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mvd

(65,174 posts)
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 06:06 PM Mar 2012

Is there a TV program/show (that is still on) that you used to watch a lot but no longer do?

For me, it's American Idol. I took one look this year, and it confirmed why I no longer watch. The judges are now 100% cheerleader, and my favorites would be sure to be voted off too early again. Not that there's a lack of any talent, but I've been watching The Voice instead. They have 2 contestants that I know from before: Charlotte Sometimes and Juliet Simms.

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Is there a TV program/show (that is still on) that you used to watch a lot but no longer do? (Original Post) mvd Mar 2012 OP
Nahh Bruce Wayne Mar 2012 #1
I watched Survivor in the first season, a little in the second, and not once since then... hlthe2b Mar 2012 #2
Survivor and The Simpsons LynneSin Mar 2012 #3
Same thing happened to me with the Simpsons mvd Mar 2012 #4
Same here pipi_k Mar 2012 #5
watched seasons 3-8 of Top Chef. Had zero desire to watch this current season charlie and algernon Mar 2012 #6
Grey's Anatomy frogmarch Mar 2012 #7
Seinfeld Enrique Mar 2012 #8
CSI Miami. The weird thing is they never could figure out who killed the show. dimbear Mar 2012 #9
House M.D. Pool Hall Ace Mar 2012 #10
American Idol, Survivor, House, NCIS, Glee nadine_mn Mar 2012 #11
CSI got unbearable after the 5th season. Initech Mar 2012 #12
I only watched the AI audition shows WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2012 #13
glee auditions? glee fan Sep 2012 #20
The Office Generic Brad Mar 2012 #14
SNL - I stopped watching shortly after the second cast took over. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #15
American Idol and Survivor HappyMe Mar 2012 #16
I stopped watching House and CSI this season annonymous Mar 2012 #17
House is just going through the motions now. sarge43 Mar 2012 #19
Fringe sarge43 Mar 2012 #18

hlthe2b

(102,283 posts)
2. I watched Survivor in the first season, a little in the second, and not once since then...
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 06:13 PM
Mar 2012

DItto with Dancing with the stars... I occasionally would watch if there was someone taking part that I liked, but no one has made me want to watch regularly.

I just really don't like reality shows.

I watched the original CSI regularly the first few years, pretty much dropped it after William Peterson left and have just recently started watching a bit since Ted Danson joined. I don't really watch that much tv, so I'm pretty picky. "Justified" is a don't miss for me and I have to admit to trying to find a way to catch Dexter, the Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and Mad Men. Pretty much the rest is just fare for when I'm really bored--especially if I can stream it online.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
3. Survivor and The Simpsons
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 06:19 PM
Mar 2012

I don't think I've watched "The Simpsons" since like season 5 or 6 and they're on what, like Season 82 now? I mean it's a great show, just lost interested.

Same thing with Survivor. I think I gave it up until the first All-Stars then I was done with it.

mvd

(65,174 posts)
4. Same thing happened to me with the Simpsons
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 06:23 PM
Mar 2012

It's not that I no longer like it - I just don't take the time anymore. I'm not much of a TV person except for sports.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
5. Same here
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 07:59 PM
Mar 2012

Once Paula Abdul left, I lost a bit of interest but still watched it.

After Simon left, I lost even more interest but still watched it although I wasn't as involved as I was in previous years.

This year....nah. I don't care anymore.

Just wasn't the same anymore without Simon. He was an arrogant pain in the ass, but I often agreed with his assessments of the contestants. Only rarely disagreed with him.

But anyway, when the big stars walk, it's because they know the show has outlived itself. Will be surprised if it lasts another two years.

charlie and algernon

(13,447 posts)
6. watched seasons 3-8 of Top Chef. Had zero desire to watch this current season
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 08:27 PM
Mar 2012

Also stopped watching American Idol after the Daughtry season.

Caught every episode of the first season of survivor. then I watched the first episode of season 2 and realized it was made up of EXACTLY the same characters as the first season and never saw another episode.

frogmarch

(12,153 posts)
7. Grey's Anatomy
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 08:30 PM
Mar 2012

I liked it a lot at first, but all of a sudden I knew I'd had enough. I think I began to lost interest when Izzy got depressed and a whole show was about her lying around at home. Boring.

dimbear

(6,271 posts)
9. CSI Miami. The weird thing is they never could figure out who killed the show.
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 08:48 PM
Mar 2012

I could tell them. It was the writers.

Pool Hall Ace

(5,849 posts)
10. House M.D.
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:00 PM
Mar 2012

Jumped the shark during the choosing of the new team. I've tried watching since, but it just isn't interesting any more.




nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
11. American Idol, Survivor, House, NCIS, Glee
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:07 PM
Mar 2012

I don't like change - lol

I usually like things the first season or 2, then whenever things get shook up (usually for ratings) I get bored.

But I do like the Voice!

Initech

(100,079 posts)
12. CSI got unbearable after the 5th season.
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 11:11 PM
Mar 2012

It went from actually solving real murders to "let's find the weirdest sexual fetishes known to man" and make episodes about that.

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
13. I only watched the AI audition shows
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 11:23 PM
Mar 2012

For some reason I took perverse pleasure in watching the freaks melt down after being told they couldn't sing.

I had cable for a little while, but when the promotional offer ended I had it turned off. Since then I haven't watched much TV. Since the switch to digital your reception has to be very good or it's too infuriating to watch.

glee fan

(1 post)
20. glee auditions?
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 12:44 PM
Sep 2012

there are lots of funny auditions shows, one i am looking for and it seems a lot of other people is whether glee is going to be running auditions, or do they not use that kind of process to "choose" there cast.

from what i can tell so far it looks like there probably is not going to ever be auditions for shows like glee, because they select who gets on the show, like elite?, you cannot audition for glee according to this link, is that true? http://open-auditions.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/glee-auditions-2012-and-2013-fox-can.html

seems for glee it is people get selected out of other shows and acting schools, so that is probably a no go for people if they wanted to audition to glee, best look at other shows to audition to, like the singing talent shows like american idol or x factor i guess, and there is the "got talent franchises as well" if people are looking for other options, to try and audition.

thing is with some of these shows like AI it is like some people are let on so that they can be made fun of, oh well, that is holly-wood for you!.

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
14. The Office
Mon Mar 5, 2012, 11:31 PM
Mar 2012

I totally lost interest by the third episode this year. It was on a slide after Jim and Pam got married, but now it feels unwatchable to me.

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)
16. American Idol and Survivor
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:06 AM
Mar 2012

I watched the first season of AI. Survivor made it 1 1/2 seasons.

Enough already!

annonymous

(882 posts)
17. I stopped watching House and CSI this season
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:15 AM
Mar 2012

I tried to watch House this season but couldn't get into it. I stopped watching CSI because they moved it to Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. I stopped watching CSI Miami when they moved it 10 p.m. on Sundays. I lost interest in Survivor after the second all-star season. I really didn't want to see some of those people again, especially Russell.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
19. House is just going through the motions now.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 11:43 AM
Mar 2012

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This is its last season. Dying with whimper, not a bang.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
18. Fringe
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 11:42 AM
Mar 2012

Weird's fine; wtf, no so much.

For example, big climatic scene, the Observer tells Olivia that in all possible time lines, she is going to die. Well duh, isn't everybody?

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