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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group
Knowing how many TV shows there are, it gets hard to pick that one funny or interesting show that is really worth watching. Have you ever experienced that situation when someone recommended you watch something and after you did, you were disappointed and questioning why people like this series so much? Having this in mind, one Reddit user was curious to find out which TV series that seem to receive the most praise are actually overrated.
The post with 30.2k upvotes was soon turned into a list of various old and new TV shows that a lot of viewers saw as masterpieces, but some people found them to be overvalued and not that good. It included some of the all-time favorites such as Friends and Game of Thrones. Some users explained why some of the series are not so good, stressing some details of the plots.
Which one of these series do you find overrated? Don’t forget to leave your thoughts and names that haven’t been mentioned in the comments down below!
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#1
Bust out the downvotes folks: The Super Bowl.
No continuity. They keep changing the main characters every god damn year, the central romantic arc between Tom Brady & everyone on Earth got stale real quick. Weirdest laugh track of any show on this list, guaranteed. The lack of female representation is beyond cringe.
Besides Tom Brady there isn’t a single female character for almost 30 seasons.
But the final straw for me was the way they killed off Kaepernick, finally get a character with real substance & kill him off b/c cancel culture has no f**king boundaries.
Ugh.
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#2
Greys anatomy - that show just needs to end.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
That show needed to end when it started showing sexual hijinks as the primary concern of interns, residents, and doctors. No. Seriously, no. Sure, some hanky-panky may occur, but trust me, we're not sitting on the floor maundering on about what to do with our lives. We're reading another chart, putting on the game face, and dreaming of uninterrupted sleep. (From my days as a med student -onward, anyway.)
#3
The walking dead is something that always baffled me how it went beyond ~2 seasons.
They had the same loop of storyline repeated in every season - they run, they find shelter, they go out for food, someone gets bitten, they get overrun, they have to find somewhere new. Rinse and repeat for like 10 seasons.
Bill Evs 4 years ago (edited)
I had exactly the same feeling with this show (i.e. the rinse and repeat). It got to the stage where I thought it didn't even need to be a zombie show, it could've just been any generic post apocalypse scenario as the zombies became just an afterthought. I made it to the mid point of season 5 then ended up missing a few episodes. I kept telling myself I'd go back and watch them but as the weeks rolled on and more and more episodes kept building I found that I didn't really care anymore. That to me is when a show is on it's way out, not love or hate for it rather total indifference. Sad really as when it started it was one of my "can't miss" shows.
Twodogsandapicnictable 4 years ago
No zombie story is really about zombies. Its about how people treat eachother once the normal social order has collapsed. It could be caused by anything. This was caused by zombies.
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Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
I love this show so much but the OP isn’t wrong. The bitten and overrun thing isn’t even the worst though. That would be at least logical and true to the plot. The worst is that the sequence goes: they find shelter, some living people bother and harm them, they fight, it’s supposed to be the worst bad guys ever, then they win. Rinse and repeat. It’s not even about zombies anymore and I hate that. At least they used to get bit by zombies.
Linny H 4 years ago
It became just a vehicle to push a social agenda. But really, how far can go with zombies? Even if it was all fighting zombies, that'd get old too. Great first season though!
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Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
I won a season of it on DVD and decided to watch it. Just a few episodes in I'd officially had enough. I was bored and kept periodically yelling "WHY ARE ALL THESE CHARACTERS SO STUPID?!"" at the screen.
Sarah Spencer 4 years ago
I stopped watching at the point that I hated the live characters so much I wanted the zombies to win. It turned into a bad soap opera - with zombies.
Crochet lady 4 years ago
In all fairness ALL tv series repeat on a loop, you just have to decide if you like the characters enough to make the commitment. None of these characters were particularly likable, that was the biggest problem. But tell me I Love Lucy wasn't repetitive, or any cop show, crime show, comedy...they are ALL repetitive. That's the nature of a tv series.
Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
That was my last episode. It wasn't even that they killed him. It was just how horrific it was. Just unnecessary gore porn.
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NK 4 years ago
I hate how they always stop during dangerous times to have a chat. Now's not a good time, people. And they had multiple chances to get rid of Neagan and Alpha, but they give them chances, which they shouldn't. We were watching the show, and came to the conclusion we had a better chance of survival than the characters on the show. Oh, and they never explained what happened to Rick. Seriously...
Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
"This show is so unrealistic! People aren't like that, aren't so stupid! " pandemic happens. "Ohhhhhhhhhhh."
