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mikejet · 02-17-2010, 07:28 PM

Some of the newer shows reality shows are funny though. As long as you don't take them seriously then it's fine. It's pretty interesting what some people will do just to get on TV.

SDon1969 · 02-17-2010, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hardtosayx

I figured there's a thread like this about movies, so I wanted to see what people think about shows.

What shows do you not like and can't understand why people like them?

Tyler Perry shows come to mind. Yuck! (Disclaimer - No offense if you like them!). House of Payne, Meet the Browns - I can't even sit through 5 minutes of that stuff (although I gave only a half-hearted effort). Comedy that doesn't have the funny parts.

mikejet · 02-17-2010, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SDon1969

Tyler Perry shows come to mind. Yuck! (Disclaimer - No offense if you like them!). House of Payne, Meet the Browns - I can't even sit through 5 minutes of that stuff (although I gave only a half-hearted effort). Comedy that doesn't have the funny parts.

My friends and I have a joke that the best thing Tyler Perry ever did was Star Trek.

mikejet · 02-17-2010, 08:46 PM

The other thing I can't stand is any show with a laugh track. They need to have faith that their viewers are intelligent and know when something is funny. Probably why I love Community and other NBC shows.

The only shows with laugh tracks I liked were I Love Lucy and Friends.

Chordata · 02-17-2010, 08:53 PM

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

The Real Housewives of Atlanta

The Real Housewives of L.A.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey

The Real Housewives of New York

The Real World

The Real World/Road Rules Challenge

Jay Leno

Tyler Perry

Nancy Grace

Chelsea Lately

Jersey Shore

mikejet · 02-17-2010, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

Chelsea Lately

My wife loves this show for some reason. I leave the room if it's on.

Chordata · 02-17-2010, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mikejet

My wife loves this show for some reason. I leave the room if it's on.

Ugh same here. She looks like a trainwreck, and comes across as just a supremely negative, unfun and unfunny wench.

mikejet · 02-17-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by O_V_N

Ugh same here. She looks like a trainwreck, and comes across as just a supremely negative, unfun and unfunny wench.

I don't understand how that's popular when they have Talk Soup which is a far superior show. Plus, what's with the midget? I mean little person.

sfmarine · 02-21-2010, 01:12 AM

Reality shows...and I still haven't watched an episode of American Idol.

Arvin Clone · 02-21-2010, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by sfmarine

Reality shows...and I still haven't watched an episode of American Idol.

I watched five minutes of American Idol last year while waiting for Fringe to come on. It was so annoying that I had to turn the sound down.

X12Celtics3 · 02-21-2010, 03:59 PM

American Idol and every reality TV show ever.

AeroK · 02-21-2010, 07:41 PM

anything on CBS.

BD4ME · 03-04-2010, 10:15 PM

It seems like people just want to name the most popular shows they can that they hate and talk smack about them. That's not what the thread is about you know. It's the ones that have no general appeal. I mean Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Desperate Housewives... seriously. I may be biased since I like those three in particular. Okay, you don't like the shows, fine. But are they really that god-awful that you can't think of any reason what-so-ever as to why people would even remotely like them... please, that's BS.

Then again whatever. Opinions, opinions. Maybe someone should start a "what shows do you hate" thread. That seems a little easier - since every show has some appeal to someone in the world, which makes this thread nearly impossible.

I can even see why people like reality shows, they like to see people's "actual real-life" lives. How they deal with problems. Bonding and all that kinda crap. Though if I was forced to name one show it would definitely be Jersey Shore. I mean that show is disgusting, you can get an STD from just looking at it. MTV is an ooze-pit of vulgarity. Worse than the VH1 network. Both alleged music networks, neither actually play music anymore. Ironic - isn't it.

P.S. If anybody says Grey's Anatomy, Lost or Desperate Housewives again, sadly I'm going to have to kill you. That's all.

hardtosayx · 03-05-2010, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BD4ME

It seems like people just want to name the most popular shows they can that they hate and talk smack about them. That's not what the thread is about you know. It's the ones that have no general appeal. I mean Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Desperate Housewives... seriously. I may be biased since I like those three in particular. Okay, you don't like the shows, fine. But are they really that god-awful that you can't think of any reason what-so-ever as to why people would even remotely like them... please, that's BS.

Then again whatever. Opinions, opinions. Maybe someone should start a "what shows do you hate" thread. That seems a little easier - since every show has some appeal to someone in the world, which makes this thread nearly impossible.

I can even see why people like reality shows, they like to see people's "actual real-life" lives. How they deal with problems. Bonding and all that kinda crap. Though if I was forced to name one show it would definitely be Jersey Shore. I mean that show is disgusting, you can get an STD from just looking at it. MTV is an ooze-pit of vulgarity. Worse than the VH1 network. Both alleged music networks, neither actually play music anymore. Ironic - isn't it.

P.S. If anybody says Grey's Anatomy, Lost or Desperate Housewives again, sadly I'm going to have to kill you. That's all.

