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dlemond · 08-29-2002, 01:07 PM

There are some sitcoms that are well respected that some of don't like or just can't watch for some reason.

Name the ones that apply in your case, and if you have a reason.

For me:

All in the Family - I've tried and tried and I can't get into it.

The Honeymooners - It just doesn't do it for me.

Mary Tyler Moore - Just have no desire to watch it, though I have found it pretty funny.

Dick Van Dyke Show - Don't care to watch it.

LucyCompanyPhan · 08-29-2002, 01:38 PM

Andy Griffin- i just dont like this show.I cant sit down and watch it, i never really did.Don Knotts did play a great part in it from what i have seen, but its not enough to keep me entertained.

Will & Grace- I dont find any of the characters funny. they are annoying and i dunno but i think its just the dumpest show. my friends like it and they talk about how great it is and i have to just sit and argue with them. i tried to watch it last week and i couldnt sit thru 10 minutes of it.

Everybody Love Raymond- Like Will & Grace, the characters are annoying and predictable. I watched it and watched it and i only laughed once and was confused so many times to figure out how this show is funny.

Seinfeld- Many people consider this show the best show ever but from the 30 seconds that i have seen i cant even believe its a show. i have never seen or heard anything funny out of the mouths of this show and i probably never will. Stupidest show ever on TV

dlemond · 08-29-2002, 01:52 PM

I can't watch Andy Griffith either.

I don't know if it has a reputation as a very good sitcom, or just a popular one.

Either way, I don't like it.

Will and Grace Fanatic · 08-29-2002, 02:09 PM

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Originally posted by dlemond

All in the Family - I've tried and tried and I can't get into it.

I agree. I know it was one of the biggest hit tv shows ever. But I just can't get into it either. I find it rather boring. I still don't know how it got to the number 1 show 5 years in a row.

Brian Damage · 08-29-2002, 02:24 PM

Andy Griffith- I just can't sit through an entire episode.

Scrubs- It's critically acclaimed, but it bores me.

SBTB Geek · 08-29-2002, 03:14 PM

I can't watch "Scrubs," "Frasier," and sometimes, "Everybody Loves Raymond."

The NBC dramas bore me to death!

Janice · 08-29-2002, 03:48 PM

I could never get into two huge classics--I Love Lucy or Mash. I can understand why they were so successful, but they just weren't for me.

Sitcomwriter · 08-29-2002, 04:11 PM

Andy Griffith
Most Old (50's,60's) Shows with a few exceptions

Sean Snow · 08-29-2002, 05:47 PM

"Friends" - I totally don't see what's so good about it. Seems generic (please, no one jump on me for saying that about it. I just don't like it)

"M*A*S*H" - I'll watch an episode from time to time, but I don't like it that much.

"The Andy Griffith Show" - This one bores me. I'll watch a few of the B&W episodes, but I can not stand the color ones.

ClassicComedyFan2 · 08-29-2002, 05:57 PM

Friends, Scrubs, Everybody Loves Raymond, WIll & Grace, Seinfeld, Drew Carey Show

dawsongirl · 08-29-2002, 08:15 PM

Friends
Frasier
Will and Grace
Cheers
Honeymooners
Andy Griffith
Beverly Hillbillies- why was this on so long!!!!
Bewitched
All in the Family
ER
The Sopranos
Sex and the City
Seinfeld

BonniesLilCutiePie · 08-29-2002, 08:24 PM

All In The Family

GoldenFamilyTies · 08-29-2002, 08:50 PM

"The Facts Of Life" - It's popular, but I really don't like it.
"Everybody Loves Ramond" - I just don't see the humor in this series.
"All In The Family" - Archie Bnker gets on my nerves... I like the
Maude eps though.

QueenOfTheGypsies · 08-29-2002, 09:20 PM

Frasier
Will and Grace
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
ER (I watched it for the first couple of years, but then I got bored with it)
MASH

DarleneIllyria · 08-29-2002, 10:54 PM

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Originally posted by dawsongirl
Beverly Hillbillies- why was this on so long!!!!

