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icecream · 09-28-2020, 09:04 PM

I have been enjoying the Rizzoli and Isles marathon on Lifetime today. That channel finally has something worth watching.
I didn't like the Young Sheldon pilot, started watching a few summer repeats and made it a regular in season 2. While it is not on the level of past classics like Frasier and Barney Miller, Young Sheldon is better than its "sequel" parent show TBBT and is easily TV's best current comedy.
I didn't watch Life in Pieces at all the first 2 seasons, started during season 3.
I wrote off Man With a Plan after the pilot, tried it again in season 3 and watched the final two seasons.
Leverage I did not see until The Scheherazade Job episode when it originally aired. Now Leverage is one of my all time favorites.
Monk I couldn't get into at first.
Psych I didn't start watching until A Very Juliet episode.
When Major Crimes originally aired, I wrote it off as a spin-off of The Closer which I never liked.
Make It or Break It and Lincoln Heights are ABCFamily dramas I wasn't interested in their original run, but enjoyed seeing them on demand in recent years.
It's a Living I didn't watch when it started out in primetime on Antenna TV. Now I like the Crystal Bernard seasons, it is a much better waitress show than dumb Alice.

bmasters9 · 09-29-2020, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by catsrule

I have been enjoying the Rizzoli and Isles marathon on Lifetime today. That channel finally has something worth watching.
I didn't like the Young Sheldon pilot, started watching a few summer repeats and made it a regular in season 2. While it is not on the level of past classics like Frasier and Barney Miller, Young Sheldon is better than its "sequel" parent show TBBT and is easily TV's best current comedy.
I didn't watch Life in Pieces at all the first 2 seasons, started during season 3.
I wrote off Man With a Plan after the pilot, tried it again in season 3 and watched the final two seasons.
Leverage I did not see until The Scheherazade Job episode when it originally aired. Now Leverage is one of my all time favorites.
Monk I couldn't get into at first.
Psych I didn't start watching until A Very Juliet episode.
When Major Crimes originally aired, I wrote it off as a spin-off of The Closer which I never liked.
Make It or Break It and Lincoln Heights are ABCFamily dramas I wasn't interested in their original run, but enjoyed seeing them on demand in recent years.
It's a Living I didn't watch when it started out in primetime on Antenna TV. Now I like the Crystal Bernard seasons, it is a much better waitress show than dumb Alice.

One show I didn't get into at first on DVD, then started to enjoy: The Untouchables (the original 1959-63 ABC period detective series w/Robert Stack as Eliot Ness). I have the full run of that, and at first, I found it quite tedious and a chore, but as I got more into it (second season, then third, and finally fourth), it got ever the more enjoyable, and is one of the best series I've ever had the pleasure of having on DVD (having finished it a time back).

OH Nuts! · 09-29-2020, 09:16 AM

That Girl immediately comes to mind. When it first aired I was in high school and thought Don was kind of drippy. Now I just adore the character as I do Ann. Totally love the show now.

treky · 09-30-2020, 04:21 AM

HOGANS HEROES I used to like it years ago then after seeing the movies STALAG 17 and THE GREAT ESCAPE and reading what the german POW camps were really like,I stopped liking it because it's so unrealistic. But then I started watching it again on ME TV and now I watch it almost every night.

stevea · 09-30-2020, 05:56 AM

I agree about That Girl. The writing is sharp and it's really a funny show.

I'm not quite as big a fan of "Mod Ann" from season 5, as the rest of the seasons.

Other than that, Everybody Loves Raymond. When she was alive my mom convinced me to try that one, in reruns--I never saw the original run.

RetroGuy2000 · 09-30-2020, 10:03 AM

I didn't watch The King of Queens, which started in 1998, until 2005. Then I moved into a place in Kissimmee, Florida, with very poor antenna reception, so I only had a few TV options. One local channel was airing four back-to-back episodes per day, and I started watching. I was very quickly hooked!

stevea · 09-30-2020, 08:39 PM

This is really off subject but I've never seen much King of Queens. But one I did see was great--Doug was sick and dreaming of different TV episodes, all with their characters in them, such as the Honeymooners, Young and Restless, etc. Excellent.

