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The Flying Dutchmans · 02-11-2012, 08:18 PM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...&ncid=webmail2

Above is a link to TV shows that probably should have went off the air sooner than they did.

Miss Lisa · 02-11-2012, 11:36 PM

I agree with a lot of the shows that were on that list. House ending doesn't surprise me at all, if anything, I'm surprised that it lasted this long. I was a huge fan of it up until season 6, then the show went down hill. The Office I thought was good up until Steve Carell left, after that it was just bad, it took a plunge head first. Desperate Housewives I stopped watching a few years ago when they did that story line about the one neighbor keeping their son locked up in the basement and then Bree's daughter was trying to go out with him or something like that.

TV_on_the_Porch · 02-11-2012, 11:39 PM

I was a regular X-Files viewer for a very, very short time ca. 2001.

Never was a viewer any of the other shows on the list; some I scarcely even heard of.

cleverfun3000 · 02-12-2012, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TV_on_the_Porch

I was a regular X-Files viewer for a very, very short time ca. 2001.

Never was a viewer any of the other shows on the list; some I scarcely even heard of.

I wholeheartly agree with you. 90% of the shows on that list were tired formula garbage that smelled of rotten fish and molded milk. Not one was innovative or thought outside the box. Basically tired television series that had been run thru the mill 100s of times before and eventually just conked out.

Tubehead · 02-13-2012, 02:38 AM

I LIKED 7th heaven i thought it lasted too long they keepd adding new people you didnt know who was who it became more sope oprar after the kids gotten older. ijust couldn't stand watching it much any moree ithought it lasted toolong.

catlover79 · 02-13-2012, 02:47 AM

I totally agree about ER. That one went at least THREE years too long - and without Anthony Edwards, it just wasn't the same.

ajgenard · 02-13-2012, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by cleverfun3000

I wholeheartly agree with you. 90% of the shows on that list were tired formula garbage that smelled of rotten fish and molded milk. Not one was innovative or thought outside the box. Basically tired television series that had been run thru the mill 100s of times before and eventually just conked out.

Notice how there are very few sitcoms on this list. It's because every show in every other genre of scripted television has been done to death. Sitcoms give us shows that are focused on all kinds of people in all kinds of situations. Whereas crime dramas, medical dramas, etc are ALL THE SAME. Its the same handful of character types with the same vocations that they have made entire genres out of. How many damn shows about surgeons and law officers does there really need to be? Not to mention how out-of-sync they are with the real world. It's no wonder these shows get tedious and boring.

70s show watcher · 02-13-2012, 05:50 PM

mash lasted 3 seasons too long

Nighthawk76 · 02-13-2012, 09:33 PM

I have to agree with The X-Files. By the 9th season the mythology of the series had become so complicated I don't think even Chris Carter knew what was going on.

The Flying Dutchmans · 02-14-2012, 11:49 PM

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I LIKED 7th heaven i thought it lasted too long they keepd adding new people you didnt know who was who it became more sope oprar after the kids gotten older. ijust couldn't stand watching it much any moree ithought it lasted toolong.

I agree on 7th heaven. It was supposed to end in season 10 and then they came back for an 11th, that pretty killed it though. I liked season 10, but not 11 that much. Actually one of my favorite eps of the whole series was in season 10, Called "The Magic of Gershwin" I really love that one.

TMC · 06-06-2013, 01:33 AM

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but among shows that are still on the air, Two and a Half Men is the first that comes to mind. And now I hear that they're bringing in Charlie Harper's (Charlie Sheen's character) long lost, ill-legitimate daughter to fill Jake's role!

ajgenard · 06-06-2013, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by TMC

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but among shows that are still on the air, Two and a Half Men is the first that comes to mind. And now I hear that they're bringing in Charlie Harper's (Charlie Sheen's character) long lost, ill-legitimate daughter to fill Jake's role!

Two and a Half Men is a sad case. In the beginning, the show was legitimately well-written. But for more than half it's lifespan on the air it's been of the same ilk as any sleaze-driven reality show. I can't think of another show that seems to go out of it's way to prove it's degenerated into nothing more than classless sex comedy retreads. It's quite obvious the show is being milked for all it's worth, taking total advantage of all the attention it's gotten in the press (for the wrong reasons). After 10 years this show is very long in the tooth, just begging to be put out of its misery. It's probably been on 4 or 5 seasons too long already.

Unfortunately, this seems to be a recurring theme in Chuck Lorre sitcoms: they start well but eventually devolve into lowest common denominator garbage. That's why I'm so disgusted with the state of multicam sitcoms when he's touted out as being THE BEST in the genre.

catlover79 · 06-06-2013, 12:26 PM

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liane49 · 06-13-2013, 10:56 AM

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I totally agree about ER. That one went at least THREE years too long - and without Anthony Edwards, it just wasn't the same.

I was sad when ER went off the air. I never liked The X Files. I liked Seven Hevean for a while and then I hated it. The kids grew up and weren't as cute, some left the show, new people were added, they ended up "preaching" every week with some hidden message.

MrCleveland · 06-13-2013, 08:38 PM

I feel "The Simpsons" lasted too long...11 years to be exact!

02-11-2012, 08:18 PM	#1
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Miss Lisa Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 08, 2005 Location: My very own Green Acres Posts: 1,113	I agree with a lot of the shows that were on that list. House ending doesn't surprise me at all, if anything, I'm surprised that it lasted this long. I was a huge fan of it up until season 6, then the show went down hill. The Office I thought was good up until Steve Carell left, after that it was just bad, it took a plunge head first. Desperate Housewives I stopped watching a few years ago when they did that story line about the one neighbor keeping their son locked up in the basement and then Bree's daughter was trying to go out with him or something like that.
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02-11-2012, 11:39 PM	#3
TV_on_the_Porch anything good on? Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 879	I was a regular X-Files viewer for a very, very short time ca. 2001. Never was a viewer any of the other shows on the list; some I scarcely even heard of.

02-13-2012, 02:38 AM	#5
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	I LIKED 7th heaven i thought it lasted too long they keepd adding new people you didnt know who was who it became more sope oprar after the kids gotten older. ijust couldn't stand watching it much any moree ithought it lasted toolong.

02-13-2012, 05:50 PM	#8
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	mash lasted 3 seasons too long

02-13-2012, 09:33 PM	#9
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	I have to agree with The X-Files. By the 9th season the mythology of the series had become so complicated I don't think even Chris Carter knew what was going on.

06-06-2013, 01:33 AM	#11
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,334	I don't know if this has been mentioned, but among shows that are still on the air, Two and a Half Men is the first that comes to mind. And now I hear that they're bringing in Charlie Harper's (Charlie Sheen's character) long lost, ill-legitimate daughter to fill Jake's role!

06-06-2013, 12:26 PM	#13
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