Is it me or is TV starting to suck horribly?

[rcrush]

I tried watching the new heroes and couldnt make it through the first 20 min of the new season it was so boring. I tried watching that show Glee but it just tries to hard to be funny.

The Cleveland Show sucks and the new season of Its Always Sunny isnt as funny as the old ones.


WTF is going on why is TV being so lazy?

[PVnRT]

1. Starting to?

It's sucked for quite some time.

[we can do it]

41. You Beat Me To It

[Blue_Tires]

56. +1000

my TV now is mostly for sports, news, and documentaries

[Crankie Avalon]

2. I thought the second season of True Blood was getting sillier and sillier as it went on...

...but I think now the show was probably pretty silly the first season too and it's just that the novelty of the thing is starting to wear off on me.

[rcrush]

3. Seems to be the theme

They try to come up with a new fresh idea for a show and can only manage to get a little whiles worth of good story but soon run out of ideas and it becomes nonsense.

And they wont kill a show when it deserves to die. Like Heroes. Kill that shit already.

[JCMach1]

4. Umm... it's a show about mythical creatures living in the South

so silly would seem to be the order of the day :)

Still enjoyed it mightily though

[Crankie Avalon]

7. Yes, but I have my limits. Godrick was annoying and that Valley Girl vampire queen was...

...totally uncalled for. :hurts:

That reverend, his wife, and the jealous jock at Jesus camp were pretty funny though.

[charlie and algernon]

5. there's good ones out there

I personally love Top Chef, LOST, and Warehouse 13. Those are my only three appointment TV shows.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

6. LOST and Battlestar Galactica for me... but LOST isn't on yet and BG finished its run.

There's no more must see tv for me. I catch Dancing With the Stars when I can.

[charlie and algernon]

13. Mine are staggered well

Warehouse 13 in the summer, Top Chef in the fall/Winter, LOST in the Winter/Spring

[slay]

46. No doubt LOST - also Dollhouse, Fringe, Cougar Town, Infomania, Doctor Who, Dexter, Breaking Bad

all currently airing except LOST and Breaking Bad. Next new Doctor Who airs in November.

[Initech]

8. It's Always Sunny really pissed me off with last week's 30 minute Dave & Busters commercial.

:grr:

That said if you're bored with Heroes check out Dollhouse and The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

[rcrush]

9. That Dave and Busters commercial was bad

I still laughed tho but it wasnt the same. I got bored mid season 1 with Dollhouse and I followed The Sarah Conner Chronicles until they canceled it which really pissed me off!

[Initech]

18. I really want to check out Fringe.

[slay]

50. You should

it's quite good. Not as good as LOST or BSG, but still a great show. Similar in writing style to both Alias and LOST. And the blu-ray of it looks amazing.

[Mojambo]

24. Sarah Conner Chronicles was canceled, and Dollhouse soon will be.

The ratings are BRUTAL on Dollhouse.

And I love Joss Whedon as much as anyone, but Dollhouse just isn't very good.

[Initech]

26. I have the first season DVD and really like it.

[slay]

47. I really like it as well

very different from all his other shows, but the second half of season 1 of Dollhouse was awesome - the unaired ep "Epitaph One" was AMAZING and season 2 is off to a strong start from a writing standpoint. yes, i know the ratings suck, but they sucked for Arrested Development too and that turned out to be one of the funniest shows of all time. Go Dollhouse!

[graywarrior]

10. I'm waiting for LOST

Everything else sucks.

[ipfilter]

11. I don't know what we will do

after the final season of LOST.

[charlie and algernon]

14. you gotta join the Warehouse 13 universe

it's a fun show with the same chemistry among the characters as LOST

[graywarrior]

25. Pillage and ransack villages?

[slay]

48. Fringe is probably the closest thing you'll find to LOST for awhile

being created by the same guy and what not. Fast Forward might fill the gap - dunno - haven't had a chance to watch the premiere yet. I'm really digging Fringe - but not nearly as much as LOST. Still, good solid show.

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. I like "Glee," myself. It's no "Freaks and Geeks," but it's still cute.

[mdmc]

19. I've watched it too

:)

[ChickMagic]

21. I kind of like Glee as well

It's quirky, but it works. YMMV

[bif]

15. It's you!

TV has sucked for 20 or more years. That's why I don't watch it anymore. In fact, I don't have a digital converter hooked up, so I only get Canadian TV.

[soleiri]

16. I think I'm the only person that loves TV

love, love, love.

I watch way too many shows (although I do DVR them and watch at my convenience throughout the year).

I think it's because I'm both a fan of smart interesting TV and mindless drivel.

[WildEyedLiberal]

17. Cable.

I don't watch anything on network TV these days, except Law and Order SVU, which is my TV equivalent of comfort food.

Not that cable is all that great either since BSG went off the air, but Stargate Universe is sort of promising, in terms of sci-fi. I also really like Sons of Anarchy on FX.

[mdmc]

20. Have you tried FRISKY DINGO on adult swim?

A little incorrect, but I found it funny in an awful South Park kinda way..

[Initech]

32. I'd also recommend Kenny Vs. Spenny. Insanely hilarious reality show.

[Mojambo]

39. Kenny vs Spenny is ridiculously funny

New season starts in November.

[bain_sidhe]

22. My list of watchable tv

Note, though, that most of them are on Friday night!

Keith & Rachel, every week night
Bones
The Mentalist
Dollhouse
Ghost Whisperer
Medium
Monk
Psych
Dog Whisperer

Plus two that aren't currently on (their "seasons" are counter to regular "seasons" - i.e., they have new eps when regular tv is in reruns.):

Warehouse 13
Eureka

I've also been enjoying the new show, The Forgotten, but I'm not prepared to endorse it yet. We'll see how it holds up. I also watched the premiere of Star Gate Universe. Jury's still out on that one. Could be good, could suck mightily, depending on which way they go.

