# "The Killing": Yea, Meh, or Nay **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 22, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476 "2011-06-22T20:09:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/1 "2011-06-22T20:09:20Z")
Okay, enough opinions have been expressed in one thread or another for it to come down to a poll. Anonymous. (poll on the way) ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/2 "2011-06-22T20:27:56Z")
I went from hopeful, to meh, to active hatred. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/3 "2011-06-22T21:26:52Z")
Yeah. I liked it until I realized the Emperor was naked. Reminds me a great deal of how I felt watching **Snake Eyes** - “This is great!..uh…ah…crap.” ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/4 "2011-06-23T00:46:37Z")
Watched the premiere, and thought, “Meh.” Like _Rubicon,_ it was going to be a turgidly paced ambiguous mess, with each episode revealing a half-assed tidbit after watching boring people stare meaningfully at each other for an hour. Glad I passed on it. ETA: Voted “Poor Show, Didn’t Even Finish It, Disliked It.” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/5 "2011-06-23T01:34:09Z")
More as a glorified bump, but also to interpret the first 25 votes, it looks like: 17 people (68%) had at best a “didn’t care for it” response 5 people (20%) had no worse than an “OK with it” response 3 people (12%) had no idea what _The Killing_ is/was 0 people loved it 0 people had a “who cares?” response Maybe those with positive feelings toward the show are unwilling to say so even in an anonymous poll, but I see this as evidence that the preponderance of Dopers reject this show. Comments? Arguments? More votes? ETA: Vote #26 adds 1 to the “at least OK with it” group ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/6 "2011-06-23T05:55:11Z")
Loved it, up until the last episode. Now feel totally screwed. Not an option in the poll. ---
**Author:** ![Prox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@Prox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prox)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/7 "2011-06-23T07:10:06Z")
I watched it for 4 or 5 episodes. When I first heard that it was one case over the course of a season, my first thought was someone was trying to redo _The Wire_. But pretty quickly it became obvious that it was more like an episode of a regular cop show, just stretched out to an entire season, so I bailed. I did keep tabs on it because I was curious if I guessed the killer. It turns out even that was a waste of time. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/8 "2011-06-23T11:43:13Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Loved it, up until the last episode. > > Now feel totally screwed. > > Not an option in the poll. A valid opinion that I didn’t cover accurately enough. You’re right not to vote. Thanks for the feedback, though. ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/9 "2011-06-23T12:19:59Z")
I was super gung-ho for this show, but then I moved during the Ahmed arc and didn’t finish the series. I kept away from spoilers, then started reading on here and TWOP - given the active hatred I’ve seen for the turn the show had taken I think I’ll pass on looking for a second viewing. ---
**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/10 "2011-06-24T01:17:40Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Loved it, up until the last episode. > > Now feel totally screwed. > > Not an option in the poll. I agree. The last episode was extremely disappointing. I would have been angrier if that was the series finale :mad: I still voted above average, though. ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/11 "2011-06-24T02:39:17Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I went from hopeful, to meh, to active hatred. Well said. I had about the same reaction. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/12 "2011-06-24T16:39:03Z")
```auto What's your opinion of "The Killing"? This poll will close on 07-06-2011 at 03:13 PM Excellent cop show; loved it 2 3.57% Above average cop show; liked it 5 8.93% Reasonable show with some problems; okay with it 8 14.29% Who cares? 4 7.14% Weak show; watched it all; didn't care for it 11 19.64% Poor show; didn't even finish it; disliked it 9 16.07% Piece of shit for a show; hated it 9 16.07% What's "The Killing?" 8 14.29% Voters: 56 ``` Neglecting the 12 votes from “Who cares?” and "What’s “the Killing?” we’re left with 15 who are more positive than negative and 29 who are more negative than positive on this show. That’s right at a 2-to-1 breakdown. May I invite the “negative” group to join in the discussion and listing at … > **[Help me come up with a list of TV shows (or movies) as disappointing as "The...](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=613170)** > > Twin Peaks Any M. Night Shyamalan movie after The Sixth Sense I want to build a poll, but I’d like some input before doing so. If you actually like(d) The Killing then, obviously, this is not for you. 🙂 Help me come up with a list of TV shows (or movies) as disappointing as “The Killing” … and for those who are genuinely unfamiliar with the show, and are curious what the fuss is about, to visit … > **[The Killing -- new series on AMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=602847)** > > Debuts this Sunday. From the Kansas City Star: "Each episode of “The Killing” will depict 24 hours in the life of the investigation. That’s drawing comparisons to “24” from some critics, including NPR’s David Bianculli, who thinks the... The Killing – new series on AMC And if you have a different interpretation of what the poll numbers tell us, or if you want to add some other levels of Love vs. Hate, please do. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/13 "2011-06-24T20:16:28Z")
I like the show. I voted “reasonable” because, sure, it’s got some problems, but I look forward to the second season, where Detective Linden will once again put to good use her paranormal ability to solve crimes by gazing thoughtfully into the distance. The season-ending episode didn’t bowl me over, but I’m just not finding it to be the cheat that a lot of people appear to view it as. I just can’t muster up much frustration about not finding out the killer’s identity after only 13 episodes; that’s just not that long. The part in the season-ending episode that I really thought worked was Linden’s frustration that, if only Rosie had happened to turn the other way to run, she’d have come across civilization and gotten out of there alive. A stupid metaphorical coin flip comes up the wrong way, and she dies. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/14 "2011-06-25T01:12:18Z")
I voted “reasonable”. My opinion has dropped a lot, but I’m still watching. I think _Murder 1_ was better. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/15 "2011-06-27T16:07:51Z")
The 2-to-1 Neg-to-Pos breakdown reported above is now down to 3-to-2 after 65 Voters have spoken. Maybe AMC has some justification for going for another season on this turkey? Maybe the louder of SDMB’s people who watched it aren’t the real audience for it. All I can say to that is, “Y’all enjoy it next season. I’ll be watching the Weather Channel where the important mysteries are.” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/16 "2011-07-18T16:40:37Z")
I didn’t want to start a new thread for this observation so I’m tacking it on here instead: Now that _Breaking Bad_ is back and we can see that AMC does have a sense of what a good show can be like, does it annoy you that they’re touting _The Killing_ as another example of their high quality? It flies all over me! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/17 "2011-07-18T17:02:12Z")
So, is the season over? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-killing-yea-meh-or-nay/586476/18 "2011-07-18T17:32:45Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > So, is the season over? For _The Killing_? Yes, but you’d think it was a hot property from the ads AMC is running for it. I admit to having had nothing to do with the zombie/vampire show they’re also promoting so I may be over-reacting to their lumping TK in with BB as an example of their “cutting edge” status as a network.