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General => Movies and TV => Topic started by: Chino on February 26, 2016, 10:03:24 AM
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Just curious what shows you have all given up on. I don't really mean shows you fell behind on and then never picked back up, I'm talking about shows you made a conscious decision to never bother watching again.
Once Upon a Time is probably my most recent. This show started off so well, and out of nowhere it did a complete 180 and went to shit. It wasn't even a slow transition into shittyness, it kind of just happened all at once.
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Weeds. I thought it was going to be like a proto-Breaking Bad or something, but it ended up being (I think?) a comedy kind of thing. Unfortunately it wasn't funny, I hated all the characters and it was just generally unpleasant to watch.
Can't think of any others off the top of my head. Which is a good thing, I guess.
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LOST ::)
I watched 10 episodes of season 1. Gave up after the 300th flashback.
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Yup, Once Upon a Time. I held on as long as I could, but the Peter Pan thing dragged on and on, and I just gave up. By that point I'm pretty sure every character was each other's half uncle.
Also, Sleepy Hollow. It was alright up until the most recent season when it felt like they were scraping to continue the show with rehashed ideas, and too many haircuts, so I gave up a couple of episodes in.
I'm sure I speak for a lot of people when I say The Simpsons. I still love the earlier seasons to death, but the last 10-15 years are so embarrassing that it actively pisses me off to see the steaming pile of shit it has become.
Not sure it counts, but Defiance. I wouldn't say I ever really got into it, but I stuck it out for the entire first season hoping it would improve, but when I was disappointed that the main character got brought back form the dead in the season finale, I figured it was time to just my losses.
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Mine are:
- Gotham
- Sleepy Hollow
- The Last Ship
- Z Nation
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True Blood - loved season 1 and really enjoyed season 2. Season 3 was trash and got so Damn silly after that.
Heroes - before I knew what good television was. Season 1 was enjoyable at the time but I bet it doesn't hold up . fucking awful after season 1.
Hell On Wheels - thought this show had a lot of potential but it was the most boring show I've had to sit through and the characters were terrible.
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The simpsons, about 13 years ago
The walking dead. Not that its bad, just fatigue.
South park, mostly fatigue
Family guy, just lost interest
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Sleepy Hollow
Supernatural
Grimm
Grey's Anatomy
House of Cards(I know, I know...I just can't get into it.)
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Law & Order: SVU
Grimm
That's about it.
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Yes modern day Simpsons is really really bad.
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Heroes - before I knew what good television was. Season 1 was enjoyable at the time but I bet it doesn't hold up . fucking awful after season 1.
Oh...this, absolutely. I stuck thru the second season but never returned after....
Hell On Wheels - thought this show had a lot of potential but it was the most boring show I've had to sit through and the characters were terrible.
I've stuck with the show the whole time despite its shortcomings.....they are milking the heck out of this last season, split it into (2) 6 episode sections and they haven't even said when they are airing the last 6 episodes.
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Heroes - before I knew what good television was. Season 1 was enjoyable at the time but I bet it doesn't hold up . fucking awful after season 1.
Oh...this, absolutely. I stuck thru the second season but never returned after....
Hell On Wheels - thought this show had a lot of potential but it was the most boring show I've had to sit through and the characters were terrible.
I've stuck with the show the whole time despite its shortcomings.....they are milking the heck out of this last season, split it into (2) 6 episode sections and they haven't even said when they are airing the last 6 episodes.
I wish I enjoyed Hell on Wheels as much as you. I don't know, I just felt it never went anywhere. Then again I only saw a season and a half I think? I can't remember.
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Gotham (I just couldn't stand the cheese and acting...and portrayal of characters)
Supernatural (Again, aforementioned cheese)
"THE HUNDRED" (The 100; I'm not sure why I even started watching and don't understand any love for this dumbass writing at all)
Wentworth (might actually pick this up again though...miiiight)
The Expanse (I wanted to love it so bad but just don't give a shit about anything in the show...meh)
Damages (first season awesome, after that stupid fucking stupid)
American Horror Story (....*sounds of farts and diarrhea*)
New Girl (blah, blah, blah comedy)
The Following (it just got REAL stupid...and was already kind of ridiculous)
There might be a few more but that's all I can remember. I think the only one I was really disappointed with was AMH because it had so much potential after that first season and just shit itself. Over and over.
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Tio, Supernatural should have just ended at season 5, which was what I thought to be the peak of the series.
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"THE HUNDRED" (The 100; I'm not sure why I even started watching and don't understand any love for this dumbass writing at all)
Tio...I binge watched the first (5) episodes one night and am still trying to decide if I'll make the plunge or not to tear back into it.
American Horror Story (....*sounds of farts and diarrhea*)
None of the subsequent seasons ever came close to touching Season 1. In fairness...I didn't watch one frame of the last season, maybe it was better but everything after season 1 never captured the magic of that first season.
And....I too gave up on 'The Following' about four episodes in.
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I watched a few episodes of season 1 of AHS, and I really enjoyed it and was hooked, but I got sidetracked and never got back on it unfortunately. I will definitely make sure to do so though.
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Once Upon a Time. Just completely gave up after Peter Pan story line started.
Was considering giving up on Love, but it was such a short show that I suffered through it.
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Simpsons nowadays is so, so bad.
it used to be a nice animated sitcom with buckets of charm and charisma.
Now it's entirely self-referential and the jokes have the most obvious punchlines possible and if a cliche can be used instead of something else then it'll be used. **
** although sometimes with a look to camera - which is even worse.
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I watched a few episodes of season 1 of AHS, and I really enjoyed it and was hooked, but I got sidetracked and never got back on it unfortunately. I will definitely make sure to do so though.
First Season was just awesome TV. It really was unique and the acting performances were great, story was cool. IMO they never re-captured that allure that season 1 had.
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Simpsons nowadays is so, so bad.
it used to be a nice animated sitcom with buckets of charm and charisma.
Now it's entirely self-referential and the jokes have the most obvious punchlines possible and if a cliche can be used instead of something else then it'll be used. **
** although sometimes with a look to camera - which is even worse.
I have never watched one single episode of the Simpsons. Obviously I know what it is, have seen a clip here or there but that's it.
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The first 8 - 10 series are GREAT tv.
After that they entirely ran out of ideas but kept it going for another 15 years.
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Tio, Supernatural should have just ended at season 5, which was what I thought to be the peak of the series.
No good series should end after 5 seasons but I do understand why you are saying this.
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I should also add Dexter. Never even watched the last season. Just quit caring by that point.
I also initially gave up on Californication, but eventually forced myself to watch the last season or two. It was not a good decision.
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I should also add Dexter. Never even watched the last season. Just quit caring by that point.
You didn't miss out anything, but I think season 7 was excellent and a true return to form. It made the atrocity that was season 8 even harder to endure.
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Heroes - before I knew what good television was. Season 1 was enjoyable at the time but I bet it doesn't hold up . fucking awful after season 1.
Actually, having rewatched relatively recently, season 1 still holds up really well. Season 2 was not very good. After that it settled at adequate - some great ideas brought down by nothing really making any sense.
I didn't consciously give up on shows in the past, merely stop paying attention and so on. But these days I'm a bit more committed to keeping up with the shows I'm watching, and there are now two I've given up on:
Helix
The Leftovers
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Tio, Supernatural should have just ended at season 5, which was what I thought to be the peak of the series.
No good series should end after 5 seasons but I do understand why you are saying this.
The only reason I say this is just because of where the story is at the end of season 5. I feel things were at such a high point that 5 more seasons and counting seems a little bit much.
Heroes - before I knew what good television was. Season 1 was enjoyable at the time but I bet it doesn't hold up . fucking awful after season 1.
Actually, having rewatched relatively recently, season 1 still holds up really well. Season 2 was not very good. After that it settled at adequate - some great ideas brought down by nothing really making any sense.
