I guess that in a crappy genre of television, Survivor is the greatest crap.
Most Overrated tv shows ever - Television Hate thread
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what about Dragons Den?
^Haven't seen that one.
basically what happens is , the contestants/entrepreneurs pitch a business idea/product to the Dragons (business people looking to invest in new businesses), with the goal of getting the Dragons to invest in the business.
The Dragons then ask them about the business, what the expect turn over is, do they have a patent etc, to work out the true worth of the business or the product.
At this point the entrepreneurs want to give away 10% of there business and the Dragons always want over 25% (unless two dragons are involved in the deal) there is normally a deal done at the end of each episode, and the Dragons normally end up with 30% of the business.
We all remember the thread in Misc about your gay friend, and when people gave you replies you didn't like, you insulted the whole board and accused everyone of watching movies on their computers because of the higher resolution or some garbage.
There are some interesting mentions and reasoning in this thread, though I never get why some people can never simply state what they don't like about a show without going into some sort of rant about what they perceive as the intended audience. It usually boils down to "this show is for these people, and I am better than them."
- The Sopranos - It's not TV, it's HBO my ass! This show went nowhere, Tony wasn't sympathetic at all, he's just a bitter fat ugly dude. His wife was annoying, the kids were annoying pieces of shit, not only on the show, but the real life actors as well. This show was very full of itself, and it had no decent plot. Someone said it was Goodfellas stretched over a bunch of episodes, which I think is an insult to Goodfellas, a well paced, exciting, well acted and funny film with a good plot. The Sopranos was none of that. It also had the most self-indulgent dream sequences in the history of television.
- Firefly - I actually thought this was a cool show, but having aired what, 13 episodes? It didn't accomplish anything. The movie was fun too, but I don't know how people can put it at the top of their all time favorites. There wasn't enough time for anything truly great to happen, if it was ever coming at all! I did love Buffy/Angel though, so I'm sad at the lost potential.
- Friends - Not. Funny.
- Six Feet Under - This was essentially a bunch of annoying characters being boring. Rainn Wilson's character was funny and appropriately creepy, but that lasted only a few episodes, and the rest fell mostly flat. Also, what's with the old bag mothers in both this and the Sopranos? Do old ladies that make you want to hit them with a shovel make up a huge HBO demographic or something? Anyway, this show did do some stuff I liked, but in the end I consider it a failure.
People dissing Buffy, DS9, The Office, Farscape, BSG, and Lost? You've got to be nuts. Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one. In your case it's encrusted with shit and dripping diarrhea though.
A) Conan O'Brien is an inferior version of Kids in the Hall style humor.
B) Only Scott Thompson is gay, if that makes you feel any better.
C) It was, in fact, funny. Still is.
I loved that show, and I am not pretentious......I think?
To this day, I giggle when I think of 'I will not put salt in my eyes'.
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Norrin Radd
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EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND.
God, I despised that show.
God, I despised that show.
5 seasons and a movie, all for the benefit of pseudo intellectual, pretentious English majors? That must be one hell of a popular subject.
Or perhaps you are just quick to judge and not overly observant.
Yeh where watching it
I guess you feel better after that little rant 
Stuff I hate...
* Desperate Housewives (Male characters like the main female cast are called sexiest but for them its enpowering)
* Sex & The City (^ Look above for reason)
* American Idol
* 99% of CW - Easier than listing them
* Big Brother, infact 100% of reality TV shows
* Friday Night Lights simply because it was a shitty lead in for Las Vegas, which I know was not good but was a gauilty pleasure and had the 9pm slot nailed down before NBC tried to save it and for nothing, FNL is dead this year and NBC would love 7.5 - 8 million at 9pm in this day & age.
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Almost 1 Yr ago the Guardian said
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/garethmcleanblog/2007/dec/12/whatsthemostoverratedtvshowoftheyear
Starpulse 2008 called some out also
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/08/five_most_underrated_aamp_overrated_tv_s
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/garethmcleanblog/2007/dec/12/whatsthemostoverratedtvshowoftheyear
Starpulse 2008 called some out also
http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/08/five_most_underrated_aamp_overrated_tv_s
Dragons' Den is one of finest hours of television you can ever see. Shame on you for thinking otherwise.
