Ex on the beach
Dancing with the Stars. Although I have to admit I never watched a second of it, I hate the premise. Apparently it’s been on for several years, and they talk about on the News ffs, so it must be popular.
Family Guy.
There is not enough time in my day to list them all. I would say 80-90% of what 80-90% of people like I usually detest.
what snfaulkner said.
This. But at least 95%, especially music.
The Princess Bride.
I don’t hate this show, but I’m not fond of the name they gave the British version: “Strictly Come Dancing.” It makes no sense to me.
One song everybody seems to love but me: “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Strictly Ballroom /Come Dancing.
Sorry, but as usual the British version came first: Come Dancing was enough of an institution to have a Kinks song named after it.
My wife is a passionate follower of Game of Thrones. I don’t hate it per se, I just can’t get interested.
The bits of pop culture that I see the appeal of run few and far between. GoT however is one thing I can only understand loving.
OT: The majority of top 40 songs since 1995, every superhero movie not named Deadpool, every crime/cop/law drama not named The Wire/The Killing.
I can think of a bunch of things that lasted for years and I couldn’t stand.
Dukes of Hazzard
Flintstones (mostly)
reality TV
Everything original on Adult Swim. (The “infinite cable TV” Rick and Morty episode was funny though.)
Shark Tank
Any of the cooking competition shows.
Any of the “Follow That Bimbo!” type shows (Kardashians, Sweet 16, etc).
Dancing With The Stars
Big Brother
Survivor
Chick Flicks
Torture Porn Movies (Saw, Hostel, Human Centipede)
My mind is blown! I had assumed that the show was named after the Kinks song. But I see from wikipedia that the show dates back to 1949, so obviously it was the other way around!
Edited to add, things I hate that others love: Deadpool.
First thing that came to mind. My wife is also a fan of the show and books. I just don’t get it.
There are at least a dozen different convoluted plotlines that seem to only be passingly related to each other, every character is a dirty white guy that looks exactly like some other character that’s also a dirty white guy, and despite years and years of promising, apparently Winter never actually comes.
Anything having anything to do with The Kardashians, “Real” Housewives, any Osbourne not named Ozzy, or pretty much anything airing on E! or Bravo. It’s completely beyond my comprehension why anyone gives a fuck about any of these useless, vapid, attention-whoring cunts.
Singing/talent competitions. Star Search was a joke in the 80s and nobody cared; the few truly talented people who appeared on that show later became famous in spite of being on Star Search, not because of it. Then suddenly American Idol rekindles the format, and it and its myriad clones became practically the only show on network TV. I still could not possibly care less.
Any song by Rush
Very well said, as for GoT winter just came. 6 seasons and 60 hrs deep. That build up doesn’t do it for you?
I’d bundle up what you said with all “faux” reality TV. If the camera man isn’t in danger or there isn’t a score, the reality is not real.
I’m assuming plays count, and I know I’m going to get pummeled, but after hearing the soundtrack to Hamilton, I probably wouldn’t see it even if I had a snowball’s chance in Hell of doing so.
Sturgeon’s Law proven again…
You’re not alone. The emperor is naked.