Agreed, same as the pathetic interviews on radio 4..... Complete waste of time talking to politicians ask one question and the entire interview is based around asking the same question while the politician answers a completely different question. The interviewer should have some integrity and just cut them off give them a dressing down and be done with it. Shocking journalism.
TV programs that you can no longer watch?
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Agreed, same as the pathetic interviews on radio 4..... Complete waste of time talking to politicians ask one question and the entire interview is based around asking the same question while the politician answers a completely different question. The interviewer should have some integrity and just cut them off give them a dressing down and be done with it. Shocking journalism.
Tbf, initially I agreed with the above Vikings sentiment, but over Covid I watched it all again with my partner (who hadn't seen any) and the last couple of seasons were no-where near as bad on the second viewing.
Probably because my expectations were set so much lower this time than on the first viewing.
Probably because my expectations were set so much lower this time than on the first viewing.
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Simpsons. Can't bear it now. 
Struggle to watch even a 20 seconds of it.
Used to like it but guess I've just got older and find it very meh.
Struggle to watch even a 20 seconds of it.Used to like it but guess I've just got older and find it very meh.
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Well the obvious one is Game of Thrones. After the final 2 seasons, the final in particular it's just...trash and not rewatchable like so many shows. Dr Who is another with it's absolutely appalling writing of late.
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Walking dead... That was just garbage....
Picard/discovery/new worlds? I honestly just gave up on one of my favourite sci-fi shows ever.
I actually give up on so much TV these days, it's relentless. There's always something new...
Picard/discovery/new worlds? I honestly just gave up on one of my favourite sci-fi shows ever.
I actually give up on so much TV these days, it's relentless. There's always something new...
Soldato
+1 for Doctor Who. Jodie Whittaker's series were given the woke treatment and Jodie as the Doctor was a Mary Sue. Hopefully Ncuti Gatwa (the next Doctor) and the writers can set things straight again. My favourite Doctor was Christopher Eccleston.
If we're including films in TV programming, then Marval has fallen down the woke pit too.
If we're including films in TV programming, then Marval has fallen down the woke pit too.
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Discovery. Alright first series, but by the end of the 3rd i was done.
The longer the 3rd series dragged on, the worse it became. The brave crew of the Discovery win the day, by smiling at each other:/
The longer the 3rd series dragged on, the worse it became. The brave crew of the Discovery win the day, by smiling at each other:/
Underboss
South Park
really loved this when it first came out, cant stand it now, i just think its stupid and pathetic !
really loved this when it first came out, cant stand it now, i just think its stupid and pathetic !
Soldato
Songs of Praise. I find it a bit too edgy these days.
This.
I can't remember at what point it died. But it certainly died quite quickly.
Another for me is The walking dead. After the time jump I gave up.
Soldato
Terranova instantly comes to mind. That show had potential.
For me it went downhill when Fiona Bruce took over. I still watch it though, but she does some bits differently to David Dimbleby, and not in a good way.
Gave up at the same point. Season 3 went full retard in so many ways and was too different to the Star Trek that I had watched before.
I'm gonna go back a while and say Glee
When it first premiered it did indeed fill me with the title. After about 3 seasons I gave up. Went back to rewatch it from scratch during the pandemic, partly after reading of the general "demise" of most of the original cast. Barely made it through the first season and realised that I no longer have the mindset to enjoy this type of show.rp2000
- Vikings, urghh, how a show fell off the wagon.
- American Horror Story. Really enjoyed the first 6 or so seasons. Don't really care for it now.
- Arrowverse stuff just became pathetically bad towards the end:
- American Horror Story. Really enjoyed the first 6 or so seasons. Don't really care for it now.
- Arrowverse stuff just became pathetically bad towards the end:
- Arrow got utterly butchered. The first couple of seasons were great and then Olicity happened and the show went to pot.
- The Flash was alright until every season was "You need to run faster Barry". It became so dumb.
- Supergirl, to be fair, wasn't awful and had some half decent storylines until it didn't.
- Legends of Tomorrow leaned into it's insanity. Good fun but ran its course.
- Batwoman. Lol.
