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USATVFAN · 05-23-2007, 11:04 PM

which shows do you think stayed too long?
The Jeffersons 11 seasons- Ran 4 years too long and should have left somewhere between the 1980-1982 season,became to stale and weak by it 11th season.
Roseanne 9 season-ran 2 years to long.
All In The Family 9 seasons 3 -should have ended after season 6
Good times 6 seasons-should have ended after Season 4 it lasted 2 years too long.
Sanford And Son 6 seasons-should have ended after season 4
Cheers 11 seasons 2 years too long-should have left the air after season 9,although it is one of the few shows that was still watchable after 11 years.
The Cosby Show 8 seasons-3 years too long.
Family Matters 9 seasons 3 years too long- should have ended after the 6th season
Frasier 11 seasons-should have went after the 8th year.
Home Improvement 8 season ran 1 season too long-should have left after the 7th season
Friends 10 seasons 2 years too long -should have left after the 8th season
Everybody loves Raymond 9 seasons-should have left after the 7th season
Seinfeld 9 season-2 years too long should have went after season 7
Married with children 11 seasons-3 years too long.

dawsongirl · 05-23-2007, 11:15 PM

Full House. Started to stink in season 5. By 8 it was not Full House, but the Michelle Tanner Half Hour.

Wings- went a season or two too long.

King of the Hill- why is that show still on? Should have disappeared a couple years ago.

USATVFAN · 05-23-2007, 11:38 PM

Raymond-i felt that the fighting got old by it 6th or 7th season and should have been toned down by the last couple of years,
Roseanne season 8 was stale but season 9 was horrible.
The Jeffersons-George was toned down way too much and he became friends with the willis and Florence and was no longer a prejudiced by the 7th season and no longer were racial words were heard , he no longer lost his temper or yelled or screamed and the other character changed a little to much and by it 8th season the show was whitewashed the show was showing it age and the cast were clearly tired the show was to hard to watch in it last several years as it was too weak and stale by it 11th season.
The Cosby Show Olivia ,pam and her friends ruined this show as this show also got to stale by season 6.
Family Matters to much of urkel killed the show in it last couple of years but mostly it dragged on too long.
Good times the same as family mattes with to much of JJ and the departure of John Amos and Esther Rolle killed the show.

catlover79 · 05-24-2007, 01:08 AM

Much as I love Bewitched, they should've called it quits after Season 5. The scripts were being recycled left and right (sometimes verbatum), and EM and DS had no chemistry whatsoever. EM herself was phoning in her performances big time towards the end.

Home Improvement, Full House, Happy Days, Family Matters, Step by Step, Roseanne...all lasted way too long. The plots got extremely stupid and painful to watch.

treky · 05-24-2007, 01:09 AM

ALL IN THE FAMILY-should have ended when Mike and Gloria moved out.
MASH-should have ended when Margret got married.
Friends-should have ended when Monica and Chandler got married.
Frasier-should have ended when Niles and Daphne got together.

dav4463 · 05-24-2007, 03:26 AM

Happy Days should have ended when they magically left the 50's and it turned into the 70's.

Little House on the Prairie should have ended when the Ingall's and Oleson's started taking in so many kids that you didn't know who they were anymore.

friendsfan77 · 05-24-2007, 06:31 AM

Will & Grace: ran at least 3 or 4 years too long IMO.

The Simpsons: only a few episodes after the late 90's are real genuine to me.

Friends as much as I love it, it ran at least one or two years too long, IMHO.

Jason16 · 05-24-2007, 07:20 AM

SouthPark should of ended when they killed kenny off for good. I had no idea they had bought him back.

88survivor · 05-24-2007, 07:52 AM

227....Should have ended after Jackee left or when they introduced new characters on the show itself.

blue4t · 05-24-2007, 12:27 PM

7th Heaven -- should've ended season 10.
Happy Days -- when Richie left. The show wasn't the same and they tried too hard to fill the void.

santaburger · 05-24-2007, 12:32 PM

Friends - I'll agree with the 2-seasons-too-long
Gilmore Girls - Should've ended when Amy Sherman-Palladino (the show's original creator) left
Dawson's Creek - All those college years were unneccessary
Happy Days - No Richie, not the same
7th Heaven - Should've ended when the FIRST series finale aired, if not earlier
The OC - 4th season was just a drag
Will & Grace - Could've been cut down by a few seasons and no one would've shed too many tears, IMO
Laverne & Shirley - Should've ended before the dreadful move to California

For me, there are quite a few shows (sitcomes especially) that overstay their welcome... I'm a big fan of when shows "quit while they're ahead"... but it seems network execs are a bigger fan of "milking a show for every last penny."

JulieSomoski · 05-24-2007, 03:31 PM

I think Roseanne should have gone on to a ninth season, but should have left the show's outline alone, instead of having them win the lottery.

