# Have you ever missed the entire run of a sitcom? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 30, 2002, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547 "2002-04-30T20:34:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![evilhanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba8739/32.png) [@evilhanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilhanz)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/21 "2002-05-01T03:09:28Z")
I hadn’t seen a complete episode of **Cheers** until about a month ago. I’ve never seen **Buffy** or **West Wing**. I only started watching **Seinfeld** once it hit Fox. New TV shows barely last so I find myself less inclined to watch them until they hit the syndication circuit - and even then the quality is usually so terrible, I’d rather not. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/22 "2002-05-01T03:46:12Z")
I missed the entire run of **Cop Rock**. Colin ---
**Author:** ![Dagny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@Dagny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dagny)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/23 "2002-05-01T04:04:55Z")
Shows I’ve never seen: The West Wing Star Trek or any of it’s spin-offs Law and Order or any of it’s spin-offs I can’t remember watching anything on WB or UPN other than some news Friends, I was shocked when I found out tonight it’s still on. I thought it was canceled years ago. Cheers MASH Everybody Loves Raymond or come to think of it any sitcom on CBS Missed all of ABC’s TGIF and NBC’s Must See TV It’s easier to list the shows I have seen. I suck at triva games. Don’t know anything about movies either. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/24 "2002-05-01T04:18:52Z")
I never saw a single episode of _Cheers_ , in first run or reruns. And I watch a _lot_ of TV. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/25 "2002-05-01T04:27:31Z")
Survivor, Will and Grace, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Law and Order: SVU, Farscape, The Practice, the list goes on and on of TV shows that I have never, ever watched a single episode of and that I never, ever plan on doing so. Full House, Sex and the City, Oz, Angel, Cop Rock, Ally McBeal, West Wing, ST: Voyager/Enterprise, the list goes on and on. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/26 "2002-05-01T04:49:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yojimboguy \* > \*\*It’s kind of like if Hitler owned _Krispy Kreme_. \*\* “Oh, the network slogan is true! Watch FOX and be damned for all eternity!” Ahhh, The Simpsons. Is there any situation they don’t have a quote for? ---
**Author:** ![Dirty\_Earthworm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Dirty\_Earthworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Earthworm)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/27 "2002-05-01T05:21:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BiblioCat \* > \*\*I’ve never seen _The Practice_ or _Law & Order_. > > I’ve never seen _Star Trek_ or _any_ of its spin-offs or movies. > > I’ve never seen _Buffy_ or _Charmed_. > > I’ve never seen _Dawsons Creek_ or _Gilmore Girls_ or _Melrose Place_ or _90210_.\*\* Ditto … ditto … ditto … ditto (although the eye candy is great on _Charmed_ and to a lesser extent, _Buffy_; same goes for _Dawson’s Creek_) … none of these shows really appealed to me; I don’t really watch all that much TV anyway. _Seinfeld_, however, I almost never missed an episode of - once I discovered it in its original run, that is. Quality stuff. -Dirty ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/28 "2002-05-01T16:55:11Z")
I’m getting a whiff of snob-up-manship…“well, I only watch PBS and Discovery and documentaries about the plight of Bolivian refugee cotton pickers…” I may be wrong, but I think the OP was refering to people who actually watch SOME sitcoms without having to apologize. I never saw Home Improvement or anything with the Olsen twins. ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/29 "2002-05-01T17:42:53Z")
And Gilmore Girls, Buffy, and Star Trek are _not_ sitcoms. There’s plenty of Fox and UPN sitcoms I’ve never seen. Titus, Bernie Mac, Living Single, Moesha, Smart Guy, etc. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/30 "2002-05-01T17:56:14Z")
Another Seinfeld-misser. And every other sitcom since ‘92. Oddly enough also the same year I graduated from high school and moved out of my parents’ house. Funny, that. I actually think Seinfeld is funny (from what I hear second hand). I only refuse (or forget) to catch it because I’m so damn sick of people telling me how great it is. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/31 "2002-05-01T18:25:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DMark \* > \*\*I’m getting a whiff of snob-up-manship…“well, I only watch PBS and Discovery and documentaries about the plight of Bolivian refugee cotton pickers…” > \*\* Certainly not from me. I love _Seinfeld_ and _M_A_S_H\* reruns, and make a point to watch _Friends, 24, ER, CSI_ and _Six Feet Under_. I love shows on Discovery and TLC and The History Channel, and I’m loving the PBS documentary _Frontier House_, but I watch plenty of crappy TV, too. Just not _The Simpsons_ or _Star Trek_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/32 "2002-05-01T19:51:15Z")
