View Full Version : Shows you never understood their popularity


Tubehead
09-30-2019, 08:33 PM
the latest shows:
this is us
dancing with the stars
American idol
empire


mine are :
one i never under stood is mash!! i just think the show is outdated not really sure why its so popular!!
same goes for roseann!! i never liked roseanna!! i don't liked her voice & she seems full of her self !!
lost
Battle star galactica remake
xena warrior princess
Friends
seinfeld
the office
the simpsons
family guy

Edward216
10-06-2019, 02:45 AM
Roseanne
Friends

Ed.

Steve_uk
10-06-2019, 07:57 AM
So many I've lost count.

treky
10-07-2019, 01:50 AM
THE BIG BANG THEORY-I've watched it but I just can't see what people find so funny about it.

bmasters9
10-07-2019, 07:09 AM
Law and Order: SVU (has been on way too long; not a good show at all [at least IMO])

AB
10-07-2019, 03:22 PM
Never could understand why so many people liked these shows:

Modern Family
The Office
Family Matters
All reality shows & those music competition shows

Bonniegirl
10-07-2019, 04:34 PM
Big bang theory
How I met your Mother
Two and a half men
MASH
Designing women
The Simpsons
Married with children
The Cosby show

king of comedy
10-07-2019, 05:38 PM
They were great when you first watched them but now they aren't.

tvfan25
10-07-2019, 06:46 PM
Seinfeld
M*A*S*H
Modern Family
Hot In Cleveland
The Voice
Will And Grace

Wawwie
10-07-2019, 07:31 PM
Two And A Half Men - the raunchiest, most disgusting, tactless, unfunny show ever to be made into a sitcom which should not be seen by anyone under the age of 21.

tvfan25
10-07-2019, 10:09 PM
Two And A Half Men - the raunchiest, most disgusting, tactless, unfunny show ever to be made into a sitcom which should not be seen by anyone under the age of 21.

I agree, forgot that one!

dee2364
10-08-2019, 11:15 AM
THE BIG BANG THEORY-I've watched it but I just can't see what people find so funny about it.

My sister LOVES this show for some reason, and she's much older than the demographic that it was made for. :confused: I've never watched enough of it to care one way or the other about it.

But going back to the question:

Breaking Bad. I tried watching a marathon of it, and I was bored to freaking tears. I thought, "Really?! THIS is the show everyone is raving about?!" I told my niece that I hated it and she gave an audible gasp of shock, as in, "How could you not? It's the best show in the history of TV! What are you--crazy?!?"

dee2364
10-08-2019, 11:22 AM
Never could understand why so many people liked these shows:

Modern Family
The Office
Family Matters
All reality shows & those music competition shows

The only reason why Family Matters was hugely successful was Jaleel White and Reginald VelJohnson. They had amazing chemistry, and they were a throwback to comedy duos, where you had the one angry fat guy and the annoying best friend. I haven't seen this show since it first aired, but I remember that it borrowed heavily from The Honeymooners and Laurel and Hardy. Plus, if it hadn't been for the breakout character of Steve Urkel, it would've never lasted as long as it did.

Edward216
10-08-2019, 09:37 PM
Grey's Anatomy. I tried watching it a couple of times but I just thought it was extremely boring and depressing.

Ed.

bmasters9
10-09-2019, 04:01 AM
Breaking Bad. I tried watching a marathon of it, and I was bored to freaking tears. I thought, "Really?! THIS is the show everyone is raving about?!" I told my niece that I hated it and she gave an audible gasp of shock, as in, "How could you not? It's the best show in the history of TV! What are you--crazy?!?"

I think she might be the one who might be crazy-- she's expecting you to like that show as much as she does, and taking horrible offense upon hearing that you don't.

70s show watcher
10-09-2019, 08:45 PM
blue bloods i find this show so boring and yet it just keeps going on and on and on

king of comedy
10-09-2019, 09:30 PM
blue bloods i find this show so boring and yet it just keeps going on and on and on

I'm with you on this one. 10 years and counting. I don't get this show. Another typical cop show.

