TV programs that you can no longer watch?

[Ice Tea]

I'll start...

Mrs Brown's Boys , used to find it really funny but i've not bothered with the last few as it's just the same thing over and over again.

 

[HangTime]

Casualty, it's turned into a soap with a bit of drama as backdrop as opposed to the drama series it was in the early 90s. The Bill went a similar way, used to be sharp focussed 25min episodes about nicking villains, then they made it an hour long with far too much focus on the individual characters.
The Russ Abbott show, I used to think it was hilarious as a youngster but a lot of it is very obvious or cringey.

 

[Feek]

Doctor Who.

Started watching towards the end of Jon Pertwee, have seen every single episode since until the end of Jodie's first series. The writing, acting and show direction has gone so bad that it's unwatchable. I will try again when RTD takes over.

 

[SixTwoSix]

Vikings...up until a pivotal point in S4, it was well written and engaging, it then descends into what feels like a parody of itself with over acting and poor characters decisions from that point on. I'm 3 episodes into S6 and have been for months, trying to power through and finish off with fond memories of how good it was at the start.

 

[Lysander]

Vikings...up until a pivotal point in S4, it was well written and engaging, it then descends into what feels like a parody of itself with over acting and poor characters decisions from that point on. I'm 3 episodes into S6 and have been for months, trying to power through and finish off with fond memories of how good it was at the start.

I stopped at the end of season 4. Basically when Ragnar died I didn't care anymore.

 

[SixTwoSix]

I stopped at the end of season 4. Basically when Ragnar died I didn't care anymore.

I should have, once it focuses on his sons, it gets very poor.

 

[Lysander]

I should have, once it focuses on his sons, it gets very poor.

It doesn't help that Bjorn comes across as a total drip. The guy who plays Ivar is excellent though.

 

[SixTwoSix]

It doesn't help that Bjorn comes across as a total drip. The guy who plays Ivar is excellent though.

Hmmm, i'm not sold on Ivar, he has moments of brilliance and menace but after half a season of it, essentially S5 onwards, he's pantomime villain quality.

 

[Lysander]

Hmmm, i'm not sold on Ivar, he has moments of brilliance and menace but after half a season of it, essentially S5 onwards, he's pantomime villain quality.

Haha fair enough.

 

[robfosters]

Another Vikings abandoner here. Ran out of ideas and got stale. Last Kingdom was better in the end.

 

[GGizmo]

I know this might shock some people but I eventually got bored of watching The Brittas Empire after a few series. It seemed to become repetitive.

 

[ChroniC]

Red Dwarf, most of it past about season 5 was utter crap. It should never have been remade.

 

[Lysander]

Red Dwarf, most of it past about season 5 was utter crap. It should never have been remade.

Season 6 I think you mean. That was the last one where Rob Grant was on the writing team.

And I totally concur. Season 7 onwards for me is unwatchable.

 

[Ice Tea]

Craig Charles has quit The Gadget Show, They have also changed the format and it's still not watchable.

 

[adidan]

Question Time. A few years ago it turned into something that resembled a village bust up.

No idea if it's changed.

 

[Darujhistan]

Vikings...up until a pivotal point in S4, it was well written and engaging, it then descends into what feels like a parody of itself with over acting and poor characters decisions from that point on. I'm 3 episodes into S6 and have been for months, trying to power through and finish off with fond memories of how good it was at the start.

Don't waste your time.

 

[SixTwoSix]

Don't waste your time.

I didn't It still sits there on my 'continue watching' on prime and will for some time I imagine unless I get very, VERY bored.

 

[Darujhistan]

I didn't It still sits there on my 'continue watching' on prime and will for some time I imagine unless I get very, VERY bored.

I stupidly saw it through to the end, great TV that just died, that whole Floki story-line was an utter disaster, I think it sunk the show just as much as anything else.

 

[SixTwoSix]

I stupidly saw it through to the end, great TV that just died, that whole Floki story-line was an utter disaster, I think it sunk the show just as much as anything else.

I did go onto The Last Kingdom after I gave up with Vikings as folk were raving about it, managed to about halfway through S2, it was barely as good as the later Vikings seasons.

 

[Darujhistan]

I did go onto The Last Kingdom after I gave up with Vikings as folk were raving about it, managed to about halfway through S2, it was barely as good as the later Vikings seasons.

I enjoyed it but it was nowhere near as good as peak Vikings.