I didn't consciously give up on shows in the past, merely stop paying attention and so on. But these days I'm a bit more committed to keeping up with the shows I'm watching, and there are now two I've given up on:
Helix
The Leftovers
That sucks to hear about The Leftovers. Seneca is a big fan of the show and he recommended I watch it. I just watched the first two episodes the other night, and while I'm a little confused with a lot of things, it's holding my interest. Without spoiling anything, what made you quit?
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The X-Files. 4 episodes in I realised that, despite liking paranormal stuff, I couldn't sit through 9 seasons of it. I may come back to it tho.
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Usually, if I give up on them, they also quickly leave the RAM until somebody else spins up the HDD. So going off what others have mentioned:
Gotham
Grimm
New Girl
PBS Frontline hasn't done much for me lately
There are probably too many shows I finished off just because it was so close to the end. X-Files could be one of them.
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Simpsons nowadays is so, so bad.
it used to be a nice animated sitcom with buckets of charm and charisma.
Now it's entirely self-referential and the jokes have the most obvious punchlines possible and if a cliche can be used instead of something else then it'll be used. **
** although sometimes with a look to camera - which is even worse.
I agree. For a long time I thought that the reason people didn't like the recent seasons in South America was because the humour got lost in translation or something. That doesn't seem to be the case.
Another issue we have is the dubbing. The actor's voices in the '90s were AMAZINGLY funny - to the point were I watch the same clips in English and I don't laugh as much. Around 2003 (I think) the most important actors were replaced, so now not even the jokes aren't funny, but the voices don't help either.
That said, I laughed immediately after the "I smell Oscar" joke the first time. That one I liked, eventhough it was so stupid.
As far as other shows: I used to love The Office (US version). I think I watched some episodes from Carell-less seasons, and I liked Will Ferrell replacing him, but then it just felt repetitive. The same goes for Two And Half Men.
One show I've never understood why people like it is The Big Bang Theory. So awful!
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Arrow - A few minutes into the second episode of season 2 I violently realized I don't give a shit about anything happening on screen. Also, I hate CW.
The Walking Dead - After six years (of which I spent three bored), I quit after having seen the absolute worst writing I have ever seen in a big budget "professional" TV show.
Otherwise I have stuck to most series I've started. I've fallen a few years behind on stuff like Family Guy and South Park, but I still like those, and might see more some day.
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One show I've never understood why people like it is The Big Bang Theory. So awful!
:hug: :hifive:
It's dreadful.
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Agreed.
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My roommate was watching Fuller House and I walked in and immediately gave up. So cringeworthy..
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Agreed.
Character walks into a room.
Sees another character.
Character 1 : Hey
Character 2 : Hey
" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA "
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The best thing to come out of TBBT are these memes:
(https://img01.lachschon.de/images/164263_sheldoom_1.jpg)
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The worst is when the "crowd" says "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!" :lol So fucking cheesy.
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Agents of SHIELD - I've heard it's gotten better but S1 was painful to sit through and I got maybe 8 or 9 episodes in. As much as I like their films and the netflix shows, I just don't have that interest for a show focusing on SHIELD and what their agents are up to.
The Simpsons - Used to be really fun, but not just that, it also had heart and was a well written show. Later seasons are mostly filled with product placement, references to modern culture and it's lacks the comedy and heart that made it so great initially.
Heroes - First season was really great, and I remember following the show even if declined, but the last season could just not keep my interest up. I was kinda losing interest before that, but for whatever reason I stayed longer than I should have. Never watched the re-launch.
Fringe - A nice little show, but to me it felt like a less interesting X-Files. I watched the first season but didn't feel a strong urge to return.
The Big Bang Theory - Loved the first few seasons, but as the show has gone on, it's not really funny anymore. What used to be great character perks are now annoying and overused, and I really hate it when they take something that was fairly subtle and subdued in the first few seasons (and worked because of those reasons) and turn it up to eleven and it loses everything that made it great in the first place.
Lastly, while I haven't left the ship yet, I feel like I should jump ship on The Walking Dead. I know a lot of people who paint it up like one of the best shows on television, but it is painfully mediocre. I liked the first season, but every season since has been a chore to get through. There are a few good episodes per season, but far too few to warrant sticking to it. At this point I feel like I'm watching for the wrong reasons. Getting some form of closure after all the wasted time, getting amusement from "so-bad-its-good" moments, and just sticking with it so that people can't shove the whole "the show is much better now, I promise" argument up my face.
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These are shows that I didn't really "gave up", but rather didn't interested me enough to come back to them after the initial season (the list of stuff to watch it's growing and growing and you have only so much free time) :
Six Feet Under
Downton Abbey
The Walking Dead
Hannibal
Sleepy Hollow
The rest I started watching, I'm still watching... or watched 'til the end.
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Most shows I can think of are ones I just got behind on and never caught up. I guess there are some animes that I consciously decided to stop watching, but I doubt anyone here is gonna know what I mean when I talk about how shitty Freezing was.
Do shows I never watched again after seeing the first episode count? If so, both Gotham and the Flash.
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The worst is when the "crowd" says "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!" :lol So fucking cheesy.
Dialogue aren't jokes.
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I drop many shows for a variety of reasons. Once a show fails to hold my attention for a span of episodes, I stop watching.
Aside from that, my most notable drop is Archer. By the opening episodes of season 3, I had slowly come to realize that I despised every single character, and found most of the humor frustrating and stressful. For example, the paternity test episode. Though I appreciated the irony in those events, that stuff is literally my worst nightmare. A lot of the "jokes" were characters talking past each other in an irritating manner, and it reached a point where I couldn't take the show's shit anymore.
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One show I've never understood why people like it is The Big Bang Theory. So awful!
:hug: :hifive:
It's dreadful.
Agreed.
(https://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/bad/giving-the-finger-smiley-emoticon.gif)
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True Blood - I was gonna tough it out and finish the show just because I had already invested time in it, but I just couldn't muscle through the last 2 seasons.
Gotham - Watched the first 5-6 episodes and didn't enjoyed much of it, if anything at all so yeah stopped.
The Big Bang Theory - Actually really enjoyed the first 3 seasons, then everyone go a girlfriend and it turned into a typical sitcom and I stopped watching.
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One show I've never understood why people like it is The Big Bang Theory. So awful!
:hug: :hifive:
It's dreadful.
Agreed.
(https://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/bad/giving-the-finger-smiley-emoticon.gif)
That's OK... My best friend doesn't like Arrested Development, which I think is excellent (even the last season).
We can still get along!
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The best thing to come out of TBBT are these memes:
(https://img01.lachschon.de/images/164263_sheldoom_1.jpg)
Now THAT made me laugh! If the show consisted entirely of memes like that one, I would watch it for sure.
That meme reminded me of a bit in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dynsL1qRklI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dynsL1qRklI)
Fun fact: one of the lead actors in The Big Bang Theory also appears in the video :P
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One show I've never understood why people like it is The Big Bang Theory. So awful!
:hug: :hifive:
It's dreadful.
Agreed.
(https://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/bad/giving-the-finger-smiley-emoticon.gif)
That's OK... My best friend doesn't like Arrested Development, which I think is excellent (even the last season).
We can still get along!
Of course.
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One show I've never understood why people like it is The Big Bang Theory. So awful!
:hug: :hifive:
It's dreadful.
Oh yea, another show I gave up on. Also How I Met Your Mother, though I did end up finishing it when it was on Netflix, just for the hell of it. Awful ending.
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Oh yea, another show I gave up on. Also How I Met Your Mother, though I did end up finishing it when it was on Netflix, just for the hell of it. Awful ending.
Hey, that one too! My sister and some friends of mine like it, but I just find it boring as hell.
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Fuller House - Does this count? I mean, I made it 5 or so minutes in before dropping out.
The Walking Dead - I hear frequently from friends who watch it avidly to "just wait 3 or 4 seasons, it'll get good, promise!". I think the point of an engaging show is to not leave you so disinterested that you drop out before "getting to the good part". Every part should be the good part, and if not, you can't really blame anyone if they're unwilling to sit through <blank> number of seasons while the show drags its feet from mediocre writing.