The Cosby Show, Home Improvement, and Full House also had just the right amount of seasons: 8.

Faimly Matters really ran its course. I would have stopped at season 7, because by that time, a lot of the orginal characters were gone, and the show was all about Urkel.

The Jeffersons also ran its course. I mean, the thing about this show is that it never changed. It was always the same plot and outline all 10 seasons: they always were moving on up. In the ninth season, the show was still in the top 20, so they went on for 1 more season, and they fell out of the top 50, which is hard to see.

waichingliu81 · 05-24-2007, 03:47 PM

cheers- i haven't watched that show but that went on for ages
friends- should've called it quits by season 7 or 8, i got bored of that whole ross and rachel, 'will-they won't- they' element of the show
frasier- it should've ended when niles and daphne got together
will and grace- should've came to a halt in season 6, though i got bored with that show from season 5 onwards
roseanne- should've lasted for 6 seasons, instead of 9
home improvement- as soon as the youngest member of the taylor family, mark became a teen, should've lasted for 6 seasons
everybody loves raymond-should've ended on season 6

catlover79 · 05-24-2007, 10:53 PM

As for current shows, ER and L&O. Both are WAY past their prime.

Heather987 · 05-25-2007, 02:27 AM

For me Law and Order (the original) was on to long after Jerry Orback (the guy from Dirty Dancing) left the show. He was the main reason that I watched the show and after he left the show it lost something for me.
Also the reruns of all the L&O shows combined keep me in enough L&O to fill any void of the show not running anymore first run episodes. I do remember reading somewhere its future was uncertain with NBC as well as L&O:CI.
I must say I do enjoy SVU as long as they still have the main 4 officers. CI is also good but I prefer V. Denofrio (Goram) to the Mr. Big (cant remember his name on the show).

ER is also another one that has lost appeal for me. Making it more of a show that deals with the love life of Abby and more and more battles in the ER that just seem so extraordinary every week is a bit much. I think they should have ended it a few seasons ago.

Reality shows like the Apprentice should have ended last season while still in NY and tentless.

8 Simple Rules lasted one season to much for me also. Maybe if John Ritter was still alive it would have been better but the cast changes ruined the show for me. I probably could have dealt with the changes better if they didnt bring in that guy from "SNL" cant think of his name.

The others for various reason are:
Roseanne - Lottery win was just to over the top as was Jackie in the last few seasons
Will and Grace - Even mega guest stars couldnt save the last season IMO. How many gay jokes and straight girl/gay guy puns could they use before they ran out of things?
Whos The Boss - When Sam moved out it got boring
TCS - To many changes in the last few seasons made the show less about immediate family and more about Olivia/Pam
A Different World - Just went downhill
Family Matters - The last season wasnt worth a watch when it moved to CBS

05-23-2007, 11:04 PM	#1
USATVFAN Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2007 Location: Kalispell, USA Posts: 1,742	Shows that stayed too long which shows do you think stayed too long? The Jeffersons 11 seasons- Ran 4 years too long and should have left somewhere between the 1980-1982 season,became to stale and weak by it 11th season. Roseanne 9 season-ran 2 years to long. All In The Family 9 seasons 3 -should have ended after season 6 Good times 6 seasons-should have ended after Season 4 it lasted 2 years too long. Sanford And Son 6 seasons-should have ended after season 4 Cheers 11 seasons 2 years too long-should have left the air after season 9,although it is one of the few shows that was still watchable after 11 years. The Cosby Show 8 seasons-3 years too long. Family Matters 9 seasons 3 years too long- should have ended after the 6th season Frasier 11 seasons-should have went after the 8th year. Home Improvement 8 season ran 1 season too long-should have left after the 7th season Friends 10 seasons 2 years too long -should have left after the 8th season Everybody loves Raymond 9 seasons-should have left after the 7th season Seinfeld 9 season-2 years too long should have went after season 7 Married with children 11 seasons-3 years too long.
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05-23-2007, 11:38 PM	#3
USATVFAN Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 31, 2007 Location: Kalispell, USA Posts: 1,742	Raymond-i felt that the fighting got old by it 6th or 7th season and should have been toned down by the last couple of years, Roseanne season 8 was stale but season 9 was horrible. The Jeffersons-George was toned down way too much and he became friends with the willis and Florence and was no longer a prejudiced by the 7th season and no longer were racial words were heard , he no longer lost his temper or yelled or screamed and the other character changed a little to much and by it 8th season the show was whitewashed the show was showing it age and the cast were clearly tired the show was to hard to watch in it last several years as it was too weak and stale by it 11th season. The Cosby Show Olivia ,pam and her friends ruined this show as this show also got to stale by season 6. Family Matters to much of urkel killed the show in it last couple of years but mostly it dragged on too long. Good times the same as family mattes with to much of JJ and the departure of John Amos and Esther Rolle killed the show.
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05-24-2007, 01:08 AM	#4
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05-24-2007, 01:09 AM	#5
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05-24-2007, 12:32 PM	#11
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05-23-2007, 11:15 PM	#2
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Full House. Started to stink in season 5. By 8 it was not Full House, but the Michelle Tanner Half Hour. Wings- went a season or two too long. King of the Hill- why is that show still on? Should have disappeared a couple years ago.

