Name a TV show that you wanted to like, but just couldn't....

[SacredCow]

I guess my top choice is "Lil Bush." Of course, the premise was great and they surely had enough material to work with- but I found it to be REALLY boring. I was hoping for a lot of really sharp and nasty jabs at the current administration, but it was mostly the same concepts repeated ad nauseum.

But then again, perhaps the creators were a little worried about going TOO far- what with Gitmo and all!

[wyldwolf]

1. Fringe

[Shell Beau]

9. I love Fringe!

[Sequoia]

13. Me too. Where is it? Oh....freaking American Idol.

[Shell Beau]

16. It is coming back on next week!!!

[Sequoia]

35. Clap, clap, clappity clap!

Thanks.

[azmouse]

25. Me too.

The previews looked good. The show stinks.

[wyldwolf]

26. a poor imitation of X-Files

[YankeyMCC]

58. Beat me to it

I lasted 4 episodes I think.

[blueraven95]

61. If you only watched the first episode or two

then you might want to try it again. It's definitely gotten better - maybe not great, but decent.

[Rabrrrrrr]

65. I think that some don't like it because, for whatever silly reason, they want it to be X-Files.

But the story isn't at all like what the X-Files was, except that both dealt with governmental conspiracy and weird shit.

And unfortunately, that's apparently close enough for far too many to be able to let Fringe be what it is and let X-Files be what it is, and instead of trash Fringe because it isn't the X-Files.

Well, neither is Battlestar Galactica or Family Guy, but I don't see people trashing Fringe for not being those.

When I watched the first episode of Fringe, and esp. the second and third, I said to myself, "I hope this show makes it, because I know a bunch of idiots are out there who are going to say 'It's not the X-Files!' and not watch it."

Judge it on the merits and demerits of the show itself, and if one still doesn't like it, that's fine.

But I grow weary of the people who don't like it for the simple reason that it isn't something else.

[gbate]

2. I agree with you on Lil Bush. Very unfunny.

Also:

This season of The Office.

[romana]

3. Tried really hard to like

Firefly, Fringe, Birds of Prey.

[Rosie1223]

4. Dexter

The main character was just too creepy.

[SacredCow]

5. My s/o just discovered that show on Netflix....

and he's hooked. Weird-ass show, to be sure....

[Kat45]

50. I love "Dexter."

And I don't generally like shows with that type of subject matter.

[Initech]

6. American Dad

I love Family Guy but absolutely hate this piece of crap!

[SacredCow]

7. I watch American Dad mostly for Roger....

But overall, yeah- Family Guy is way better.

[HopeHoops]

8. Vinnie Barbarino

He just had "like me" written all over him, but he was still an asshole.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. 30 Rock

I heard it is very funny and I don't doubt people's opinions on that. But whenever I tried watching it I just couldn't get into it all that much. And it's right after The Office, which is a must see TV show for me, so that's even more puzzling.

Perhaps it's because I just have trouble getting into TV shows about TV shows. It all comes off as a little too self-indulgent for my taste.

[SacredCow]

11. I've never seen 30 Rock....

I don't know why, but I've not seen even a minute of it.

[Vidar]

21. Me too.

[RebelOne]

12. Seinfeld. Never thought it was funny. n/t

[SacredCow]

20. I thought it was spotty....

there were moments of brilliance, but also moments of sheer stupidity.

[annonymous]

59. I hated Seinfeld too.

The characters were totally unlikeable and it had too many in-jokes that I didn't get. I have never lived in New York City so I didn't understand all the New York Yankees jokes.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

72. Self-absorbed, self-indulgent,

not at all funny characters. In fact, they were very often quite mean, and I never thought mean was funny.

[Sequoia]

14. Lie to Me.

Terrible writers. That older burnette actress stinks. Lame all around basically.

[Bennyboy]

15. The Office,

I am supposed to like it..but don't. Not funny. I watch Frasier on reruns when it is on and then watch 30 Rock.

[Mad_Dem_X]

44. Me, too.

Everyone seems to rave about it, but each time I try to watch it...I don't know, I just can't get into it. It's boring. And I don't like the camerawork.

[HughBeaumont]

55. Thirded.

I just don't get the love. Humor is really mediocre considering who's in that cast.

[femmocrat]

68. Same here!

I just didn't get it.

[blondeatlast]

17. Weeds. STBX loved it and I really tried but it seemed like it tried too hard for me. nt

[DS1]

18. Lil Bush did have a lot of barbs in it

Maybe they were too quick :P

[SacredCow]

19. There were barbs, yeah....

but insinuating that Bush is stupid? Ummmm... Yeah, I already knew that....

I just was expecting lots of "zOMG!!!!111!! They did NOT just say that!!11!!" moments, but really- it was pretty tame.

[MrCoffee]

22. Studio 60

The Sorkin/Schlamme pity party was too much to bear

[Neoma]

23. Dead Like Me.

[no name no slogan]

24. Family Guy

I've tried to get it, but I just don't find pee-pee and poop jokes funny after the first second. It seems like a warmed-over Simpsons with more scatological humor. It's funny, but it doesn't make me laugh out loud on a regular basis.

