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thatgirl324 · 02-21-2017, 01:51 AM

I know there is a previous thread asking for names of tv shows you like that are considered bad, but now I'd like to know of shows that are generally viewed as timeless classics that you don't like.

For me, I don't like:
The Love Boat
All in the Family
Good Times (after John Amos)
Get Smart
The Andy Griffith Show
Night Gallery
The Mod Squad
Quincy, M.E.
Diagnosis Murder

icecream · 02-21-2017, 02:15 AM

The Golden Girls and All in the Family would be the biggest 2.

bmasters9 · 02-21-2017, 05:11 AM

For me, it would be:

Little House on the Prairie
The Andy Griffith Show
The Waltons
I Love Lucy

tlc38tlc38 · 02-22-2017, 12:01 AM

I don't like any western, especially "Gunsmoke" and "Bonanza".

I can't stand "M*A*S*H", "Hogan's Heroes", "The Monkees", "The Partridge Family", "Columbo", "Seinfeld", "The Simpsons", and "Friends"---yes, some people consider the last 3 train wrecks "timeless classics".

I'm not too fond of "The Honeymooners" or "The Dick Van Dyke Show" but I can watch an episode here and there.

IllinoisTVFan · 02-22-2017, 01:01 AM

I dislike Friends and Seinfeld. Never got the appeal, both were stupid and too sexual for me.

treky · 02-22-2017, 01:20 AM

I used to like "FRIENDS" but now I'm just so tired of it, it's been on so long. Same with "ALL IN THE FAMILY" Archie gets on your nerves. I used to love "MASH" but now I just like (but not love) the first 3 seasons, before they made a HUUUGE mistake by letting Alan Alda take control of the writing and direction. Now I look at a lot of those later episode-especially from the last few seasons-when it got all dramatic and preachy and I think "What the HELL did I ever see in this?"

Tubehead · 02-22-2017, 02:29 AM

one i watch are:
sliver spoons
family ties
family matters even thou its not that old its still consider an classic
saved by the bell
step by step
haning with mr cooper
mama's family
McHale's Navy
Doogie Howser, M.D
Barney Miller
WKRP in Cincinnati
The Partridge Family
California Dreams
Bachelor father
George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
sanford & son
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
Gilligan's Island
Designing Women
Clarisse EXPLAINS IT ALL
Gadget Show
the jeffersons
three company
WKRP in Cincinnati
Mr. Belvedere
one day at a time
the twlgiht zone
Night Gallery
alf
the munsters
mork & mindy
my favorite martian
i dream of jeannie
bewitched
sabrina the teenage witch
alf

classic tv series not sitcoms
Renegade
parry mason
quantum leap
Magnum, P.I.
Diagnosis Murder
Bonanza
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Xena: Warrior Princess
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
wonder women
the incredible hulk
adventure's OF SUPERMAN
batman staring adam west
plante of the apes
time tunnel
matlock
the rockford files
Clouimbo
muder she wrote
walker texas rangers l
ost in space
Quincy md
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Svenfan1234 · 02-22-2017, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

I don't like any western, especially "Gunsmoke" and "Bonanza".

I can't stand "M*A*S*H", "Hogan's Heroes", "The Monkees", "The Partridge Family", "Columbo", "Seinfeld", "The Simpsons", and "Friends"---yes, some people consider the last 3 train wrecks "timeless classics".

I'm not too fond of "The Honeymooners" or "The Dick Van Dyke Show" but I can watch an episode here and there.

I don't like any western either.

I do like "Partridge Family", "Columbo", & "Seinfeld" though. As for "The Honeymooners", I like it but not enough to binge watch or whatever. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" is one of my favorite sitcoms actually.

Theda Bara · 02-22-2017, 02:17 PM

Here is my list:

MASH

I Love Lucy, but I love Here's Lucy (go figure)

Hogan's Heroes

The Golden Girls

Friends

Svenfan1234 · 02-22-2017, 02:18 PM

One show I would say that I don't like that's considered a classic is "The Cosby Show." I will watch an occasional episode now and again, but I just don't understand why people think it's like the best sitcom ever made.

bmasters9 · 02-22-2017, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

"Seinfeld", "The Simpsons", and "Friends"---yes, some people consider the last 3 train wrecks "timeless classics".

So they will! It's in the eye of the beholder. None of those are my cup of tea either, but hey, if they lasted as long as they did (with The Simpsons still going), apparently they must have had something going for 'em.

Retro4Life · 02-22-2017, 10:41 PM

The Cosby Show
I Love Lucy
Growing Pains
Who's the Boss?
How I Met Your Mother
Two and a Half Men
The Big Bang Theory
Cheers
Night Court

(not sure if ALL of these are considered "timeless classics" but I know they are all beloved by many)

thatgirl324 · 02-24-2017, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Svenfan1234

I don't like any western either.