The Simpsons - I think most are in agreement. The later seasons just don't do it.
Family Guy - Pretty much the same thing as Simpsons.
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The Walking Dead - I hear frequently from friends who watch it avidly to "just wait 3 or 4 seasons, it'll get good, promise!". I think the point of an engaging show is to not leave you so disinterested that you drop out before "getting to the good part". Every part should be the good part, and if not, you can't really blame anyone if they're unwilling to sit through <blank> number of seasons while the show drags its feet from mediocre writing.
This is another one. I watched the first season, and was not impressed by anything past the pilot. I think I finally dropped it a few episodes into season 2; it was incredibly dull. The comics are a lot better, though I have yet to buy/read the second and third compendiums.
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The Simpsons - one of the best TV series ever, on the strength of the first 10 seasons or so, but when it went downhill, I jumped ship fast.
Frasier - the last few seasons of this took place when I had went back to college and was still working full time and going out a lot, so I simply lost my way watching it, and have never gone back to watch those last few seasons. I am sure I will eventually.
SVU - I never watched this in order anyway, since I got into it maybe 4-5 years ago, but while I will still catch the occasional new episode, I never go out of my way. The whole storyline with William Lewis was not only difficult to watch at times, but went on for too many episodes, and made you more mad than anything. For most of the series, it was a cop show about horrible crimes, but at some point, they thought that shock value should become the norm.
Mad Men - for the record, I liked this show a lot, but I didn't start watching it until maybe two years ago. I got through maybe 7-8 episodes and liked them all, but I was so far behind, and it didn't strike me as a binge-worthy type show, so I simply stopped watching.
Orange Is The New Black - Season 3 was so uninteresting that I simple gave up about halfway through.
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The Simpsons - one of the best TV series ever, on the strength of the first 10 seasons or so, but when it went downhill, I jumped ship fast.
Frasier - the last few seasons of this took place when I had went back to college and was still working full time and going out a lot, so I simply lost my way watching it, and have never gone back to watch those last few seasons. I am sure I will eventually.
SVU - I never watched this in order anyway, since I got into it maybe 4-5 years ago, but while I will still catch the occasional new episode, I never go out of my way. The whole storyline with William Lewis was not only difficult to watch at times, but went on for too many episodes, and made you more mad than anything. For most of the series, it was a cop show about horrible crimes, but at some point, they thought that shock value should become the norm.
Mad Men - for the record, I liked this show a lot, but I didn't start watching it until maybe two years ago. I got through maybe 7-8 episodes and liked them all, but I was so far behind, and it didn't strike me as a binge-worthy type show, so I simply stopped watching.
Orange Is The New Black - Season 3 was so uninteresting that I simple gave up about halfway through.
I am similar with Mad Men. I really like the show, but I just couldn't keep up. I might try again now that's it finished. Similar with Walking Dead. Stopped after season 2 because I lost track.
You should go back to Frasier. It has some dud episodes, but one of the only shows to stay consistently great for all 11 seasons.
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Walking Dead - Got weaker with each season plus too many boring episodes, you have to wait too much to get a great episode.
Supernatural - Should have ended a long time ago.
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Dexter - After the abominable Season 5, I just lost the will to continue and stopped watching.
Heroes - Season 1 was good, season 2 was not as good but more a result of the writer's strike (or so I thought), season 3 was a mess and I didn't continue.
Arrow - The second half of season 1 and the first half of season 2 were f'in great. Season 3 was a huuuge step down into shitty plotting and terrible 'drama.' I never picked the show back up when it returned for the current season.
True Blood - I started watching Season 4 but I realized I didn't give a shit anymore so I stopped.
The Big Bang Theory - This season. It's just not funny.
Inu-Yasha - Right around after they 'killed' Naraku for like the tenth time (slight hyperbole).
Hell On Wheels - It was trying soooooo hard to be the new Deadwood but the writing and characters just weren't up to snuff. It was boring and I never made it through season 1. The Swede was cool though.
The Nightly Show - 1) It's not that funny, 2) The format of the show sucks, and 3) Larry, unfortunately, is not a very good host.
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The Walking Dead - I hear frequently from friends who watch it avidly to "just wait 3 or 4 seasons, it'll get good, promise!". I think the point of an engaging show is to not leave you so disinterested that you drop out before "getting to the good part". Every part should be the good part, and if not, you can't really blame anyone if they're unwilling to sit through <blank> number of seasons while the show drags its feet from mediocre writing.
This almost made me stop watching Breaking Bad, but I'm near the end of season 3 and shit finally got intense. The fly episode was filler as fuck tho.
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Dexter - After the abominable Season 5, I just lost the will to continue and stopped watching.
You didn't lost anything.
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The Walking Dead - I hear frequently from friends who watch it avidly to "just wait 3 or 4 seasons, it'll get good, promise!". I think the point of an engaging show is to not leave you so disinterested that you drop out before "getting to the good part". Every part should be the good part, and if not, you can't really blame anyone if they're unwilling to sit through <blank> number of seasons while the show drags its feet from mediocre writing.
This almost made me stop watching Breaking Bad, but I'm near the end of season 3 and shit finally got intense. The fly episode was filler as fuck tho.
Except Breaking Bad is consistently great. :lol Oh, Sacul :getoffmylawn:
I feel they needed an episode like The Fly to just let shit settle for a bit. There's always something going on in that show but resting back to take a breather is nothing bad at all, and it's cool that it still feels like a Breaking Bad episode, with all the characters being on point still.
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Aside from that, my most notable drop is Archer. By the opening episodes of season 3, I had slowly come to realize that I despised every single character, and found most of the humor frustrating and stressful. For example, the paternity test episode. Though I appreciated the irony in those events, that stuff is literally my worst nightmare. A lot of the "jokes" were characters talking past each other in an irritating manner, and it reached a point where I couldn't take the show's shit anymore.
I love Archer, but the Archer Vice season (S5) was painful to get through. It's better now, but I don't think they've fully recovered from it yet. I thought everything up till then was still great though.
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Oh, Sacul :getoffmylawn:
Having flashbacks of this? :neverusethis:
NOTHING YOU DO WILL EVER SURPRISE ME ANYMORE, SACUL.
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Except Breaking Bad is consistently great. :lol Oh, Sacul :getoffmylawn:
I feel they needed an episode like The Fly to just let shit settle for a bit. There's always something going on in that show but resting back to take a breather is nothing bad at all, and it's cool that it still feels like a Breaking Bad episode, with all the characters being on point still.
Agreed. The first time through, The Fly threw me off, since every other episode did so much to advance the storyline, and that one did not, but on the second time around, it was pretty awesome. Very funny, and the scene near the end where Walt admits that he has lived too long is just incredible.
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That sucks to hear about The Leftovers. Seneca is a big fan of the show and he recommended I watch it. I just watched the first two episodes the other night, and while I'm a little confused with a lot of things, it's holding my interest. Without spoiling anything, what made you quit?
Eh, it really, really wasn't holding my interest. The first season was decent, and the payoff was ok though nothing special IMO. And then the start of the second season was really hard work and I didn't like any of the characters, so didn't really give a shit what happened to them. And the show didn't have enough going on to keep me interested.
Except Breaking Bad is consistently great. :lol Oh, Sacul :getoffmylawn:
I feel they needed an episode like The Fly to just let shit settle for a bit. There's always something going on in that show but resting back to take a breather is nothing bad at all, and it's cool that it still feels like a Breaking Bad episode, with all the characters being on point still.
Agreed. The first time through, The Fly threw me off, since every other episode did so much to advance the storyline, and that one did not, but on the second time around, it was pretty awesome. Very funny, and the scene near the end where Walt admits that he has lived too long is just incredible.
I really liked The Fly because I thought it provided some great character exploration, which in general was very slow going on that show.
