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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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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.
Greys anatomy - that show just needs to end.
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.)
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.
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.
How I Met Your Mother. Every episode glorifies Ted’s toxic behavior and makes it look romantic. I get so triggered watching that show
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.
Yeah! I wouldn't go as far as to say that it is the best show there is, but as someone who actually really likes violence, think it was still really good.
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I guess you have to appreciate psychological thrillers to really appreciate the art that is squid game. I loved it and thought they depicted everything spot on. It really showed how people will turn on each other when the stakes are high enough. This show would be any psychology students dream if they needed a topic for a paper.
I bet most people watch it dubbed. Watch with original track and subtitles. I hate dubbing. You lose so much nyance and character.
So true! I was in the third episode when I realized there was a dubbed option. Glad I didn't watch that. But I have been watching Korean films for a while and if you do you don't have to speak Korean to pick up on their language nuances. It is so much more enjoyable to hear them speak in their native tongue.
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This was such a masterpiece and had me anxious and questioning everything
I wonder if the person who wrote this saw any other Korean show. Also the post talks about shows in general, then korean shows and then asian shows. So which one is it? I've seen numerous Korean shows and movies. When talking about korean SHOWS (not movies) most are pretty trashy (most korean TV shows are just simple soap operas). So yes, I do agree that the Squid game is one of the best, if not the best korean show. Simply because it is an interedting critique of the society, it has a meaning and the visuals are great. But I get it some peoole just see the blood and they dont even notice the meaning behind the show. Also different people different taste.
I have no idea what the F squid game is, and I have no desire to learn.
First off, you need to watch the dubbed version as the subtitles leave out too much. 2nd, it is a critique of Korean society. You need to know some basic things about Korean society. They are unforgiving in their quest for social and financial success. Too class conscious. Do not care for the poor despite their high rate of protestant religiosity. Some defectors from North Korea found the society so unwelcoming, no jobs therefore literally going to need hungry at night and committed suicide. It's a damning critique of this societies worst attributes.
The story of the people was far more interesting than the blatant and gratuitous violence.
My boss "that show is soooo violent!", Me: "Have you even SEEN Battle Royale? FX and HBO have more violence in once episode of a show than the entire season of Squid Game!" It was enjoyable and I'm down for season 2, but I don't understand why everyone's bent out of shape about it.
it's quite unique - I'll give it that. But falls into pretty familiar tropes of ego and stereotypical issues. It could have been half as long. I'm just glad people will watch something that's not made in the West.
I just watched "Alice in Borderland" from Japan in 2020, and one year later another "Battle Royale" clone did not impress me...
No spoilers pls but how is "Alice In Borderland" ? Been reluctant to see it since I've already seen SG.
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I think the concept is fun, but I found myself just waiting for the actual game and action to begin.
Really ? You saw Il-Nam ? 426 hair colour and the turn around from the plane ? I don't believe you.
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It was okay for a first-time watch. Had its moments for sure. Couldnt be bothered to ever watch it again.
I couldn't agree more. The mainstream culture affirmation does this all the time. We have to hope and help get the mainstream culture to pay attention to minority productions long enough for descent discernment. Otherwise, they only include, outside of their norm, what is immediately available at the time they were pressured or were under the "diversity police" microscope.
The script was original, but not polished. The production was creative, but overall lower than most standards. Acting was good however.
What sick mind came up with this idea anyway? You know people will get ideas from these kind of shows, right? Some adolescents cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality. That's how school-shootings got started.
This show probably encouraged a lot of people to explore other Korean media
I enjoyed it but I certainly don't think it's the best Netflix show out there.
I enjoyed it, but as soon as I saw the old guy who was number one buddy up with number 456, I knew what was going on.
I know absolutely nothing about this show. All I know is that I see a lot of people posting or memes about Squid Game. I thought it was like Pokémon Go. Dang! I'm old!
What on earth is this ?? Certainly NOT on my wavelength !! Thank goodness.
Do you understand korean? Did you just skip to the games?
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Just in the west. For K drama fans like me, this is just an ordinary mini series. I am actually surprised that it got too much attention in the west and too much analogy. 😂
I personally am a huge Korean film fan . I never knew that until Netflix . Train to Busan was the first one I watched that I loved
guh....i wouldn't call it the best show ever....the dubbed voices are godawful...but it tells common stories well....the rich vs. the poor...haves vs. have-nots....good guys/bad guys...greed...'reality' type situations and those who can't look away, and want more...much better than a lot of the f**kawful stuff Netflix greenlights anymore.
