# TV shows you've never seen. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2006, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299 "2006-03-14T11:37:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/1 "2006-03-14T11:37:41Z")
I’ve never watched: \*\*Family Guy South Park \*\* Saw one episode. \*\*24 Lost Survivor\*\* [size=1] After the first episode or two. I just don’t care about these people.\*\* I’ve only just started catching **Everybody Loves Raymond** on reruns and I’ve seen maybe 4 episodes of **Will and Grace**. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/2 "2006-03-14T11:43:51Z")
Firefly Lost House (saw one episode, looked good but too lazy to keep watching) Survivor (watched part of the season 1 finale and nothing else) Big Brother 24 ---
**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:** [March 14, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/3 "2006-03-14T12:18:25Z")
Not a single episode of … 24 Lost Survivor CSI Law and Order American Idol (until this season) Everybody loves Raymond (until just a few months ago) Only about 2 episodes of Gray’s Anatomy ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/4 "2006-03-14T12:20:28Z")
**Bridehead Revisited** , which in my clique is a minor crime. Miss Cactus, however, bought it on DVD so I look forward to seeing it. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/5 "2006-03-14T12:21:39Z")
> [@Joey P](#): > > Not a single episode of … > 24 > Lost > Survivor > CSI > Law and Order > American Idol (until this season) > Everybody loves Raymond (until just a few months ago) > Only about 2 episodes of Gray’s Anatomy Riding the coattails… None of that. Oh yeah, but I’ve seen every single episode of AI. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/6 "2006-03-14T12:22:44Z")
The last TV show I watched was **Ally McBeal**. Before that was the first few seasons of the \*\*X-Files \*\* and **The Critic**. I did watch \*\*Cheers \*\* in reruns. So, everything else you can put me down as “never watched.” Hell, I’ve never even seen \*\*Friends \*\* or **Seinfield**. Oh, I have caufght a few \*\*Simpsons \*\* episodes. I’m not some old fuddy duddy. I just don’t care for TV. Unless you count sports. Now, \*that \* I’m all over. Plus I’ve got 100s and 100s of DVDs to watch, either sitting on my shelf or in my rental queues. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/7 "2006-03-14T12:30:27Z")
> [@Eleusis](#): > > Riding the coattails… None of that. > Oh yeah, but I’ve seen every single episode of AI. Actually, if it’s a soap or a sitcom, and it’s not animated or on HBO, in the last ten years, I haven’t seen it. These days it’s American Idol, Apprentice, Sopranos, Real World, Simpsons, Family Guy, or pretty much any documentary on anything, and that’s it. Reruns of Beavis and Butthead, Jackass, and Futurama notwithstanding. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/8 "2006-03-14T12:34:15Z")
It would probably be easier for me to list the ones I have seen: CSI, Lost, Grey’s Anatomy, Without a Trace, Buffy, Angel, Desperate Housewives, L&O… and that’s about it. Living in Korea limits one’s options drastically. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/9 "2006-03-14T12:42:18Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > I just don’t care for TV. Unless you count sports. Weirdo. I haven’t watched most of those womany shows like _Sex and the City_, or _Desperate Housewives_. I’ve also managed to avoid anything with the word _Idol_ in it. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/10 "2006-03-14T12:46:20Z")
American Idol The Sopranos Family Guy South Park The Simpsons Any version of Star Trek The X-Files Buffy or Angel Desperate Housewives House Ally McBeal The Apprentice Most current sitcoms, except Scrubs, The Office and My Name Is Earl Anything Sci-Fi Anything reality, except The Amazing Race and Survivor I don’t like the “Find Your True Love” shows or the “Watch My Dysfunctional Celebrity Family Implode On Camera” shows. Sometimes I think I watch too much TV, but then I realize there’s a lot I _don’t_ watch, and I feel better. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cactus\_waltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/11 "2006-03-14T12:47:19Z")
As for current trash culture television I wouldn’t want to be without: **America’s Next Top Model** can be gold. But as for general impact on my psyche, I wouldn’t have been the same man if I hadn’t grown up with **the Simpsons**. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/12 "2006-03-14T12:59:03Z")