Believe it or not, there are actually people in this world that don’t like the edgy humor stylings of _The Simpsons_. Even disaffected college students, which is basically their core demographic. When I make comments like **yojimboguy** ’s, I get retorts like, “I don’t want to watch a TV show to get insulted.” Many of those people do tend to be dour and humorless, come to think of it. Answering the OP, I completely managed to miss Aaron Sorkin’s foray into sit-commery, _SportsNight_. I did catch the reruns when Comedy Central re-showed them, but that was at least a year ago. Truly great TV there. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_A_Tame_Lion)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/33 "2002-05-01T20:00:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sphinx \* > \*\*Hmmm, I thought I was the only guy on the planet who hadn’t seen a single episode of “Seinfeld.” > > For what it’s worth, I’ve never seen “Ally McBeal” or “Friends” either – too busy watching the Discovery Channel I guess… > > But I KNOW I’m the only red-blooded American male who’s never seen a single episode of Survivor! I feel like such a freak, but that whole premise (reality TV) just sounded stupid to me. \*\* I’ve never watched any of these shows either, at least not a complete episode; I’ve seen bits and pieces of _Friends_ when visiting relatives and found it to be banal and worthless. Five minutes was enough. And you couldn’t pay me to watch _Survivor._ ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/34 "2002-05-01T21:15:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SmackFu \* > \*\*And Gilmore Girls, Buffy, and Star Trek are _not_ sitcoms. > > \*\* While that’s true, the OP doesn’t even use “sitcom” in the post only their title does(and they mention Boston Public themselves, there. That’s a drama.) If Kent4mmy doesn’t mind that we’ve veered out of genre, I guess it’s ok. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/35 "2002-05-01T21:17:16Z")
argh. Ok, scratch Boston Public, but the rest stands 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/36 "2002-05-01T21:29:18Z")
Not only had I never seen an episode of _Wings_, in original runnings or syndication, until 2 years ago I had never even heard of it. It came up one day in conversation, and I hadn’t a clue what the lady was talking about. She showed it to me one day when we were flipping, I think it was being syndicated on USA or something channel that. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/37 "2002-05-02T01:10:23Z")
I watched **a lot** of TV as a kid. Morning, noon & night. Then about ten years or so ago I kinda realized that network TV is, well, total crap. I mostly watch Discovery, TLC, PBS, and Cartoon Network! In fact, the only sitcoms I ever watched regularly are all animated: The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Futurama, South Park and Daria. And I think that most all of CN’s Adult Swim is the funniest thing on TV! ---
**Author:** ![A\_wizard\_song\_for\_thee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@A\_wizard\_song\_for\_thee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_wizard_song_for_thee)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/38 "2002-05-02T07:10:35Z")
To my great shame, I, too, was one of the heathens that completely missed _Sports Night_ during its original run. Now, I work at night, and so only on my nights off can I catch the reruns on Comedy Central. I just wish they were still making new episodes, 'cause I want the series to continue forever… ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/39 "2002-05-02T07:55:46Z")
I never saw \*\* Buffy the Vampire Slayer \*\* until FX started showing reruns this year, at which time I sat and watched the first five years of episodes, 100 in all, in order, in just a few months. Then I recorded all 100 episodes plust this year’s. Now I’m showing them all to a friend. I think it’s safe to say I really love Buffy. Thank heaven for syndication. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2002, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547/40 "2002-05-02T13:43:19Z")
I have never watched any of the following programs: Survivor(I, II, III or IV, if there is a IV) Any of those other pseudo-Survivor shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer (puh-leeze) Ally McBeal Boston Public The Practice Star Trek: Enterprise Any Law and Order spinoff Any cable-only show except the Sopranos Gilmore Girls, Once and Again, Providence, Felicity, or any similarly insipid program with soft lighting and sensitive-but-dumb characters More sitcoms than I could possibly count The funny thing is that I LIKE junky TV. I liked Friends, the Simpsons, The Family Guy, Frasier, etc. I like Judge Judy. I watch network sports. I watch TV, I just always watch specific things. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-missed-the-entire-run-of-a-sitcom/106547.md?page=3)