This comes as no surprise that I hate this show too. Granny's voice just gets on my nerves. You know how they do the split credit thing on tvland right, so they show it while Beaver is going off. I have to rush to get to the remote so I won't have to hear Granny yelling "JJJEEDDDDDDD!"

Off topic, I heard on Extra or one of those other shows that they are going to do a reality series kind of based on BH. I guess they are going to take a hick family and put them in California. The things they put on tv now.

08-29-2002, 01:07 PM	#1
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	Name sitcoms with very good reputations that you just can't watch There are some sitcoms that are well respected that some of don't like or just can't watch for some reason. Name the ones that apply in your case, and if you have a reason. For me: All in the Family - I've tried and tried and I can't get into it. The Honeymooners - It just doesn't do it for me. Mary Tyler Moore - Just have no desire to watch it, though I have found it pretty funny. Dick Van Dyke Show - Don't care to watch it.

08-29-2002, 01:38 PM	#2
LucyCompanyPhan Hollywood Senior Member Join Date: Sep 25, 2001 Location: a far away place in sitcomville Posts: 2,254	Andy Griffin- i just dont like this show.I cant sit down and watch it, i never really did.Don Knotts did play a great part in it from what i have seen, but its not enough to keep me entertained. Will & Grace- I dont find any of the characters funny. they are annoying and i dunno but i think its just the dumpest show. my friends like it and they talk about how great it is and i have to just sit and argue with them. i tried to watch it last week and i couldnt sit thru 10 minutes of it. Everybody Love Raymond- Like Will & Grace, the characters are annoying and predictable. I watched it and watched it and i only laughed once and was confused so many times to figure out how this show is funny. Seinfeld- Many people consider this show the best show ever but from the 30 seconds that i have seen i cant even believe its a show. i have never seen or heard anything funny out of the mouths of this show and i probably never will. Stupidest show ever on TV
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08-29-2002, 02:24 PM	#5
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08-29-2002, 05:47 PM	#9
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,408	"Friends" - I totally don't see what's so good about it. Seems generic (please, no one jump on me for saying that about it. I just don't like it) "MAS*H" - I'll watch an episode from time to time, but I don't like it that much. "The Andy Griffith Show" - This one bores me. I'll watch a few of the B&W episodes, but I can not stand the color ones.
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08-29-2002, 05:57 PM	#10
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08-29-2002, 01:52 PM	#3
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	I can't watch Andy Griffith either. I don't know if it has a reputation as a very good sitcom, or just a popular one. Either way, I don't like it.

08-29-2002, 03:14 PM	#6
SBTB Geek Smooth Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 21, 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,004	I can't watch "Scrubs," "Frasier," and sometimes, "Everybody Loves Raymond." The NBC dramas bore me to death!

08-29-2002, 03:48 PM	#7
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	I could never get into two huge classics--I Love Lucy or Mash. I can understand why they were so successful, but they just weren't for me.

08-29-2002, 04:11 PM	#8
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,356	Andy Griffith Most Old (50's,60's) Shows with a few exceptions

08-29-2002, 08:15 PM	#11
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	Friends Frasier Will and Grace Cheers Honeymooners Andy Griffith Beverly Hillbillies- why was this on so long!!!! Bewitched All in the Family ER The Sopranos Sex and the City Seinfeld

08-29-2002, 08:24 PM	#12
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08-29-2002, 08:50 PM	#13
GoldenFamilyTies Por siempre tú Senior Member Join Date: Jan 15, 2002 Location: United States Posts: 1,329	"The Facts Of Life" - It's popular, but I really don't like it. "Everybody Loves Ramond" - I just don't see the humor in this series. "All In The Family" - Archie Bnker gets on my nerves... I like the Maude eps though.

08-29-2002, 09:20 PM	#14
QueenOfTheGypsies Crazy redhead Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 23, 2001 Posts: 358	Frasier Will and Grace The Dick Van Dyke Show The Mary Tyler Moore Show ER (I watched it for the first couple of years, but then I got bored with it) MASH
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