# Television show I liked\_\_\_\_\_\_\_until\_\_\_happened(Open spoilers probably). **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2011, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873 "2011-05-23T09:46:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/1 "2011-05-23T09:46:15Z")
I liked Chase until the main Marshal Annie let her criminal father go! I liked The Big Bang Theory until Raj slept with Penny. I liked The West Wing until Rob Lowe left. I liked Top Chef Masters until this season’s craziness. ---
**Author:** ![phantom\_lamb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/2 "2011-05-23T10:13:49Z")
I liked Prison Break up until they started breaking out of prisons the second time, season 3 I believe. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/3 "2011-05-23T10:25:44Z")
I liked Roswell until Ron Moore killed Alex. (I kept watching after that, but it wasn’t the same.) ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/4 "2011-05-23T11:06:28Z")
I liked The 4400 until season three, or so, when they seemed to start to get a whole lot more soap opera-ish and less of a supernatural show. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/5 "2011-05-23T12:55:32Z")
I liked The Unit until they decided the wives needed to be more involved in doing missions. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/6 "2011-05-23T13:13:30Z")
I lked Pettycoat Junction until Bea Benaderet got sick. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/7 "2011-05-23T13:34:02Z")
I liked _My Three Sons_ until Mike moved out and they adopted the kid from next door. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/8 "2011-05-23T14:07:06Z")
I liked _Roseanne_ until Original Blonde Daughter came back and it started getting all meta. I liked _Home Improvement_ until Jill started losing weight. I liked _Designing Women_ until the Clarence Thomas hearings turned the characters against each other. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/9 "2011-05-23T14:10:11Z")
I liked ER until the Dr. Green torture became too much. I liked Grey’s Anatomy until Izzy stole an organ for her boyfriend and had to sit in the corner for punishment. Still watched until The beginning of season 3 when that whiney bitch Merideth did not drown as promised. That’s when I realized I hated everyone on the show and stopped watching. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/10 "2011-05-23T14:15:33Z")
I liked Bones until they made Zack an accomplice to a serial killer. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/11 "2011-05-23T14:20:12Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I liked Grey’s Anatomy until Izzy stole an organ for her boyfriend and had to sit in the corner for punishment. Still watched until The beginning of season 3 when that whiney bitch Merideth did not drown as promised. That’s when I realized I hated everyone on the show and stopped watching. Not arguing against the meat of your complaint here, but you were either watching on a different schedule than me or have gotten the time a bit mixed up: Izzy stealing the heart and getting what came to her was the end of season 2, beginning of 3. Meredith nearly drowning was the February sweeps for season 3, a bit over halfway through. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/12 "2011-05-23T14:22:19Z")
I liked _Dallas_ until JR got shot. I liked _Happy Days_ until Fonzie jumped the shark. I liked\* Lost in Space\* until it went to color. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/13 "2011-05-23T14:28:38Z")
I liked Alias until SD-6 fell and it became clear the network was not allowing JJ Abrams and others maintain long-term storylines very much. I liked **Babylon 5** until season 5, though I find I can watch the whole show if I cut out about 12 episodes from season 5(no Byron for me, thank you). I blame the near cancellation for it, though. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/14 "2011-05-23T14:31:15Z")
> [@phantom\_lamb](#): > > I liked Prison Break up until they started breaking out of prisons the second time, season 3 I believe. Exactly what I was going to say except I like it until they broke _in_ to prison in season 2. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/15 "2011-05-23T14:33:05Z")
I liked South Park until Mr. Slave and Lemmewinks. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/16 "2011-05-23T14:37:52Z")
Oh, and my wife and I, both of whom have a high tolerance for sticking with shows, liked \*\*X-files \*\*until Mulder left. Even with his appearances in the last two seasons, it just was not enough. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/17 "2011-05-23T14:39:34Z")
> [@chrisk](#): > > Not arguing against the meat of your complaint here, but you were either watching on a different schedule than me or have gotten the time a bit mixed up: > > Izzy stealing the heart and getting what came to her was the end of season 2, beginning of 3. > > Meredith nearly drowning was the February sweeps for season 3, a bit over halfway through. Your chronology works as well as mine. Wasn’t there a long wait between Meredeth jumping into the river and her not drowning? ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/18 "2011-05-23T14:54:52Z")
_Millennium_ until they wimped out on the “epidemic wipes out the 90% of Earth’s population” Season 2 cliffhanger. _X-Files_ until…well, at some point it just got silly. I think the final straw was that “All Your Questions Will Be Answered” episode (or set of episodes) that ended up doing nothing of sort. _Grounded for Life_ until they stopped producing episodes on film and the tone of the show changed for semi-edgy to ABC Family level comedy. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/19 "2011-05-23T15:16:07Z")
I liked Lost until they opened the hatch. I liked 24 until the cougar attacked Jack’s daughter. I liked The Event until Sophia became a soap opera villain. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873/20 "2011-05-23T15:43:31Z")
> [@eenerms](#): > > I liked The Big Bang Theory until Raj slept with Penny. In all fairness, Raj and Penny might have been in bed together, but we do not know if they “slept” together. In the Biblical sense. And what if they did? True, it might be a “jump the shark”, but we have about 5 minutes of writing after the “coitus”. Not sure if anyone should damn the show because of this moment, yet. I liked _Cheers_ until Dianne left. Hated neurotic Rebecca. I liked _All in the Family_ until Mike and Gloria moved next door. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-i-liked_______until___happened-open-spoilers-probably/582873.md?page=2)