Popular shows that are overrated.
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Duck Dynasty.
Walking Dead.
Gray's Anatomy.
Who has time to watch all these dumb series anyway? I don't know when people find the time to sit on their *kitten*'s and watch all this crap.:grumble:0 -
a couple minutes? if I stopped watching a show based on a couple minutes I don't think that I'd watch anything. first episodes are usually boring as hell to start out cause they're introducing you to the cast and supposed plot.
I like to think there's a line between watching the opening credits and bailing versus slogging through a season and a half for something to get good, as an above poster said.
I think in between that we have sanity.
But also, you don't have to try something to know you don't like it. If you do I need to go apologize in 358 Shakeology threads...
I do apologize for letting my temper get the best of me. It is just a thread, after all. Drinks on the house for everyone! :drinker:
In for free drinks.
And my contribution is..... Family Guy, I don't understand the fascination with that show I find it awful!! *** Runs quickly away and hides***0 -
Most of the shows you listed so far in this thread, you listed for personal taste reasons. You don't like Breaking Bad because it's unpleasant (it's not supposed to be pleasant. you're not supposed to like the characters or their story.) You don't like The Walking Dead because zombies. Fair enough. Hell, I don't like It's Always Sunny just because I don't enjoy the characters. But personal preferences are not the same as "overrated".
I was going to say this almost exactly. But, I didn't know if I wanted to get into it... so, thank you.
Then who or what is the deciding factor in whether or not something is overrated?0 -
two and a half men
Oh, I'm SO with you on that one. At first I thought it didn't portray women very well (and generally it doesn't), but it also doesn't portray men very well either.
I also can't really get into The Walking Dead. I've tried, I just feel like it would make a better 2-hour movie than multi-season TV show. Just my opinion, though.
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just about any reality TV0
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Scrubs- I watched a few episodes but just couldn't get into it
Gray's- I got bored with it after the 3rd season
Lost- Watched the whole damn thing because I was told it would get better. It never did.
Lie To Me- It had the same story line every week.0 -
Seinfeld. It's not a bad show and I've never even disliked it, but I have never found it to be good as the vast amounts of praise it received, would suggest.
Of course it's kind of hard to really know what fits the bill of being overrated when many people seem to have different ideas on what "overrated" even means. I'm not saying my view is the right one, but for me personally, "overrated" is when something lackluster receives a lot of critical acclaim or various awards. So while I hated Dukes of Hazard back in it's day, I never viewed it as overrated because the show seemed to get trashed by 99% of television and media critics and despite it's great ratings and popularity, it was never really held in any kind of high regard.
Most stuff these days I tend to see as more over-hyped rather than overrated.0 -
I don't really understand all the hype behind Breaking Bad, particularly the ending, I watched the entire series and was really disappointed by the ending. I have gone on rants before about how disappointing the ending was to me and yet everyone who watched the show lauded it as an amazing "perfect" ending.
I also don't understand the Walking Dead. I tried watching it, got a season or two in, and was soooo bored I gave up.0 -
Lost
Only because I'm biased. I was in a management class for my bachelors degree when this show ended and the guy I was partnered with came up with the bright idea to do our final project on this show. I hadn't seen a single episode and, frankly, didn't want to but he was dead set on doing our management paperon the rise and fall of John and Jack. I crammed 6 seasons of that bullcrap into 5 weeks. I watched nothing except Lost morning, noon, and night. I even took my laptop with me to work and watched it there. Needless to say, when my husband asked if that should be our next series on Netflix, I said no.0 -
BREAKING BAD sucks0
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-Most reality shows (e.g., Duck Dynasty, Honey Boo Boo, Bachelor/Bachelorette), except for cooking ones like Masterchef and Top Chef
-How I Met Your Mother
-Two and a Half Men
-Supernatural (my husband loves this tho)
-Vampire Diaries, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel (most vampire/demon shows) - will be interesting to see how the new series Rosemary's Baby does!0 -
Not sure if there's a thread like this already, but here it goes. Name some shows that are popular, but you don't like or doesn't peak your interest.
Teen Mom. So wrong on many levels.
KUWTK. The person or persons that came up with this idea should be shot, maimed and killed.
The Vampire Diaries.
Arrow.
Breaking Bad. Never once have I wanted to see this show.
Mad Men. Same reason as BB.
The Real Housewives of such and such. No. Just no.
OITNB.
I have more, but these will do for now.
So, I don't watch much TV anyway, just a few shows that I DVR each week to marathon watch on weekends. And I may be showing my ignorance here, but I have no idea what KUWTK and OITNB are.
I don't watch any of the other shows you listed, but are they over-rated? I guess that's a matter of opinion and on those shows I have none.0 -
Scandal0
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Not sure if there's a thread like this already, but here it goes. Name some shows that are popular, but you don't like or doesn't peak your interest.
Teen Mom. So wrong on many levels.
KUWTK. The person or persons that came up with this idea should be shot, maimed and killed.