Leslie Burleson 4 years ago
Don't you talk about TWD like that ! What kind of maniac doesn't love the walking dead ? Also each season , while having similarities , were different from each other . It showed the progression of the collapse of society and the struggle to survive and rebuild . You uncultured swine ! Just kidding ! Lmfao :.. it's an amazing show though
William Teach 4 years ago
You'd think after so many years the survivors would be better at, you know, surviving.
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
They could literally just go to some place like Sealand or a Texas Tower offshore and not have any zombies to worry about.
Shawn Elliott 2 years ago
Very well written and immersive in the first few seasons, then falls off a cliff. They tried to regain the former glory by introducing Negan to breathe new life into it, but then quickly realized that killing off some of the most beloved cast in the process doesn't really help a show's viewership lol
Tim 3 years ago
To be fair, the show does have a progression. With each iteration, their little "society" gets bigger and more complicated, almost like prehistoric human evolution. Is it fun to watch? No, because every little threat is a huge existential crisis and the characters don't really grow, but react in the same way over and over and over. But it does have a consistent progression, and it deserves a little praise for that.
Carol O'Keefe 3 years ago
Been a huge fan since day one.. but seriously can’t get past this 3 part ending… like seriously wtf? When i saw what i Thought was the first ending I was like oh well that’s sad but let’s move on. Then it was oh it’s not the end WTF??? There’s more???..I’m just done…i have it now PVR’d but I’m just not into it anymore!
Jenny Lorenz 3 years ago
Totally agree. Started watching for zombies but there were not enough zombies and too much drama. I dropped that show no problem
I'mNotARoboat 3 years ago (edited)
That show ended when the baby was born. Anything after the first episode with the baby is them in purgatory (or something similar) because they are all dead. Being a parent has taught me that no baby is quiet enough for the group to survive.
Edison Michael 3 years ago
The whole "Oh, but you see, HUMANS are the real monsters, not the zombies!" thing the show got addicted to and thinks is oh-so-clever for annoys me SO MUCH! Because, hey, what the freak did you ever thought the hecking zombies were a metaphor for in all the previous zombie stories, you dingus????????? They were a metaphor of mindless hordes, consumerism, egocentrism, incapability to cooperate, greed and self destructive rage. By making its zombies cease to be a threat and bringing every season as the new villain a different OTHER group of survivors what the show actually did was abandon the message of traditional zombie narratives (WE are the real monsters!) and exchange it for (OTHER people from outside our group are the real monsters!), which is some ooftonium level conservative BS. The Twilight Zone, in the 1950/60's was already talking about how that was not how things work with "The Monsters are due on Maple Street", come on.
Cara Scopazzi 3 years ago (edited)
In the beginning I really liked the Walking Dead, was invested in all the characters and couldn’t wait to watch each week. The writers were not afraid to let go of favorites either which was sad, but definitely a reality of Zombie life, right? But like others commenting, it started to all become the same story line. The Governor, Negan, the Whisperers all wanting to kill Rick and his group without getting to know them first. I was always, why don’t you guys work together to fight the walkers? I stopped watching when it looked like Negan, who killed Glenn and Abraham so brutally, started to look sympathetic. Done!
Sally Barry 3 years ago
And what he did to Daryl. Daryl doesn't talk much, so we don't really know if he went stark raving mad after that, or has PTSD.... He must be made of strong stuff. I hate Negan, I will never forgive him.
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Ronnie Beaton 4 years ago
I stopped watching at the end of season 2, and it was the sheer stupidity of the characters that bothered the hell out of me. It's established quite early on that the walkers/zombies are attracted by noise. Surely, that being the case, it would make sense for the characters to SHUT THE HELL UP and not argue - loudly - with each other every episode.
McWiggins 4 years ago
I started getting impatient during season 3. The governor, couldn't get rid of him fast enough. Then, "wake me up for the mid-season and season finales". Some really great episodes here and there, great well-done show all around, but it felt slower and slower. "We shouldn't fight and kill." and then "we should fight and kill," back and forth. I finished season 8 then paused, maybe I'll go back someday.
Dre Mosley 4 years ago
I checked out after Season 2. Sometimes, i consider going back. I got into "Fear the Walking Dead" which became amazing by Season 3, but then a new creative team came in after Season 3 and ruined it. Did not bother with the third show, 'The Walking Dead: World Beyond."
