# Series you once liked but now cannot stand **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 5, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523 "2012-01-05T17:43:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/21 "2012-01-05T19:54:52Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > NCIS. I really enjoyed it for a long time, but it is just so formulaic and repetitive, and the characters are (mostly) not allowed to grow or change. Abby, especially, makes me cringe. It’s not Abby who bothers me; it’s Tony and McGee, because it’s so obvious that, for the sake of their careers, they both need to get the hell off Gibbs’s team. They’re pretty much making themselves unpromotable, it seems to me. (I don’t count Ziva; she’s a special case.) ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/22 "2012-01-05T20:00:48Z")
_Weeds_. I liked (what I thought was) the premise, in the first season it felt like a somewhat realistic (exaggerated, sure, but realistic enough) scenario of what might happen to a housewife in suburbia suddenly left without financial resources. From there it turned into a collection of unlikeable people in situations of increasing absurdity. It was too bad (for me), I liked a lot of the individual performances but overall it failed to keep my interest. The _Anita Blake Vampire Hunter_ books. I started noticing they sucked around book 3, and then kept reading until maybe 6, and then gave up. I could claim my reason was the increasing misogynistic tone of the series (and that would be valid) but to be honest, I was mostly horrified that the author kept describing the characters as wearing clothes that she intended to be sexy and elegant, but what she was describing was more like what you would find at a clearance sale at Chess King. It hurt my soul. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/23 "2012-01-05T20:04:35Z")
30 Rock ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/24 "2012-01-05T20:05:27Z")
Dexter. True Blood. United States of Tara. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/25 "2012-01-05T20:05:33Z")
_Weeds_ and _Entourage_. I actually have watched them both all the way through but after the first couple seasons of both I stopped looking forward to seeing them and just watched them out of habit. Almost begrudgingly. I don’t know if I ever liked _Glee_. I watched the first few episodes and found that I just loved Sue and the super stupid cheerleader, but after about 4 episodes I was actively waiting for someone to die. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/26 "2012-01-05T20:21:31Z")
The Simpsons. It was brilliant. Now it sucks ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/27 "2012-01-05T20:31:34Z")
Another vote for Ally McBeal, even though it’s been off the air for a long time. It started out quirky and fun, but in the last few seasons it was just sad crap about her trying to find The One. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/28 "2012-01-05T20:59:21Z")
Grey’s Anatomy and Brothers and Sisters. Both more of a soap opera these days. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/29 "2012-01-05T21:11:03Z")
> [@Iggins](#): > > _Grey’s Anatomy_ It was never a good show, but it was somewhat watchable for a couple of seasons, then both my wife and I both just stopped as each character became so unlikable and unbelievable… > [@delphica](#): > > _Weeds_. I liked (what I thought was) the premise, in the first season it felt like a somewhat realistic (exaggerated, sure, but realistic enough) scenario of what might happen to a housewife in suburbia suddenly left without financial resources. > > From there it turned into a collection of unlikeable people in situations of increasing absurdity. It was too bad (for me), I liked a lot of the individual performances but overall it failed to keep my interest. These get my vote, too. I’ll add _Nurse Jackie_ because I wanted to give Edie Falco a chance. The show sucks, though. And it’s hardly worth the mention since we bailed on it pretty quickly, but _Harry’s Law_ failed fast. And unless _Survivor_ does a major overhaul, this latest season just about pissed me off for good. ---
**Author:** ![stegon66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/30 "2012-01-05T21:17:42Z")
> [@](#): > > Comics- Walking Dead. After the prison–So. Boring. I read the trade paperback collections instead of the monthly comics so maybe that’s my problem, but I find TWD not so much boring as overpopulated. You need a scorecard to keep track of all the characters and the black and white artwork often makes it hard to tell who is who, especially with the newer characters… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/31 "2012-01-05T21:44:57Z")
_Buffy_ - It lost all meaning when it switched from TV to comics. And Joss turned into a total dick, instead of just a part-time one. ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Medlo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hi\_Medlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Medlo)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/32 "2012-01-05T21:45:05Z")