I cant agree more. Show is really good. I like it. BUT its just good show, nothing more. Its not masterpiece or best show ever.
Sweet home was a far more fun Korean Netflix show with a far smaller "douchy fanbase" factor for anyone interested
I liked it but I have seen similar Japanese movies that came out 20 years ago. Squid Games wasn't original. But I still enjoyed it.
I agree. I liked it, it is not up to the standards the hype is making it. I think American audiences are liking it so much because it is so different than the rinse and repeat stuff Hollywood keeps putting out. I watch a lot of films/tv shows from around the world and there are much better things. I sound like a pretentious snob. . . . I'll own it.
I have been trying to watch the first episode for something like 3 weeks now. Every few minutes is an eternity. WTF?!? Why is this so popular?
No spoilers but...I just finished episode 9 a few hours ago. LeBron needs to stick to opening schools and cartoons. I loved it, told my husband who only saw 2 episodes, and he wants to rewatch it with me. Every episode I cried, I laughed, I cringed. But I don't think it glorifies violence any more than a Joker movie. Maybe even less if I was to spoiler with my take on the last 2 episodes.
There's a guy on youtube that makes very good and funny sum ups of series or movies, is called 'Te Lo Resumo Asi Nomas' (Translated kinda ''Suming it Up) and made a video of this series. My thoughts are that they could make a movie out of it instead of a whole series. And be sort of relevant.
Watched 2 episodes, decided the style of acting wasn't for me and after noticing a few things it felt like it would probably end with a twist like "some of the contestants were the game master in disguise" or something lame like that. People who loved it, go you but it wasn't for me.
Classical that Americans doesn't found a non American production a good production lol
I agree. Really not my thing at all. I am not really into ANY film or series that really consists of the writers trying to get you invested in each character before finding an interesting way to kill them off. I get it was trying to make a political statement - but it just didn't work for me.
I watched the first two episodes and the last. T'was all I needed. This show was another one of those that repeats plots.
My friend who’s seen it says it’s good but it’s overhyped and overrated
I can't watch dubbed shows. Takes me right out of the whole illusion.
The violence is over the top. We have kids watching this and school districts are debating Of mice and men because of the scary N word
It's like, "Yaaay, people getting violently murdered for a chance at money. Yaaayyy..."
Watch the show again, but this time actually watch the full thing
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YES! I was kinda interested first two episodes but it is so overhyped. It's forgettable.
Yeah. I've seen Battle Royale. And Hunger Games. And Saw.. And Salo. And a bunch of other clones.
THIS.. I agree that this movie is good. But not good GOOD..becuase its idea is not new. There's few (asian) movie with same concept but better story and ending (i just feel like korean movie producer likes to copy some idea). And in my opinion, japan has better movie collection in term of concept and story. They just not so good to market it
i never bothered watching it bc wen a show gets that much hype chances r its horrible and critics were paid to set up the hype. all my friends watch shows that get great reviews and all 57 of my friends including all of my friends on facebook which is over 300 ppl anyone who watched either stopped after a few episodes or regretted watching all of it. no one i kno thought it was good. i watch wat i think sounds good or interesting and avoid hyped up shows. never watched the walking dead, shows like the bachlorette/bachlor, big brother, american idol none of them. ive watched america and britians got talent but only youtube videos of acts that id find interesting. that fact this show got so much hype before it was really even known was sketchy and a major red flag.
Most doctor/hospital shows. They can be ok for a while but they get predictable quickly and run for way too long.
13 reasons why
Ugh, yes. My daughter was obsessed with it. A show that basically glorified teen suicide!
Game of thrones hands down, it left good threads hanging but never really stitched them into anything.
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.
Maybe you have got a point, but I really loved the Harvey character. 🤗
Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. In reality, neither of them are funny.
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.
Rick and Morty. It gets waaaay too much credit for a show filled with nonsense and fart jokes.
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.
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?
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
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.
It was just a soap opera for macho guys who don't like soap operas.
BoJack Horsemen. People act like it’s some kind of masterful psychological deep dive. But it’s just another cheep adult comedy animated show.
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.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Every character is deplorable and it just isn’t funny.
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.
Firefly. I haven't heard a single good thing about any season after the first.
Oh, come on…there’s no debate here. I mean, does anyone beat ‘Money Hiest’?
Controversial opinion probably: Dexter. Outstanding 1st season. Then meh all the way to the end.
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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.