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The Flash... I loved the show, it was the first one in the Arrowverse that the main character was an actual superhero(In terms of had actual powers). Arrow was great but it was too similar in ways to Batman. I loved the characters and seeing a huge array of villians and their powers King Shark and Gorilla Grodd to name a couple. However i cant bring myself to watch the latest episodes. I watched one a couple of months back and it was utterly dire (Iris's Speed Force Sickness) it was terrible to say the least. I often watch shows to their conclusion however bad they get and i may finish the rest of The Flash once the show is over but honestly i will have to be seriously short of something to watch.
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The Witcher, and it's The Witcher in name only. I just can't take any more (out at S2 EP5), it is so boring, and Geralt is now a supporting character is his own show - as the show now revolves around female empowerment. EP 1 with a little self-contained side-story was actually pretty good, and then it fell off badly, round and round in circles we go, fill some time, yawn.
What a shame, so much potential, ruined by poor writing and poor choices.
What a shame, so much potential, ruined by poor writing and poor choices.
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I'll raise you the final series of Fringe, utterly terrible after a rocky start then finding it's feet late season 1 for a few solid seasonal runs.
Man of Honour
The Walking Dead: I probably enjoyed through to the end of season 6, but was definitely getting a feeling of repetition. My wife carried on watching but even she must have gotten sick of it having not watched any of the final season.
Vikings: Good for four seasons, then went totally downhill. Never finished it.
Fear the Walking Dead: Maybe managed a couple of seasons and gave up. Too similar to the main series and with no characters to care about at all.
House of Cards: Watched one episode of the final season and gave up. Despite his real life issues, Kevin Spacey's character was the show and it suffered as a result of him being written out.
Homeland: First two seasons were great, but after that my interest wained and I gave up either through season 3 or by the end of it.
Bosch: Even from the first season I thought it was a bit slow, but I think we managed to watch three complete seasons before giving up.
The Black List: Another one were it became a rinse and repeat show after a couple of seasons, so I stopped watching.
American God's: Watched the first season and thought it was decent, but after one episode of season 2 I gave up.
The Witcher: Maybe struggled through 3-4 episodes and gave up. No investment from the books and so it just didn't capture me one way or another.
The Mandalorian: Tried twice to get into this, maybe watched 4-5 episodes. Just found it slow and boring.
Probably got a dozen shows I started to watch for a few episodes, sometimes as many as four or five, if the reviews were good, and they didn't grab me at all.
You, Peaky Blinders, Mr Robot, Mad Men, Narcos, Money Heist, The Queens Gambit, Power, Snowpiercer, Lost in Space, Line of Duty, Preacher.
There's probably more that I can't think of at the moment.
Vikings: Good for four seasons, then went totally downhill. Never finished it.
Fear the Walking Dead: Maybe managed a couple of seasons and gave up. Too similar to the main series and with no characters to care about at all.
House of Cards: Watched one episode of the final season and gave up. Despite his real life issues, Kevin Spacey's character was the show and it suffered as a result of him being written out.
Homeland: First two seasons were great, but after that my interest wained and I gave up either through season 3 or by the end of it.
Bosch: Even from the first season I thought it was a bit slow, but I think we managed to watch three complete seasons before giving up.
The Black List: Another one were it became a rinse and repeat show after a couple of seasons, so I stopped watching.
American God's: Watched the first season and thought it was decent, but after one episode of season 2 I gave up.
The Witcher: Maybe struggled through 3-4 episodes and gave up. No investment from the books and so it just didn't capture me one way or another.
The Mandalorian: Tried twice to get into this, maybe watched 4-5 episodes. Just found it slow and boring.
Probably got a dozen shows I started to watch for a few episodes, sometimes as many as four or five, if the reviews were good, and they didn't grab me at all.
You, Peaky Blinders, Mr Robot, Mad Men, Narcos, Money Heist, The Queens Gambit, Power, Snowpiercer, Lost in Space, Line of Duty, Preacher.
There's probably more that I can't think of at the moment.
Similar to you, I struggled through season 3, then 4 and gave up. Went back to it when I was off work sick a year or two back and seasons 6 through to the end really pick back up to the S1/2 greatness. Just a really bad lull from 3 through to the mid point of 5.