Ozymandias73 4 years ago
I was a hardcore die hard fan of the show for the longest time. Didn't go on Facebook for fear of spoilers from my Midwest and East coast friends (US) but started losing interest after the Neegan arc. When they let him go, that did me in. Watched periodically after that but have lost all interest. Fear the walking dead was like that too. I only watched one episode of the newest show. Ran it's course. The show/series about the dead is dead.
Aleksandra 4 years ago
I really like TWD and i agre, max 5 seasons were good, first 2-3 were best. Now it's just so boring and absurd, poor show should've ended while it was good, not butchered like that :/
Treessimontrees 4 years ago
It was cliched nonsense with plot holes galore. 5 episodes and done.
buttonpusher 4 years ago (edited)
I was hooked on this at first but I made to the season where Negan gets involved and then realised it was s**t. Although I still think "Easy Street" is hilarious.
Twodogsandapicnictable 4 years ago
Which is exactly what trying to survive in a post apocalyptic world overrun with zombies would be like.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
The first graphic novel was good. The show was.... meh to miserable, although I honestly didn't watch past the first two episodes, LOL!
#4
How I Met Your Mother. Every episode glorifies Ted’s toxic behavior and makes it look romantic. I get so triggered watching that show
#5
If no one else will say it, I will. Squid game is WAY overhyped. I’ve seen people say it’s the best Netflix show or even the best Korean show. If people give other Asian media a chance they’ll find way better than automatically assuming that the first Asian show they see on Netflix is the best thing ever.
#6
Gilmore Girls. Rory is a horrible person
#7
FRIENDS!
#8
Most doctor/hospital shows. They can be ok for a while but they get predictable quickly and run for way too long.
#10
13 reasons why
Erika Jones 4 years ago
Ugh, yes. My daughter was obsessed with it. A show that basically glorified teen suicide!
#11
Game of thrones hands down, it left good threads hanging but never really stitched them into anything.
#12
Suits - Most of the episodes consists of these high and mighty lawyers consistently running into ‘dead ends’, not knowing what to do, but they will be having a side conversation and the person they’re talking to makes one remark about something AND THAT’S IT, they have found their answers. Onto the next episode to do the same exact thing! It’s cheap writing and office drama, he said she said stuff.
Pascale Pierloot 4 years ago
Maybe you have got a point, but I really loved the Harvey character. 🤗
#14
This is Us.
Intense emotional sensations to get your weekly cry in which is healthy sure but not the masterpiece everyone’s Mom makes it out to be.
#15
Rick and Morty. It gets waaaay too much credit for a show filled with nonsense and fart jokes.
Ivy 4 years ago
I love the show, but agree about the fan base. There’s an egotistical current that runs through it. Fans always talk about how only intelligent people like the show, and if you don’t it’s because you’re not as gifted as them. (They’ll usually use big words to accentuate their intelligence while doing it). Not a good look.
#16
This is coming as someone who loves anime and who’s favorite show is naruto. But it’s naruto. That show is great, and 45% filler episodes, do I need to say more?
Thay 4 years ago
Ugh. How old is this one? And Dragon Ball. The beginning of both is fantastic and full of character development and creates a whole story. But by now both have over stayed their welcome and its all just filling fights and drama. Same crap over and over. Like its been too long either stop or re write
#17
How has noone said Sons Of Anarchy? It's ridiculous. We are supposed to believe that their "club" is the most important thing to them all and they would do anything for their "brothers". But they just kill each other.
It almost never shows why someone would want to be in that life.
We're supposed to root for the main character because everyone loves him but all I could think was get those children away from this.
Kelli Girouard 4 years ago
It was just a soap opera for macho guys who don't like soap operas.
#18
BoJack Horsemen. People act like it’s some kind of masterful psychological deep dive. But it’s just another cheep adult comedy animated show.
juice 4 years ago
see, i really enjoyed the show and found it meaningful, but the meaning didn't really start to show until the 2nd or 3rd season. so i'd agree that the beginning was kind of "cheap", but i think the rest was really well done. i especially appreciated the depictions of depression throughout. i suppose it's entirely subjective though.
#19
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Every character is deplorable and it just isn’t funny.
#20
Euphoria. It has impressive cinematography and is well acted. But the plot is all over the place and the characters are shallower than a shower . The only characters that have any depth and don't come off too stereotypical is rue and Jules.
Its a poor man's UK skins and a rich man's US skins.
#21
Firefly. I haven't heard a single good thing about any season after the first.
#22
Oh, come on…there’s no debate here. I mean, does anyone beat ‘Money Hiest’?
