Shows that are critically acclaimed but you think are rubbish.

[CyberCubed]

Most sitcoms for me. I mean I can just youtube the funniest moments, but I don't think I could ever sit through entire episodes of Friends, How I met your mother, Big Bang Theory, etc.

Those sitcoms are way too time consuming to sit through every episode. Thank god for youtube uploading the funniest moments so you can skip the rest

[Sage Ninja]

I am probably going to get ripped apart for this but...American Idol.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by AT-Man

Arrested Development

yes yes yes, a thousand times yes!

that show is just redicously over-acted and poorly written imo, and other than maybe one or two of the stars, the rest are all terrible! can't act worth a damn on that show or even any other projects! specially Michael Cera! boo! and he's Canadian for cripesake!

[Davetello]

Originally Posted by Sage Ninja

I am probably going to get ripped apart for this but...American Idol.

Nothing wrong with that. All these reality shows are of very poor quality, and simply designed to make money rather than promote talent.

[MrTMNT2012]

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. Never got the appeal!

[Davetello]

Originally Posted by MrTMNT2012

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. Never got the appeal!

I keep hearing how amazing that show is. I watched the first five eps on Netflix but couldn't get into it. I'm determined to try again though - that or "Darker than Black" is gonna be the next anime I see in its entirety.

[chrisdude]

I don't usually have this problem. I've ducked in for an episode of shows like Breaking Bad, Dexter or Walking Dead, and I dig them. I may not wish to start watching another show, but I usually get it.

But, there is Firefly. I don't know if the critics liked it, or just all of my friends. But I've muscled my way through eight episodes, and I don't see the point, at all. The whole crew is kind of aimless, and so does the narrative. Everyone says, "It's about the characters," but I don't find them the least bit endearing. Couldn't care less about them.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by chrisdude

I don't usually have this problem. I've ducked in for an episode of shows like Breaking Bad, Dexter or Walking Dead, and I dig them. I may not wish to start watching another show, but I usually get it.

But, there is Firefly. I don't know if the critics liked it, or just all of my friends. But I've muscled my way through eight episodes, and I don't see the point, at all. The whole crew is kind of aimless, and so does the narrative. Everyone says, "It's about the characters," but I don't find them the least bit endearing. Couldn't care less about them.

I feel you about the first paragraph. As for Firefly, are you sure you were watching the episodes in the right order? I had the exact same thoughts as after checking out about four episodes. Then I found out I didn't start off with the TRUE first episode. So I tried starting with what was meant to be the start of the series, and worked my way from there. I actually wanted to watch more and I got through it all, and even watched Serenity, the movie. I streamed it all on Netflix by the way. It's a good thing I didn't watch while it was active on TV, since the order in which the episodes were shown was all over the place. When you come right down to it, I have zero recollection of Firefly airing on TV whatsoever while it was active.

[chrisdude]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

I feel you about the first paragraph. As for Firefly, are you sure you were watching the episodes in the right order? I had the exact same thoughts as after checking out about four episodes. Then I found out I didn't start off with the TRUE first episode. So I tried starting with what was meant to be the start of the series, and worked my way from there. I actually wanted to watch more and I got through it all, and even watched Serenity, the movie. I streamed it all on Netflix by the way. It's a good thing I didn't watch while it was active on TV, since the order in which the episodes were shown was all over the place. When you come right down to it, I have zero recollection of Firefly airing on TV whatsoever while it was active.

I didn't know it was aired out of order. That'd be an odd thing for my friends to have not told me. I was watching on Netflix, in whatever order they have them.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by chrisdude

I didn't know it was aired out of order. That'd be an odd thing for my friends to have not told me. I was watching on Netflix, in whatever order they have them.

Well they've got them in the right order there. I checked them out in 2010. How about you?

[Jephael]

I can't stand cop dramas. I once watched an episode of NYPD Blue simply because of that now infamous nude scene with Charlotte Ross showing off her assets; though like CyberCubed said in this day and age you get just watch clips like that on YouTube.

[CyberCubed]

All those medical drama's and courtoom drama's are so god awful. I have no idea how anyone can sit through them.

It feels like they're made for bored housewives the same way soap opera's are, but for anyone else they're boring and tedium. How many times can you watch someone on the operation table as everyone yells, "Stat!" or some courtroom drama where everyone yells, "Objection!"

[Warhorse]

Pretty much most of the critically acclaimed comedies. Big Bang Theory, Frasier, Seinfeld, Friends, Cheers, and I pretty much just ignore whatever is on TV today. I'm just not into straight comedies. Now, maybe action/drama shows with comedy infused into them I like. But my dislike for straight up comedies on TV might be becuse I hate the laugh tracks.

[MrPliggins]

I must admit Seinfeld is much better now watching it as an adult than it was for me when it originally aired. I can deal with the laugh tracks better than the "handheld camera" of some of today's comedies. Of course, I get motion sickness very easily.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

All those medical drama's and courtoom drama's are so god awful. I have no idea how anyone can sit through them.

It feels like they're made for bored housewives the same way soap opera's are, but for anyone else they're boring and tedium. How many times can you watch someone on the operation table as everyone yells, "Stat!" or some courtroom drama where everyone yells, "Objection!"

I think people like courtroom dramas for the actual cases themselves and how it'll play out. I like Law & Order: SVU, which does get inspiration from real life cases, but the end result isn't always the way you expect it to be... then again the Law & Order series is first half (Police investigation) second half (prosecution)...generally, depending on the ep. Anywho, I know that's why I like it.

Hm, a show I keep hearing people really enjoying is Glee. I saw an ep...couldn't get into it personally. I don't think it's crap, though...it's just not for me.

[Netkeeper]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

some courtroom drama where everyone yells, "Objection!"

Boston Legal's legitimately good. Could care less about the rest, though.

[Metalwolf]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The 2004 Battlestar Galactica. The show was very boring, too bland, and too stupidly complex with stuff that had no reason to be there.

The original 70's Battlestar Galactica was a lighthearted fun spoof on Star Wars, that's all it needed to be.

For me, it was the previews showing a dude having s*x with a Cylon woman and watching her spine glow red through her skin while she gets it on. When I saw that, I thought 'Nope, this show ain't for me!.' Pretty much the impression it gave me was it seemed like the show wanted to be raunchy just for the cheap shock value, and that always turns me off watching because it makes me feel like I'm watching crap.

The one right now that everyone is gaga over is Walking Dead. I've read the first 4-5 comics, and I can tell you half of the human characters are unlikable douches. The ones that were nice got screwed, and I don't think i could stomach watching a show for 8 seasons and wanting most of the characters to bite it.

[Wesley]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

All those medical drama's and courtoom drama's are so god awful. I have no idea how anyone can sit through them.

It feels like they're made for bored housewives the same way soap opera's are, but for anyone else they're boring and tedium. How many times can you watch someone on the operation table as everyone yells, "Stat!" or some courtroom drama where everyone yells, "Objection!"

I thought The Practice was a great courtroom drama when I watched it in the early 2000s because it was more about the characters than the actual court cases. A lot of people seem to like Scrubs, but I couldn't get into it. Those medical dramas are awful alright. I have no idea why Grey's Atonomy is still on the air.

[BubblyShell22]

Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, Modern Family are some of the ones I can think of. I don't watch a lot of shows. I do watch Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. but that's about it for regular shows. I just can't get into any of the others.

[Shark_Blade]

Adventure Time.