# TV shows that haven't changed names, but should **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 13, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362 "2010-05-13T23:39:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/1 "2010-05-13T23:39:51Z")
“Two and a Half Men” should at least be “Two and Three Quarters Men” by now. Or maybe “Two Men and an Obnoxious Teenager”. Any others? ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/2 "2010-05-14T00:25:10Z")
With all the hooking up they did, Friends should have been “Friends…with benefits.” ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/3 "2010-05-14T00:32:47Z")
For years I’ve been saying that Modern Marvels should change it’s name to “Neat Stuff” since a lot of their shows aren’t really about modern things anymore. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/4 "2010-05-14T00:47:55Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > “Two and a Half Men” should at least be “Two and Three Quarters Men” by now. Or maybe “Two Men and an Obnoxious Teenager”. > Any others? If Charlie Sheen doesn’t come back next year it’ll be **1¾ Men and a Surly Maid**. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/5 "2010-05-14T00:55:38Z")
B **uffy the Vampire Slayer** should have become **Buffy the All-Purpose Demon Slayer**. Or even **Buffy the Theocide**. ETA: Now that I think about it, while Buffy defeated Glory, _Giles_ did the actual killing. **Giles the Theocide**? ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/6 "2010-05-14T00:56:09Z")
Smallville should really be called Metropolis by now. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/7 "2010-05-14T01:06:23Z")
In sports, NASCAR has not had stock cars since about 1965. If you ever see some videos of races from the 1950s, one thing emphasized was how all the parts used in these cars could be bought in your local auto parts store. And in baseball, having only one Canadian team hardly qualifies as a World Series. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/8 "2010-05-14T06:05:11Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > B **uffy the Vampire Slayer** should have become **Buffy the All-Purpose Demon Slayer**. Or even **Buffy the Theocide**. > > ETA: Now that I think about it, while Buffy defeated Glory, _Giles_ did the actual killing. **Giles the Theocide**? I think you mean _deicide_. ---
**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 14, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/9 "2010-05-14T06:35:06Z")
Last week in “Once actually **lost** but nowadays there by choice, with alternative counterparts that never were even lost to begin with”… And of course, Prison Break should have changed names every season: “Prison Break”, “Manhunt Escape”, “Prison Break: South American edition”, and “The A-Team 2010”. ---
**Author:** ![Jormungandr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/10 "2010-05-14T06:43:36Z")
Shouldn’t **Smallville** be called **Metropolis** now? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/11 "2010-05-14T06:48:05Z")
**Mythbusters** should be called **We Blow Stuff Up But Good**. I have nothing against blowing stuff up good, but I don’t think they’ve dealt with any actual myths or urban legends for years. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/12 "2010-05-14T06:58:07Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > “Two and a Half Men” should at least be “Two and Three Quarters Men” by now. Or maybe “Two Men and an Obnoxious Teenager”. _Alan_ is the half-measure of the household, isn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/13 "2010-05-14T09:01:49Z")
> [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > Last week in “Once actually **lost** but nowadays there by choice, with alternative counterparts that never were even lost to begin with”… Naw, the original title still fits; I watched the latest episode, and immediately said “Well, I’m lost.” ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/14 "2010-05-14T13:20:23Z")
> [@pepperlandgirl](#): > > **Mythbusters** should be called **We Blow Stuff Up But Good**. I have nothing against blowing stuff up good, but I don’t think they’ve dealt with any actual myths or urban legends for years. I was going to say **Mythbusters** should be **We’ve Really Just Been Jerking Off For A Couple Of Years Now.** ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/15 "2010-05-14T13:24:56Z")
_Laverne & Shirley_ should’ve been renamed _Laverne Alone_ after Shirley quit. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/16 "2010-05-14T14:08:05Z")
> [@Jim\_s\_Son](#): > > And in baseball, having only one Canadian team hardly qualifies as a World Series. It was called the World Series when all the teams were from about five northeastern cities. Having one Canadian team in the league has nothing to do with why it has that name. ---
**Author:** ![Rrose\_Selavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@Rrose\_Selavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rrose_Selavy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/17 "2010-05-14T15:05:08Z")
The Scottish produced police detective TV series “Taggart”, is still called that, despite the fact the actor who played the title role died in 1994 and he wasn’t replaced > **[Taggart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taggart)** > > Taggart is a Scottish detective fiction television programme created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Studios for the ITV network. It originally ran as the miniseries "Killer" from 6 until 20 September 1983, before a full series was commissioned that ran from 2 July 1985 until 7 November 2010. The series revolved around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines were set in other parts of Greater Glasg... - ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/18 "2010-05-14T19:18:08Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > If Charlie Sheen doesn’t come back next year it’ll be **1¾ Men and a Surly Maid**. **1¾ Men, a Surly Maid, a Cute Psycho, and Two Mothers from Hell**. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/19 "2010-05-14T19:58:52Z")
**Family Matters** didn’t change its name to **The Urquel Show** ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362/20 "2010-05-15T02:06:30Z")
Stargate Universe would still be a crappy show, but it wouldn’t be as bad if it wasn’t placed within the Stargate fictional universe. Call it Destiny or something. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-havent-changed-names-but-should/539362.md?page=2)