#23
Controversial opinion probably: Dexter. Outstanding 1st season. Then meh all the way to the end.
#24
Community
Edit: Dean-alings! I never said I don't like the show, just that it is overrated in it's praise! I love the first couple of seasons.
#25
The West Wing. S**t writing, frequently misogynistic, racist, homophobic and anti-progressive, and the milquetoast political takes have influenced an entire generation of liberal politicians to be a bunch of wieners that never accomplish anything. Admittedly the cast is great, except for Bradley Whitford, but everything else about that show is disgusting and to see it heralded as a political masterpiece makes me want to barf.
#26
The Mandalorian. Actors are bad, it's always the same thing every single episode. Mando arrives at a planet, needs something from from the inhabitants, they agree to give it to him in exchange of a mission, he agrees, it doesn't go smoothly, and eventually gets what he needed while baby Yoda does something unexpected (whether it be disappearing or using the force to prevent Mando from being killed).
What do you think ?
Andrew 4 years ago
I find this list puzzling. Of course shows can't appeal to everyone's tastes. And the people who don't gravitate to a popular show will no doubt label it overrated. But I think the sitcom business model is quite simple. If enough people watch the show, Networks will pay! In theory you could perhaps only capture 5-10% of a target audience to have a profitable successful show. Meaning every single show that's ever been created is overrated to a large majority of a target audience.
Jane (Eleven) Ives 4 years ago
Exactly! No show is going to appeal to everyone.
Load More Replies... keepgoing 4 years ago
Perhaps some of these shows went on for too long but I would not say they were bad or overrated. Maybe overhyped. People nowadays are far too critical about everything because people expect far too much. We have way too many options to choose from and in the day of social media it is easy for everyone to give their 2 cents.
Briana Kessler 4 years ago
God. Yes. Cancel culture is ridiculous. Times were different back then..times are different now. Shows have adjusted, but that doesn't mean the older shows are garbage. You just have to be aware of the times they were recorded in.
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Rose the Cook 4 years ago
It takes really talented writers to keep a show interesting when it runs f- o- r- e- v -e- r. Most of those mentioned started out well but slipped into mediocrity for lack of creative writing.
J Rob 4 years ago
I think sooner or later the writing comes to a point where all possible plot configurations have been extinguished. And then they jump the shark.
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Bill Evs 4 years ago
I'll get downvoted for this but here goes, I tend to find most American sitcoms quite.....underwhelming, even those touted as masterpieces. Now don't get your knickers in a twist, it's just my opinion and doesn't mean I don't like America or Americans. I've watched Seinfeld, Park & Recreation, The Office (US) etc and whilst they aren't bad they're a bit like the comedy equivalent of plain white bread.
Bob Belcher 4 years ago
Family Guy. Was funny for several seasons. Then just got boring and dumb.
Bill Evs 4 years ago
How's about a list of some good shows others worldwide might not necessarily know about? Here's mine I encourage you to check out (from a UK perspective) - The IT Crowd, Toast of London, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Father Ted, The Inbetweeners (UK), Whitechapel, Luther.
Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago
Bill, I'm American and I LOVE the IT Crowd! Funniest damn show ever!
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Anna Repp 4 years ago
Am I the only one who seriously hates The Office? I find it cringey and unfunny and I hated every single episode I've watched.
Yep. Yep. Yep. 4 years ago
Hated it. Every couple of years I get it in my head to try it and Park & Recreation again, but never make it past 3 or 4 episodes. All you hear is you have to push through. It gets better. You have to make it to season 2. Why would I do that to myself?
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Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
I think only because it hardly qualifies as a show
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ChickyChicky 4 years ago
Shows whose premise is based on selfish, annoying people being selfish and annoying: Frasier, Seinfeld, How I Met Your Mother, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Arrested Development, The Office (to some degree).
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
A common thread through most of these ares show that beat a dead horse, or actually a cash cow. Its the difference between the British 'The Office" and the US one. Not a huge fan of either one but that's my sense of humor. However, Gervais had ideas for 6 episodes so that's how many he made. There weren't another 17 filler episodes. He came up with another 6, said I've done all I can with this, and moved on. Almost all of these shows ran too long, both within a season and number of seasons, and they didn't have a story to tell anymore so it became 1-dimensional stereotypes of the original characters and no plot.
Logic and Reason 4 years ago
I feel like a lot of these were less genuine gripes with shows and more people trying to seem snobby and unique. That may not be the case but that’s how it struck me.
