Name A TV Show That Everyone Talks About... But That You Avoid On Purpose.

[arwalden]

Also... have you EVER seen the show you're avoiding? Or are you just avoiding it because it just doesn't appeal to you?

Mine:

The Apprentice (NEVER seen it.)
24 (Never seen it.)
The West Wing (Never seen it.)

American Idol (I've seen it... It's just stupid.)

[purr]

1. Mine:

American Idol (never seen)
Survivor (never seen)
Desperate Housewives (never seen)
and the ones you listed as well..

[Rainbowreflect]

27. All of your picks.

Plus Amazing Race & all the CSI's.

[Evergreen Emerald]

33. Wow

What a beautiful cat! Those eyes are stunning. (Does it need clothes?)

[joeybee12]

2. American Idol--used to watch the first two seasons...now I know it's

rigged...and as you say, stupid.

[Mutley]

10. Is it rigged?

I didn't know that. I just thought it was stupid. MUCH more so now that I know it's rigged.

[tjwmason]

3. It's finished now but I avoided Friends like the plague

Also Coronation Street and Eastenders (the two big British soaps), all of the 'Idols', pretty much all reality television, anything which has as its basis 'celebrities'.

[terrya]

4. Survivor, The Apprentice, American Idol

All stupid, all pointless, all unwatchable

In my opinion

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[Lorien]

55. Those, plus CSI, Law and Order, Lost

(i just think the premise is absurd-a big airliner goes down, and no one can find them???) I tried watching Alias once because I know one of the producers-but I found it rather boring.

[Redstone]

5. All of them. Never seen even a minute of any.

And that goes for all of the other ones people talk about, like Survivor and the rest.

Redstone

[liberal N proud]

6. Anything reality based.

[Ganja Ninja]

7. It would be much easier to name the ones I don't avoid.

:popcorn:

[Mutley]

8. American Idol (never seen it), the apprentice (never seen it),

24(saw about 5 minutes and changed the channel), West Wing (i've seen a few episodes but it never stuck with me)

[Az]

9. Don't watch any network tv

Except for Law and Order which I watch with my GF. Its a show she likes and a concession I make to spend some cuddle time with her.

Network programming to my view is a wasteland.

[hyphenate]

11. Egads

There are way to many to count. I don't "do" reality programming at all, so all those (to me!) idiotic melodramas about the "human condition" are sophomoric to me.

As far as a regular series which I never watched, I don't care for sitcomes as a general rule (though I DO love Two and a Half Men), so I've never seen Friends, Will and Grace, Scrubs, Frasier, Joey, or anything else on NBC.

On the other hand, there are lots of bad sitcomes in general. Even though I enjoy Still Standing, I despise Listen Up, and what used to be in that time slot, Yes, Dear. I don't care for Raymond. In many ways, it reminds me of my own upbringing and bothers me on that level.

I would conclude by saying, I will watch no "reality" shows because I actually do despise the genre (and BTW, not counting in DIY, because they're fun), and no comedies unless they're reasonably intelligent, which is an anomaly.

[Goathead]

12. American Idol, Survivor

I can proudly say that i have never seen an episode of Beverly Hills 90210 or Friends, not one. Although I think I did see one episode of Friends in it's entirety.

[Jamastiene]

13. That would have to be

most network sports broadcasts and anytime chimpy interrupts something I AM watching. I will press that power button so fast, it'll make someone's head spin.

[notadmblnd]

14. every single reality show out there

I don't watch any of them.

[NewJeffCT]

42. ditto for me, plus

Desperate Housewives, 24, Alias, CSI...

Actually, the only shows I've watched regularly the past 3-4 years have been "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Battlestar Galactica"

[LynneSin]

15. If it's on TV, I probably avoid it

Only 3 shows I watch with any regularity on TV is Pimp My Ride, Iron Chef and reruns of Friends on TBS

[RebelOne]

16. American Idol

Have never seen it and don't want to.

[Allenberg]

17. I'm a television whore

and my tolerance of being entertained is quite low. I'll pretty much watch anything with the exception of reality shows (with Survivor being the sole exception).