I also like Big Bang Theory. Screw the haters. :P
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Oh yea, another show I gave up on. Also How I Met Your Mother, though I did end up finishing it when it was on Netflix, just for the hell of it. Awful ending.
Hey, that one too! My sister and some friends of mine like it, but I just find it boring as hell.
This one I finished, just because I wanted to know how it would end. And damn did that ending suck. It's a real shame too because the earlier seasons are just really really good.
The Walking Dead - I hear frequently from friends who watch it avidly to "just wait 3 or 4 seasons, it'll get good, promise!"
Oh, it never gets good, I promise.
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Agents of SHIELD
Gotham
How I Met Your Mother
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Friends. After a few seasons I stopped watching.
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Arrow - A few minutes into the second episode of season 2 I violently realized I don't give a shit about anything happening on screen. Also, I hate CW.
I watched about half of the first season before there was so much teenage-level, dramatic, relationship bullshit that I couldn't take it anymore. It's a soap opera. Which is exactly why the CW is terrible. I didn't even give The Flash a chance, because I assume it's more of the same.
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Agreed. The first time through, The Fly threw me off, since every other episode did so much to advance the storyline, and that one did not, but on the second time around, it was pretty awesome. Very funny, and the scene near the end where Walt admits that he has lived too long is just incredible.
That's why i like shows like Breaking Bad, ones that do not keep stalling like Walking Dead.
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Lots of Walking Dead hate. I've never really cared for zombie themes, but sometimes I can get into them if the writing, acting, etc. is enjoyable. Nonstop glowing reviews had me thinking Walking Dead might be worth getting over my dislike of *zombies* and check out the first season. Now, not so much.
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One show I've never understood why people like it is The Big Bang Theory. So awful!
:hug: :hifive:
It's dreadful.
Agreed.
(https://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/bad/giving-the-finger-smiley-emoticon.gif)
:lol I cannot stand The Big Bang Theory. It's never once made me laugh, it has dialogue instead of jokes and the characters are all awful and grating.
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One show I've never understood why people like it is The Big Bang Theory. So awful!
:hug: :hifive:
It's dreadful.
Agreed.
(https://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/bad/giving-the-finger-smiley-emoticon.gif)
the characters are all awful and grating.
Says a Star Trek fan... :lol
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Star Trek isn't a comedy...
What has that got to do with anything? If you're implying that Big Bang Theory is funny because it's nerdy, then you've fallen for the trap of the show.
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I'm assuming he's saying that the characters on Star Trek are awful and grating.
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I'm assuming he's saying that the characters on Star Trek are awful and grating.
Well I'm glad someone has above average reading skills. ;)
Star Trek isn't a comedy...
What has that got to do with anything? If you're implying that Big Bang Theory is funny because it's nerdy, then you've fallen for the trap of the show.
You're making all of these assumptions based on what exactly? Did I quote any part of Kowtow's post that referenced humor? Nope. Did I reveal what I thought makes BBT funny? Nope. So your argument is pretty much empty. Furthermore, being that I have seen every episode of BBT at least twice, I think I have a better idea of what kind of humor the show uses. Unless, of course, you're one of those people who fervently does something just to find something negative to say about it.
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I didn't make any assumptions. I didn't even make any statements aside from one beginning with a qualitative "if". I literally just asked a question because I didn't understand your connection.
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I didn't make any assumptions. I didn't even make any statements aside from one beginning with a qualitative "if". I literally just asked a question because I didn't understand your connection.
The first thing you said was "Star Trek isn't a comedy... What has that got to do anything?". The implication was there. It was painfully obvious you were reaching because I intentionally left out the words Kowtow used referring to humor because I knew it had nothing to do with Star Trek. I left in the words that I felt were relevant.
For the record, a fraction of the humor is based on the geekiness of the characters to which I can relate. Not just from their love for nerdy things, but for their ignorance of the world around them. It's not all Star Trek and Star Wars references. Those are far less occurring than critics would lead you to believe. Anyway, I digress...
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I gave up on Dexter about 3/4 of the way into Season 5. I just couldn't handle how poorly written and acted the show had become.
South Park also lost its luster around 2009/2010 when it just become a current event of the week with atrocious low brow attempts at satire. It was pretty clear by this point that Matt and Trey or whoever was in charge either had no idea what they were doing or just didn't care at all.
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South Park is still awesome. As far as current event of the week, the last 2 seasons have gone serial, not "of the week".
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After watching Six Feet Under, I really want to watch Dexter. I know it's probably not near as enjoyable, but I really like Michael C. Hall. I guess the consensus is that it starts sucking after season 4, though I do hear good things about season 7. I would just feel weird to give up on a show halfway through. I mean, I know it can get unbearable.. but I don't know if I could watch 4 seasons and then not even at least try the next 4. Though that is a lot of poor television to sit through if it's as bad as everyone says.
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Why are we discussing TBBT anyway? This thread is for shows you initially liked but then gave up on, not shows that were awful from the start that you never watched.
I thought of another one. Wilfred. I liked it at first, but over time the premise just got more and more grating and stagnant, so I gave up before the final season. Didn't even care how it ended by that point.
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After watching Six Feet Under, I really want to watch Dexter. I know it's probably not near as enjoyable, but I really like Michael C. Hall. I guess the consensus is that it starts sucking after season 4, though I do hear good things about season 7. I would just feel weird to give up on a show halfway through. I mean, I know it can get unbearable.. but I don't know if I could watch 4 seasons and then not even at least try the next 4. Though that is a lot of poor television to sit through if it's as bad as everyone says.
It's not totally awful. It's just far below the level of the first four seasons. Seasons 5 and 7 are actually fairly solid. Once you get invested in the show, you'll want to finish it up. The greatness of Seasons 1, 2 and 4 totally make it worth it. :tup :tup
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Let me actually contribute to the thread positively by saying that I've lost interest in OITNB, and I'm still on the fence about continuing Game of Thrones when it returns.
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After watching Six Feet Under, I really want to watch Dexter. I know it's probably not near as enjoyable, but I really like Michael C. Hall. I guess the consensus is that it starts sucking after season 4, though I do hear good things about season 7. I would just feel weird to give up on a show halfway through. I mean, I know it can get unbearable.. but I don't know if I could watch 4 seasons and then not even at least try the next 4. Though that is a lot of poor television to sit through if it's as bad as everyone says.
It's not totally awful. It's just far below the level of the first four seasons. Seasons 5 and 7 are actually fairly solid. Once you get invested in the show, you'll want to finish it up. The greatness of Seasons 1, 2 and 4 totally make it worth it. :tup :tup
Good to hear. I'll keep this in mind. :tup
Let me actually contribute to the thread positively by saying that I've lost interest in OITNB, and I'm still on the fence about continuing Game of Thrones when it returns.
I saw the first two seasons of OITNB, I liked it, but I did prefer S1 over S2. When did you give up?
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I never saw Wilfred Season 4 because it moved from FX to FXX. The whole FXX channel pisses me off.
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Too many abbreviations to keep it straight. OITNB?
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Orange is the New Black :)
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Why are we discussing TBBT anyway? This thread is for shows you initially liked but then gave up on, not shows that were awful from the start that you never watched.
Well, I started talking about it, because I remember watching some episodes of the first season when it started some 8 or 9 years ago. I was curious when I saw a promo because there were going to be references to science, and they had this cute girl. But, I later gave up.
On a more positive note: last year I watched the first episode of Derek on Netflix with my sister, and neither of us liked it. Then, a month later I decided to watch the 2nd episode. I got hooked, and watched the rest in just 3 days (there aren't many episodes). Such a nice show!
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One thing I don't get about The Big Bang Theory is when Eugene Levy replaced the Leonard character.
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Chiming in to agree on the Dexter seasons.. 1-4 golden, season 5 and season 7 (especially season 7!) were actually enjoyable, season 6 kinda hit and miss and season 8 a total disaster. But when this show was good, it was VERY good, and Michael C. Hall is awesome in this.
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One thing I don't get about The Big Bang Theory is when Eugene Levy replaced the Leonard character.