[newcriminal]

27. Lost

[Iggo]

28. Lost.

[Iggo]

29. 24.

[Iggo]

30. ER.

[SacredCow]

32. I only watched ER for maybe 2 seasons....

And I think it was because it was before or after some other show that I did like....

[TheCentepedeShoes]

42. Me too

I watched a couple of times and I thought it was a well produced show with a good cast, but 'doctor' shows just aren't for me
Same thing with House, I've watched it a few times. too, and I can see why people like it but the hospital setting doesn't appeal

[skygazer]

31. Heroes

I liked the first season but that was it. And while I did like the first season, I didn't think it was the best thing I'd ever seen - there were some really obnoxious characters and storylines.

[kentauros]

34. I felt the same way with that show.

The only character that seemed to have any redeeming qualities was the Japanese guy :)
The rest of the show was too brutal in the violence for my tastes.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

37. Malcom McDowell probably holds the record for the most gruesome TV death ever.

:scared:

[keroro gunsou]

41. ok i'm game

just how did he buy it? i'm assuming this is non-spoiler info. if it is spoiler, PM me.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

62. The black guy with the intangibility powers reaches into his head and grabs a chunk of brain.

Screenshots here: http://heroeseastereggs.blogspot.com/2007/05/landslide-mr-lindermans-death.html And yeah, it looks even worse on video.

[keroro gunsou]

66. surprisingly enough

i'm shocked that shadowcat never tried that trick on some of of the x-men's rogue's gallery.

[Iggo]

47. I hear you.

I still watch Heroes with the hope that it's going to get better. But I'm beginning to suspect it's not.

The story arc of the first season was beautiful. Completely fell apart in the second season. Third season? I don't know whuthufuh's going on. Hey Cheerleader. You're not Clint Eastwood. Quit talkin like that. Reminds me of that episode of Veronica Mars when her two boyfriends were talking shit to each other, and in a low, raspy voice she said, "I say we settle it with a talkin' like this contest."

Oh and big fat cradle-robbing cop's gotta go. I've hated that guy for a loooong time now.

[sakabatou]

54. Yeah, Heroes is sucking.

[kentauros]

33. Farscape

I tried to watch it three times and gave up after only a few minutes. Too many one-liners for Crichton, or whatever his character name was. When he moved to Stargate, his lines seemed so much better and "natural". Still not as good as Jack, but nobody beats MacGuiver :D

[LynneSin]

36. I tried my darndest to watch and enjoy "Lost" but the creaters chased me away

Personally they can all stay shipwrecked on that island

[WinkyDink]

38. "Survivor".

[huskerlaw]

39. The Office.

I've tried, many times. All of my friends love it and quote it continuously. I don't find it at all funny. :shrug:

[geardaddy]

40. The original?

or the U.S. version?

I just can't bring myself to watch the U.S. version. It's ok, but I'm not drawn to it like I was the original.

[mikeargo]

43. Deadwood

Just can't get into westerns, no matter how well done.

[bluethruandthru]

45. Friends

[FloridaJudy]

46. Battlestar Galactica

Maybe because I didn't follow it from the beginning, but I feel as if I'd been dropped into chapter 20 of a Russian novel. Who the hell are all these people, and what the dickens are they trying to accomplish? Something about defeating Napoleon and finding the last Cylon...

I also gave up on Lost after the first two seasons. If I want puzzlement, confusion and seeing my favorite people die, real life offers quite enough of that.

[WildEyedLiberal]

67. Yeah you HAVE to watch BSG in sequence

Or it's a big-time WTF show.

I rented all the seasons on DVD and then jumped into the new ones, so I got to see them all in order. It's a terrific show - if you can manage to rent the seasons on Netflix or something, it's definitely worth getting into.

[crimsonblue]

48. West Wing. n/t

[Bucky]

64. Please check the DU rules & guidelines. I don't believe you're allowed to dislike that show on DU

[Lydia Leftcoast]

69. Yes, it just didn't grab me somehow

:shrug:

[Deja Q]

49. Fringe, Torchwood, X-Files, Buffy

[RiffRandell]

51. Scrubs. n/t

[Misskittycat]

56. Agree; really bugs me. Can't figure out why. n/t

[Tabasco_Dave]

52. X-files n/t

[Crunchy Frog]

53. House.

Just doesn't work for me. I love Hugh Laurie, but think he should have stuck with British comedy.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

70. Yes, partly because I'm tired of medical shows

except for the British import Bodies, which was all about a young doctor in conflict with an arrogant and incompetent senior doctor.

[Misskittycat]

57. CSI n/t

[JCMach1]

60. LOST lost me

just couldn't get into it...

[Rabrrrrrr]

63. Futurama. Just can't stand it, and I wishit were otherwise.

I am a fan of Groening, and I know some people love the hell out of Futurama, but I find it tedious and unbearable after a few minutes.

[mockmonkey]

71. Batman

All I could think at the time was Ugh! Batman is dumb. The car was "boss" though. I was 6 in 1966.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

73. I'm gonna catch it here (I hope I'm wrong),

but "Real Time With Bill Maher" is unbearably predictable and not very funny. Some of the "New Rules" are funny, and the show itself has had some moments.

But, overall, it bores me.