[Demeter]

18. Just About All of Them

A partial list of shows I've never seen:

Johnnie Carson, Jay Leno, and the like
The Simpsons
Dallas
Golden Girls
Mork and Mindy
Will and Grace
etc.

\shows I saw and regretted:

\sex and the City (ick)
Enterprise (like watching a train wreck)


The shows I would watch regularly, if they came on before 10 PM (my bedtime)

Monk
Whose Line Is It Anyway?

[seemunkee]

22. The Simpsons? Only show I make an effort to watch

Television wouldn't be worth owning without it.

Probably seen all of the shows mentioned but never bothered to sit and watch the whole thing.

[LynneSin]

26. I even quit watching "The Simpson"

They're on Fox and I try to avoid all things Fox

[MADem]

19. All of your choices

I've given them ten minutes, and found them UNWATCHABLE. I watched a bit more of WEST WING when it first came out, but it could not hold me. Commercial comes on, I pick up the remote and move on.

[Demit]

20. Fear Factor. Commercials for it tell me all I need to know.

Never saw it, never will.

[curse10]

21. West Wing- I tried watching about 15 minutes and I hated it

didn't see what everyone thought was so great

[demnan]

23. American Idol

The idiots on my van pool adore it. If that wasn't reason enough to avoid it, I have 96% perfect pitch (tested years ago) and that makes amateur talent shows physically painful to listen to.

I know I sound like a boorish snob, and as a matter of fact, I am.

[Midlodemocrat]

24. Sex and the City.

Never watched it, but did buy the DVD when it ended to see what all the hoopla was about. Got about ten minutes into it and that was it.

Don't get it. :shrug:

[matcom]

25. Survivor

saw episode #1, season #1

never bothered to waste my time since

[flvegan]

28. American Idol, Desp. Houswives, ANY of the "reality" ones

I don't watch any of those "eat bugs and win" shows, either.

[fudge stripe cookays]

29. If it's not Law and Order

American Justice, City Confidential or anything on HGTV, chances are I ain't watching it.

FSC

[Richardo]

30. All of them

I subsist solely on syndicated reruns, Discovery Channel (Mythbusters, Modern Marvels and American Chopper) and about 60% of Adult Swim.

I get my news from NPR and through DU links on LBN. Otherwise I'm reading.

[FourStarDemocrat]

31. I 'd say all of them too..but only because I have no time to watch tv..

I'd love to catch The West Wing, Dead Wood, American Housewives, Sopranos, 6 fet under etc but have no damn time due to evening course and takig care of the kids. Shows that I specifically would avoid though would be all of the "real life" shows, such as Survivor, and American Idol.

[kick-ass-bob]

32. American Idol.

I just can't take it.

I used to watch West Wing, but I just stopped.

The only reality show I would watch now is Amazing Race (but I don't).

I guess I really don't watch much of anything anymore...

[Jessica]

34. House

Seems like everyone around me is watching it & loves it. I'm avoiding it because of the previews - looks way over-dramatic. Could be wrong. :shrug:

[StuckinBFE]

35. American Idol (never seen it or want too)

Pretty much all reality shows except Fear Factor my old roommate got me addicted (who knew the same stupid stunts over and over again would be so great to watch). Plus Joe Rogan is one of the funnest guys. I read an article once that said he wanted to bitch slap doctor Phil. I would pay good money to see that fight...

[supernova]

36. Here's my list

I saw the first season of Survivor and after that the novelty wore off. I've never seen later versions or it's various spin-offs. I just don't like seeing people humiliate themselves for money.

Sports. I watch almost no sports on TV at all. I might watch a couple of games of the NCAA tournament and the Oympics, but that's it.

Haven't watched Fox since The X-Files.

The Apprentice because I can't stand The Donald. :P However, I admit to being intrigued with what Martha Stewart might come up with.

Haven't watched 24, or any of the Law & Order shows.

I mostly stick to movies, new and old, The Food Network, SCI FI and HGTV. I like anthing odd, artistic, or instructional, how-to.