J Adams 4 years ago
In the u.k all the soap operas, eastenders, coronation street etc just because they have been on tv for over half a century they often receive ridiculous amounts of praise. No matter if you only watch one episode a year you can guarantee that there will be a serial killer, a poor person struggling to make ends meet, a gangster scheming to take down another characters business, teenagers struggling with whatever the social issue of the month is whether it’s drugs, eating disorders, bullying etc, then you have the character that has been in the show since it’s start who are portrayed as some kind of saint, characters returning after being killed off years before. It’s ridiculous and supposedly a portrayal of Bristol life!!!
Bill Evs 4 years ago
Yep, with you on this. UK soaps (or "serial dramas" as TV channels like to call them to pretend they're more sophisticated than they are) are ridiculous. They've been on since before Noah boarded the Ark so literally every storyline was exhausted decades ago. Now, as you say, they trot out the same over the top stories year on year on year. People seemingly still lap it up for some reason though. Live and let live I suppose.
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Paula Marowsky 4 years ago
Sex and the city. Worse show ever. It makes Keeping up with the kardashians almost Emmy award deserving. ..
~hUmMuS vIbEs~ 4 years ago
Mk this list basically hated on every sitcom ever. With every show, there's always gonna be people that don't like it, and it's just a matter of personal taste.
Patrick James 4 years ago
Bunch of good shows written here with no explanation given. Like literally none. Just a title.
Sawdust 4 years ago (edited)
Make a list of *underrated* shows, so you can say what you like about them, and people might find an enjoyable new show to watch.
Dill 4 years ago
To be honest that's what I was using this list for anyway! The comments can be helpful as they explain why they disagree.
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littlesaresare 4 years ago
I've noticed that most really popular shows have protagonists that are all just outright horrible people. Why?
Dill 4 years ago
Because horrible people exist in real life maybe? Most people are a mix to some extent. Would shows full of sickly sweet do-gooders be as entertaining? You need the counter balance. That's what I tell my partner when he's saying how much he hates a certain character anyway!
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Draga Millani 4 years ago
Bridgerton. Bunch o complainy white people and everyone just watched it for the Duke. How it got so popular baffles me.
SAF saf 4 years ago
This list is just confusing. I mean i personally cannot STAND Friends but ignore the attraction the majority has to it is simply being dishonest. It's like saying Prince was a shitty' artist because I didn't care for his music. You can dislike something but accept how others would find it appealing.
Peter Weir 4 years ago
American tv in general..all crap, and just used to sell more plastic crap to kids or sell beer to adults. pathetic people following pathetic lives and spend the next 10 years doing reunion shows to make extra cash after your attempts of living off the lives in the first shows.....predicable and poor acting, cheap special effects and poor writing. No TV for 9 years because of this...waste of time
Mark Muirhead 4 years ago
How long before Bored Panda just calls itself Reddit Lite, Diet Reddit or Reddit Zero? Remember the days when they produced their own content and didn't just take it all from Reddit?
Briana Kessler 4 years ago
I don't think people in this thread should watch any TV. Like ever.
Girl Anachronism 3 years ago
Everybody Loves Raymond, would be my suggestion to this list. Remembered watching an episide here and there when it was fresh on tv. Just finished watching the entire series on Stan, and they did the right thing wrapping it up. Uptight wife, self-absorbed husband, narcissitic mother, racist/homophobic father, whimpering brother, and convenience-kids. Over and over until the last season or two just became them screaming at each other, 'hilariously', with 'hilarious' racism and homophobia running down through the generations.
Joyce Blodgett 3 years ago
I stopped watching tv nine years ago, and watch only two genres of movies, and those but rarely. No more angst over all the stupidity.
Candia Lee 4 years ago
Seriously, they shortened the list by one? Why? Why make me load another page to see which other show was originally listed?
Fajar Kurniawan 4 years ago (edited)
I think these are just opinions. I like most of the sitcom s mentionned above. That's my opinion
Cydney Golden 4 years ago
The real problem with most shows is that they outlive their reason to exist. If they all ended after 3 seasons they wouldn't have a chance to "jump the shark."
Barbara Baldwin 4 years ago
Where am i? I only knew two of those shows...Seinfeld and walking dead
Barbara Baldwin 4 years ago
Id eat a pound of raw liver before I'd watch walking dead, btw..
Load More Replies... Dre Mosley 4 years ago
"Tiger King" should be on there. I'm SO over it and the fact that Netflix had so much success with it that another season, is coming is nauseating. If I never heard the names Carol Baskin or Joe Exotic again, it'll be too soon.