And The Big Bang Theory is one of the worst sitcoms I've ever seen. And I've seen BBC1 on a Friday night.
Damn you!
Other than the Fringe, which I have never seen, I agree with the whole of the list (except that I would say Trek as a whole) as vastly over rated. I would add Friends and Frasier along with Seinfeld.
Thespeckledkiwi
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Bullshit. Mike Rowe might have something to say to that.
Survivor is the best simply because it was the first. Well, of course you could say that technically it wasn't, because of shows like Real World, Cops, etc. But it was the first of the game show reality shows, which is really a seperate genre (to me) than the general reality shows that don't really have a competition element (such as Dirty Jobs, Real World, Cops, etc.). Survivor revolutionized television in a way that Big Brother, American Idol, The Bachelor, and other reality game shows did not. I've mentioned before that I would not call them reality shows (stupid misleading name) but instead "adventure game shows" or "dramatic game shows" or some such title.
Anyway, Survivor may not have been the first concept in this category, but it was the first that was well advertised, popular, and high profile. And it was actually made well, with a proper budget and amazing locations. It definitely changed the way I thought about TV.
Anyway, Survivor may not have been the first concept in this category, but it was the first that was well advertised, popular, and high profile. And it was actually made well, with a proper budget and amazing locations. It definitely changed the way I thought about TV.
I'd watch it- at least there's no gruff cop/doctor/lawyer/vampire with a heart of gold.
My list could go on forever. But I'll do a few and put a watch instead item.
1. CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York These three series are so dumbly written, with candy-colored production values. The CSI tells the audience what happened, then we get internal-organ-vision so we can see it. Cool, right? Except for it slows the story down, making 26 minutes of plot stretch out to 45 minutes. Plus the cast of all three series are ridiculous in their attempts to be "cool." Someone upthread said we keep commenting on the people who watch these shows and I'm going to admit I am smarter than your average CSI viewer because that shit is for idiots.
Watch Instead Life. This show is also full of style but features better acting, whip-fast plots and a ongoing mystery regarding the main character's incarceration. Plus it's got Sarah Shahi, who's smoking hot and a damn good actress who gets to show off a lot of range.
2. The Mentalist The biggest new show with Simon Baker cracking wise with the annoying Robin Tunney as they solve more simple CBS style crimes. Guess what? The smarmy ex-boyfriend is a red herring, it's the delivery guy. I like Baker but I really think this is just too same-o for him.
Watch instead Psych. The original TV fake psychic. Hilariously Scooby-Doo crimes that actually surprise you all done while Shawn and Gus act ridiculous. This is fun crime television, so lighthearted, with a bright, sunny colors employeed in the production and costume design. It's like watching a Tide commercial.
3. Dexter. We get the novel premise but seriously, this show has some clunky dialogue. I find Dexter to be so droning that he's actually somnambulistic. Jennifer Carpenter, who I loved in Quarantine, is awful as a cop. I just end up not caring about any of it and I don't understand why it's so beloved. I can't take one more person saying "You don't watch Dexter?" especially since they never watch...
Watch instead Damages. This is moral ambiguity done well. The twists are neck-snapping but never ridiculous. Glenn Close is so uneasy to watch as Patty Hewes, mostly because one second she's sweet and sympathetic and the next she's a monster hell-bent on ending someone. She's surrounded by a great cast who mostly work in film.
4. Gossip Girl. I watched this religiously when it first started, convinced that it was more clever than a lot of people give credit. It was...at first. Season 2 devolved into simple catfights without deeper meaning behind them and dilemmas like having to go to Dartmouth instead of Yale.
Watch instead Skins. This show killed my ability to watch American teen shows like GG and the new 90210. A cast of actual teens, some who were really great actors (like Slumdog's Dev Patel). This show was still sensational in its situations like wild parties and drugs and sex but it was emotionally grounded, dealing with more accessible problems. The new season has an entirely new cast and comes to BBC America in April/May so don't miss it.
