past or present that you think lasted or have gone on too long?

two that come immediately to mind are TWO AND A HALF MEN-CBS should have canceled it when Charlie Sheen was fired-and THE SIMPSONS-it's gone on TO long. And I just read that Fox has renewed it for a 26TH SEASON!!!
As Bart would say: AY CARUMBA!

]la w and order and the tv squeals really last long time its still going on.
7th heaven
star gate and the tv squeals i could never get into that show
mash
cheers
sex and the city
big brothers
the biggest loser
America idol don't listen to realer music so even if i did i would rather listen to the original band then listen to some one els sing it
the simpons
most of the day time sop operas
friends
Seinfeld
the cobsy show

"two and a half men" should have ended before the pilot was even shot...

The Simpsons should have ended 15 seasons ago.

not 15; I'd say 9 0r 10.

15 sounds about right. The last consistently great season was Season 8, which was 1996 - 1997. I would accept 9 and 10 into the canon even though they weren't as good as the classic years, but everything after that is crap.

As for other shows...there's plenty! It's American TV tradition to milk the hell out of hit shows far past their expiration dates. But as for recent examples, The Office probably should've ended a good 2 or 3 years before it did. After Steve Carrell left they were basically treading water, although they still managed to put together a pretty decent final season (though it still wasn't at the level of the show at its peak).

the simpsons
friends
frasier
american idol
grey's anatomy
2 and a half men
soap operas

15 sounds about right. The last consistently great season was Season 8, which was 1996 - 1997. I would accept 9 and 10 into the canon even though they weren't as good as the classic years, but everything after that is crap.

As for other shows...there's plenty! It's American TV tradition to milk the hell out of hit shows far past their expiration dates. But as for recent examples, The Office probably should've ended a good 2 or 3 years before it did. After Steve Carrell left they were basically treading water, although they still managed to put together a pretty decent final season (though it still wasn't at the level of the show at its peak).
well, whatever number everyone thinks we all agree the show's past it's prime.

Now if only someone would convince Fox of that!!!

I finally gave up on The Simpsons last year (season 24?), I just wasn't enjoying it anymore and decided there was better things to do.