Sidra Badar 4 years ago
Just because you didn't like thw ending of the show, doesn't mean the show didn't deserve the appreciation
Just saying 4 years ago (edited)
The Handmaid's Tale. First series was amazing, second series good, then 'what on earth is she doing' - clearly spinning it out for a third season and realised I was being played and haven't really started the fourth.
MikeWheelerFan 4 years ago
Stranger Things, BUT only Season 3. Season 1 and 2 were amazing but Season 3 honestly sucked and I don’t know why it gets the praise it does.
Katherine Boag 4 years ago
Too many had no discussion of what was good/bad. Anyone can list a tv show
Miguel justino C 4 years ago
So every program that people watch is subjective to criticism and opinion. Crazy, never saw that coming.
Patrick McKemie 4 years ago
Better title: Things I could easily avoid but want to bitch about because I'm shallow and petty
chuckanders81 4 years ago
If i had found the Sopranos on this list i had logged out deleted the logg and never looked back
Roger Haywood 4 years ago
The mentality seems to be: I don't like this, therefore: Its overrated.
Legen ( wait for it ) dary 4 years ago
Okay then, I have bad taste in shows and series because most of the ones I saw I this list, I like them a lot. Any suggestions of good shows and series.?
Sue Lynn Chan 4 years ago
I may find the football one a good example, but the rest was questionable.
Nicholas Kraemer 4 years ago
I stopped reading after 3. This list is a bunch of very popular things people don't like. It liking a popular thing is valid, but it doesn't make you interesting, special, or correct
bumble bee 4 years ago
You can ALL the reality shows, AGT and the like. Don't forget too, these shows have fake followings for ratings purposes, or after market sales.
Iriané Marie Laurentwolff 4 years ago
Casually the most are American series. Sorry, there's more under the sun than the very same thing with trashy actors
Memere 4 years ago
One of the reasons these shows get so overrated is the marketing. The producers & networks have signed on a bunch of advertisers to get the $ to make the show. So they crank up the media machine & convince the viewing public that "this is the hot new show to watch, everyone's gonna be watching it, so don't get left out".
Jennie-Lind Normand 4 years ago
IMO American Horror Story....I loved the first season and every other season has just paled in comparison (I know people who love other seasons more though)
Emma Garcia 4 years ago
I wonder how many Star Wars fans got pissed by the submission of The Mandalorina. I sertanly did
anarkzie 4 years ago
Nah, I like it a lot but the title of thread kind of warns you that shows you may consider to be a masterpiece is not going to liked by someone else. Really not worth getting upset about.
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Andrew 4 years ago
I find this list puzzling. Of course shows can't appeal to everyone's tastes. And the people who don't gravitate to a popular show will no doubt label it overrated. But I think the sitcom business model is quite simple. If enough people watch the show, Networks will pay! In theory you could perhaps only capture 5-10% of a target audience to have a profitable successful show. Meaning every single show that's ever been created is overrated to a large majority of a target audience.
Jane (Eleven) Ives 4 years ago
Exactly! No show is going to appeal to everyone.
Load More Replies... keepgoing 4 years ago
Perhaps some of these shows went on for too long but I would not say they were bad or overrated. Maybe overhyped. People nowadays are far too critical about everything because people expect far too much. We have way too many options to choose from and in the day of social media it is easy for everyone to give their 2 cents.
Briana Kessler 4 years ago
God. Yes. Cancel culture is ridiculous. Times were different back then..times are different now. Shows have adjusted, but that doesn't mean the older shows are garbage. You just have to be aware of the times they were recorded in.
Load More Replies... Rose the Cook 4 years ago
It takes really talented writers to keep a show interesting when it runs f- o- r- e- v -e- r. Most of those mentioned started out well but slipped into mediocrity for lack of creative writing.
J Rob 4 years ago
I think sooner or later the writing comes to a point where all possible plot configurations have been extinguished. And then they jump the shark.
Load More Replies... Bill Evs 4 years ago
I'll get downvoted for this but here goes, I tend to find most American sitcoms quite.....underwhelming, even those touted as masterpieces. Now don't get your knickers in a twist, it's just my opinion and doesn't mean I don't like America or Americans. I've watched Seinfeld, Park & Recreation, The Office (US) etc and whilst they aren't bad they're a bit like the comedy equivalent of plain white bread.
Bob Belcher 4 years ago
Family Guy. Was funny for several seasons. Then just got boring and dumb.