:facepalm:
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I gave up on The 100 20mins into the first ep. I watched Californication alot when the first and second season aired and loved it. Other things got in the way so I didn't follow the other seasons but a month ago I tried to recap the first season but I just didn't feel it so I gave up.
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Let me actually contribute to the thread positively by saying that I've lost interest in OITNB, and I'm still on the fence about continuing Game of Thrones when it returns.
I saw the first two seasons of OITNB, I liked it, but I did prefer S1 over S2. When did you give up?
Basically I watched seasons 1 and 2 and enjoyed them. I gave up because season 3 came out, and I just realized I didn't really care. I had no desire to take the time to watch it all. :lol
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Why are we discussing TBBT anyway? This thread is for shows you initially liked but then gave up on, not shows that were awful from the start that you never watched.
I watched it (not religiously but in syndication) fairly regularly for a year or two, but I stopped watching recently because these last two seasons have just not been funny. More of a soap opera with occasional levity. Plus, Sheldon has just become a caricature of himself and the laugh track is awfully annoying. It's not terrible, but I just don't feel the need to keep up with it anymore.
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Chiming in to agree on the Dexter seasons.. 1-4 golden, season 5 and season 7 (especially season 7!) were actually enjoyable, season 6 kinda hit and miss and season 8 a total disaster. But when this show was good, it was VERY good, and Michael C. Hall is awesome in this.
For me, there was some good moments here and there after season 4 like Debra discovering that Dexter is a serial killer but, overall, they were much weaker than the first 4. And the ending was horrible.
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Curb Your Enthusiasm. I thought it was a great show, but only when Larry's failing was his tendency to always say or do precisely the wrong thing. People with terrible people skills make great characters. After time he stopped being an understandable but flawed person and just became an idiot. Idiots make awful characters if you're trying to base an entire show around them. The Roadside Memorial really started to turn me against the show, and then ditching his [awful excuse for a] wife for the cable guy was the final straw.
Orange is the New Black--for exactly the same reason. When Piper was a fish out of water it was a decent enough show. Once she started to acclimate she just became an obnoxious and moronic twat. Since they obviously couldn't give her the shanking she deserved I stopped watching.
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On Curb Your Enthusiasm, did you at least make it to the J.B. Smoove episodes? I loved him on Curb so much, that I always stop and view if I see him on another show.
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On Curb Your Enthusiasm, did you at least make it to the J.B. Smoove episodes? I loved him on Curb so much, that I always stop and view if I see him on another show.
Leon was great. I tuned out about halfway through the Black family's season, though. The scene with him, the doctor and Long Ball Larry was priceless.
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American Horror Story
The Walking Dead (Unless Neegan kicks ass)
Fear The Walking Dead (Made it through 4 episodes)
The Simpsons
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On Curb Your Enthusiasm, did you at least make it to the J.B. Smoove episodes? I loved him on Curb so much, that I always stop and view if I see him on another show.
Leon was great. I tuned out about halfway through the Black family's season, though. The scene with him, the doctor and Long Ball Larry was priceless.
Larry going to get the pot for his father for his glaucoma is my favorite episode from that series.
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On Curb Your Enthusiasm, did you at least make it to the J.B. Smoove episodes? I loved him on Curb so much, that I always stop and view if I see him on another show.
Leon was great. I tuned out about halfway through the Black family's season, though. The scene with him, the doctor and Long Ball Larry was priceless.
Larry going to get the pot for his father for his glaucoma is my favorite episode from that series.
Some of those episodes were hysterical and others I just didn't get. I can't say I watched more than half of them.
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I've dropped several shows during season 1 but I don't think that counts here cause I wasn't very much into any of those from the beginning. So, those I've dropped after season 1 would be:
The Walking Dead: I got to the half of season 2 before I became bored to death with it.
The Mentalist: Not really dropped off but I didn't watch the last season, I don't know why they even made it after they had resolved everything.
Prison Break: Watched the first 2 seasons, then lost interest.
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Once Upon a Time
The Good Wife
Criminal Minds
The Big Bang Theory
NCIS
CSI
Scandal
Entourage
Bones
Arrow
A lot of shows get the chop because of time constraints.
I find it harder to watch sitcoms these days, but I think that is because there are too many good hour long shows.
There are shows like The Walking Dead that are hard to watch week by week but this is more out of impatience, than it being a bad show.
American Horror Story had a strong season 1, season 2 etc have not been as good, but because each season is completely different and a lot of the actors are good, I will still watch each hoping it will be great.
Vinyl I have four episodes ready to watch but again time constraints.
Frankenstein Chronicles I love Sean Bean but two episodes was enough
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Speaking of Once Upon a Time, I caught a part of a new episode on TV yesterday, and saw the characters from Frozen in it. I knew they were adding them in, but that's the first I'd actually seen it. Glad I got out of that one. I wonder if she sang that song in it?
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Speaking of Once Upon a Time, I caught a part of a new episode on TV yesterday, and saw the characters from Frozen in it. I knew they were adding them in, but that's the first I'd actually seen it. Glad I got out of that one. I wonder if she sang that song in it?
I feel like at some point during the 2nd or 3rd season someone figured out that they don't have to come up with plots anymore, they can just continuously throw in characters from other things.
"Stories? Where we're going, we don't need stories"
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:lol I felt like it got to a point where their storylines only consisted of making everyone somehow related. I was waiting for the big reveal in the season finale by the kid, "I'm my own grandpa!"
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I'm still watching Once Upon a Time, though my Wife hates it. The last few seasons have been hit and miss. Half of the season is really good while the other half is okay. The wicked witch is amazing. Honestly, this season has been one of my favorites. That being said, I think it's about time to end the show.
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United States of Tara
Homeland
New Girl
Nurse Jackie
Parks and Recreation
Grace and Frankie
Hannibal
The Following
The Killing
American Horror Story
Orange is the New Black
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I'm about ready to give up on The Grinder. Fred Savage's character is starting to get really annoying.
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I watch the occasional The Grinder episode, but it is all about Rob Lowe. I enjoy his awkward comedy routine. It isn't even all that different from his Parks and Recreation routine (different premises, but same mannerisms). I believe Fred Savage has been cast as the slightly annoying, too serious and close-minded for their own good character ... even when they have a point. Rob Lowe's character probably wouldn't work without Fred Savage's "Grimey" character.
At the same time, I don't feel strongly enough about The Grinder to defend it as anything more than a stupid, fun comedy.
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Daredevil
Homeland
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I actually stuck with Homeland until the final season but I gave up after 2 episodes and haven't returned since. I enjoyed the other seasons though.
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Daredevil
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Daredevil
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Tell me about it :lol - everyone else I've spoken to has binge-watched it. I got 8 episodes into it, and lost interest. Not sure why it didn't grab me.. Maybe I can't shake the memories of the Ben Affleck movie. :biggrin:
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That's really weird.
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I can probably officially add TWD to my list. I watched the first 2 since it started (just barely), but when it came around for the latest episode (nr3) I just didn't have any motivation or interest in it. When you're unemployed and have all the time in the world and you still feel like you have better things to do, I think it's the right time to give up on a show.
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Daredevil
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Tell me about it :lol - everyone else I've spoken to has binge-watched it. I got 8 episodes into it, and lost interest. Not sure why it didn't grab me.. Maybe I can't shake the memories of the Ben Affleck movie. :biggrin:
You're not alone! That's about the same point that I gave up on it, too. But about 4 months later I did come back and finish it. Mainly because everyone else seemed convinced it was awesome. It's okay, but it's nothing special.
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Preacher...gave up after 4 episodes. I tried hard to like it but it didn't do anything for me.
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I guess I can add Homeland to this list. After the show finally managed to make basically every character unlikable by the time I got to season 3, I could no longer see the point in watching it.
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LOST
After 10 episodes I was like " oh fuck this ".
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Billions, I don't know I like both Paul and Damian but for some reason I didn't get hooked.
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Abandoned after watching..