I do like "Partridge Family", "Columbo", & "Seinfeld" though. As for "The Honeymooners", I like it but not enough to binge watch or whatever. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" is one of my favorite sitcoms actually.

I like westerns. I don't love them, just like them. They are good to watch occasionally. One of the things that kind of irritates me about the shows is the way some of the women dress in the episodes. Most (not all) of the women are wearing clothes and hairstyles that were not synonymous with the time period. Very 1960's hairstyles with low cut tops. I know they aired in the 60's, but they could have been more realistic. For example, if you google the images for Patricia Blair in The Rifleman, that's what I'm talking about. Women did NOT dress like that. It was very clear it was for ratings and nothing else.

treky · 03-11-2017, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Crusinforabrusin

I like most classics , but I do have a few I don't like:

The Honeymooners
Growing Pains
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Doris Day Show
That Girl!

By The Way , what's with the hate for westerns? Their pretty good if you ask me

I've also never understood why so many people here hate westerns. I LOVE them and wish the networks would revive them.

PhoenixAcres · 03-11-2017, 10:41 PM

I love The Rifleman but not so much shows like Bonanza or Gunsmoke. The hour-long westerns seem more anthologic in nature, relying heavily on guest characters and their backgrounds and less on the established regulars. At least that's from what I've seen. They seem to be very well produced but often tedious to sit through IMO.

02-21-2017, 01:51 AM	#1
thatgirl324 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 20, 2017 Posts: 12	TV shows that you don't like that are now considered timeless classics I know there is a previous thread asking for names of tv shows you like that are considered bad, but now I'd like to know of shows that are generally viewed as timeless classics that you don't like. For me, I don't like: The Love Boat All in the Family Good Times (after John Amos) Get Smart The Andy Griffith Show Night Gallery The Mod Squad Quincy, M.E. Diagnosis Murder

02-21-2017, 02:15 AM	#2
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02-21-2017, 05:11 AM	#3
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02-22-2017, 12:01 AM	#4
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treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	I used to like "FRIENDS" but now I'm just so tired of it, it's been on so long. Same with "ALL IN THE FAMILY" Archie gets on your nerves. I used to love "MASH" but now I just like (but not love) the first 3 seasons, before they made a HUUUGE mistake by letting Alan Alda take control of the writing and direction. Now I look at a lot of those later episode-especially from the last few seasons-when it got all dramatic and preachy and I think "What the HELL did I ever see in this?"
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02-22-2017, 01:01 AM	#5
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02-22-2017, 02:29 AM	#7
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	tv shows didnt know they were considered classics one i watch are: sliver spoons family ties family matters even thou its not that old its still consider an classic saved by the bell step by step haning with mr cooper mama's family McHale's Navy Doogie Howser, M.D Barney Miller WKRP in Cincinnati The Partridge Family California Dreams Bachelor father George Burns and Gracie Allen Show sanford & son The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO Gilligan's Island Designing Women Clarisse EXPLAINS IT ALL Gadget Show the jeffersons three company WKRP in Cincinnati Mr. Belvedere one day at a time the twlgiht zone Night Gallery alf the munsters mork & mindy my favorite martian i dream of jeannie bewitched sabrina the teenage witch alf classic tv series not sitcoms Renegade parry mason quantum leap Magnum, P.I. Diagnosis Murder Bonanza Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Xena: Warrior Princess Hercules: The Legendary Journeys wonder women the incredible hulk adventure's OF SUPERMAN batman staring adam west plante of the apes time tunnel matlock the rockford files Clouimbo muder she wrote walker texas rangers l ost in space Quincy md Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

02-22-2017, 02:17 PM	#9
Theda Bara Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 7,154	Here is my list: MASH I Love Lucy, but I love Here's Lucy (go figure) Hogan's Heroes The Golden Girls Friends

02-22-2017, 02:18 PM	#10
Svenfan1234 Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 12, 2015 Posts: 11,200	One show I would say that I don't like that's considered a classic is "The Cosby Show." I will watch an occasional episode now and again, but I just don't understand why people think it's like the best sitcom ever made.

02-22-2017, 10:41 PM	#12
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PhoenixAcres Member Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 26, 2016 Location: United States Posts: 6,824	I love The Rifleman but not so much shows like Bonanza or Gunsmoke. The hour-long westerns seem more anthologic in nature, relying heavily on guest characters and their backgrounds and less on the established regulars. At least that's from what I've seen. They seem to be very well produced but often tedious to sit through IMO.