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Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts) Thu Jul 20, 2017, 08:17 PM Jul 2017

What "highly acclaimed" T.V. series did you think was a waste of time? [View all]

My vote goes to "Orange is the New Black". It just didn't click for me. It was painful to watch, and after a couple episodes I just gave up on it.

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What "highly acclaimed" T.V. series did you think was a waste of time? [View all] Binkie The Clown Jul 2017 OP

Lost. Complete waste of time. The whole series could have been done in one episode. still_one Jul 2017 #1

Good point! It might have made one decent twilight zone episode. unblock Jul 2017 #4

The first season was good, but then it was obvious the writers were the 'lost' ones. Siwsan Jul 2017 #90

Yup. A lot of series do that still_one Jul 2017 #92

The book was a stretch too. mackerel Jul 2017 #106

Walking Dead MFM008 Jul 2017 #2

Watching the Original Night of the Living Dead, I had no desire for the new version. In fact still_one Jul 2017 #8

I lasted three episodes. Aristus Jul 2017 #50

Yeah my wife watches it. I just don't think it clicks underpants Jul 2017 #81

Lost unblock Jul 2017 #3

yup. Bruce Willis is a ghost still_one Jul 2017 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author 33taw Jul 2017 #79

2 & 1/2 Men TexasProgresive Jul 2017 #5

Highly acclaimed? unblock Jul 2017 #11

Well it had high ratings for whatever that's worth. TexasProgresive Jul 2017 #15

Yeah well, lots of people eat at McDonald's, too unblock Jul 2017 #18

Lost, walking Dead, American Horror Story,Faux News channel Catmusicfan Jul 2017 #7

i marathon wathced Lost and it could have wrapped up after season 3 but then.. samnsara Jul 2017 #82

TV Show apkhgp Jul 2017 #9

Loved Galactica but I gotta say it had the most preposterous lame ending of all time. OregonBlue Jul 2017 #22

Lucy Lawless!!! yallerdawg Jul 2017 #29

Breaking Bad. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2017 #10

Oh you're wrong there. unblock Jul 2017 #14

Totally agree. CurtEastPoint Jul 2017 #16

Most people tell me the same thing. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2017 #21

agreed some things are a matter of taste. unblock Jul 2017 #24

Actually, Walter didn't start cooking meth to get treatment. He did it to provide for Skyler and lunamagica Jul 2017 #34

It doesn't glorify drug-dealing. (n/t) Iggo Jul 2017 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jul 2017 #60

ICAM. Breaking Bad deserved all the hype it received lunamagica Jul 2017 #33

i tried to like it i really did but i couldnt get past the first episode.... samnsara Jul 2017 #80

It's nice to know that there's someone else out PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2017 #95

Spartacus Initech Jul 2017 #12

You hated what great about it over the top sex JCMach1 Jul 2017 #25

It did have some awesome visuals, I'll give it that! Initech Jul 2017 #32

Lucy Lawless!!! yallerdawg Jul 2017 #27

When I was 14, I would have loved it. Iggo Jul 2017 #43

Seinfeld rurallib Jul 2017 #13

And dont forget Friends. Anything with a bunch of boring people sitting around talking. Kashkakat v.2.0 Jul 2017 #17

well it said 'highly acclaimed.' rurallib Jul 2017 #19

You got that right! Binkie The Clown Jul 2017 #28

But that's what it tried to be. Beartracks Jul 2017 #31

Yes, Seinfeld and Friends was terrible. Duppers Jul 2017 #86

Love Frasier. Cheers and Wings, also. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2017 #105

Let's talk about the Big 3 jmowreader Jul 2017 #30

Those three series turned me off of sitcoms csziggy Jul 2017 #58

thats was the whole idea.. they were a bunch of loser whiners but i loved it.. samnsara Jul 2017 #83

almost all of them - esp so-called reality shows which are all fake nt msongs Jul 2017 #20

i hate the term "reality show" -- they're extended game shows. unblock Jul 2017 #26

