View Full Version : TV Shows You Think Are Severely Overrated


Crusinforabrusin
01-23-2016, 11:43 AM
I got quite a few

All of those HBO Dramas- I am Absolutely Sick of hearing how Game Of Thrones And The Wire are the best Tv shows of all time. They aren't!

Breaking Bad- What is so entertaining about a crackhead who sells crystal meth?
A: Nothing

The Big Bang Theory- This is another show that is so overrated. I don't find it funny at all

The Honeymooners

What are yours?

bmasters9
01-23-2016, 12:20 PM
A few that I think are overrated, based on DVD trials:

Starsky & Hutch
Miami Vice
T.J. Hooker
Hogan's Heroes

Patty Duke
01-23-2016, 10:21 PM
I got quite a few

All of those HBO Dramas- I am Absolutely Sick of hearing how Game Of Thrones And The Wire are the best Tv shows of all time. They aren't!

Breaking Bad- What is so entertaining about a crackhead who sells crystal meth?
A: Nothing

The Big Bang Theory- This is another show that is so overrated. I don't find it funny at all

The Honeymooners

What are yours?

I agree about Big Bang. I actually watched it when it started but the show changed, its not funny at all now.

As for other shows I find overrated....pretty much all the trash on TV these days, JMHO

TVFactFan
01-24-2016, 02:02 AM
Barney Miller

Andy Griffith

I Love Lucy

Laverne and Shirley

jimpickens
01-24-2016, 05:53 AM
Sons Of Anarchy
The Big Bang Theory
Family Guy
All In The Family
Cheers

zypherix
01-24-2016, 06:02 AM
Friends
Seinfeld

70s show watcher
01-24-2016, 05:15 PM
modern family its a decent show and I have gotten some laughs out of it but critcs treat it like it is the be all and end all of sitcoms and I have no idea why:confused:

BigManMike
01-24-2016, 05:59 PM
Father Knows Best
Barney Miller

UMFaninMD
01-24-2016, 09:22 PM
A lot the modern dramas that air on cable or have aired on cable, like Mad Men and Nip/Tuck. Many of the characters are unsympathetic and unlikable and there seems to be things done for shock value that really don't enhance or help the plot along.

Also:

Downton Abbey
All in the Family
Cheers
Friends
Seinfeld
The Big Bang Theory
Modern Family
Scandal
Two and a Half Men

dougiezerts
01-25-2016, 12:18 PM
Weeds--Irresponsible.
Shamless--Ditto.

tvfreak1987
01-25-2016, 01:25 PM
Friends and Seinfeld. Just could never get into them.

Tubehead
01-26-2016, 08:50 PM
ones i can think of are:
little house on the prairie
one day at a time
Green Acres
Gilligan's Island
good times
two & a half man
friends
how i met your mother
fresh prince of bel -air
full house
seinfeld
cheers
rose ann
i dream of jeannie
bewitched
the brandy bunch
Andy Griffith
married with children
all in the family

newer shows :
modern family
2 broke girls
the big bang theory

Crusinforabrusin
01-26-2016, 09:47 PM
Using number of posts on this website as the "rating":

1950s: Father Knows Best
1960s: Donna Reed Show
1970s: 3's Company
1980s: The Facts of Life
1990s: Full House
2000s: That 70's Show
2010s: Parks and Recreation

That couldn't be more farther from the truth. This would be the real list of most overrated Tv shows by decade

1950s- I Love Lucy\ The Honeymooners
1960s- The Dick Van Dyke Show
1970s- All In The Family
1980s- Cheers
1990s- Seinfeld
2000s-???????
2010s- Modern Family

I like most of the shows on here but its just that they are really overrated

omg65
01-27-2016, 04:45 PM
I have rarely watched any series after the 80's so cannot comment on those.
For the 50's through the 80's these are the ones I didn't and still don't like and never got the appeal:

MASH- (Number 1 on the list for me by far.)
I Love Lucy
Welcome Back Kotter
Laverne and Shirley
Bewitched
Petticoat Junction
Barney Miller

mets82
01-27-2016, 08:15 PM
MASH
The Cosby Show

Svenfan1234
01-28-2016, 09:44 PM
ones i can think of are:
little house on the prairie
one day at a time
Green Acres
Gilligan's Island
good times
two & a half man
friends
how i met your mother
fresh prince of bel -air
full house
seinfeld
cheers
rose ann
i dream of jeannie
bewitched
the brandy bunch
Andy Griffith
married with children
all in the family

newer shows :
modern family
2 broke girls
the big bang theory

Do u not like any classic show at all?