[NoSheep]

37. American Idol, Survivor, Desperate Housewives, Apprentice, 24, and

on and on and on. I can't stand to see people make fools of themselves. I'm sensitive that way.;)

[ellie]

38. American Idol

Marginally talented people and frustrated, snarky judges. What a combination!

[XNASA]

39. The West Wing

Too much alliteration for me.

[redqueen]

40. Desperate Houswives, CSI, The Shield, Amazing Race, West Wing, Apprentice

and Survivor - just never was interested in that one.

Desperate Housewives I fear I may become addicted to, and I already watch too much TV.

CSI - I liked Law & Order for a few seasons, but all the knock offs just don't appeal to me.

The Shield - doesn't appeal to me. Never watched Hill Street Blues, either.

Amazing Race - same as above.

West Wing - tried to watch once... found it boring.

Apprentice - do I really need to explain?

[peekaloo]

41. Desperate Housewives

and ABC may kiss me chapped arse for shelving 'Boston Legal'.

:mad:

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

43. I never watch ABC/CBS/NBC primetime

Their dramas, comedies and reality shows do nothing for me. I watch cable.

[youspeakmylanguage]

44. Almost every prime-time show except 24...

My girlfriend introduced me to it and now it's an addiction.

I'm hoping Jack Bauer (Kieffer Sutherland's character) gets killed off this season. I want to see a new actor take his place.

[Cush]

45. Lost

[MissMillie]

46. Desperate Housewives (n/t)

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[sinkingfeeling]

47. Anything on ABC, CBS, Fox, or NBC, except for CSI and Cold Case.

[deutsey]

48. Too numerous to name

Basically, everything everyone has mentioned here.

The only "big" show I've seen is "Lost", and that's only because my wife likes it. Otherwise, I wouldn't waste my time on it.

[belladonna]

49. Just a few

24
West Wing
Desperate Housewives

I dunno, over half the shows on prime time I've never watched. I just don't care that much about most of what's on tv these days :shrug:

[Bridget Burke]

50. Most of them.

Except for "Lost"!

[johnnyDoc]

51. Any "reality" show

survivor, fear factor, amazing race, american idol, etc
all pure crap

[fishwax]

52. Survivor

I watched the 1st episode and have made pains to avoid it ever since. Most other reality shows, too, most of which I haven't seen at all (apprentice, amazing race, fear factor, etc.)

[miss_kitty]

53. your 3 and

demented housewives, Survivor, the race show, American Idol, that Joe Rogan show

I just avoid these shows. Don't know why on some of them. I was that way with Northern Exposure, too.

[flamingyouth]

54. I've never seen 24 or the Apprentice either

Or ER.

[Rambis]

56. All those and survivor

I have never watched one second of any "reality" TV show. Why don't they just have a singing competition, then have the contestants all apply and fight for the same job then show them screwing and then at the end they vote on who they will execute on live TV. Shouldn't that cover it?

[Pacifist Patriot]

57. Any show in the "Reality TV" genre.

Watched the first two episodes of the first season of Survivor and couldn't see what the big deal was. All the other reality tv promos just look silly to me.

[truebrit71]

58. American Idol...The Apprentice...

Two shows I couldn't care less about....

[CBHagman]

59. The Simple Life.

Paris Hilton. :puke: No, thanks. Not one minute of my time.

I've also never seen:

Survivor

ER

I've seen a few minutes of American Idol because people
watch it at the gym, and I have seen a few minutes of The Apprentice when I've tuned in early to watch another program.

On edit: No Desperate Housewives, either.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

60. The only reality show I ever watched

was Who Wants to Be A Millionaire, and that was only because someone I knew was a contestant.

[leftofthedial]

61. every reality TV show

the basic comcept and a few trailer/preview/ads wasted more than enough of my time and insulted my intelligence more than enough

[YellowRubberDuckie]

62. All reality TV that are contests.

And I refuse to get into 24. Everyone I know who watches that show get way too into it and get a little inconsiderate when it's on. I also don't watch The West Wing or Lost.
Duckie