LUNCH · 10-02-2020, 01:29 PM

It hardly ever happens with me. Usually if I don't like a show initially after trying a few episodes, I don't turn it on one day and start liking it. One exception though is Cheers. When it originally aired I did not watch it for some reason. I don't know why. Then over the years I caught an episode or 2 but still hardly watched it. Then about 15 years ago I started watching again and said this is a good show and started to watch it on a regular basis.

LUNCH · 10-02-2020, 01:45 PM

I know this is not exactly what you are talking about. However there have been a few shows where it took me a few episodes to really get into the show. 2 examples from a long time ago are Mash and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It took at least 3 episodes of each show to get into them, and I became a big fan of both. Had I only tried 1 or 2 episodes, who knows, I may never have stuck with them. An aside, I think The Mary Tyler Moore Show also has one of the most beautiful theme songs and opening credits( or whatever shows openings are called) of any show ever made.

MA · 10-02-2020, 03:22 PM

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Yong Fang · 10-03-2020, 12:56 AM

Took me a few false starts to get into Mad Men. I am a lover of history and this post WWII era and the show (if they didn’t) should have won Emmys for the sets and the clothes because they were absolutely exact, down to a cracker tin box I remember my mother having. Just small details done right.

I sort of wish the show was less soap opera and more humor (but Roger to me was the comedy relief) but it was an interesting show, not a favorite but fun to watch one time, and it was one of those shows that I was going to force myself to watch and like until I get it.

Yong Fang · 10-03-2020, 12:56 AM

Took me a few false starts to get into Mad Men. I am a lover of history and this post WWII era and the show (if they didn’t) should have won Emmys for the sets and the clothes because they were absolutely exact, down to a cracker tin box I remember my mother having. Just small details done right.

I sort of wish the show was less soap opera and more humor (but Roger to me was the comedy relief) but it was an interesting show, not a favorite but fun to watch one time, and it was one of those shows that I was going to force myself to watch and like until I get it.

TSMIV · 10-03-2020, 12:47 PM

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I sort of wish the show was less soap opera and more humor (but Roger to me was the comedy relief)

Silver fox Roger was my favorite character! I agree it would have been interesting to do it as a comedy or as more of a light drama. I got into Mad Men right before season 2 started. I saw part of a marathon of season 1 leading up to the season 2 premiere.

Shows I didn't watch from season one but got into later include Smallville, Boston Legal, Hawaii Five-0, Nash Bridges.... I got into Blue Bloods midway thru season 1. Got really into JAG when it switched networks for season 2, but I had seen some of season 1 on NBC. I can't think of any comedies I got into late, but I'm sure there are some.

dee2364 · 10-04-2020, 05:03 PM

Bewitched! When I was a kid, I didn't really get the show because it dealt more with adult themes (family life, mothers-in-laws, job promotions, etc.). On top of that, there was a rivalry between both it and I Dream of Jeannie for years during the show's run and in reruns, and as a little girl, I was Team IDOJ because of the bright colors, cute outfits and silly slapstick.

Now, it's reversed! I see IDOJ as silly and immature but Bewitched as funnier and more sophisticated precisely because I became old enough to get the situations on the show. On top of that, I love, love, LOVE Serena! She is now one of my most favorite sitcom characters of all time.

bmasters9 · 10-06-2020, 03:54 AM

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An aside, I think The Mary Tyler Moore Show also has one of the most beautiful theme songs and opening credits( or whatever shows openings are called) of any show ever made.

I think "title sequence" is the term you're looking for to describe the opening.