True, but even popular shows can be horrible. I love Desperate Housewives, I used to think it was stupid before I even watched it but now I'm far from that.

But this thread is the same as the movie thread, obviously there's movies that some people LOVE where others think they're horrible, popular or unpopular. I made it because there's shows that I just can't understand how anyone watches them, but I noticed there's a pattern in what people like (from another thread) So I was curious.

Canuck21 · 02-01-2011, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by AeroK

anything on CBS.

Pretty much it. The only show I watch on CBS is The Big Bang Theory. I like it for what it is, a silly sitcom about nerds. It's fun when I'm bored, but I much prefer NBC's comedies. Shows on CBS are mostly easy, unoriginal and non-risky, yet CBS is the most successful network. It pays to follow a proven formula.

hardtosayx · 02-01-2011, 06:48 AM

I honestly don't understand how CBS has the "best" comedy when it's really the worst. The drama shows are funnier than the comedies, because NONE of them are funny.

The only shows I like on CBS are The Good Wife, NCIS and Medium (but that got canceled of course)

fiveseven4combat · 03-04-2010, 10:18 PM

House
One Tree Hill and all those shows like it
Wendy Williams

LeAnn · 03-05-2010, 04:15 PM

I really don't understand the draw of the Bachelor and Bachelorette. I thought "Farmer wants a housewife" was really funny because all these city girls suddenly were catching chickens, scooping manure and checking cows for pregnancy.

But the bachelor and -ette have never drawn me.

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02-17-2010, 07:28 PM	#1
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Some of the newer shows reality shows are funny though. As long as you don't take them seriously then it's fine. It's pretty interesting what some people will do just to get on TV.

02-17-2010, 08:46 PM	#4
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	The other thing I can't stand is any show with a laugh track. They need to have faith that their viewers are intelligent and know when something is funny. Probably why I love Community and other NBC shows. The only shows with laugh tracks I liked were I Love Lucy and Friends.

02-17-2010, 08:53 PM	#5
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Keeping Up with the Kardashians The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of L.A. The Real Housewives of New Jersey The Real Housewives of New York The Real World The Real World/Road Rules Challenge Jay Leno Tyler Perry Nancy Grace Chelsea Lately Jersey Shore

02-21-2010, 01:12 AM	#9
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:938 Blu-ray collection:2319 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Reality shows...and I still haven't watched an episode of American Idol.

02-21-2010, 03:59 PM	#11
X12Celtics3 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2010 Blu-ray collection:427	American Idol and every reality TV show ever.

02-21-2010, 07:41 PM	#12
AeroK Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2009 Location:DFW TX 4K collection:106 Blu-ray collection:1178 DVD collection:168 Digital collection:771 Trading Score:3	anything on CBS.

03-04-2010, 10:15 PM	#13
BD4ME Active Member Member since:Nov 2009 Location:The Netherlands Blu-ray collection:79	It seems like people just want to name the most popular shows they can that they hate and talk smack about them. That's not what the thread is about you know. It's the ones that have no general appeal. I mean Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Desperate Housewives... seriously. I may be biased since I like those three in particular. Okay, you don't like the shows, fine. But are they really that god-awful that you can't think of any reason what-so-ever as to why people would even remotely like them... please, that's BS. Then again whatever. Opinions, opinions. Maybe someone should start a "what shows do you hate" thread. That seems a little easier - since every show has some appeal to someone in the world, which makes this thread nearly impossible. I can even see why people like reality shows, they like to see people's "actual real-life" lives. How they deal with problems. Bonding and all that kinda crap. Though if I was forced to name one show it would definitely be Jersey Shore. I mean that show is disgusting, you can get an STD from just looking at it. MTV is an ooze-pit of vulgarity. Worse than the VH1 network. Both alleged music networks, neither actually play music anymore. Ironic - isn't it. P.S. If anybody says Grey's Anatomy, Lost or Desperate Housewives again, sadly I'm going to have to kill you. That's all.

02-01-2011, 06:48 AM	#16
hardtosayx Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jun 2009 Location:PA 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:1482 DVD collection:77 Trading Score:52	I honestly don't understand how CBS has the "best" comedy when it's really the worst. The drama shows are funnier than the comedies, because NONE of them are funny. The only shows I like on CBS are The Good Wife, NCIS and Medium (but that got canceled of course)

03-04-2010, 10:18 PM	#17
fiveseven4combat Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Portland, OR Home Theater Gallery:54 Blu-ray collection:2862 DVD collection:143 iTunes collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:49	House One Tree Hill and all those shows like it Wendy Williams

03-05-2010, 04:15 PM	#18
LeAnn Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2009 Home Theater Gallery:48 Blu-ray collection:303 Trading Score:9	I really don't understand the draw of the Bachelor and Bachelorette. I thought "Farmer wants a housewife" was really funny because all these city girls suddenly were catching chickens, scooping manure and checking cows for pregnancy. But the bachelor and -ette have never drawn me.

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