I think these types of shows are very depressing on TV

Dateline-NBC
CSI-CBS
Law and Order-NBC
Trauma in the ER-TLC

Nothing is entertaining about these shows. I like to be entertained.

Um... CSI isnt and Law And Order isnt.

Originally posted by MaRtInA_GuRL
Um... CSI isnt and Law And Order isnt.

They show dead bodies on CSI and Law Order right? Of course not real dead bodies but that type of program doesn't interest me.

Originally posted by MaRtInA_GuRL
Um... CSI isnt and Law And Order isnt.
They're two of my faves and I always enjoy them. Neither has ever depressed me. Sometimes I wish "CSI" wouldn't be so graphic with their simulations, e.g. showing the bullet's path through the body, but that just grosses me out; it doesn't depress me.

Originally posted by BrandonS
They're two of my faves and I always enjoy them. Neither has ever depressed me. Sometimes I wish "CSI" wouldn't be so graphic with their simulations, e.g. showing the bullet's path through the body, but that just grosses me out; it doesn't depress me.

What about DaTteline?

I don't watch any of those shows because I agree, they are depressing. I'm not really into those kinds of shows...jmo though.

Originally posted by SOLOMON
They show dead bodies on CSI and Law Order right? Of course not real dead bodies but that type of program doesn't interest me.

So its depressing because It doesnt interest you? Ok...

Originally posted by SOLOMON
What about DaTteline?
The idea doesn't appeal to me that much, so unless I stumble across it and find it interesting, I don't watch. But I only find it boring, not depressing. I don't actually get depressed much anyway, even when I have something to be depressed about.

I Dont care for those shows either. I Prefer Sitcoms.

Originally posted by MaRtInA_GuRL
So its depressing because It doesnt interest you? Ok...

No it's depressing because of what i deals with.

I've never watched Trauma in the ER but I love both CSI and all of the Law and Orders. If Dateline has an interesting story I will watch it.

I dont find much about TV depressing. IT's a great escape.

I like Trauma in the ER.. I dont really watch the others. reality shows are cool.

I don't watch "dark" shows because they depress me...That goes for the TV movies on Lifetime. :(

Originally posted by SOLOMON
I think these types of shows are very depressing on TV
Dateline-NBC
CSI-CBS
Law and Order-NBC
Trauma in the ER-TLC


they are depressing... -- martina gurl, CSI is about people investigating crimes dealing with murdered people and so does law and order. what depresses you??

I LOVE CSI yes its a bit graphic and can gross me out sometimes but its a good show (and it doesnt help that in the fall I come in during the second half... because I watch Will and Grace at 9:00..... which is when they show the recreation gross stuff)
and I saw Law and Order SVU once well because Erik was in it

I don't watch any of the particular shows listed, but that's just because I don't watch much current network programming at all.

Dateline... isn't that a news-related program? All news programming is depressing... and TRUE. That depresses me.

But programs where the officials are investigating a crime or trying to save lives (i.e. police/detective/lawyer/doctor), do not generally depress me. Yes they involve suffering, and that topic is depressing, but the shows themselves are about alleviating future suffering. If the story is done well they are frequently interesting programs. For me, if it's interesting that overbalances the depressing aspects.

My current favorite program is "24" on FOX. Now that program is violent and depressing, but it is so well done that I do find it entertaining.

Originally posted by Mysty Eyes
My current favorite program is "24" on FOX. Now that program is violent and depressing, but it is so well done that I do find it entertaining.
I love "24." It doesn't depress me.

Originally posted by MaRtInA_GuRL
Um... CSI isnt and Law And Order isnt.

Ditto !!

I love CSI! It can gross me out, but it never depresses me. I like trying to solve the problem while it goes along. The only stuff on TV I find depressing is Discovery Channel!

Originally posted by SOLOMON

Dateline-NBC
CSI-CBS
Law and Order-NBC
Trauma in the ER-TLC



i just started getting into CSI so i don' find it depressing
of they have something intersting on Dateline or Law and Order then i will watch it
i have never seen Trauma in the ER

Originally posted by AndreAA
i just started getting into CSI so i don' find it depressing
of they have something intersting on Dateline or Law and Order then i will watch it
i have never seen Trauma in the ER


Trauma in the E/R comes on tomorrow at 8pm on the Learning Channel. Dealing with individuals getting rushed to the Emergency room. What kind of TV program is that?

Originally posted by SOLOMON
Trauma in the E/R comes on tomorrow at 8pm on the Learning Channel. Dealing with individuals getting rushed to the Emergency room. What kind of TV program is that?

it helps people learn about how things are done in an ER.

Originally posted by YearbookLoser
it helps people learn about how things are done in an ER.


You can't learn anything from looking at a show like that.

Originally posted by SOLOMON
They show dead bodies on CSI and Law Order right? Of course not real dead bodies but that type of program doesn't interest me.

Broaden your imagination. Those shows are interesting because of their realism.

Originally posted by SOLOMON
You can't learn anything from looking at a show like that.

Well you don't seem to learn anything no matter what, so that's pretty irrelevant.

I agree with Jeff...you can learn a lot.

Originally posted by dawsongirl
Well you don't seem to learn anything no matter what, so that's pretty irrelevant.

I agree with Jeff...you can learn a lot.


Well I guess since i'm a entertainment freak, those type of shows don't grab my attention

I don't watch CSI or L&O, but not because they are "depressing" to me. I just never have given them a shot. I watch all the news shows though--Dateline, 20/20, 48 Hours, 60 Minutes (if it is interesting that day), and PrimeTime.

I rarely watch that Trama in the ER. But I watch other medical shows on channels like TLC and Discovery Health.

And then I watch ER on NBC. And Boomtown.

Shows like those don't depress me.

Drama shows are OK sometimes, but I prefer sitcoms overall.

Originally posted by BrandonS
They're two of my faves and I always enjoy them. Neither has ever depressed me. Sometimes I wish "CSI" wouldn't be so graphic with their simulations, e.g. showing the bullet's path through the body, but that just grosses me out; it doesn't depress me.

I know. That show can be gruesome at times but I like it. CSI isn't depressing at all. Trauma in the ER isn't depressing but it just grosses me out. Law & Order CAN be depressing if a suspect walks or doesn't get convicted. That is a reality in this world and that is what can make it depressing. I don't know about Dateline because I haven't seen any episodes of it.

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
I think these types of shows are very depressing on TV

Dateline-NBC
CSI-CBS
Law and Order-NBC
Trauma in the ER-TLC

Nothing is entertaining about these shows. I like to be entertained.

ive only seen CSI and Law and Order out of those and i didnt think they were depressing.

Dateline (F) - A snooze-fest reality magazine that picks the worst possible topics, and of course, ratings-grabber. Dull and lifeless.

ER (F) - A headache drama in all of the worst possible ways, this show needs to lighten up!

CSI (F) - A ripoff of the brilliant "Law & Order" in all of the wrong ways. Slick directing is wasted on moronic shock nudity and sex plots.

Law & Order (A-) - One of the last quality non-Star Trek dramas left, this one is good, although a tad dark at times. (***TV All-Star***)

And, I don't watch anything on TLC.

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
I think these types of shows are very depressing on TV

Dateline-NBC
CSI-CBS
Law and Order-NBC
Trauma in the ER-TLC

Nothing is entertaining about these shows. I like to be entertained.

Personally, Not really depressing, more like boring..Trauma is too graphic for me...I don't like seeing people's guts.