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Melf    | | posted 31-Jul-2008 1:29pm |
Mighty Boosh
Big Brother
Green Wing
They're the only ones I can think of off the top of my head. |
| moviesnob | | posted 31-Jul-2008 1:50pm |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer had a drop in quality after the 5th season, but I wouldn't say it was terrible. Plus, their 2nd & 3rd seasons were so amazing, there's no way to beat that.
I'd definitely say the X-Files, I lost interest around the 6th or 7th season. Same for ER - it should've ended a while ago. |
| moviesnob | | posted 31-Jul-2008 1:51pm |
Also, I said it in Qual, but want to repeat myself - give the Office another shot! It's one of my favorite shows, is incredibly funny, and I don't feel it's suffering yet. The cast did sign for another three seasons though, so they'll have many opportunities to suck it up! |
Matty   | | posted 31-Jul-2008 2:02pm |
The Cosby Show
Thundercats
24 |
| Enheduanna | | posted 31-Jul-2008 3:03pm |
I feel this way about shows frequently. I thought this about the last season or so of Buffy; the West Wing; Gilmore Girls; Six Feet Under (although they managed to reverse the course and the end was really good). I'm sure there are others. I think it's a combination of factors: it's difficult to keep a good show good over an extended period of time; sometimes shows lose good writers; sometimes they jump the shark; and sometimes familiarity just breeds contempt. |
| ausfox | | posted 31-Jul-2008 5:05pm |
I loved the first season of Prison Break, now I can't stand it. Stopped watching it all together. |
| Cain | | posted 31-Jul-2008 6:11pm |
Not really - there are a lot of shows where the first season has been excellent and following seasons haven't been quite as good, but never to the point where I've wanted to stop watching it.......
I love US TV. Friends, The Simpsons, Nip/Tuck, Desperate Housewives, The X-files, Sex and the City, Frasier, Futurama, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ER, Family Guy, Lost, The West Wing - all fantastic!! |
bill  | | posted 31-Jul-2008 6:25pm |
It might be easier to list the shows this didn't happen to. |
| Galomorro | | posted 31-Jul-2008 8:03pm |
No cuz I don't watch TV. Don't care for sitcoms. |
| judgescratch | | posted 31-Jul-2008 9:12pm |
Roswell was genius the first season. Seriously. It became less consistent and went downhill from there. I don't know what was happening behind the scenes, but I theorized that they had too many writer switch-ups. |
| docgbrown |
The incredible hulk, McGyver, Wonder Woman, Mork and Mindy, The Golden Girls and MASH near the end. |
| romkey |
Doesn't that describe most TV shows? 
I thought that The Office was always about finding the comedy in relationship drama. |
cloudhugger  |
Yes, this has happened. the Office US is a good example BUT I am really liking the show now. It took a year to figure out what it was about, and the next year was funny. The following year sucked but the last season had me in stitches.
I can't think of a show now, maybe I will, but I know this has happened. |
| they |
I'm glad you are watching The Office - American style. Is this Iseult?
I feel the same way about it. I know the character of Michael is necessary -- but I don't really care for him or the actor who plays him very much. Dwight and Jim make the show... but it's a little tired, I agree. |
| they |
Yay. I was right |
| they |
> Six Feet Under (although
> they managed to reverse the
> course and the end was really
> good).
You always say exactly what I think!!!
Someone should really ask bill for a "WES" emoticon.
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| Iseult | | (reply to moviesnob) posted 1-Aug-2008 9:57am |
> Buffy the Vampire Slayer had a drop in quality
> after the 5th season, but I wouldn't say it was
> terrible. Plus, their 2nd & 3rd seasons were
> so amazing, there's no way to beat that.
I thought the fourth season was the worst. I almost stopped watching. And fifth was too much drama. It kind of picked up in the sixth, but it went back down in seventh.
But I must agree, second and third were amazing.
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| Iseult | | (reply to moviesnob) posted 1-Aug-2008 9:58am |
> Also, I said it in Qual, but want to repeat myself
> - give the Office another shot! It's one of my
> favorite shows, is incredibly funny, and I don't
> feel it's suffering yet. The cast did sign for
> another three seasons though, so they'll have
> many opportunities to suck it up!
I'm definitely going to keep watching it because it's one of the rare sitcoms that doesn't make me want to vomit.
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| Iseult | | (reply to they) posted 1-Aug-2008 10:00am |
> Yay. I was right
That's what she said. |
| Iseult |
> I feel this way about shows frequently. I thought
> this about the last season or so of Buffy; the
> West Wing; Gilmore Girls; Six Feet Under (although
> they managed to reverse the course and the end
> was really good). I'm sure there are others. I
> think it's a combination of factors: it's difficult
> to keep a good show good over an extended period
> of time; sometimes shows lose good writers; sometimes
> they jump the shark; and sometimes familiarity
> just breeds contempt.