Svenfan1234
01-28-2016, 09:45 PM
Ones I can think of:
The Nanny
Married With Children
Full House
The Cosby Show
Black Sheep Squadron
Little House on the Prairie

Dale Key
03-12-2016, 12:15 AM
Boy Meets World - it's a lot cheesier than shows that get attacked a lot more (i.e. Full House)
Doctor Who - terribly boring procedural
The Big Bang Theory - I like the characters enough to watch every episode and see what happens but it's often mediocre
Smallville
The Walking Dead
Bonanza (to be fair I hate all westerns this just seems to be the most loved)
NCIS and spinoffs
CSI and spinoffs

Edward216
03-12-2016, 01:14 AM
Roseanne, Family Matters. To name a few.

Ed.

WatcherofOldTV
03-12-2016, 01:26 AM
Always felt The Cosby Show was overrated. Not as funny as people said it was...
Another one is Home Improvement..
-Empty Nest...one of the better of the 3 but not great..couldn't stand Richard Mulligan

WatcherofOldTV
03-12-2016, 01:29 AM
The Golden Girls. They stole the concept from The Facts of Life. 4 females living together and they even have the similar personalities as the FACTS girls. The only reason why Golden Girls is placed above Facts is because of sexism. Old women aren't expected to be sexy, so they have the option to look and act however they want. Teenage girls are expected to be beautiful like Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez. The Facts of Life girls looked like REAL teenage girls. The Facts girls got a lot of flack for the way they look from ignorant ass misogynists such as Joan Rivers but i bet her ass sat and watched the Golden Girls though.

Had nothing to do with Facts of Life.
Get your FACTS straight!!

It was taken from a promo done by Selma Diamond and Doris Robert for Miami Vice. NBC execs combined that with the idea taken from a USA Today article that discussed a doomed life for women past 50. They took it from the standpoint of saying life is NOT over and you can do it with your friends. The Golden Girls had nothing to do with Facts of Life whatsoever. In fact, it was created to appeal to an older audience, in order to widen the viewer scope of NBC. What they found, however, was that the audience included both older and young folks anyway.

Schmoopie
03-12-2016, 02:33 AM
Everybody Loves Raymond
Girl Meets World
Fuller House
Golden Girls
American Idol

MrCleveland
03-12-2016, 12:11 PM
To me...today's sitcoms like How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Rules of Engagement, 2 Broke Girls, Mike & Molly, and Two and a Half Men are HIGHLY overrated!

They just use the Friends formula, but have everyone be bland except for one, that'll be the most hated sitcom character on the show!

Crusinforabrusin
03-12-2016, 03:39 PM
The Golden Girls. They stole the concept from The Facts of Life. 4 females living together and they even have the similar personalities as the FACTS girls. The only reason why Golden Girls is placed above Facts is because of sexism. Old women aren't expected to be sexy, so they have the option to look and act however they want. Teenage girls are expected to be beautiful like Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez. The Facts of Life girls looked like REAL teenage girls. The Facts girls got a lot of flack for the way they look from ignorant ass misogynists such as Joan Rivers but i bet her ass sat and watched the Golden Girls though.

It sounds like your a fan girl of The Facts Of Life. Is that true?

JSP
03-12-2016, 04:40 PM
Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House Full House

king of comedy
03-12-2016, 08:43 PM
THE COSBY SHOW

tlc38tlc38
03-12-2016, 09:23 PM
"The Honeymooners" is way overrated. It's ok but it's not as great as it's made out to be.

Svenfan1234
03-12-2016, 09:25 PM
^ I agree!

bmasters9
03-13-2016, 04:50 AM
^ I agree!

Likewise! When I purchased that "Classic 39" release of The Honeymooners, I thought after 8 episodes that it was a waste of $10.

icecream
03-13-2016, 03:12 PM
Sitcoms
Will and Grace
Modern Family
All in the Family
Good Times
Married with Children

Dramas
The Walking Dead
Breaking Bad
Scandal
NYPD Blue
Walker, Texas Ranger

Game Shows
Steve Harvey Family Feud is easily #1.

SitcomsOffline
03-14-2016, 07:48 PM
Friends and Seinfeld. Just could never get into them.

Agreed.