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TMC · 05-19-2022, 04:27 AM

It could be a show that you in the past, actually enjoyed but like I said, in a to modern eyes, doesn't hold up too well. It could simply be because your own personal tastes have changed. Or, it's much easier to pick up its flaws from watching it in a back-to-back binged type of setting and now being more viewer savvy. Basically, it has to be a show that aged or dated terribly and is actually inconsistent in quality when looking back.

Charles Knox · 05-19-2022, 08:09 AM

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It could be a show that you in the past, actually enjoyed but like I said, in a to modern eyes, doesn't hold up too well. It could simply be because your own personal tastes have changed. Or, it's much easier to pick up its flaws from watching it in a back-to-back binged type of setting and now being more viewer savvy. Basically, it has to be a show that aged or dated terribly and is actually inconsistent in quality when looking back.

So any and all TGIF (ABC) shows?

Alan Brady's Hair · 05-19-2022, 10:37 AM

I wouldn't say any value, but Night Court loses a lot in heavy syndication. Basically a slapstick comedy, but nearly every episode has an 80s lesson-to-be-learned subplot. It was okay once a week, but for multiple viewings in a row it turns cloying.

scotchnh2o · 05-19-2022, 04:43 PM

How I Met Your Mother.
The Goldbergs.
Fuller House.

1 viewing was enough for me...

Reinhold_Weege · 05-19-2022, 06:34 PM

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How I Met Your Mother.
The Goldbergs.
Fuller House.

1 viewing was enough for me...

I can't binge How I Met Your Mother. I can barely tolerate 22 minutes of Ted Moseby in one dose.

GentlemanJim · 05-21-2022, 09:04 PM

All of the Lear comedies. It started with those awful commercials with Sally Struthers bawling, and it just sort of cross-infected all the rest of them, realizing the shows' creators thought I was being taught a valuable lesson.

scotchnh2o · 05-23-2022, 07:24 PM

2 Broke Girls...

James · 05-30-2022, 05:50 PM

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All of the Lear comedies.

Amen! Talk about someone who ruined television--and the country--with his far leftist propaganda!

Sal · 06-01-2022, 10:28 PM

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So any and all TGIF (ABC) shows?

YES!!!! Exactly! Why people still watch that humongous load of crap is beyond me!

Furienna · 06-02-2022, 02:09 AM

"The Cosby Show", I guess.
But I would be able to watch scenes without Bill Cosby in them.

Chocolate Moose · 06-02-2022, 01:44 PM

Shows with cross-overs or other timely discussions that don't make sense years later.

James28 · 06-02-2022, 04:06 PM

Any long-running series that ends on an unresolved cliffhanger, because it might ruin your enjoyment of such shows to the point of never wanting to watch it again.

Yong Fang · 06-06-2022, 11:50 AM

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I wouldn't say any value, but Night Court loses a lot in heavy syndication. Basically a slapstick comedy, but nearly every episode has an 80s lesson-to-be-learned subplot. It was okay once a week, but for multiple viewings in a row it turns cloying.

I was in college in the 1980’s and Night Court was a favorite of ours. I don’t know if I could watch it now sober, because then we were usually smoking pot before it came on. And yes, it had a serious side, it taught “lessons” and could be a “very special episode”.

I nominate Family Ties which was on the same night on the same network. That show is very dated since it contrasted ex hippy liberal parents versus a prodigy conservative son, and a somewhat indulgent daughter (the younger daughter I think was more in line with the parents). But again, that program is very dated and don’t think it is syndicated much if at all now, but at the time was one of the highest rated programs on TV, and everyone in my white suburban high school watched it if they were within arms length to a TV.

Yong Fang · 06-06-2022, 11:55 AM

I still love All in the Family and usually watch at least one or two episodes a week online (YouTube has a lot of episodes). The politics are somewhat dated but not really, Archie is a conservative who would have supported Trump (as I do) vs Meathead the “woke” liberal.

I will also occasionally watch Good Times also, the ones with John Amos in them. When Amos was fired the show declined. That program had a lot of backstage drama to it and supposedly the players didn’t much like each other, this according to Jimmie Walker. But a show that lasted what, five or six seasons is a success and it is still fondly remembered.

factsoflife · 06-06-2022, 08:22 PM

Glee. Really fun when it aired, but when viewed by more modern eyes it really doesn't hold up, and this show is only about 13 years old!

05-19-2022, 04:27 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,459	Shows that no longer have any real "rewatch value" It could be a show that you in the past, actually enjoyed but like I said, in a to modern eyes, doesn't hold up too well. It could simply be because your own personal tastes have changed. Or, it's much easier to pick up its flaws from watching it in a back-to-back binged type of setting and now being more viewer savvy. Basically, it has to be a show that aged or dated terribly and is actually inconsistent in quality when looking back.

05-21-2022, 09:04 PM	#6
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	All of the Lear comedies. It started with those awful commercials with Sally Struthers bawling, and it just sort of cross-infected all the rest of them, realizing the shows' creators thought I was being taught a valuable lesson.
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06-02-2022, 02:09 AM	#10
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,277	"The Cosby Show", I guess. But I would be able to watch scenes without Bill Cosby in them.
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Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,888	Shows with cross-overs or other timely discussions that don't make sense years later.
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James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,976	Any long-running series that ends on an unresolved cliffhanger, because it might ruin your enjoyment of such shows to the point of never wanting to watch it again.
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05-19-2022, 10:37 AM	#3
Alan Brady's Hair Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 30, 2014 Posts: 1,825	I wouldn't say any value, but Night Court loses a lot in heavy syndication. Basically a slapstick comedy, but nearly every episode has an 80s lesson-to-be-learned subplot. It was okay once a week, but for multiple viewings in a row it turns cloying.

05-19-2022, 04:43 PM	#4
scotchnh2o Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 11, 2016 Posts: 126	How I Met Your Mother. The Goldbergs. Fuller House. 1 viewing was enough for me...

05-23-2022, 07:24 PM	#7
scotchnh2o Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 11, 2016 Posts: 126	2 Broke Girls...

06-06-2022, 11:55 AM	#14
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	I still love All in the Family and usually watch at least one or two episodes a week online (YouTube has a lot of episodes). The politics are somewhat dated but not really, Archie is a conservative who would have supported Trump (as I do) vs Meathead the “woke” liberal. I will also occasionally watch Good Times also, the ones with John Amos in them. When Amos was fired the show declined. That program had a lot of backstage drama to it and supposedly the players didn’t much like each other, this according to Jimmie Walker. But a show that lasted what, five or six seasons is a success and it is still fondly remembered.

06-06-2022, 08:22 PM	#15
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,744	Glee. Really fun when it aired, but when viewed by more modern eyes it really doesn't hold up, and this show is only about 13 years old!
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