What's a really popular TV show you just couldn't get into?
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Big bang theory. Cannot stand the characters on that show, especially Sheldon
I mean, this is Lemmy, it's a show about making fun of us.
And honestly I'd respect that if they put effort into it, but "lol nerd" is like 90% of the plot.
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It's a great series but I agree, there's a lot of depressing vibes. I binged it recently and ended up being getting paranoid riding trains haha
I watched it cause it was interesting to explore a scenario where the top 1% was targeted, especially considering what's happening in the world right now.
These negative reviews make me really want to watch it. Most TV glosses over all uncomfortable truths.
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Definitely got some Lower Decks vibes as well. Are they ever gonna make more Orville seasons?
Lower Decks is awesome, although you'll get more out of it if you've seen the 90s Trek shows as they're referenced often. Not required, though. There actually is going to be a 4th season of Orville, but it's about a year away currently.
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Andor. It feels so different and it is interesting because it builds the empire, but somehow it just felt too different. I watched a video essay about it recently, where the essayist made the point that he loves it for being more serious and darker in tone than most other Star Wars Media. I wonder if seen through this lens I'd enjoy it more during a rewatch.
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If you haven't already, you should give the spin offs a chance. Neither my wife or I can stand Yellowstone (we struggled through the first season and then gave up), but 1883 and 1923 are both fantastic shows.
I'm going to stick my neck out and say 1883 was one of the best shows I've seen on TV.
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Buffy
Supernatural
Smallville
The Arrowverse stuffI dunno man. I just couldn't get into the serialized urban fantasy pretty people vs monster of the week genre, even thought it feels like it should be right up my ally. I used to play a TON of V:tM and WW:tA, and Im all about camp and community theater energy. I liked some of the other Whedon stuff at the time, like Firefly. And I'm a life long fan of all things super heroes and I even respect Arrowverse from a far for its commitment to its status as a multimedia project (before the MCU, even).
More recently, some similarly themed shows have been made and I got into them way more; What We Do In The Shadows and Stan Against Evil, and I think maybe the magic sauce was that I would have liked the energy paired something less earnest and more tongue in cheek. All of these shows also had the issue of really annoying fandoms. Its probably the reason I couldn't lower my hackles around Doctor Who.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]That's too bad about Buffy, it really grows into something very unique. It's also pretty much the originator of that horror/comedy genre, and one of the first serialized prime time shows, along with X-Files.
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The best concise description of that show I've heard was "it's what people who aren't nerds think nerds would like".
wrote on last edited by [email protected]To be fair, the scene where Penny gifts Sheldon something like the glass Leonard Nimoy drank out of, for Christmas, had me crying with laughter. That's about it, though.
Edit: The napkin he used, and then signed with a note.
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Severance. So. Goddamn. Slow.
I felt the same. I also think that we viewers have so much more information than the characters... so even though there's mystery, we see the mysteries coming like 2 full episodes in advance. Yawn
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I felt the same. I also think that we viewers have so much more information than the characters... so even though there's mystery, we see the mysteries coming like 2 full episodes in advance. Yawn
Totally. I enjoy the premise of the show, but the delivery is sleep-inducing.
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Firefly. I thought I could stomach sci-fi but I find it unwatchable for personal reasons. I wish I could but it's not for me.
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Firefly. I thought I could stomach sci-fi but I find it unwatchable for personal reasons. I wish I could but it's not for me.
it only had 1 season, definitely wouldve been able to see the scope if it had mroe season.
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To be fair, I have friends who love this show but also admit it hasn't aged well.
The only redeemable one is Phoebe. The rest feel like self-centered assholes, especially Ross and Rachael.
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Andor. It feels so different and it is interesting because it builds the empire, but somehow it just felt too different. I watched a video essay about it recently, where the essayist made the point that he loves it for being more serious and darker in tone than most other Star Wars Media. I wonder if seen through this lens I'd enjoy it more during a rewatch.
post-disney buyout STar wars isnt that good.
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Breaking bad, walking dead, any star wars show
So uninteresting imo
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I mean, this is Lemmy, it's a show about making fun of us.
And honestly I'd respect that if they put effort into it, but "lol nerd" is like 90% of the plot.
Silicon Valley also makes fun of nerds, but it's for nerds. BBT just made nerds the butt of the joke.
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Any and all "reality" TV.
reality has always been trash, and they cancelled shows just so they can have that slop because it brings in the lowest common denominators.
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I fully don't get why people like that. It looks mean and dull and it's not even reality. The sexy ones also look like a shit stand-in for actual porn.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]they actively hire models, or attractive people on purpose. and many of them post show career, ends up as mlm, or worst on trumps administration, and of course porn too, sometimes they are pornstars before.
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Buffy
Supernatural
Smallville
The Arrowverse stuffI dunno man. I just couldn't get into the serialized urban fantasy pretty people vs monster of the week genre, even thought it feels like it should be right up my ally. I used to play a TON of V:tM and WW:tA, and Im all about camp and community theater energy. I liked some of the other Whedon stuff at the time, like Firefly. And I'm a life long fan of all things super heroes and I even respect Arrowverse from a far for its commitment to its status as a multimedia project (before the MCU, even).
More recently, some similarly themed shows have been made and I got into them way more; What We Do In The Shadows and Stan Against Evil, and I think maybe the magic sauce was that I would have liked the energy paired something less earnest and more tongue in cheek. All of these shows also had the issue of really annoying fandoms. Its probably the reason I couldn't lower my hackles around Doctor Who.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]i think buffy is good for its time, but not post 2000s. Supernatural got wierd after 5th season, basically when kripke left the new showrunners decided to play into the parasocial fantasies of the fans and it made it all sexual and homo-erotic. i believe at one point (season 6) death threats were made against some of the guest cast(the ones that was dating DEAN in the show) and they couldnt come back. and you can see why how they act(the fans) when jensen ackles and jared does all these Conventions still. that is the reason why it continued for like 10 more years, past its lifespan. although there is at least 1 or 2 seasons (8 and 11)that were better than the rest.
smallville was intersting origin for superman, but if you look at all the superman/supergirl show that came out since then, its superior to those. michael rosenbaum was is a good lex luthor, but he gave up on the show at some point.
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To be fair, the scene where Penny gifts Sheldon something like the glass Leonard Nimoy drank out of, for Christmas, had me crying with laughter. That's about it, though.
Edit: The napkin he used, and then signed with a note.
i remember the sub that was discussing big ban theory how they turned penny into a stem professional into a total "bimbo" by the end of the series.
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These negative reviews make me really want to watch it. Most TV glosses over all uncomfortable truths.
some shows might jive with other people better than others. and many are as bad as the reviews.