I’ll second Dexter. At some point I realized how he was screwing up the lives around him and it stopped being fun. Going way back, I loved the original Max Headroom series until they retooled it and took the edge off. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/33 "2012-01-05T21:47:12Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > _Buffy_ - It lost all meaning when it switched from TV to comics. And Joss turned into a total dick, instead of just a part-time one. Hmm. I could never be arsed to read the comics, not even when Buffy went lesbian briefly with someone-or-other (Willow?), so I’m not sure how Whendon became a total dick. Care to explain? ---
**Author:** ![BlinkingDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/34 "2012-01-05T22:06:03Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > The Thomas Covenant books by Donaldson. I read them twenty year ago and liked them. Now, when Donaldson came out with new books in the series, I just felt a little ill about them. There’s no way I want to continue immersing myself in that world. Just no. +1 ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/35 "2012-01-06T00:12:35Z")
While I wouldn’t quite say that _Seinfeld_ was one of my top faves, I did catch it fairly regularly back in the day, but watching the antics of a bunch of self-centered insensitive egomaniacs is something I now find rather painful to endure. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/36 "2012-01-06T00:19:54Z")
_Law and Order_, without a doubt. I guess all shows go stale after a while but this started out so well and ended so abysmally. If we’re allowed to mention spinoffs, may I say I really like _Criminal Minds_ but loathe _CI Suspect Behaviour._ ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/37 "2012-01-06T00:46:09Z")
I came in to say _The Simpsons_ as well. I watched it religiously as a teenager and up until I got married. We didn’t have a tv at that point so I stopped watching it (ca. 2001). I finally got a satellite hookup in 2010, and when I sat down to watch my first new Simpsons episode in nearly a decade, I couldn’t even finish it. Complete crap. I did like the movie, though, and even bought a DVD copy. I’m glad FOX finally cancelled King of the Hill. Hands down my favorite show ever, and I’m glad they pulled the plug when they did instead of dragging it out forever and ruining the flavor of the show with season after season of bad writing and totally unrealistic scenarios. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/38 "2012-01-06T01:05:38Z")
\*\*House \*\*- It became as repetitive as Power Rangers. \*\*Raymond \*\*- I liked it until sombeody pointed out “Don’t you see how nasty they are to each other?”. from then on it was unwatchable. \*\*Frasier \*\*- How could I’ve liked it? ---
**Author:** ![smaje1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/39 "2012-01-06T01:11:51Z")
Those folks who have given up on the Simpsons – I completely understand your decision, but this current season has produced some pretty awesome episodes…in a row! I have SUCH a hard time giving up on shows, so here’s a list of the shows I really, really want to quit (or wanted to quit but instead watched them to their conclusion) but just can’t/couldn’t for some reason: 1. **The Office**. This show is so terribly not funny anymore. I know everyone is welcome to his or her own opinion, but when someone tells me they still think the show is funny - hey! this current season is even the funniest! - then they lose points in my book of judgemental judgementaliness. 2. **Glee**. I don’t even like the songs anymore. I think I just watch it in the hopes that Puck will take off his shirt. 3. **Curb Your Enthusiasm**. This show has always left a bad taste in my mouth, as far as the characters all being despicable human beings, but now the show is just plain old bad television. And there was one episode last season where Larry hated the way Susie smacked her lips and said “Ahhhh!” every time she took a drink. I was like, “Huh? That was the actual plot of a Seinfeld episode!” If only Larry had acknowledged that what Susie was doing bothered him so much he had once written a Seinfeld eipsode about it, but nothing. Did he think we’d all forget??? 4. **Smallville**. I wanted to give up on this show for the past, oh, four years. (Thank og it’s finally off the air!) But Mr. Smaje adores his Superman, so we had to keep watching. I know, I know – I didn’t \*have \*to sit there and watch it with him, but I did anyway. By the end of the series, both of us spent the entire episode just ripping on how stupid it was. And yet we tuned in every single time. We iz dumb. 5. **Magnum, PI**. I blame Mr. Smaje for this one too. He loved the show as a kid, and when it came out on DVD he was ecstatic. I had never watched it as a kid, so I was interested in seeing it. I loved the fun, goofy, adventure episodes. I hated the episodes where someone dramatic happened to Magnum. UGH. It definitely should have ended one season before it did. 6. **Robot Chicken**. Either it’s completely changed this season, or I now longer have the sense of humor necessary to appreciate it. On the plus side, I have just started watching **The League** , which I love. So, there’s that, right? ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523/40 "2012-01-06T01:30:47Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I did catch it fairly regularly back in the day, but watching the antics of a bunch of self-centered insensitive egomaniacs is something I now find rather painful to endure. That’s the exact same reason I no longer watch C-SPAN. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-you-once-liked-but-now-cannot-stand/608523.md?page=3)