Whenever the question of disappointing/underwhelming shows or shows that went downhill is asked, the comment section is usually filled with dramas. There's a reason, sire, but I'm curious about the shows that sounded like they were great on paper with unique concepts or killer casts but just did not live up to the potential?

Whenever the question of disappointing/underwhelming shows or shows that went downhill is asked, the comment section is usually filled with dramas. There's a reason, sire, but I'm curious about the shows that sounded like they were great on paper with unique concepts or killer casts but just did not live up to the potential?

For me it is the fairly recent The Crazy Ones. I was SO excited when I heard Robin Williams was returning to TV since I was a huge Mork and Mindy fan as a kid. The show was somewhat funny but really more sad :( You could tell something wasn't right with Robin and the writers had not a single clue how to write for his character. I can't even watch it now because it is just too sad.

I was so excited when Robin Williams and Michael J. Fox got new shows. I really tried to like both. :( I guess all the talent in the world can't save a show with bad writers.

mine were:
girl meets worlds its mostly like chick flick show!! nothing like boy meets world! i gave up on it!!
Black ish i tried watching it several times i just can't get into it!!
micheal j fox show not as funny like family ties!!
the crazy ones i watched it for robin williams i just didn't think it was that funny!! i really don't remember much about it it been several years since its been on tv!!
last man standing its good show its just not as funny like home inmprovment!!
cave man it was stupid!!
selfie it was too stupid!!
Dr kEN it was kind of funny but its kind of like the same epsidoes over and over aging!!
mike & molly can't seem to get into this show!!
friends i never cared for it much!!
seinfeld my friends like it but its pretty clean show but some of it just stupid!
every one loves raymond i don't see why this show is popular its about the dad yelling at his parents!! its also boring!!
the office is just plain boring!!
parks & recreation it just to boring!!
malcome in the middle i just thought it was stupid!!

Seinfeld

Seinfeld
I agree. I've tried and tried to like this show but it bores me to tears.

If you want a more recent example, I would have to go with The Muppets. Like Robin Williams and Michael J Fox, their show also came with a fairly recognizable brand that is loved all over the world. ABC was so positive that this series was a sure hit that they promoted it to death, even making a 10 minute promo film that ran on YouTube last summer. In hindsight, that promo turned out to be funnier and more successful than the series itself. It started off well in the ratings, but then quickly sank and it never recovered. I guess the public wasn't ready for the Muppets in adult situations and plots. The whole thing ended up feeling sad and depressing and not very funny at all.

The Muppets is a good example. It got a lot of hype (usually a kiss of death for a new show), and I remember really enjoying the first episode. I think it was a little too mature for some people though.

The US version of Coupling was another overhyped flop. Lots of promos in summer 2003, crashed and burned that fall.

For me it is the fairly recent The Crazy Ones. I was SO excited when I heard Robin Williams was returning to TV since I was a huge Mork and Mindy fan as a kid. The show was somewhat funny but really more sad :( You could tell something wasn't right with Robin and the writers had not a single clue how to write for his character. I can't even watch it now because it is just too sad.
I thought the show was really stupid.

mine were:
girl meets worlds its mostly like chick flick show!! nothing like boy meets world! i gave up on it!!
Black ish i tried watching it several times i just can't get into it!!
micheal j fox show not as funny like family ties!!
the crazy ones i watched it for robin williams i just didn't think it was that funny!! i really don't remember much about it it been several years since its been on tv!!
last man standing its good show its just not as funny like home inmprovment!!
cave man it was stupid!!
selfie it was too stupid!!
Dr kEN it was kind of funny but its kind of like the same epsidoes over and over aging!!
mike & molly can't seem to get into this show!!
friends i never cared for it much!!
seinfeld my friends like it but its pretty clean show but some of it just stupid!
every one loves raymond i don't see why this show is popular its about the dad yelling at his parents!! its also boring!!
the office is just plain boring!!
parks & recreation it just to boring!!
malcome in the middle i just thought it was stupid!!
I think Dr Ken is kind of stupid but I watch it because nothing else good is on and It is after Last Man Standing which I like. I never liked Parks and Recreation. I thought it was stupid. I thought Malcome in the Middle was stupid too. And I also hated Seinfeld and I really couldn't take all that loud music in the background pinging and panging. I love Mike and Molly,. anything Chuck Lorie does is funny.

mine were:
girl meets worlds its mostly like chick flick show!! nothing like boy meets world! i gave up on it!!
Black ish i tried watching it several times i just can't get into it!!
micheal j fox show not as funny like family ties!!
the crazy ones i watched it for robin williams i just didn't think it was that funny!! i really don't remember much about it it been several years since its been on tv!!
last man standing its good show its just not as funny like home inmprovment!!
cave man it was stupid!!
selfie it was too stupid!!
Dr kEN it was kind of funny but its kind of like the same epsidoes over and over aging!!
mike & molly can't seem to get into this show!!
friends i never cared for it much!!
seinfeld my friends like it but its pretty clean show but some of it just stupid!
every one loves raymond i don't see why this show is popular its about the dad yelling at his parents!! its also boring!!
the office is just plain boring!!
parks & recreation it just to boring!!
malcome in the middle i just thought it was stupid!!
I liked the office. It was kind of stupid but it kept my interest.

Stupid isn't bad. If it's entertaining, why not?

It's hard for a recent show to disappoint, because the expectations are pretty low to begin with. I gave About a Boy and the Mathew Perry Odd Couple a try because I loved the source material, but wasn't really surprised that they weren't very good. I guess the sitcoms headlined by the former cast of Seinfeld disappointed.

All time, it might be some vehicle for a major star that was just wasn't funny, like Here's Lucy, Doris Day Show, or Henry Fonda's The Smith Family.
Some of these shows were good during their time but not anymore.

The Goldbergs - I liked the premise because I grew up a kid in the 1980's but lately it's just been coasting along on lazy writing throwing in an 80's reference here and there thinking it's funny.

Uncle Buck - The writing was on the wall with this one, burying it in the Summer was a clue as to it's fate and comparisons to Black-ish didn't help much.