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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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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group 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.

Cverax23 , Austin Kirk Report

#2

26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group Greys anatomy - that show just needs to end.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.)

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group 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.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group How I Met Your Mother. Every episode glorifies Ted’s toxic behavior and makes it look romantic. I get so triggered watching that show

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group 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.

Savy_lang , Siren Pictures Inc. Report

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group Gilmore Girls. Rory is a horrible person

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*becomes a horrible person. She starts out alright at least. I really do hate how they developed and ended her character. Gilmore Girls also didn't age well.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We binged on all the seasons last spring. I'll admit we related to the mother/daughter relationship Rory and Lorelai had, and definitely between Lorelai and her mom. When Rory was in her university years that's when the show went downhill. It was all about them making trip after trip to Europe. It felt they were trying to force this sophisticated, elite, exotic lifestyle and the whole time you're wondering how Lorelai and Rory were affording all that.

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Biba Little
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She was sweet in earlier season but got gradually worse later, but maybe that's just realistic when child is praised so much for whatever she does.

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Leo Domitrix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm 50-50. Lorelai was awesome, Rory was rotten, and the creator needed to figure out which character was reliving her teen years.

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The Deez
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This show has a special place in my heart because my daughter and I watched it together when she was 13 or 14! I agree, though, that Rory's character goes downhill throughout the series. I've heard that attributed to a change in the writers, though!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rory is toxic, selfish, opinionated and not really aware that she's just average.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are both horrible and annoying at many stages of the show. But I watch it during holidays, I just love that small town cozy feeling during the holiday episodes. Small story lines are fun to rewatch

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Isabella
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also this "mummy-daughter friendship" is some toxic s**t that messes up with child development. It is basically discussed in psychology studies.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would like to read more about that. Cause I am not sure about that. I was also raised by my mum and we were pretty close (she had me when she was 17) and I don't feel like the relatiopship had any toxicity in this way. What I felt as much worse influence was the absence of the father.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone who never watched the show, why is Rory bad?

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Kate Fei
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well she has started as this clever girl, studying hard, dating local boy. Then things came easy for her and she got used to it. Like she expected she would ace anything and she would be great at anything. And then it wasnt like that at all, she was bad at her first internship and when she got her first bad feedback in her life she kind of collapsed. She stole a boat, she left school, left her mum only to live with her grandma (which she and her mum used to hate for being privileged) and she even slept with the boy she used to date who was now happily married, calling him her property. She became this privileged young girl. Then in the newest season she was dating this guy who she forgot about - it was like a running joke that she always forgets to break up with him while she is sleeping with her other boyfriend.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Genuine question: why do folks think that Rory (& / or Lorelei) are so awful? I understood this to be some kind of wonderful mother-and-daughter-against-the-world while also not-being-a-cliche-sacharine-idealistic-family-show....??

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

GILMORE GIRLS IS MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD AND I STILL WATCH IT! RORY IS LITERALLY THE BEST!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So? It's still a fun show. If you don't like it then don't watch it lol it's easy

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Eve Roling
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rorys character development was the best. Started as a child, it was interesting to watch her grow up and experience failure. I liked the reality of it. Raised by a single mum with relationship-issues to become an adult, who has relationship-issues, too. The struggle is real. Lorelai was a woman of her time- promising, but struggling. The grandparents failed big in Rory- they didn't help her when she needed them. The fist career-issue (journalism) was necessary to bring Rory in the right direction, but she felt and didn't manage to stand up again.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The more I watched Gilmore Girls, the more I disliked Rory, her self-centeredness was beyond my scope of understanding. Then, I remembered that she played the part of a teenager who is trying to follow her heart, without foreseeing the consequences of her actions, just like every single teenager that has ever lived. Don't get me wrong, she bugs the hell out of me, but so do all teenagers.

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Kate Fei
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Paris was just pure weird. Lane was a good friend. Mrs. Kim was a strict mum, but I understood her because it just came with the culture.

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Alexandra Comeau
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another one of my faves. I was OBSESSED. The last time I rewatched it though, i actually skipped a lot of Rory scenes. Such a horrible character development.

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Aaron W
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every character on this show seemed to have the same speech patterns and personality. Drove me nuts.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lorelei was annoying. She was spoiled and ungracious and treated her parents like crap. The reboot was so disappointing. Rory had so much potential after her super-expensive education, but had turned into a selfish loser.

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Frank Ropen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn't the question if it's a good show not if the main characters are good? Bad characters cam still be part of a good show, what matters if they are believable and well acted.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ex would DIE upon seeing this. She's obsessed with Gilmore Girls

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kjorn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

lorelei parent a rich... sooooooooooooooooooooo convenient.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was working with a woman who was 100% devoted to this show - she was divorced with a daughter the same age as Rory, & got so invested in the show you would have thought it was written about her life! And she had to recap the show every. single. week. at lunch. I never watched it but grew to hate it because of that co-worker (who eventually got my job reduced to part-time!).

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She doesn't start out horrible it's the people who influenced her.

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NWB
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

mums and daughter don't speak like that to each other....was odd!

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Kate Fei
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

not true. Me and my mum pretty much talk like that, I was only raised by my mum (she had me when she was 17). I think it really depends on culture also. But I know a few similar cases like that.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group Most doctor/hospital shows. They can be ok for a while but they get predictable quickly and run for way too long.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group The Big Bang Theory

I cannot stress this enough.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sexism, racism, homophobia, gatekeeping nerd culture. I loved the premise but the series is really bad.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group 13 reasons why

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ugh, yes. My daughter was obsessed with it. A show that basically glorified teen suicide!

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group Game of thrones hands down, it left good threads hanging but never really stitched them into anything.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group 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.

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#13

26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. In reality, neither of them are funny.

Drulock , Giggling Goose Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Watched the first episode of the new season of Curb last night. Funny as hell, was chuckling away at bits this morning.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group 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.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group Rick and Morty. It gets waaaay too much credit for a show filled with nonsense and fart jokes.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group 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?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group 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.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group BoJack Horsemen. People act like it’s some kind of masterful psychological deep dive. But it’s just another cheep adult comedy animated show.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Every character is deplorable and it just isn’t funny.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group 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.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group Firefly. I haven't heard a single good thing about any season after the first.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha ha, only one season and a movie. Lot's of talk about shooting more but Joss Whedon never got around to it. I loved the first and only 14 episodes.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group Oh, come on…there’s no debate here. I mean, does anyone beat ‘Money Hiest’?

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group Controversial opinion probably: Dexter. Outstanding 1st season. Then meh all the way to the end.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group 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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My first exposure to it was the paintball episode. I sat enthralled from beginning to end, and that doesn't usually happen to me.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group 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.

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26 TV Shows That Don’t Deserve The Praise They Get, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group 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).

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