1- Heroes (3 seasons)
2- Under The Dome (season 2 ep 1)
3- Agents of SHIELD (1 episode)
4- Twin Peaks (season 2 ep whichever one was the killer)
5- Lilyhammer (3 episodes)
6- Hemlock Grove (1 ½ eps)
7- Fear The Walking Dead(Season 2 ep 2)
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LOST ::)
I watched 10 episodes of season 1. Gave up after the 300th flashback.
I salute you sir, unfortunately I wasn't as smart.
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House of Cards. It was a good show, but it just wasn't for me. Couldn't do it.
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The Simpsons - After one season. I liked them so much better when they were shorts during The Tracey Ullman Show.
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Simpsons S3 - S7 (give or take a season) is gold. I gave up in the early 2000s when it was past the point of no return, and any random bit I've seen since has made me glad I didn't waste my time with the last 15 seasons.
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Most recently 'Outcast'. Gave after 4 episodes, just found it boring.
I gave up on 'Mad Men' a couple of episodes in to season 2 - It was a well made show, but just wasn't for me.
'Sons of Anarchy' I didn't so much actively gave up on this, I just haven't picked it up again since the end of season 4 - Maybe one day i'll finish it off.
'Arrow' Towards the end of Season 3 I just lost patience with it, and enough was enough. I fear 'The Flash' will go the same way unless it improves on Season 2.
Another shout out for Homeland - I got to the conclusion of Season 3 and haven't picked it up since.
The quickest is 'Penny Dreadful' The first episode actually sent me to sleep, no more after that.
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My wife and I recently gave up on Mad Men. I think she was enjoying it a bit more than me, but for neither of us did it really make us want to keep watching. It's a really well made show - good writing, good acting, some good ideas - but it's the "soap opera" style of storytelling that just doesn't really interest me. We got halfway through season 3 and the show was just going nowhere.
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House of Cards. It was a good show, but it just wasn't for me. Couldn't do it.
I gave up halfway through season three. I loved the first two seasons, and the third wasn't terrible. I just got bored and found myself not giving the slightest shit about what was going on.
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Simpsons S3 - S7 (give or take a season) is gold. I gave up in the early 2000s when it was past the point of no return, and any random bit I've seen since has made me glad I didn't waste my time with the last 15 seasons.
Exactly this.
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Simpsons nowadays is nearly The Big Bang Theory level of shit.
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Simpsons nowadays is nearly The Big Bang Theory level of shit.
20k Posts!
Sending this to our blogger friend...
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I gave up on TBBT after one episode :lol
It's just so bad.
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20k Posts!
Sending this to our blogger friend...
That's like 6 posts a day for 9 years :biggrin:
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I gave up on TBBT after one episode :lol
It's just so bad.
I don't get this. It's like watching the first 5 minutes of a 2 hour movie and say it sucked and turn it off.
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I gave up on TBBT after one episode :lol
It's just so bad.
I don't get this. It's like watching the first 5 minutes of a 2 hour movie and say it sucked and turn it off.
I saw one ep all the way through. But it was always on in the background at the rehearsal studio as others were watching it.
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I gave up on TBBT after one episode :lol
It's just so bad.
I don't get this. It's like watching the first 5 minutes of a 2 hour movie and say it sucked and turn it off.
Not everybody has the par excellence taste that we do, King. ;)
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Big Bang Theory and excellent taste. lol
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Oh stop it. I could probably make the same comment about half of the crap you watch. :P
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I enjoyed the first few seasons of TBBT, but around S4 or S5 it became really mediocre. I feel the hate on it is somewhat unfair, that's just the level of quality most mainstream sitcoms hold these days, whether it was HIMYM or 2 ½ Men, it's something dumb and mindless you put on.
After watching Seinfeld, it's almost painful how terrible most sitcoms are.
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Oh stop it. I could probably make the same comment about half of the crap you watch. :P
But I wouldn't claim that half gives me excellent taste. :P
The other half however does. :biggrin:
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Oh stop it. I could probably make the same comment about half of the crap you watch. :P
But I wouldn't claim that half gives me excellent taste. :P
The other half however does. :biggrin:
The Asian porn brings up Blob's numbers. :lol
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Hey keep it clean king, there might be children reading this!
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Oh stop it. I could probably make the same comment about half of the crap you watch. :P
But I wouldn't claim that half gives me excellent taste. :P
The other half however does. :biggrin:
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I enjoyed the first few seasons of TBBT, but around S4 or S5 it became really mediocre. I feel the hate on it is somewhat unfair, that's just the level of quality most mainstream sitcoms hold these days, whether it was HIMYM or 2 ½ Men, it's something dumb and mindless you put on.
I don't necessarily think that it's unfair. It's just someone's opinion who obviously has different taste. It's one of my favorite shows but it's just not for everyone. I could name shows that I strongly dislike, like Star Trek and The Simpsons, that many people here like. I think they're pointless and a waste of time but that's just me, so I'd be hypocritical to criticize someone else for disliking something I find great.
Hey keep it clean king, there might be children reading this!
Just say Kotow; you don't have to say children. :lol
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I enjoyed the first few seasons of TBBT, but around S4 or S5 it became really mediocre. I feel the hate on it is somewhat unfair, that's just the level of quality most mainstream sitcoms hold these days, whether it was HIMYM or 2 ½ Men, it's something dumb and mindless you put on.
After watching Seinfeld, it's almost painful how terrible most sitcoms are.
True. Network comedies are atrocious. TBBT just gets all the hate because it's been the most popular lately. But the top dog prior to that was Two and a Half Men, which is even worse, in my opinion.
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Try Brooklyn Nine Nine. I love that sitcom.
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Penny Dreadful. I liked a few bits of the first season but something about the second season seemed like they got five year old kids to write the episodes. Granted, it seemed like ten year old kids were writing it to begin with soooo... But at least it was dumbly entertaining. Second season halfway through I just had to stop the cringe. Self-cringing is never the answer.
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I finished Penny Dreadful. Good show, disappointing ending.
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Penny Dreadful. I liked a few bits of the first season but something about the second season seemed like they got five year old kids to write the episodes. Granted, it seemed like ten year old kids were writing it to begin with soooo... But at least it was dumbly entertaining. Second season halfway through I just had to stop the cringe. Self-cringing is never the answer.
Yea I kind of agree, liked the first season but then it kind of went downhill from there but I did stick with it to the end though.
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Any 'Peep Show' or 'Arrested Development' fans here? My favourite two shows (sadly, not currently airing new episodes).
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Any 'Peep Show' or 'Arrested Development' fans here? My favourite two shows (sadly, not currently airing new episodes).
'Peep Show' is one of my three favourite comedies show of all time with 'Spaced' and 'Blackadder'.
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I gave up on 'American Horror Story' after the year of the Circus theme....so I think last season was the only one I haven't seen. But, I'm intrigued by the speculation that the upcoming season is based on the lost civilization of CROATOA. I think I'm going to check it out just to see....
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Breaking Bad. For fuck's sake, this series is too slow - only got to the beginning of season 4. Not my thing either.
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Breaking Bad. For fuck's sake, this series is too slow - only got to the beginning of season 4. Not my thing either.
Then you'd probably struggle even harder with shows like True Detective or Mr. Robot :lol
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Breaking Bad. For fuck's sake, this series is too slow - only got to the beginning of season 4. Not my thing either.
Then you'd probably struggle even harder with shows like True Detective or Mr. Robot :lol
I wouldn't agree about Mr Robot - that is one intense show. Same with first season of True Detective.
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Breaking Bad. For fuck's sake, this series is too slow - only got to the beginning of season 4. Not my thing either.
Then you'd probably struggle even harder with shows like True Detective or Mr. Robot :lol
I wouldn't agree about Mr Robot - that is one intense show. Same with first season of True Detective.
Yeah...I don't think Mr. Robot is slow at all. And, the first season of True Detective was flawless IMO.