[elshiva]

38. I agree with your list.

Especially love Bones, Dollhouse, and Monk. That said since DTV set our TV is on the fritz. At least we can still watch DVDs and VHS tapes (Goodwill still has them cheap).

[LoveMyCali]

43. I would have to agree with your list too

except I couldn't make myself watch Dollhouse again after the first one. I know, everyone told me it got continually better throughout the first season but I just couldn't do it.

Bones is kind of wearing on me now too, the characters have gotten kind of one dimensional. Yea we get it, Brennan is socially inept, Booth's not the brightest and Angela is a slut. (gee maybe I don't like this show anymore.)

I would also add The Office to my list of shows I like. I hated it when it first came on but now I'm obsessed with it.

[MajorChode]

23. TV is starting to suck horribly. I don't know about you.

[Deja Q]

27. Money for nothing and the chicks for free...

Suits want the most money for the least effort.

And yet the rich say everybody else is lazy. They need to find a mirror - assuming they are not too lazy to do so...

:D

[GirlAfire]

28. I Don't Watch Anything But...

...Matthews/Schultz/Olbermann/Maddow and Mad Men.

TV has sucked for a long time. I think I started to become disappointed with television when MTV became more of a "scripted-reality-show-with-music-in-the-background" channel than an actual channel that played music videos. And that turn took place a long time ago.

[XemaSab]

29. TV has been sucking

The only show on now that I watch is Project Runway, and even that is just mental popcorn.

[datasuspect]

30. dat shit done been sucking

and sucking hard too.

[onlyadream]

31. Try Flash Forward - but you need to go to the website

and watch the 1st 2 episodes. It's very good! :)

The 3rd episode airs tonight.

[blue_onyx]

34. Really?

I thought "Flash Forward" was bad. I barely made in through the first episode. The acting was horrible and it seemed like they were trying so hard to be Lost.

[onlyadream]

54. You're right about the acting

but I like the story line, it's intriguing.

[hedgehog]

35. on in 11 minutes - catch it on line if you've missed it so far.

[timtom]

33. No, I see it, too.

For the past 60+ years, TV has been stellar entertainment.

Now, it's beginning to flag and sag, ever so slightly.

[XemaSab]

36. I suspect that it's because everything but everything is genre

Cop, lawyer, doctor.

High school.

Teenage sitcom, young adult sitcom, family sitcom, blaxploitation sitcom.

Angsty middle-aged people.

Sci-fi shows, "quirky" shows.

Fish-out-of-water shows, shows where the main character is a jerk.

It seems like all the shows that are getting a lot of attention in the last few years are shows that do not neatly fit into one of these categories, such as the Sopranos, Big Love, Mad Men, Burn Notice, and so forth. Yes, there are a few exceptions, but it seems like the same thing over and over and over again.

[pengillian101]

44. I totally agree.

"Cop, lawyer, doctor" shows - - - and don't forget crime scene investigations. Ugh. Enough already.

Mad Men and Big Love are out of the ordinary and I watch them. I've tried watching the new network sitcoms. So not funny. I loved Lost the first few years, then it just got silly. Prison Break held my interest.

Now I mainly record and watch movies.

[quiet.american]

37. It's not just you - I mostly watch BBC America - Doctor Who & Torchwood.

The only contemporary American show I really like is Parks & Recreation.

[slay]

51. The BBC has great shows

you can download them here so you don't have to wait for BBC America - this site is nothing but BBC stuff and shows are usually posted within a few hour of it having aired in the UK: http://thebox.bz/ Is a legit site, no viruses or anything and they have older stuff as well. There is no way I'm going to fall behind the brits on my Doctor Who! Takes way too long for BBC America to get them and they are all cut up with commercials unlike their BBC counterparts which have no commercials at all. Also - LOVED Torchwood: Children of Earth.

[RubyDuby in GA]

40. I am actually watching more tv this season than I have in years

ABC is pissing me off by having some really good shows because I swore that they could go to hell and I wouldn't watch anymore because they cancelled Pushing Daisies.

I will not miss a moment of FlashForward. I also make time for Glee.
Then I will watch Modern Family, Cougar Town and Eastwick on hulu. They are a guilty pleasure.

Also, pretty stoked about the new season of The Graham Norton Show starting this Saturday on BBC (after I watch Robin Hood - another guilty pleasure).

[doc03]

42. Starting? TV has sucked ever since the

invention of cable TV.

[question everything]

45. Mad Men - if you have basic cable

Flash Forward on ABC, NCIS, NCIS-LA and The Good Wife on CBS - all on Tuesday.

House, of course, and CSI.

[Lindsey]

49. I can't tolerate "regular" T.V. and must have cable....

There are a few excellent shows on cable if you have it: Dexter, Curb your Enthusiasim, Weeds, a new one that I'm lovin', "Bored to Death", and some that I'm not thinking of.....

[fNord]

52. Tv has been......

"Starting to suck" since MTV stopped playing music videos.

Beavis and Butt-head, the x-files, and South park were just a week distraction.

there have been gems, like Lexx, and the Upright Citizens Brigade, and most of the David E. Kelly's work.....
but for the most part, T.V. started to suck in the late 80's/early 90's

[ccharles000]

53. I think glee is a great show

[raccoon]

55. ITA, and it seems to just keep getting worse. nt

[bigwillq]

57. Not the shows that I watch (nt)