Shows you hate- or think are overrated, or fail
Here's my top picks for sucky shows that for some reason were/are runaway successes.
I Love Lucy- Lucy wasn't funny. Her neighbors and Ricky were. She was mean, actually.
Seinfeld- See I love lucy. Minus the mean part.
Everybody Loves Raymond- I may be nuts, but I THINK that when this show came out, it was just "Raymond." I don't like to be told what I love. Any merits of the show disappeared with this condecension. Even if it was a reference to the idea that everyone on the SHOW loved Raymond, it was surely a double meaning intentionally. Anal I know, but oh well.
The Peanuts- what a bunch of dour, boring kids. I don't think I ever smiled at them.
Woody Woodpecker- what a mean little cus. Not funny.
Hercules- um, the topics dealt with in this show had nothing to do with the Hercules legends/mythos. Call it anything else, but not Hercules!
The Muppets- how a show hit prime time about a bunch of overglorified puppets is beyond me. I have an Indie comic where Kermit gets eaten by a dog- and Miss Piggy, etc. It was great.
Monk- Glenn Beck said it well when he said that Monk was really good for the USA network- but compared to 'real' shows- not so good. People with OCD annoy me, and watching one on TV is no fun. I just want to slap him.
Law and Order- Good show. But too many spin offs and on pretty much 24/7. It got old.
What do you nominate? It can be either a true flop, or something you thought stunk when everyone else liked it. No flaming anyone! Just freindly opinions.
I Love Lucy- Lucy wasn't funny. Her neighbors and Ricky were. She was mean, actually.
Seinfeld- See I love lucy. Minus the mean part.
Everybody Loves Raymond- I may be nuts, but I THINK that when this show came out, it was just "Raymond." I don't like to be told what I love. Any merits of the show disappeared with this condecension. Even if it was a reference to the idea that everyone on the SHOW loved Raymond, it was surely a double meaning intentionally. Anal I know, but oh well.
The Peanuts- what a bunch of dour, boring kids. I don't think I ever smiled at them.
Woody Woodpecker- what a mean little cus. Not funny.
Hercules- um, the topics dealt with in this show had nothing to do with the Hercules legends/mythos. Call it anything else, but not Hercules!
The Muppets- how a show hit prime time about a bunch of overglorified puppets is beyond me. I have an Indie comic where Kermit gets eaten by a dog- and Miss Piggy, etc. It was great.
Monk- Glenn Beck said it well when he said that Monk was really good for the USA network- but compared to 'real' shows- not so good. People with OCD annoy me, and watching one on TV is no fun. I just want to slap him.
Law and Order- Good show. But too many spin offs and on pretty much 24/7. It got old.
What do you nominate? It can be either a true flop, or something you thought stunk when everyone else liked it. No flaming anyone! Just freindly opinions.
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...the only overated TV shows are the ones that air...[;)] 
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quote:Originally posted by Slow_Hand
IMO, car racing of any kind is beyond arduous for me to watch on TV, especially the NASCAR ones. Watching a line of cars go 'round and 'round and 'round a track a few hundred times is less interesting than watching grass grow or paint dry.
tivo or, dare I say, vcr but I don't think it appeals to the stupid is an accurate comment to each his own for instance I'd rather keep my money than fly around in airplanes[;)]0 -
quote:Originally posted by jabronij3
quote:Originally posted by Slow_Hand
IMO, car racing of any kind is beyond arduous for me to watch on TV, especially the NASCAR ones. Watching a line of cars go 'round and 'round and 'round a track a few hundred times is less interesting than watching grass grow or paint dry.
tivo or, dare I say, vcr but I don't think it appeals to the stupid is an accurate comment to each his own for instance I'd rather keep my money than fly around in airplanes[;)]
Not quite sure what you mean (see red) as I didn't say any of that but I was referring to the TV coverage of these races, not the events themselves. It's like watching hockey or basketball on TV. Nowhere near as interesting as being there to see it in person, IMO.0 -
Everybody Loves Raymond is sweet!...his brother Robert is funny 0 -
quote:Originally posted by 7.62x39
I am no longer white...I am European American I've been saying that for years on job applications, they think I'm a smartass0 -
Recently; some reality tv cook show. Never watched the show. The advertisement teasers were enough to make me hate it.
Past; about 20 years ago my children were at the age to watch Barney on PBS. That song on the program could be used to torture people.0 -
Shows that I wish I could find on DVD
Colt .45
Sugarfoot
Tales of Wells Fargo
The Deputy
Heck Ramsey
Alias Smith and Jones
Sky King
The Farmers Daughter
Are amoung those shows I'd buy if the were released.
Today it is Discovery History and A&E for me.......0 -
quote:Originally posted by Slow_Hand
quote:Originally posted by jabronij3
quote:Originally posted by Slow_Hand
IMO, car racing of any kind is beyond arduous for me to watch on TV, especially the NASCAR ones. Watching a line of cars go 'round and 'round and 'round a track a few hundred times is less interesting than watching grass grow or paint dry.
tivo or, dare I say, vcr but I don't think it appeals to the stupid is an accurate comment to each his own for instance I'd rather keep my money than fly around in airplanes[;)]
it was something p3 said "basically any spectator sport that appeals to the lowest common denominator-stupidity" I agree nothing like being at the sport in person. rather watch nascar on tv than to get a free ticket to ufc, hockey, boxing, soccer or tennis,except for those nice skirts some of them hotties wear, oh yeah![:)]
Not quite sure what you mean (see red) as I didn't say any of that but I was referring to the TV coverage of these races, not the events themselves. It's like watching hockey or basketball on TV. Nowhere near as interesting as being there to see it in person, IMO.0 -
"My hamster also runs a circular track called an exercise wheel. I don't watch her run either."
Yowsuh! I would rather get a root canal than watch five minutes of nascar.
Five years ago Richard Petty was driving through Asheville NC on the interstate. A guy in the left lane wasn't going fast enough for him, so Petty sped up and bumped the guys rear bumper twice. The guy had the sense to get over, and his wife got the moron's tag number.
Cops ran the plate, and when they found out who it was, nothing happened. Petty told the cops, "That guy wouldn't have lasted two laps at Talladega."
Evidently Petty is the official state saint of North Carolina.
What is that on his head? It looks like he stuck his head out the window and a sparrow went SPLAT on the front of his cowboy hat.
to the tune of "Abraham, Martin and John"
Has anybody here
Seen my old friend Dale Earnhart?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
Thought I saw him a'taking
The last turn at Talladega
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I hate Roseanne.
I do not love Raymond.
Senfield can live.
The CSI Channel and the Law&Order Networks are both overkilled.
What ever happened to the classic P.I. show.0
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