Bill Evs 4 years ago
How's about a list of some good shows others worldwide might not necessarily know about? Here's mine I encourage you to check out (from a UK perspective) - The IT Crowd, Toast of London, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Father Ted, The Inbetweeners (UK), Whitechapel, Luther.
Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago
Bill, I'm American and I LOVE the IT Crowd! Funniest damn show ever!
Load More Replies... Anna Repp 4 years ago
Am I the only one who seriously hates The Office? I find it cringey and unfunny and I hated every single episode I've watched.
Yep. Yep. Yep. 4 years ago
Hated it. Every couple of years I get it in my head to try it and Park & Recreation again, but never make it past 3 or 4 episodes. All you hear is you have to push through. It gets better. You have to make it to season 2. Why would I do that to myself?
Load More Replies... Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
I think only because it hardly qualifies as a show
Load More Replies... ChickyChicky 4 years ago
Shows whose premise is based on selfish, annoying people being selfish and annoying: Frasier, Seinfeld, How I Met Your Mother, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Arrested Development, The Office (to some degree).
Two_rolling_black_eyes 4 years ago
A common thread through most of these ares show that beat a dead horse, or actually a cash cow. Its the difference between the British 'The Office" and the US one. Not a huge fan of either one but that's my sense of humor. However, Gervais had ideas for 6 episodes so that's how many he made. There weren't another 17 filler episodes. He came up with another 6, said I've done all I can with this, and moved on. Almost all of these shows ran too long, both within a season and number of seasons, and they didn't have a story to tell anymore so it became 1-dimensional stereotypes of the original characters and no plot.
Logic and Reason 4 years ago
I feel like a lot of these were less genuine gripes with shows and more people trying to seem snobby and unique. That may not be the case but that’s how it struck me.
J Adams 4 years ago
In the u.k all the soap operas, eastenders, coronation street etc just because they have been on tv for over half a century they often receive ridiculous amounts of praise. No matter if you only watch one episode a year you can guarantee that there will be a serial killer, a poor person struggling to make ends meet, a gangster scheming to take down another characters business, teenagers struggling with whatever the social issue of the month is whether it’s drugs, eating disorders, bullying etc, then you have the character that has been in the show since it’s start who are portrayed as some kind of saint, characters returning after being killed off years before. It’s ridiculous and supposedly a portrayal of Bristol life!!!
Bill Evs 4 years ago
Yep, with you on this. UK soaps (or "serial dramas" as TV channels like to call them to pretend they're more sophisticated than they are) are ridiculous. They've been on since before Noah boarded the Ark so literally every storyline was exhausted decades ago. Now, as you say, they trot out the same over the top stories year on year on year. People seemingly still lap it up for some reason though. Live and let live I suppose.
Load More Replies... Paula Marowsky 4 years ago
Sex and the city. Worse show ever. It makes Keeping up with the kardashians almost Emmy award deserving. ..
~hUmMuS vIbEs~ 4 years ago
Mk this list basically hated on every sitcom ever. With every show, there's always gonna be people that don't like it, and it's just a matter of personal taste.
Patrick James 4 years ago
Bunch of good shows written here with no explanation given. Like literally none. Just a title.
Sawdust 4 years ago (edited)
Make a list of *underrated* shows, so you can say what you like about them, and people might find an enjoyable new show to watch.
Dill 4 years ago
To be honest that's what I was using this list for anyway! The comments can be helpful as they explain why they disagree.
Load More Replies... littlesaresare 4 years ago
I've noticed that most really popular shows have protagonists that are all just outright horrible people. Why?
Dill 4 years ago
Because horrible people exist in real life maybe? Most people are a mix to some extent. Would shows full of sickly sweet do-gooders be as entertaining? You need the counter balance. That's what I tell my partner when he's saying how much he hates a certain character anyway!
Load More Replies... Draga Millani 4 years ago
Bridgerton. Bunch o complainy white people and everyone just watched it for the Duke. How it got so popular baffles me.
SAF saf 4 years ago
This list is just confusing. I mean i personally cannot STAND Friends but ignore the attraction the majority has to it is simply being dishonest. It's like saying Prince was a shitty' artist because I didn't care for his music. You can dislike something but accept how others would find it appealing.