05-24-2007, 03:26 AM	#6
dav4463 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 18, 2003 Location: texas Posts: 252	Happy Days should have ended when they magically left the 50's and it turned into the 70's. Little House on the Prairie should have ended when the Ingall's and Oleson's started taking in so many kids that you didn't know who they were anymore.

05-24-2007, 06:31 AM	#7
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	Will & Grace: ran at least 3 or 4 years too long IMO. The Simpsons: only a few episodes after the late 90's are real genuine to me. Friends as much as I love it, it ran at least one or two years too long, IMHO.

05-24-2007, 07:20 AM	#8
Jason16 Roseanne Fan. Frequent Poster Join Date: May 08, 2003 Location: London, England Posts: 118	SouthPark should of ended when they killed kenny off for good. I had no idea they had bought him back.

05-24-2007, 07:52 AM	#9
88survivor Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 03, 2006 Location: NY Posts: 1,849	227....Should have ended after Jackee left or when they introduced new characters on the show itself.

05-24-2007, 12:27 PM	#10
blue4t Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 15, 2005 Posts: 168	7th Heaven -- should've ended season 10. Happy Days -- when Richie left. The show wasn't the same and they tried too hard to fill the void.

05-24-2007, 03:31 PM	#12
JulieSomoski Roseanne Reboot - March 27! Forum Veteran Join Date: Nov 06, 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,558	I think Roseanne should have gone on to a ninth season, but should have left the show's outline alone, instead of having them win the lottery. The Cosby Show, Home Improvement, and Full House also had just the right amount of seasons: 8. Faimly Matters really ran its course. I would have stopped at season 7, because by that time, a lot of the orginal characters were gone, and the show was all about Urkel. The Jeffersons also ran its course. I mean, the thing about this show is that it never changed. It was always the same plot and outline all 10 seasons: they always were moving on up. In the ninth season, the show was still in the top 20, so they went on for 1 more season, and they fell out of the top 50, which is hard to see.
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05-24-2007, 03:47 PM	#13
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	cheers- i haven't watched that show but that went on for ages friends- should've called it quits by season 7 or 8, i got bored of that whole ross and rachel, 'will-they won't- they' element of the show frasier- it should've ended when niles and daphne got together will and grace- should've came to a halt in season 6, though i got bored with that show from season 5 onwards roseanne- should've lasted for 6 seasons, instead of 9 home improvement- as soon as the youngest member of the taylor family, mark became a teen, should've lasted for 6 seasons everybody loves raymond-should've ended on season 6

05-24-2007, 10:53 PM	#14
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	As for current shows, ER and L&O. Both are WAY past their prime.

05-25-2007, 02:27 AM	#15
Heather987 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 13, 2004 Posts: 476	For me Law and Order (the original) was on to long after Jerry Orback (the guy from Dirty Dancing) left the show. He was the main reason that I watched the show and after he left the show it lost something for me. Also the reruns of all the L&O shows combined keep me in enough L&O to fill any void of the show not running anymore first run episodes. I do remember reading somewhere its future was uncertain with NBC as well as L&O:CI. I must say I do enjoy SVU as long as they still have the main 4 officers. CI is also good but I prefer V. Denofrio (Goram) to the Mr. Big (cant remember his name on the show). ER is also another one that has lost appeal for me. Making it more of a show that deals with the love life of Abby and more and more battles in the ER that just seem so extraordinary every week is a bit much. I think they should have ended it a few seasons ago. Reality shows like the Apprentice should have ended last season while still in NY and tentless. 8 Simple Rules lasted one season to much for me also. Maybe if John Ritter was still alive it would have been better but the cast changes ruined the show for me. I probably could have dealt with the changes better if they didnt bring in that guy from "SNL" cant think of his name. The others for various reason are: Roseanne - Lottery win was just to over the top as was Jackie in the last few seasons Will and Grace - Even mega guest stars couldnt save the last season IMO. How many gay jokes and straight girl/gay guy puns could they use before they ran out of things? Whos The Boss - When Sam moved out it got boring TCS - To many changes in the last few seasons made the show less about immediate family and more about Olivia/Pam A Different World - Just went downhill Family Matters - The last season wasnt worth a watch when it moved to CBS