What wildly popular show did/do you dislike?

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Anonymous wrote:99% of American shows are terrible. I can’t watch them.
I have to find European shows to watch.

A living cliche!

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Anonymous wrote:Seinfeld
Big Bang Theory

I actually think most people hate Big Bang Theory.

I hated it but I liked Young Sheldon. Go figure.

Because you hated it? The show ran for 12 seasons and was No. 1 in its 11th season. It launched Young Sheldon and a sequel. There is also another spinoff in the works.

Big bang theory is just a really well done classic sitcom. It’s not creative or Shakespeare or anything but it has lovable quirky personalities, some character growth/arc over the seasons, a straight man playing to “characters,” and good quippy dialogue. That’s the formula. Also the Bob Newhart ongoing cameo was one of the funniest things I’ve seen on TV. He was so, so funny in that role. There were some other really good cameos as well.

BBT was just so cruel all the time. And it was mocking nerd culture not embracing it, despite its claims.

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Anonymous wrote:Literally all of them? If we watch shows, which is rare, we'll stream old series like Frasier, The Wire ,and The Sopranos.

TV, especially modern TV, is demonic propaganda.

The Good Place has literal demons!

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Anonymous wrote:Yikes. I can’t imagine not liking these shows.

For me - recently - Madison

Here, I'm make your head explode. JK I don't like Ted Lasso, Breaking Bad AND Lost. And I've just started reading the responses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:seinfeld
friends
big bang theory.

of those friends being the worst. much forced stuff that would never happen and it was just awful.

Also for big bang theory I know it’s dumb but even though they were “geniuses” they were working at low level college research jobs. Yet they literally ordered in for every single meal. And they were what, 22? Like this is not reality.

Like this is a fictional show.

I didn’t think that was that unrealistic. They were assistant professors at someplace like cal tech and lived in what was basically student level apartment housing and obviously did not spend money on travel or clothes or going out to bars etc. and had no kids. That all leaves a lot of money for ordering Thai food. Also Raj’s family was super wealthy Indian. There was a whole story line about how they cut him off and he needed to learn to budget.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:99% of American shows are terrible. I can’t watch them.
I have to find European shows to watch.

A living cliche!

I watch a fair amount of European TV and there’s a lot of awful stuff. Spain reliably cranks out a bunch of schlocky soap opera type stuff (cable girls, the one about the prostitutes, the one about the women in prison, the one about the killer in Barcelona, the one about the church in Barcelona, etc., etc.). 90% of British shows are — some woman or kid got killed or kidnapped and some crotchety detective with a dry sense of humor needs to find the criminal.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Seinfeld
Big Bang Theory

I actually think most people hate Big Bang Theory.

I hated it but I liked Young Sheldon. Go figure.

Because you hated it? The show ran for 12 seasons and was No. 1 in its 11th season. It launched Young Sheldon and a sequel. There is also another spinoff in the works.

Big bang theory is just a really well done classic sitcom. It’s not creative or Shakespeare or anything but it has lovable quirky personalities, some character growth/arc over the seasons, a straight man playing to “characters,” and good quippy dialogue. That’s the formula. Also the Bob Newhart ongoing cameo was one of the funniest things I’ve seen on TV. He was so, so funny in that role. There were some other really good cameos as well.

BBT was just so cruel all the time. And it was mocking nerd culture not embracing it, despite its claims.

I’m that poster. I’m nerd culture adjacent. Like, I have my list of favorite Star Trek characters and go in costume to Renn fest. And was friends in HS with all the guys who grew up to be the BBT type engineers and physicists. I thought it was teasing in a loving way, not mocking in a cruel way. They all had beautiful women fall in love with them, great jobs, good friends, and still got to be their nerdy selves going to Comicon so that’s like a perfect happy ending.

Are you a nerd? Do you go to Comicon? Can you debate the merits of the various Star Trek captains?

I sound like I’m a huge fan which I’m not but I think it’s a well done classic sitcom—not trying to be high art or anything.

[Anonymous]

I thought the last season of hacks was awful, when the two leads were in a constant feud. It went on for too long and was just too damn cringey. Smart and Einbinder are generally good. The guy who plays the agent is a terrible actor.

I couldn’t get past two episodes of Schitt’s Creek, and White Lotus is contrived garbage.

Whew!! That felt good!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:seinfeld
friends
big bang theory.

of those friends being the worst. much forced stuff that would never happen and it was just awful.

Also for big bang theory I know it’s dumb but even though they were “geniuses” they were working at low level college research jobs. Yet they literally ordered in for every single meal. And they were what, 22? Like this is not reality.

Like this is a fictional show.

I didn’t think that was that unrealistic. They were assistant professors at someplace like cal tech and lived in what was basically student level apartment housing and obviously did not spend money on travel or clothes or going out to bars etc. and had no kids. That all leaves a lot of money for ordering Thai food. Also Raj’s family was super wealthy Indian. There was a whole story line about how they cut him off and he needed to learn to budget.

They were not assistant professors in the first few seasons-they were researchers. But nonetheless how much do you think assistant professors make???? But yeah you are right-they probably still would have had an extra money given their lifestyle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought the last season of hacks was awful, when the two leads were in a constant feud. It went on for too long and was just too damn cringey. Smart and Einbinder are generally good. The guy who plays the agent is a terrible actor.

I couldn’t get past two episodes of Schitt’s Creek, and White Lotus is contrived garbage.

Whew!! That felt good!!

I hated their feud on Hacks, but really enjoy the show overall. And I like Jimmy.

But I’m with you on Schitt’s Creek and White Lotus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:99% of American shows are terrible. I can’t watch them.
I have to find European shows to watch.

A living cliche!

I watch a fair amount of European TV and there’s a lot of awful stuff. Spain reliably cranks out a bunch of schlocky soap opera type stuff (cable girls, the one about the prostitutes, the one about the women in prison, the one about the killer in Barcelona, the one about the church in Barcelona, etc., etc.). 90% of British shows are — some woman or kid got killed or kidnapped and some crotchety detective with a dry sense of humor needs to find the criminal.

+100
Europe has just as many - perhaps more - trashy shows as we do. It's funny when people claim otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Downton Abbey. Too many characters and subplots and scene changes.

[Anonymous]

Agree with Downton Abbey. The plot lines were just silly. It could have been much better with fresh writing (as opposed to tired, predictable, totally telegraphed plots), given that it had a great cast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Downton Abbey. The plot lines were just silly. It could have been much better with fresh writing (as opposed to tired, predictable, totally telegraphed plots), given that it had a great cast.

All of Downtown Abbey after the first season. They strung it out for as long as they could to make the money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with Downton Abbey. The plot lines were just silly. It could have been much better with fresh writing (as opposed to tired, predictable, totally telegraphed plots), given that it had a great cast.

All of Downtown Abbey after the first season. They strung it out for as long as they could to make the money.

I'm old enough to remember the original Upstairs, Downstairs with the grumpy cook Mrs Bridges, the butler Mr Hudson, the caring lady's maid Rose and the sassy one Sarah. Downton seemed to borrow heavily from that show.