Bonniegirl
10-09-2019, 09:32 PM
blue bloods i find this show so boring and yet it just keeps going on and on and on


I totally agree!! I think this show is a big yawn, but my Sister and her Husband LOVE Blue Bloods, so I have been forced to watch it when I go back east to visit them! :p

Edward216
10-10-2019, 01:10 AM
I totally agree!! I think this show is a big yawn, but my Sister and her Husband LOVE Blue Bloods, so I have been forced to watch it when I go back east to visit them! :p

I like Blue Bloods for the most part.

Ed.

Dale Key
10-10-2019, 02:12 AM
Most popular shows I can see the appeal in, even if I think they're bad. Not these:

CSI (and spinoffs)
NCIS (and spinoffs)
Criminal Minds
Hawaii Five-O (current series)
The Walking Dead (There are literally whole seasons where every episode is boring)
The Big Bang Theory
Mystery Science Theater 3000

dee2364
10-10-2019, 11:02 AM
I think she might be the one who might be crazy-- she's expecting you to like that show as much as she does, and taking horrible offense upon hearing that you don't.

She wasn't offended that I didn't like the show. She was just shocked that someone didn't like it. I found her reaction so funny, because it was typical of most Breaking Bad fanatics. They all thought that the show was so brilliant that it was impossible for anyone to think it was nothing special. :lol:

icecream
10-10-2019, 12:51 PM
She wasn't offended that I didn't like the show. She was just shocked that someone didn't like it. I found her reaction so funny, because it was typical of most Breaking Bad fanatics. They all thought that the show was so brilliant that it was impossible for anyone to think it was nothing special. :lol:I have never seen Breaking Bad, no plans on it either. I highly doubt I would like a show about a meth addict.

king of comedy
10-10-2019, 03:44 PM
Law and Order SVU. Overrated and sexist. A man hating show.

bmasters9
10-11-2019, 02:15 PM
Law and Order SVU. Overrated and sexist. A man hating show.

Right on the money-- another reason why I've strongly disliked it; it'll never enter my DVD collection, that's for dadgum certain!

Wawwie
10-11-2019, 02:39 PM
Two And A Half Men - the raunchiest, most disgusting, tactless, unfunny show ever to be made into a sitcom which should not be seen by anyone under the age of 21.

I almost forgot about "Younger" which is also raunchy, disgusting and skank-o-rific.

JamesG
10-11-2019, 04:38 PM
I have never seen Breaking Bad, no plans on it either. I highly doubt I would like a show about a meth addict.

Walter White's not an addict, he's a manufacturer/dealer.

There's a whole lot more to the show than just drugs. How can one judge something w/o having seen it?

Schmoopie
10-11-2019, 11:44 PM
The Walking Dead
Grey's Anatomy
Rosanne
Everybody Loves Raymond
Modern Family
The Office
The Big Bang Theory (I've tried and tried to get into it but I just can't)

Gemini_89
05-19-2022, 10:37 AM
The only reason why Family Matters was hugely successful was Jaleel White and Reginald VelJohnson. They had amazing chemistry, and they were a throwback to comedy duos, where you had the one angry fat guy and the annoying best friend. I haven't seen this show since it first aired, but I remember that it borrowed heavily from The Honeymooners and Laurel and Hardy. Plus, if it hadn't been for the breakout character of Steve Urkel, it would've never lasted as long as it did.

Urkel chasing after Laura was the reason a lot of people tuned in as well. Kellie Williams was the ONLY female to last throughout ALL 9 seasons.

howierules86
11-09-2025, 09:09 PM
The Bachelor(ette)
Dancing with the Stars
America's Funniest Home Videos (post-Bob Saget)
American Dad
The CSI Shows

KurtfromPitts
11-12-2025, 05:46 PM
I do have issues with Law and Order SVU, as well done as it is, it should deal with more stories of female-on-male rape and/or abuse stories.