Peter Weir 4 years ago
American tv in general..all crap, and just used to sell more plastic crap to kids or sell beer to adults. pathetic people following pathetic lives and spend the next 10 years doing reunion shows to make extra cash after your attempts of living off the lives in the first shows.....predicable and poor acting, cheap special effects and poor writing. No TV for 9 years because of this...waste of time
Mark Muirhead 4 years ago
How long before Bored Panda just calls itself Reddit Lite, Diet Reddit or Reddit Zero? Remember the days when they produced their own content and didn't just take it all from Reddit?
Briana Kessler 4 years ago
I don't think people in this thread should watch any TV. Like ever.
Girl Anachronism 3 years ago
Everybody Loves Raymond, would be my suggestion to this list. Remembered watching an episide here and there when it was fresh on tv. Just finished watching the entire series on Stan, and they did the right thing wrapping it up. Uptight wife, self-absorbed husband, narcissitic mother, racist/homophobic father, whimpering brother, and convenience-kids. Over and over until the last season or two just became them screaming at each other, 'hilariously', with 'hilarious' racism and homophobia running down through the generations.
Joyce Blodgett 3 years ago
I stopped watching tv nine years ago, and watch only two genres of movies, and those but rarely. No more angst over all the stupidity.
Candia Lee 4 years ago
Seriously, they shortened the list by one? Why? Why make me load another page to see which other show was originally listed?
Fajar Kurniawan 4 years ago (edited)
I think these are just opinions. I like most of the sitcom s mentionned above. That's my opinion
Cydney Golden 4 years ago
The real problem with most shows is that they outlive their reason to exist. If they all ended after 3 seasons they wouldn't have a chance to "jump the shark."
Barbara Baldwin 4 years ago
Where am i? I only knew two of those shows...Seinfeld and walking dead
Barbara Baldwin 4 years ago
Id eat a pound of raw liver before I'd watch walking dead, btw..
Load More Replies... Dre Mosley 4 years ago
"Tiger King" should be on there. I'm SO over it and the fact that Netflix had so much success with it that another season, is coming is nauseating. If I never heard the names Carol Baskin or Joe Exotic again, it'll be too soon.
Sidra Badar 4 years ago
Just because you didn't like thw ending of the show, doesn't mean the show didn't deserve the appreciation
Just saying 4 years ago (edited)
The Handmaid's Tale. First series was amazing, second series good, then 'what on earth is she doing' - clearly spinning it out for a third season and realised I was being played and haven't really started the fourth.
MikeWheelerFan 4 years ago
Stranger Things, BUT only Season 3. Season 1 and 2 were amazing but Season 3 honestly sucked and I don’t know why it gets the praise it does.
Katherine Boag 4 years ago
Too many had no discussion of what was good/bad. Anyone can list a tv show
Miguel justino C 4 years ago
So every program that people watch is subjective to criticism and opinion. Crazy, never saw that coming.
Patrick McKemie 4 years ago
Better title: Things I could easily avoid but want to bitch about because I'm shallow and petty
chuckanders81 4 years ago
If i had found the Sopranos on this list i had logged out deleted the logg and never looked back
Roger Haywood 4 years ago
The mentality seems to be: I don't like this, therefore: Its overrated.
Legen ( wait for it ) dary 4 years ago
Okay then, I have bad taste in shows and series because most of the ones I saw I this list, I like them a lot. Any suggestions of good shows and series.?
Sue Lynn Chan 4 years ago
I may find the football one a good example, but the rest was questionable.
Nicholas Kraemer 4 years ago
I stopped reading after 3. This list is a bunch of very popular things people don't like. It liking a popular thing is valid, but it doesn't make you interesting, special, or correct
bumble bee 4 years ago
You can ALL the reality shows, AGT and the like. Don't forget too, these shows have fake followings for ratings purposes, or after market sales.
Iriané Marie Laurentwolff 4 years ago
Casually the most are American series. Sorry, there's more under the sun than the very same thing with trashy actors
Memere 4 years ago
One of the reasons these shows get so overrated is the marketing. The producers & networks have signed on a bunch of advertisers to get the $ to make the show. So they crank up the media machine & convince the viewing public that "this is the hot new show to watch, everyone's gonna be watching it, so don't get left out".
Jennie-Lind Normand 4 years ago
IMO American Horror Story....I loved the first season and every other season has just paled in comparison (I know people who love other seasons more though)
Emma Garcia 4 years ago
I wonder how many Star Wars fans got pissed by the submission of The Mandalorina. I sertanly did
anarkzie 4 years ago
Nah, I like it a lot but the title of thread kind of warns you that shows you may consider to be a masterpiece is not going to liked by someone else. Really not worth getting upset about.
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