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.
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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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.
Exactly! No show is going to appeal to everyone.
Load More Replies... 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.
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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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.
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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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.
Your entitled to your opinion and I agree with you on that one.
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Family Guy. Was funny for several seasons. Then just got boring and dumb.
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.
Bill, I'm American and I LOVE the IT Crowd! Funniest damn show ever!
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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.
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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I think only because it hardly qualifies as a show
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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).
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.
This list is supposed to be shows people find overrated. Yet every post is riddled with comments telling op to change the channel. They could just not read this list. Ironic.
I feel like a lot of these submissions didn't get the point of the shows to begin with
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.
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!!!
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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Sex and the city. Worse show ever. It makes Keeping up with the kardashians almost Emmy award deserving. ..
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.
Bunch of good shows written here with no explanation given. Like literally none. Just a title.
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.
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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I've noticed that most really popular shows have protagonists that are all just outright horrible people. Why?
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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Bridgerton. Bunch o complainy white people and everyone just watched it for the Duke. How it got so popular baffles me.
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.
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
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?
I don't think people in this thread should watch any TV. Like ever.
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.
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.
Seriously, they shortened the list by one? Why? Why make me load another page to see which other show was originally listed?
I think these are just opinions. I like most of the sitcom s mentionned above. That's my opinion
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."
Where am i? I only knew two of those shows...Seinfeld and walking dead
Id eat a pound of raw liver before I'd watch walking dead, btw..
Load More Replies... "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.
Just because you didn't like thw ending of the show, doesn't mean the show didn't deserve the appreciation
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.
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.
Too many had no discussion of what was good/bad. Anyone can list a tv show
So every program that people watch is subjective to criticism and opinion. Crazy, never saw that coming.
Better title: Things I could easily avoid but want to bitch about because I'm shallow and petty
If i had found the Sopranos on this list i had logged out deleted the logg and never looked back
The mentality seems to be: I don't like this, therefore: Its overrated.
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.?
I may find the football one a good example, but the rest was questionable.
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
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.
Casually the most are American series. Sorry, there's more under the sun than the very same thing with trashy actors
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".
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)
I wonder how many Star Wars fans got pissed by the submission of The Mandalorina. I sertanly did
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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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.
Exactly! No show is going to appeal to everyone.
Load More Replies... 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.
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... 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.
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... 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.
Your entitled to your opinion and I agree with you on that one.
Load More Replies... Family Guy. Was funny for several seasons. Then just got boring and dumb.
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.
Bill, I'm American and I LOVE the IT Crowd! Funniest damn show ever!
Load More Replies... 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.
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... I think only because it hardly qualifies as a show
Load More Replies... 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).
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.
This list is supposed to be shows people find overrated. Yet every post is riddled with comments telling op to change the channel. They could just not read this list. Ironic.
I feel like a lot of these submissions didn't get the point of the shows to begin with
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.
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!!!
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... Sex and the city. Worse show ever. It makes Keeping up with the kardashians almost Emmy award deserving. ..
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.
Bunch of good shows written here with no explanation given. Like literally none. Just a title.
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.
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... I've noticed that most really popular shows have protagonists that are all just outright horrible people. Why?
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... Bridgerton. Bunch o complainy white people and everyone just watched it for the Duke. How it got so popular baffles me.
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.
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
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?
I don't think people in this thread should watch any TV. Like ever.
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.
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.
Seriously, they shortened the list by one? Why? Why make me load another page to see which other show was originally listed?
I think these are just opinions. I like most of the sitcom s mentionned above. That's my opinion
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."
Where am i? I only knew two of those shows...Seinfeld and walking dead
Id eat a pound of raw liver before I'd watch walking dead, btw..
Load More Replies... "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.
Just because you didn't like thw ending of the show, doesn't mean the show didn't deserve the appreciation
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.
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.
Too many had no discussion of what was good/bad. Anyone can list a tv show
So every program that people watch is subjective to criticism and opinion. Crazy, never saw that coming.
Better title: Things I could easily avoid but want to bitch about because I'm shallow and petty
If i had found the Sopranos on this list i had logged out deleted the logg and never looked back
The mentality seems to be: I don't like this, therefore: Its overrated.
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.?
I may find the football one a good example, but the rest was questionable.
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
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.
Casually the most are American series. Sorry, there's more under the sun than the very same thing with trashy actors
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".
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)
I wonder how many Star Wars fans got pissed by the submission of The Mandalorina. I sertanly did
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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