I only watched the first season of Six Feet Under. I liked it, but not enough to continue watching it.
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| they | | (reply to Iseult) posted 1-Aug-2008 10:51am |
*guffaw emoticon* |
| Lahdee | | posted 1-Aug-2008 11:23am |
I dont really watch tv that much to notice or care. |
| moviesnob | | (reply to Iseult) posted 1-Aug-2008 11:27am |
I'm actually in the middle of a re-watch now - my boyfriend is watching it for the first time. He really likes it so far, we just finished the third season last night.
The more I thought about it, the last few seasons didn't have the amazing overall arc the 2nd and 3rd did. But they had some great stand-alone episodes - Hush, The Body, Something Blue, Once More With Feeling. I really liked the 6th season, with the whole Buffy being ripped out of heaven arc, and I did like her relationship with Spike. But once they got out of high school, it was never the same. |
| moviesnob | | (reply to Iseult) posted 1-Aug-2008 11:29am |
I also have all seasons of Six Feet Under. It was a good series, but so frustrating. The characters never grow and keep repeating the same mistakes over and over, which I suppose is pretty true to life, but left you disliking pretty much every character.
However, the last 10 minutes of the last episode ever - pretty much made up for all six seasons. It was fudging amazing. |
| Enheduanna | | (reply to they) posted 1-Aug-2008 12:11pm |
I would start answering every survey with "COCK!!" |
| Enheduanna | | (reply to Iseult) posted 1-Aug-2008 12:15pm |
I thought it was really good until Lily Taylor showed up. Then it sucked until she left again. |
| they |
I agree with that too! |
| they |
> I thought it was really good
> until Lily Taylor showed up.
> Then it sucked until she left
> again.
I adored Six Feet Under. I agree it did go downhill at the time she showed up... also, when that blonde girl from American Beauty showed up and Claire experimented with lesbianism. I really do like Lily Taylor though.... and I did like her character on the show too.
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| Enheduanna | | (reply to they) posted 1-Aug-2008 2:13pm |
I normally like Lily Taylor, but I thought her character was just awful. I couldn't stand her.
I watched 3:10 to Yuma the other day and there was an actor who looked really familiar to me in it. I looked him up afterwards, and it turns out he played Claire's awful art school boyfriend Russell. |
| Iseult | | (reply to moviesnob) posted 1-Aug-2008 2:52pm |
That's exactly what it is - Buffy getting out of High School - that ruined everything. It removed Giles and Xander, and Cordelia left (don't get me started on what they did to her character in Angel, I'll never forgive them, because I used to love the dog she was), and you can see them trying really hard to get everyone to stay together.
I also agree about her relationship with Spike. It just seemed unnatural. I can't get over the fact that he fell in love with her. |
| Iseult | | (reply to moviesnob) posted 1-Aug-2008 2:53pm |
Is those ten minutes worth watching the whole show?
Because I might finish it, I enjoyed watching it. |
| Iseult |
I didn't know she was in it. What kind of role did she play? |
| Iseult | | (reply to they) posted 1-Aug-2008 2:55pm |
I went through a little phase where I would say 'That's what she said' to everyone. Not everyone got the reference, and most people starred at me blankly. |
| they |
Yeah, he sucked. The whole art school thing sucked. |
| Enheduanna | | (reply to Iseult) posted 1-Aug-2008 3:27pm |
A hugely annoying one. |
| Enheduanna | | (reply to they) posted 1-Aug-2008 3:28pm |
I blame it on Lily Taylor. |
| moviesnob | | (reply to Iseult) posted 1-Aug-2008 8:14pm |
My boyfriend really liked Cordelia, and wasn't happy with her character after the break-up with Xander. He was convinced Snyder would be the big bad in the fourth season, and really psyched himself up for it. When Snyder bit it, he was NOT happy. "Whaaat??? NOOOOOOOOOO!" |
| moviesnob | | (reply to Iseult) posted 1-Aug-2008 8:14pm |
I don't know. I mean, they had some really decent character arcs in some of the seasons, some intense stuff going on. And then there was a lot of bullcrap. But all that said, I do own the entire series. So I'd say give it a whirl. |
| LindaH |
No. There are very few shows I find remotely viewable. Of those shows, none of them got/get worse. |
southernyankee  |
Yes, Weeds comes to mind. Season 4 isn't as good as the first 3. A few others I can't think of right now are like that too. |
| jindalmeenakshi9 |
Most of the extended Soaps re like that .......... |
| cerealkiller |
all tv shows go bad in time |