5. Hell's Kitchen I don't get it. A studio full of non-cooks and a chef who does nothing but scream and curse at them. And it makes no bones about being staged. Why is this popular? It's like the wrestling of cooking reality. I'm not saying Gordon Ramsay is a hack but I am saying that this is turn-your-brain off and laugh at schadenfreude that isn't even real schadenfreude. What's with people finding entertainment out of that?
Watch instead Top Chef. There's no screaming judges. No bimbo contestants. Even the weakest one is still a brilliant chef. Tom Colicchio and Padma are fair judges who manage to rip chefs a new one without making it sensation. Plus the food ideas created are brilliant and it's fascinating watching diners sample the final product.
6. Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? Yes I am.
Watch instead Jeopardy. Because you too, are smarter than a fifth grader. Act like it. Use your brain and stop being a moron.
1. CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York These three series are so dumbly written, with candy-colored production values. The CSI tells the audience what happened, then we get internal-organ-vision so we can see it. Cool, right? Except for it slows the story down, making 26 minutes of plot stretch out to 45 minutes. Plus the cast of all three series are ridiculous in their attempts to be "cool." Someone upthread said we keep commenting on the people who watch these shows and I'm going to admit I am smarter than your average CSI viewer because that shit is for idiots.
Watch Instead Life. This show is also full of style but features better acting, whip-fast plots and a ongoing mystery regarding the main character's incarceration. Plus it's got Sarah Shahi, who's smoking hot and a damn good actress who gets to show off a lot of range.
2. The Mentalist The biggest new show with Simon Baker cracking wise with the annoying Robin Tunney as they solve more simple CBS style crimes. Guess what? The smarmy ex-boyfriend is a red herring, it's the delivery guy. I like Baker but I really think this is just too same-o for him.
Watch instead Psych. The original TV fake psychic. Hilariously Scooby-Doo crimes that actually surprise you all done while Shawn and Gus act ridiculous. This is fun crime television, so lighthearted, with a bright, sunny colors employeed in the production and costume design. It's like watching a Tide commercial.
3. Dexter. We get the novel premise but seriously, this show has some clunky dialogue. I find Dexter to be so droning that he's actually somnambulistic. Jennifer Carpenter, who I loved in Quarantine, is awful as a cop. I just end up not caring about any of it and I don't understand why it's so beloved. I can't take one more person saying "You don't watch Dexter?" especially since they never watch...
Watch instead Damages. This is moral ambiguity done well. The twists are neck-snapping but never ridiculous. Glenn Close is so uneasy to watch as Patty Hewes, mostly because one second she's sweet and sympathetic and the next she's a monster hell-bent on ending someone. She's surrounded by a great cast who mostly work in film.
4. Gossip Girl. I watched this religiously when it first started, convinced that it was more clever than a lot of people give credit. It was...at first. Season 2 devolved into simple catfights without deeper meaning behind them and dilemmas like having to go to Dartmouth instead of Yale.
Watch instead Skins. This show killed my ability to watch American teen shows like GG and the new 90210. A cast of actual teens, some who were really great actors (like Slumdog's Dev Patel). This show was still sensational in its situations like wild parties and drugs and sex but it was emotionally grounded, dealing with more accessible problems. The new season has an entirely new cast and comes to BBC America in April/May so don't miss it.
5. Hell's Kitchen I don't get it. A studio full of non-cooks and a chef who does nothing but scream and curse at them. And it makes no bones about being staged. Why is this popular? It's like the wrestling of cooking reality. I'm not saying Gordon Ramsay is a hack but I am saying that this is turn-your-brain off and laugh at schadenfreude that isn't even real schadenfreude. What's with people finding entertainment out of that?
Watch instead Top Chef. There's no screaming judges. No bimbo contestants. Even the weakest one is still a brilliant chef. Tom Colicchio and Padma are fair judges who manage to rip chefs a new one without making it sensation. Plus the food ideas created are brilliant and it's fascinating watching diners sample the final product.
6. Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? Yes I am.
Watch instead Jeopardy. Because you too, are smarter than a fifth grader. Act like it. Use your brain and stop being a moron.