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Oh speaking off, I also gave up on True Detective halfway during S02, I LOVED the first season but I just completly lost interest during S02. It pretty much felt like a diffrent show atleast if you ask me.
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I agree that season 2 isn't as good as the first, but I think it had the same "feel" of the first one. Enough to link them thematically.
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I don't mind the slowness - Monster is my fav anime, yet it was even slower than BB at times, but I loved it. I guess I'm not into drugs/criminal related series or movies.
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Breaking Bad. For fuck's sake, this series is too slow - only got to the beginning of season 4. Not my thing either.
Then you'd probably struggle even harder with shows like True Detective or Mr. Robot :lol
I wouldn't agree about Mr Robot - that is one intense show. Same with first season of True Detective.
I love both, but I would describe them as an intense slow burn.
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For me to say I "gave up" I have to have watched more than one season, otherwise it's "never got into".
So, with that said:
The Office - Lost me somewhere around s4 or s5, but have seen some other episodes and it still has its moments.
The Walking Dead - hung around until the S3 midseason finale.
Professional Wrestling - Ate it up as a teenager during the Attitude era. Lost interesting in the subsequent years and only turn it on occasionally now.
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Breaking Bad. I watched the first episode and loved it. Netflix errored before the second episode and I never went back to it.
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This thread reminded me I still need to watch the first season of True Detective.
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Breaking Bad. I watched the first episode and loved it. Netflix errored before the second episode and I never went back to it.
I watched the entire first season. It didn't grab me enough to go back to it.
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I also quit watching BB, but I think it's mainly because I was spoiled the hell out of it by fanboys saying just how awesome it was.
In fact, they told me how awesome it was so many times it created a lot of expectations, which the spoilers and the seasons I saw failed to live up to.
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I watched the first few episodes of BB on Netflix and just don't get the hype. Oh well
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I watched the first episode and quit.
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I quit after the 5th season.
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I also quit watching BB, but I think it's mainly because I was spoiled the hell out of it by fanboys saying just how awesome it was.
In fact, they told me how awesome it was so many times it created a lot of expectations, which the spoilers and the seasons I saw failed to live up to.
this remains the sole reason why I haven't watched it. It's been talked up to me so much by my brothers, mother...friends....I just can't imagine that it can live up to how much they worship(ped) this show.
I watched the first few episodes of BB on Netflix and just don't get the hype. Oh well
one thing my brother did warn me about is that getting through the first season is tough...but apparently after that it really kicks into gear?
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I think Breaking Bad is awesome from the start. The first three episodes are all amazing and should be watched in succession at the same time. The next two episodes are more or less developmental episodes, as we see the storyline forming more, and then the final two episodes of Season 1 are fantastic. And then the show just keeps getting better and better and better. I don't see it ever being topped. :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
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I think the "greatness" of Breaking Bad lies much in the series as a whole. I enjoyed watching it all the way through, but I feel I could appreciate the good of all the seasons the most once I finished the whole thing, so that I could look back on it all as one single very focused story.
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Too much hype can be devestating, I absolutely know that and I can relate. Some shows just dosen't live up to the enormouse hype the fans create. However the best medicine to that is to wait until you feel the itch to watch it and friends aren't bugging you to watch it anymore. BB is with out a doubt well worth the wait, it's one of the greatest tv-shows ever created.
"Expertly written, virtuosic with its direction, and flawlessly performed, Breaking Bad is everything you could want in a drama. Critics will spend the next decade dissecting and arguing about what made it great, but the reasons are endless and already well documented."
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Too much hype can be devestating, I absolutely know that and I can relate. Some shows just dosen't live up to the enormouse hype the fans create. However the best medicine to that is to wait until you feel the itch to watch it and friends aren't bugging you to watch it anymore. BB is with out a doubt well worth the wait, it's one of the greatest tv-shows ever created.
I agree with this. The Wire was the biggy for me - when the hype was at the maximum for that show and my friends were telling me I must watch it. I tried it, watched the first 3 episodes and couldn't get into it at all. I was halfway though watching The Shield at the time, and thought the Shield pissed all over the first 3 episodes of The Wire so gave up on it. Several years later (early last year) I finally sat down to watch it - and it blew me away, it was amazing (better than The Shield i'll admit now).
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Homeland
The Americans
The Walking Dead
True Blood
I think the problem with a lot of shows is that there is only so much you can do with the format. The Walking Dead is a good show, but after 5 years of "Go to new location - Argh! Zombies! - Fight!- leave for new location" it gets a bit repetitive.
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I watched the first few episodes of BB on Netflix and just don't get the hype. Oh well
one thing my brother did warn me about is that getting through the first season is tough...but apparently after that it really kicks into gear?
The problem is that with Netflix if a show doesn't catch you there are a host of others to watch or rewatch. I went through the first season of Dexter in one sitting so I'd be more intrigued to continue with that, or American Horror Story, or Weeds, than I would taking more chances with BB. It would be way at the bottom of the list if I wanted to try again with it.
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That reminds me, Weeds. Fucking trashcan of a show (or rather, actors). It was an alright start and slowly degraded into background noise/entertainment but midway through the third season I just couldn't do it anymore. I now cannot stand that overly dramatic, drama queen-ish lead actress, I forget her name. I've seen her in a couple movies in lowly roles and she is just so cringe inducing. Her face and expressions also annoy me so that doesn't help.
Only good part of the show was watching dumbfuck Andy's antics with Doug. That was a huge reason I stuck around for three-ish seasons. Such fantastic fools; but in a good way, not in the kidney-punch of an annoyance the lead actress is.
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'The Leftovers'
I really liked the 1st season but season 2 I thought kinda sucked after the main protagonist moved his family to that town where no "departures" took place. I probably will not watch season 3. Well...maybe the first couple of episodes to see how it goes.
'Earth: Final Conflict'
I watched the first two seasons but got bored with it afterwards. Especially after the main character (William Boone) and others were no longer on the show.
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Once upon a time
Sleepy Hollow
Zoo
Extant
Scandal
House of Cards (might pick it back up at some point)
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Gilligans Island. Man the first 2 seasons were so good, but after that, way downhill!!
Seriously, Family Guy. Early seasons were so funny including after it came back from cancellation. But, the last 3 or 4 are really, really bad, not even remotely funny. Writers definetly ran out of ideas.
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Actually, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I'm sorry, but season 6 is painfully awkward. I simply cannot get through it.
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I enjoyed S6 and I think there's some really good stuff there, but I feel like S5 was really the perfect ending for the show.
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I'm actually currently about 3/4 of the way through S6. I definitely much prefer the earlier seasons, although I haven't found it that bad.
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I always enjoyed watching that show, but I never saw the last two seasons.
Who would have thought her younger sister would turn out to look this good?
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I always enjoyed watching that show, but I never saw the last two seasons.
Who would have thought her younger sister would turn out to look this good?
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Whoa.
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Well said.
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I watched the first few episodes of BB on Netflix and just don't get the hype. Oh well
The show doesn't really go full throttle until season 3. The first season was pretty good, but nothing game changing. I'd highly encourage you to watch through at least the first season and maybe a few episodes into season 2. That show had one of the most satisfying final seasons of any show I've watched, ever.
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Even if Breaking Bad doens't live up to the hype (it doesn't) it's still worth the time.
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I started re-watching Heroes last night. Really liked it back when it aired, and I remember S1 being really strong, but I remember giving up on the show in S4 (the final season) because it went off the rails completely. Curious to see how re-watching it all these years will affect that, maybe I can get through S4. :P
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I always wanted to watch Heroes but never sat down and started it.
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I always wanted to watch Heroes but never sat down and started it.
Same here. Eventually everyone started to say that it was beginning to suck, so I lost motivation.
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That's my concern. I can't just stop a show in the middle of the series. It's unseemly.