The Vampire Diaries.
Arrow.
Breaking Bad. Never once have I wanted to see this show.
Mad Men. Same reason as BB.
The Real Housewives of such and such. No. Just no.
OITNB.
I have more, but these will do for now.
So, I don't watch much TV anyway, just a few shows that I DVR each week to marathon watch on weekends. And I may be showing my ignorance here, but I have no idea what KUWTK and OITNB are.
I don't watch any of the other shows you listed, but are they over-rated? I guess that's a matter of opinion and on those shows I have none.
To me, they are overrated. KUWTK is Keeping Up With The Kardashians. OITNB is Orange Is The New Black. Would rather watch Lockdown or Hard Time, instead.0 -
I always find it amusing when I take time to write a solid reply and it gets passed over for shorter replies saying essentially what I said...
I do not agree that "all" reality shows are overrated, as I personally very much enjoy America's/Britain's Got Talent. I guess you could say that I enjoy the variety show, plus Howard Stern=yum. It's not high brow or mind-blowing most of the time (there are a few acts that have been really amazing though) but it's miles better than the voice-only shows IMO.
Kinda surprised no one has mentioned things like Jay Leno/David Letterman. Personally, I'm very very glad that they are out the door, and very sad that Craig Ferguson is leaving his show, because I think Craig deserved to have a better viewership... Then again, I'm one of the only people I know who has bothered to read his books, which has lent a lot of light to the attitude of his show.
As for the person that said everything on CW but Supernatural... Supernatural? Really? That show is one of the cheesiest, most predictable shows I've ever been subjected to. I don't mind it but the fanaticism surrounding it is ridiculous.
Add to the list: True Blood. So much True Blood.
1st bolded: I find it amusing when people feel slighted when someone doesn't respond to their post.
2nd bolded: I like it in spite of its campiness (I like campy horror and kung fu movies too) and watch it when I get the chance. It's odd how impassioned you are about other people's personal likes and dislikes when it comes to television series. It's just TV.
I'm adding "Entourage" to my list.0 -
The Big Bang Theory.
It's not good, ya'll. The writing is banal. The characters are cliche. The acting could be out done by most high school theatre productions. The plot was already done by every sitcom in the 70s-90s.
Most of the shows you listed so far in this thread, you listed for personal taste reasons. You don't like Breaking Bad because it's unpleasant (it's not supposed to be pleasant. you're not supposed to like the characters or their story.) You don't like The Walking Dead because zombies. Fair enough. Hell, I don't like It's Always Sunny just because I don't enjoy the characters. But personal preferences are not the same as "overrated".
The Big Bang Theory is a truly mediocre show that somehow got really popular. I'm not sure why. Maybe because pretending to be a "nerd" when you're really a dumbass suddenly got really cool about the time the show started airing?
Ugh. Don't forget the laugh track. They set that thing off like every two seconds! Once I was at the gym on the treadmill and this guy was watching it with the volume turned up to 11 and even though I had headphones on, I could still hear that laugh track!!! And the whole show is set up around the same jokes week after week. Raj won't talk to women. Sheldon has to sit in the same spot on the couch. Oh yeah and Bazinga.0 -
Walking Dead --- They're STILL running from zombies (x amount) seasons later. I get that it's not just about zombies but come on now...
Arrow --- Really? Really???? The bad acting, the horrible plotlines, the terrible costumes, unlovable characters. Why?
Reality TV shows --- What a horrifying reality it is if these were true in real life. Unfortunately, some people believe that the same crap they see on tv works in the real world.0 -
BREAKING BAD sucks
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Winner winner.
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OMG, this made my morning! Kanye, look forward to this in ten years! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0 -
As for the person that said everything on CW but Supernatural... Supernatural? Really? That show is one of the cheesiest, most predictable shows I've ever been subjected to. I don't mind it but the fanaticism surrounding it is ridiculous.
Add to the list: True Blood. So much True Blood.
Exactly how far did you get in supernatural?0 -
All reality shows!!
Modern family
Two n half men with Kutcher
Everything on abc family0 -
True Blood. Most annoying opening credits ever.0
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They are all overrated. I can't think of a single tv show that is good. There are a lot I've never seen, and I have no interest in watching them. Others that I watch, but don't think they are great, I just overlook what isn't good about them. Maybe there is a good one or two that I am missing.0
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Tosh.o uhhh hate that show0
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Kardashians, Honey Boo Boo, Duck Dynasty. (see a theme?)
OTOH, the Double Divas crack me up! I LOVE those two!0 -
Just heard Revolution finally got cancelled. The fact that it limped along for as long as it did proves it was way overrated. How in hell did they manage to make post-apocalyptic-anything so dull and boring?0
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Just heard Revolution finally got cancelled. The fact that it limped along for as long as it did proves it was way overrated. How in hell did they manage to make post-apocalyptic-anything so dull and boring?
omgggg I thought it was just me! I made it through 4 episodes before I wanted to gnaw my arm off...0
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