The Sopranos Panich52 Jul 2017 #23

I agree Zorro Jul 2017 #96

Watched 1st couple eps & was bored silly Panich52 Jul 2017 #100

I couldn't get into either The Wire or Fargo mythology Jul 2017 #35

ditto Orange is the New Black Skittles Jul 2017 #36

The Wire cvoogt Jul 2017 #37

Really? I loved The Wire. Go figure. n/t Binkie The Clown Jul 2017 #38

Yeah.. cvoogt Jul 2017 #41

Watched it all hibbing Jul 2017 #53

Seinfeld ! Friends cvoogt Jul 2017 #56

Stranger Things earthshine Jul 2017 #39

Ya. I agree. miyazaki Jul 2017 #49

I've never heard of most of the series named in this thread Awsi Dooger Jul 2017 #40

Grey's Anatomy Cuthbert Allgood Jul 2017 #44

Six Feet Under and (blasphemy alert) Arrested Development nt geek tragedy Jul 2017 #45

Agreed on Arrested Development Leith Jul 2017 #63

i really loved 6 Feet Under esp the way it ended samnsara Jul 2017 #84

Friends nt Flaleftist Jul 2017 #46

Agree! n/t mantis49 Jul 2017 #99

Bound to catch some flack here Homer Wells Jul 2017 #47

I never could get into it either n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2017 #65

I never liked The Simpsons Skittles Jul 2017 #70

"Seinfeld" and "Friends." The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #48

Yep, I agree. Duppers Jul 2017 #88

MASH, Seinfeld, ER, St. Elsewhere, Grey's Anatomy, Firefly, Dr. Who, Downtown Abbey, Friends RandySF Jul 2017 #51

Revolution. forgotmylogin Jul 2017 #52

Big Bang Theory Mr.Bill Jul 2017 #54

Heresy!!! n/t Binkie The Clown Jul 2017 #59

The show is sitcom 101 as to the formula, but the acting from Jim and others, Eliot Rosewater Jul 2017 #77

This family is not amused either. nt Duppers Jul 2017 #89

"The Sopranos" Laffy Kat Jul 2017 #55

Downton Abbey. Iggo Jul 2017 #57

every last damn police proceedural eShirl Jul 2017 #61

Every last damn doctor/hospital drama. Binkie The Clown Jul 2017 #62

Same here.... mitch96 Jul 2017 #103

All those shows that take place in Alaska. lpbk2713 Jul 2017 #64

Except "Northern Lights", of course. n/t Binkie The Clown Jul 2017 #69

Except that they don't. Some are PARTIALLY filmed here. raven mad Jul 2017 #109

Law and Order Wolf Frankula Jul 2017 #66

Every Law and Order episode is downright cheesy. It's almost a comedy. Oneironaut Jul 2017 #71

I watched the first episode LeftInTX Jul 2017 #97

Does anyone like "This Is Us"? femmocrat Jul 2017 #67

I absolutely love that show. zanana1 Jul 2017 #110

Ally McBeal Doug the Dem Jul 2017 #68

I always wanted to see... skypilot Jul 2017 #93

Game of Thrones. I tried, I really tried, but they lost me when they sentenced the catbyte Jul 2017 #72

My daughter said the same thing. Then a few years later she tried again and got hooked. n/t Binkie The Clown Jul 2017 #73

Hunter Pence thinks Game of Thrones is just OK Brother Buzz Jul 2017 #74

i marathon watched the first 4 seasons then i was caught up and forgot to watch.. samnsara Jul 2017 #85

True Blood PassingFair Jul 2017 #75

I watched the first couple seasons. skypilot Jul 2017 #94

Friends get the red out Jul 2017 #76

The Apprentice, a bazillion kids and counting, naked and afraid, survivor... samnsara Jul 2017 #78

Not that it's highly acclaimed but "Big Brother" US is horrible Z underpants Jul 2017 #87

Mad men Watchfoxheadexplodes Jul 2017 #91

House of Cards LeftInTX Jul 2017 #98

I couldn't get through the first season. femmocrat Jul 2017 #111

YIKES... Mike Nelson Jul 2017 #101

Any and all reality tv shows avebury Jul 2017 #102

Anything on AMC NobodyHere Jul 2017 #104

How I met Your Mother mackerel Jul 2017 #107

The Sopranos Luciferous Jul 2017 #108