that\u2019s almost as old as my parents"}, {"role": "user", "content": "What do they spend their operating budget on?  HBO that is, not your parents."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "They provide programming of original shows like Game of Thrones, along with movies and documentaries, plus even more"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah, Game of Thrones is extremely expensive to produce I heard.  Do you know how much they spend on that alone?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I\u2019m not sure but I know they film in 8 different countries. That, plus the extensive CGI, must weigh heavy on their operating budget."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Do they film Game of Thrones in 8 different countries?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes! The U.K., Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, Spain, and the U.S. Lots of travelling!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow!  I had no idea.  Why so many different locations?"}]