Shows that were off and on

[assydingo]

Lately I've been watching The Office. I liked it a lot in the earlier seasons but s3 and 4 were blah. Surprisingly I'm really liking s5 though... the fire drill episode was great but there's been a lot of other fantastic moments too. Like when they roasted Michael, Dwight's comments were hilarious.

There's other shows that have some weak seasons and come back strong. Buffy (s5) and Angel (s4) were that way but I never stopped liking either show.

What shows are off and on for you?

[MOONPHASE]

Family Guy

[Cplhicks]

Heroes-- oh wait, that's mostly just off. :P Simpsons. Buffy, definitely, during season 4 (yuck). I'm sure there are more but it's early and I can't think of them right now.

[raskal66]

I remember two HBO shows did that in the past for me.

Six Feet Under had two very strong seasons. Then season 3 came in and it really looked like the end of the show's quality. The episodes were boring and didn't feel as good as the previous years. The show came back strong in Season 4 and it's final year, Season 5 had people talking about it for a year afterwards. Sia Furler made the the song that ran during the show's final minutes and it turned into a major hit for her too.

Deadwood had a very good first season, a Ho-hum season 2, and a strong season 3.

Those are historical as nothing that I've been watching recently has had to come back from an underwhelming year, but the year is still young.

[fatediesel]

I think nearly all shows that are on for 4 or more seasons will have an off period. I really disliked most of Lost season 2, and actually stopped watching it and didn't start watching again until season 3 came out on Blu. I agree Buffy had a down period, although I would consider season 4 as the worst season.

[Sussudio]

just started watching the new king of the hills....wow those used to be phenomenal and the humor level for me has just dropped in recent seasons. i cant believe i'm saying this but i'm actually glad it was canceled.

i just want the rest of the seasons to come out on dvd

[assydingo]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

I think nearly all shows that are on for 4 or more seasons will have an off period. I really disliked most of Lost season 2, and actually stopped watching it and didn't start watching again until season 3 came out on Blu. I agree Buffy had a down period, although I would consider season 4 as the worst season.

Season 5 was the worst to me because the "goddess" was a character I never liked even for a second.

Also S4 made me happy because it introduced Tara and they handled it really well imo. Then in s5 I didn't like how Tara was the one to be infantalized or whatever happened.

I agree with most of the ones being said. Especially Nip/Tuck. That's a show you can love one moment and the next be completely uninterested in.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

I think nearly all shows that are on for 4 or more seasons will have an off period.

yep but that doesn't mean it still doesn't rock I'm one that's happy to see the characters regardless of how for sake of argument season 6 did v. season 1, I'm just happy they are on .