# Overrated! Underrated! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 13, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162 "2013-08-13T21:38:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/21 "2013-08-14T17:20:26Z")
Overrated. People go all gooey about exploration, human destiny, and Deep Space 9 the Original Next Generation Series. But when you get down to it, space is big, boring, cold, and there’s no place to stop for a hamburger. It’s like a really bad camping trip. Next topic: Jenny McCarthy. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/22 "2013-08-14T18:43:55Z")
If even ONE person likes Jenny McCarthy, that’s too many. Overrated. Try again: **The Toyota Prius** ---
**Author:** ![JustsomeDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@JustsomeDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustsomeDude)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/23 "2013-08-14T18:44:19Z")
Overrated. I don’t get the hype about all these hybrid electric thingies. **Manhattan** (movie by Woody Allen) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/24 "2013-08-14T18:51:17Z")
The Toyota Prius wears too much makeup? Prius: Underrated. It’s a pretty good car for everyday driving Manhattan: Underrated. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it but i remember liking it. I think Woody Allen’s movies are underrated in general. New topic: Punk Rock. ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/25 "2013-08-14T19:10:39Z")
**Punk Rock: _Overrated_** One of the most shining exponents of Sturgeon’s Principle. Threesomes. ---
**Author:** ![JustsomeDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@JustsomeDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustsomeDude)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/26 "2013-08-14T19:51:38Z")
Overrated. Too much distraction. Next up: **Twinkies** ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/27 "2013-08-14T20:02:03Z")
> [@JustsomeDude](#): > > Next up: **Twinkies** Overrated. They “never stale” because they taste stale the day they’re put on the shelf Next: Parenthood (not the show or the movie, the, y’know, being a parent thing) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/28 "2013-08-14T20:03:25Z")
Underrated: If you do it right, it rewards you for the rest of your life. **Gourmet toppings on pizza** ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/29 "2013-08-14T20:08:12Z")
**Gourmet toppings on pizza: _Overrated_** Definitely overrated! What’s wrong with an honest pizza margherita with some extra pepperoni and mushrooms?? **The Concorde SST** ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/30 "2013-08-14T21:54:58Z")
Overrated - it was 1. A money loser 2. Noisy as hell- I got to hear it constantly in the summer of 1979 when I was a parking lot attendant at Rockaway Beach, not far from JFK airport. I swear, you could hear it coming miles away 3. Not THAT much faster getting you across the Alantic than other planes \*\* Microbrewed beers\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/31 "2013-08-14T23:05:31Z")
\*\*Microbrewed beers \*\* Overrated. Moonshine for me. **Hot Dogs** ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/32 "2013-08-14T23:14:08Z")
Underrated. So much yummy tastiness can travel with the humble hotdog, what with the variety of meat, toppings, and buns. **Ronald Reagan** ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/33 "2013-08-14T23:18:31Z")
Overrated. One of my ex-employers was a big fan and thought he did everything but walk on water. **Netflix** ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/34 "2013-08-14T23:36:38Z")
Way overrated- terrible choice of movies for the money \*\* Women’s Basketball\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/35 "2013-08-15T01:47:15Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Way overrated- terrible choice of movies for the money > \*\* > Women’s Basketball\*\* Underrated. I’ve seen awesome college games, and while not as popular as their heavily promoted male counterparts, teams like UConn, Baylor, and Tennessee can put on quite a show. New: **Saturn** (the planet not the car) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/36 "2013-08-15T01:56:35Z")
Underrated. Have you seen the pictures from Cassini? It’s marvelous. **Natalie Portman** ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/37 "2013-08-15T02:30:38Z")
Overrated. Beautiful, but a boring actress (and no, _ **Black Swan** _ didn’t change my mind in the least). She was a much better actress as a kid in _ **The Professional** _ than she is now. **Mumford and Sons** ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/38 "2013-08-15T02:48:40Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > **Mumford and Sons** Overrated, but I’m glad of it. They’re drawing attention to one of my favorite styles of music, which is bringing increased concert bookings for other bands that do it at least as well, if not better, and which also consist of friends of mine. 😃 Yankee Candles ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/39 "2013-08-15T03:06:54Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Yankee Candles Overrated. Why can’t a house just not smell? Not smell at all, meaning neither good or bad? _Take Me Out to the Ball Game_ ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162/40 "2013-08-15T03:17:04Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > _Take Me Out to the Ball Game_ Overrated. That song has got to go and is no fun at all. Then again, I don’t like baseball. Mine: John Oliver [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overrated-underrated/666162.md?page=3)