The worst possible thing that could happen during the season finale of "True Detective" has happened and Twitter is NOT okay.
HBO GO, the cable network's online streaming service, crashed during the highly anticipated final episode. True Detective fans literally broke the Internet.
Due to overwhelmingly popular demand for #TrueDetective, we've been made aware of an issue affecting some users. Please try again soon.
— HBO GO (@HBOGO) March 10, 2014Here is how Twitter reacted:
HBO GO is the yellow king #TrueDetectiveFail
— Franklin Morris (@franklinmorris) March 10, 2014Wow @HBOGO is down and I'm trying to watch True Detective. SOMEONE WHO OWNS THE ACCOUNT I USE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THIS SERVICE.
— jack mccann (@snack_mccann) March 10, 2014Time is a flat circle. Specifically, the flat, fruitlessly spinning "loading" circle on HBOGo.
— Emily Toffelmire (@klickitatstreet) March 10, 2014everyone in America sharing one dude's HBOGO log-in finally backfired
— Dan Amira (@DanAmira) March 10, 2014Tonight separated the men with the full HBO cable package from the boys with just a HBO Go password
— Peter Overzet (@peteroverzet) March 10, 2014How could you, HBO GO? Now we must resort to clicking refresh until our fingers get numb because websites are SUPPOSED to work after you refresh the page.
[via Twitter]