09-28-2020, 09:04 PM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,688	Shows You Didn't Get Into at First But Are a Fan of Now I have been enjoying the Rizzoli and Isles marathon on Lifetime today. That channel finally has something worth watching. I didn't like the Young Sheldon pilot, started watching a few summer repeats and made it a regular in season 2. While it is not on the level of past classics like Frasier and Barney Miller, Young Sheldon is better than its "sequel" parent show TBBT and is easily TV's best current comedy. I didn't watch Life in Pieces at all the first 2 seasons, started during season 3. I wrote off Man With a Plan after the pilot, tried it again in season 3 and watched the final two seasons. Leverage I did not see until The Scheherazade Job episode when it originally aired. Now Leverage is one of my all time favorites. Monk I couldn't get into at first. Psych I didn't start watching until A Very Juliet episode. When Major Crimes originally aired, I wrote it off as a spin-off of The Closer which I never liked. Make It or Break It and Lincoln Heights are ABCFamily dramas I wasn't interested in their original run, but enjoyed seeing them on demand in recent years. It's a Living I didn't watch when it started out in primetime on Antenna TV. Now I like the Crystal Bernard seasons, it is a much better waitress show than dumb Alice.
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09-29-2020, 09:16 AM	#3
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	That Girl immediately comes to mind. When it first aired I was in high school and thought Don was kind of drippy. Now I just adore the character as I do Ann. Totally love the show now.
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09-30-2020, 04:21 AM	#4
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	HOGANS HEROES I used to like it years ago then after seeing the movies STALAG 17 and THE GREAT ESCAPE and reading what the german POW camps were really like,I stopped liking it because it's so unrealistic. But then I started watching it again on ME TV and now I watch it almost every night.
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09-30-2020, 10:03 AM	#6
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09-30-2020, 05:56 AM	#5
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,476	I agree about That Girl. The writing is sharp and it's really a funny show. I'm not quite as big a fan of "Mod Ann" from season 5, as the rest of the seasons. Other than that, Everybody Loves Raymond. When she was alive my mom convinced me to try that one, in reruns--I never saw the original run.

09-30-2020, 08:39 PM	#7
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,476	This is really off subject but I've never seen much King of Queens. But one I did see was great--Doug was sick and dreaming of different TV episodes, all with their characters in them, such as the Honeymooners, Young and Restless, etc. Excellent.

10-02-2020, 01:29 PM	#8
LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	It hardly ever happens with me. Usually if I don't like a show initially after trying a few episodes, I don't turn it on one day and start liking it. One exception though is Cheers. When it originally aired I did not watch it for some reason. I don't know why. Then over the years I caught an episode or 2 but still hardly watched it. Then about 15 years ago I started watching again and said this is a good show and started to watch it on a regular basis.

10-02-2020, 01:45 PM	#9
LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	I know this is not exactly what you are talking about. However there have been a few shows where it took me a few episodes to really get into the show. 2 examples from a long time ago are Mash and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It took at least 3 episodes of each show to get into them, and I became a big fan of both. Had I only tried 1 or 2 episodes, who knows, I may never have stuck with them. An aside, I think The Mary Tyler Moore Show also has one of the most beautiful theme songs and opening credits( or whatever shows openings are called) of any show ever made.

10-03-2020, 12:56 AM	#11
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	Took me a few false starts to get into Mad Men. I am a lover of history and this post WWII era and the show (if they didn’t) should have won Emmys for the sets and the clothes because they were absolutely exact, down to a cracker tin box I remember my mother having. Just small details done right. I sort of wish the show was less soap opera and more humor (but Roger to me was the comedy relief) but it was an interesting show, not a favorite but fun to watch one time, and it was one of those shows that I was going to force myself to watch and like until I get it.

10-04-2020, 05:03 PM	#14
dee2364 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 20, 2019 Posts: 643	Bewitched! When I was a kid, I didn't really get the show because it dealt more with adult themes (family life, mothers-in-laws, job promotions, etc.). On top of that, there was a rivalry between both it and I Dream of Jeannie for years during the show's run and in reruns, and as a little girl, I was Team IDOJ because of the bright colors, cute outfits and silly slapstick. Now, it's reversed! I see IDOJ as silly and immature but Bewitched as funnier and more sophisticated precisely because I became old enough to get the situations on the show. On top of that, I love, love, LOVE Serena! She is now one of my most favorite sitcom characters of all time.