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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.

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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.

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

Mostly it was murder, betrayal, tits and an occasional penis.

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

What else do you want? Seriously though, there was a lot of storyline, special effects, great costumes and sets. An entertaining watch.

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

To be fair I think when it was good it was great. For me (and a lot of others it seems) when the show jumped ahead of the books is when it started to unravel.

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

the final season was bs.but the other 7 seasons were amazing

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

It was ruined the moment that they decided to prioritise the porn above the plot and character development. The book series has also sex but its just a small part of it.

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

Game of Thrones was NEVER meant to be a cliche Americanised "tie off all lose ends to make the viewers happy"....... LIFE isn't like that. That's why this author was so revolutionary / impactful / unique... because it was NEVER intended, or meant to be that awful cliche. Jeez!!

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

It suffered a similar fate to Heroes - amazing buildup and then nothing came of it.

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

I watched half of the first episode. The sex was just unnecessary, boring and off-putting. That half episode was enough for me.

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

It would be easy to blame this on GRRM, since he seems incapable of finishing the series (it's been 10 years and he's still diскing about with side-projects like Blood & Fire/House of the Dragon; we're never getting the final books). And while certainly there's no way the show could have spun all the threads into a satisfying ending when the source material was incomplete, the truth is D&D are hacks who never understood the point of the books and fuскed up the plotlines long before they ran out of book material. There's no way to adapt a book 100% faithfully, but D&D's deviations from the source were painfully bad and all the great moments of the show came from the books. It was obvious the show was going to eventually crash and burn as early as season 3.

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

The books were be... No, wait a moment. They left all plot threads hanging because they are never going to get a sequel. You could really see Martin writing himself into a corner while reading them.

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

I only stuck it out until the end because at that point, i just had to. Fast forwarded through a lot of it because it really was just gratuitous sex and violence

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

Best Show Ever! What kind of brain dead person wrote this post anyway?

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

I freaking loved this show, but the ending was so disappointing.

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

I hear that was because instead of waiting for the author to finish the last book, they went ahead and wrote their own story. That can only end in disaster, which, it apparently did. (this from someone who has never seen a single episode, but has read a lot about it. LOL)

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

It was tough for them. The book author had the luxury of meandering down a ton of paths to cover a bunch of seasons. Then, new writers had to take over to end the story in a short time frame and tie so many meandering things together.

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

Had an ok story, up until the writer couldn't be bothered coming up with an ending that made sense, so he blamed her getting mad on her period, collected his millions and noped outta there. New Mexico author. In NM, you never get what you pay for. This state's unofficial work ethos is "mañana". Violence and treatment of women here is like the 1850's, yet everyone was shocked that his stories are filled with abuse against women? You want a good story? Find a decent author, and not one from New Mexico.

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

I read the books non stop. best writing in a long time. the show has some parts changed which shouldnt have. they got the right people for the characters for the most part

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

Stopped watching after they killed Jason Momoas' character.

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

First 3-4 seasons were amazing, then it started gradually to lose quality. I think the show just couln't catch up with books.

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

The storyline kept making promises they never delivered. There was so much potential. Such a disappointment.

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

Overrated only to those that aren't into this genre and theming. Some of the best writing and acting with multi-layered complexity. It has its bad moments for sure.

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

Disagree that it was overrated. The ending is what killed the show.

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

this is just wrong. game of thrones was the most accurate depiction of the book, with game changing effects and story line with one of the best cast ever. read the book and am so sure you cannot do anything close to what the GOT team did.

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

This show was a bit unlucky in the fact that they overtook the novels and lost their map. But I feel the ending gets unfair negative critic. It was a show about unhappiness. Who actually got a "happily ever after" ending? Very few. And at high cost. So if the characters had these unhappy paths to live, why should the audience be any different? It had to end badly even for us.

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

try reading the books!!! so unrewarding... just a waste of time

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

GoT totally pissed me off. I read all the books before the TV series started and JRR Martin never finished the book series. I gave up on the TV series after a couple of seasons because I always knew what would happen next. From what everyone has said about the ending of the series, maybe it's good he never finished the books.

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

It jumped the shark when Ed Sheehan randomly dropped in ngl

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

I agreeeeee, I watched it recently and although I think it's one of my fav shows I wish they had handled the end better, Tf happened to Jamie Lannisters character development

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

this show began to spiral downwards when the show runners ran out of the books, the last season is the result of their ignorance towards the greater story arcs in books, the dialog felt contrived and rushed and things that happened in the last season literally could have had half a season only dedicated to it, yet it got rushed into oblivion missing all the finer details that made the show great to begin with.

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

This show was amazing despite their bizarre rush at the last couple seasons.

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

Thing is the show ended before the books, of which they try to tie up every thread

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

Thats not a controversial view. Thats what everyone was complaining about at the end.

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

I never watched it but hated it with a passion because of ALL THE HYPE about it! Everyones reaction when I mention I never watched it was as if I clubbed a baby seal with an another baby seal. Ridiculous!!!

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

It was an absolutely great series, the greatest ever made -- until the jackasses making it decided to screw up the last season, wasting everything they had done up until then.

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

Was quite entertaining though, just not hypeworthy

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

I got so sick of everyone talking about it and telling me to watch it I refused to.

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

The overall work involved is awseome but it's really toooo long !

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

I tried watching it 4 times but couldn't get into it. Can't understand what the hype is about.

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

I never saw entire episode and still accurately predicted of what happenes next when my bf couldn't wait for new seasons to come. Unnecessary...

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

I enjoyed this show but somehow never made it past the 2nd season. I didn't get the hype tbh.

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

They? Who? And what “final book“? There are still (at least) 2 missing.

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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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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.

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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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