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Lost was very first show that I started following, prior to that any show or series I really didn't care and would catch episodes here and there with no real sense of purpose or continuity. After Lost, Heroes was the very next show I started watching and following. Season 1 was great and highly enjoyable. Season 2 was short and had a very different pace and feel to it, but I didn't mind, warts and all I still watched it. It was cut short due to the writer's strike at the time. Season 3 was truly awful at every single turn and I still am amazed I stuck with the entire season all the way to the end. I think they fired several showrunners and writers and god knows who else while the making of the season. I didn't even bother with season 4, and haven't even watched the origins series either. After getting turned onto many other shows I don't even know if I could ever watch a 22-24 episode season anymore. I think 10-13 episodes is the sweet spot of any show without it feeling overly boring or dragging story lines.
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The first season of Heroes was really fun.
The second seasons was a bit of a letdown.
The third was not good.
The fourth wasn't much better.
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The 4th season had a really promising Villian that began in such a way that they could have taken him in some really great directions with some real depth. Of course they didn't and they just went full Sylar with him. Such a waste. Robert Knepper was great.
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He's a great actor, for sure. But that story just didn't work for me.
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He's a great actor, for sure. But that story just didn't work for me.
Oh totally, but for me it largely fell apart when he went all Sylar and was just about getting endless power cause no one loved him as a kid.
But he started off much more Magneto where he had become completely untrusting of normal people and wanted to make a cult like community of specials and had no issue of using violence against the inferior group.
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Yeah, but I've seen that trope done before with much better writing. So it didn't work for me from the get-go. But I kept watching out of some stupid loyalty or something.
But hey, season 1 was really good.
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Season 1 was by a long way the best. I actually enjoyed season 3 a fair bit too, more so than 2 and 4.
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X-Files. Not my thing.
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Decided to ditch Daredevil about a quarter of the war through season 2. Really don't care about any of the characters and while the fighting is cool the novelty has worn off.
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Decided to ditch Daredevil about a quarter of the war through season 2. Really don't care about any of the characters and while the fighting is cool the novelty has worn off.
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Did you like Season 1? Because, if anything, Season 2 was everything that was good about Season 1, except more.
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Yeah, I liked the second season better than the first.
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Decided to ditch Daredevil about a quarter of the war through season 2. Really don't care about any of the characters and while the fighting is cool the novelty has worn off.
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Did you like Season 1? Because, if anything, Season 2 was everything that was good about Season 1, except more.
Yeah, I loved season 2!! I think it was a great effort and better than season 1. I thought JB was fantastic as Punisher and had some great scenes and the action fight scenes were off the chart...IMO. :tup
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Decided to ditch Daredevil about a quarter of the war through season 2. Really don't care about any of the characters and while the fighting is cool the novelty has worn off.
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Did you like Season 1? Because, if anything, Season 2 was everything that was good about Season 1, except more.
Meh. I liked the first season much more than the 2nd.
The Punisher stuff was great, but the Hand and Elektra stuff was just... not. I feel like Season 1 was much more fully realized, with better villain(s), and a much more focused story. Nobu and the magical ninjas of the Hand just lacked the presence of the Kingpin and his cronies.
A decent season overall but not a patch on the first one, IMO.
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Just one: Fear the Walking Dead. The first season wasn't great by any means, but it was a masterpiece compared to the second season so far. I might watch the whole season when it's over, but I doubt it.
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Does Cinemassacre on YouTube count ?
I was a fan of The Angry Video Game nerd for years and years but over time I just got tired of it.
I like it when James does proper reviews of things on his own but Mike Matei is an insufferable loud mouth who is in his thirties and still thinks constant swearing is hilarious.
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I'll probably go back and finish Daredevil but there are just too many other shows that I want to watch right now.
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Just one: Fear the Walking Dead. The first season wasn't great by any means, but it was a masterpiece compared to the second season so far. I might watch the whole season when it's over, but I doubt it.
I'm only watching the remainder of Season 2 just because it's close to being over. It's not good....at all....and I can't see what could possibly happen to make me want to watch the third season.
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Actually, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I'm sorry, but season 6 is painfully awkward. I simply cannot get through it.
Aw man but season 6 has Once More With Feeling and Tabula Rasa.
Decided to ditch Daredevil about a quarter of the war through season 2. Really don't care about any of the characters and while the fighting is cool the novelty has worn off.
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Did you like Season 1? Because, if anything, Season 2 was everything that was good about Season 1, except more.
Meh. I liked the first season much more than the 2nd.
The Punisher stuff was great, but the Hand and Elektra stuff was just... not. I feel like Season 1 was much more fully realized, with better villain(s), and a much more focused story. Nobu and the magical ninjas of the Hand just lacked the presence of the Kingpin and his cronies.
A decent season overall but not a patch on the first one, IMO.
I got through Season 2 but I agree it had nothing on Season 1. Season 1 had this incredible villain and really thrived on how Fisk was sort of a foil to Daredevil. Season 2 was then all marketed on Punisher, and if the season had focused more on Punisher instead of all the boring ninja apocalypse crap (because yes it was boring) it would have been much better.
Probably didn't help that I watched Jessica Jones between the seasons of Daredevil, and JJ had an excellent villain as well.
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My wife found the show called 'Zoo' on Netflix. Got though the first series, but my God it's bad, like really bad.
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I started to watch it and then...
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My wife found the show called 'Zoo' on Netflix. Got though the first series, but my God it's bad, like really bad.
I barely got through the first episode. Complete trash, and I'm surprised it's even survived for this long.
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My wife found the show called 'Zoo' on Netflix. Got though the first series, but my God it's bad, like really bad.
I barely got through the first episode. Complete trash, and I'm surprised it's even survived for this long.
Oh Man that first episode was the best episode, seriously. The show is just so fucking awful - It has nowhere near the budget for the story it's trying to tell, and the plot is just weird. This is how series 1 ended...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07IEKdv7spo
Yeah...
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My wife found the show called 'Zoo' on Netflix. Got though the first series, but my God it's bad, like really bad.
I barely got through the first episode. Complete trash, and I'm surprised it's even survived for this long.
Oh Man that first episode was the best episode, seriously. The show is just so fucking awful - It has nowhere near the budget for the story it's trying to tell, and the plot is just weird. This is how series 1 ended...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07IEKdv7spo
Yeah...
So realistically speaking they should all die due to that stampede, but they'll probably come out with cuts and bruises and be driving the same car next season.
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Have been close to giving up on Under the Dome several times but I can't stop watching for comical reasons at this point. The characters and the plot makes me mad but I still have a slight urge seeing the development. Light entertainment I guess.
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Have been close to giving up on Under the Dome several times but I can't stop watching for comical reasons at this point. The characters and the plot makes me mad but I still have a slight urge seeing the development. Light entertainment I guess.
I gave up on that show about 5 episodes in.
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I watched the entire show because of the interesting premise and it was something to kill time, but it was pretty bad. The smarter choice would have been to give up. :lol
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I watched the entire show because of the interesting premise and it was something to kill time, but it was pretty bad. The smarter choice would have been to give up. :lol
Did it have the same ending as the book? Because the book had a really, really annoyingly weak ending - one of King's worst ending and he's written to duff ones!
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I watched the entire show because of the interesting premise and it was something to kill time, but it was pretty bad. The smarter choice would have been to give up. :lol
Did it have the same ending as the book? Because the book had a really, really annoyingly weak ending - one of King's worst ending and he's written to duff ones!
From what I gather, the series deviates entirely from the book. After the first season, I don't think it bears any resemblance. They just made up new shit to milk it out however long they needed to.
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I'm so annoyed by that Phil character that went from laid back radiohost to police officer in one episodes and then acts like it's his proper job, the same can be said about Junior. :facepalm:
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A tv show based on The Simpsons movie ? :P
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I gave up on shows a long time ago, not even kidding. :D
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Scream Queens. Gave up after 3 or 4 episodes. Horrible.
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Scream Queens. Gave up after 3 or 4 episodes. Horrible.
I've seen about 3 or 4 random episodes from the first season and quite enjoyed it. It didn't take itself seriously, and the writing cracked me up. Not my usual kind of show though.