My list will be nice and tidy if I list what I _do_ watch: The Simpsons Desperate Housewives Once in a while, American Idol, but I don’t care much if I miss it. I don’t even know what the contestants _look_ like this season. Oh, and if I’m awake, old re-runs of Roseanne. Anything else that’s on right now? Nope. I catch glimpses of shows once in a while, but I don’t actually sit down in front of the television to watch a program unless it’s one of the above (or a DVD). And even then, I don’t care much if I miss it. I go through dry periods like this sometimes. Eventually, the pendulum will swing back and I’ll find I watch \*too much \* television. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/13 "2006-03-14T13:06:01Z")
\*\*24 Smallville The O.C. House \*\*(tried to watch, couldn’t get through a whole episode) **Ghost Whisperer** (see above) **Medium** (see above) \*\*Scrubs Grey’s Anatomy Sex And The City\*\* I’ve only recently seen episodes of **N.Y.P.D. Blue, The West Wing** and **Law and Order** (the regular one), on syndication. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/14 "2006-03-14T13:33:58Z")
Heck, there are shows you all are mentioning that I’ve never even heard of. I’m fairly sure I’ve not watched a primetime show on any major network in the past five years (but I have seen The Family Guy, so I guess I’m ascribing Fox to the Minors). Never seen a second of: Survivor Desparate Housewives 24 House The O.C. (Might belong on the following list, but it sounds familiar) The Apprentice The Office Lost Firefly (did see the movie, it was very good) Amazing Race Sex and the City Big Brother Never even heard of, before this thread: Ghost Whisperer Medium Scrubs Grey’s Anatomy (that’s a reference book to me) Brideshead Revisited Without a Trace (wasn’t that a film?) America’s Next Top Model (please tell me you’re making that up) My Name is Earl (can’t even guess what that’s about – rednecks maybe) Those are the ones culled from this thread. I’ve got no idea what else I haven’t seen. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/15 "2006-03-14T13:36:48Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Heck, there are shows you all are mentioning that I’ve never even heard of. I’m fairly sure I’ve not watched a primetime show on any major network in the past five years (but I have seen The Family Guy, so I guess I’m ascribing Fox to the Minors). > > Never seen a second of: > > Survivor > Desparate Housewives > 24 > House > The O.C. (Might belong on the following list, but it sounds familiar) > The Apprentice > The Office > Lost > Firefly (did see the movie, it was very good) > Amazing Race > Sex and the City > Big Brother > > Never even heard of, before this thread: > > Ghost Whisperer > Medium > Scrubs > Grey’s Anatomy (that’s a reference book to me) > Brideshead Revisited > Without a Trace (wasn’t that a film?) > America’s Next Top Model (please tell me you’re making that up) > My Name is Earl (can’t even guess what that’s about – rednecks maybe) > > Those are the ones culled from this thread. I’ve got no idea what else I haven’t seen. Nice, I can agree with every bit of your post, except The Apprentice, of which I’ve seen every single episode. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/16 "2006-03-14T13:40:45Z")
24 The Sopranos Survivor Desparate Housewives Firefly Lost Amazing Race Big Brother Buffy Angel Smallville The O.C. Grey’s Anatomy Ghost Whisperer Medium ---
**Author:** ![Bertie\_Wooster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Bertie\_Wooster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bertie_Wooster)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/17 "2006-03-14T13:44:31Z")
If it’s being broadcast nowadays, I haven’t seen it. I dropped the cable when I realized I was only watching movies anyway. Now I just rent them, and save money. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/18 "2006-03-14T14:22:26Z")
There are many old shows which seem to have a lingering presence in pop culture – which are mentioned casually in other shows, or comic strips or movies or whatever, as “everybody knows about this” material – which are well known, even touchstones, to people only 5 or 10 years older than myself – but which I’ve never seen even in reruns. _Ozzie and Harriet. The Loves of Dobie Gillis. My Mother the Car. My Three Sons._ Others I can’t think of at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/19 "2006-03-14T14:59:05Z")
Anything on HBO–no cable here. The West Wing Lost 24 I feel like if I wasn’t thtere from the beginning, neither will be worth watching. And I can’t make the kind of a commitment to watching all the episodes unless I get them on DVD, so… Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel Firefly Smallville Ghost Whisperer As much as I like some teen shows, I have no interest in the “supernatural” stuff. Seventh Heaven One Tree Hill Everwood And these teen shows just don’t interest me…from the commercials, not from having actually seen any of them. I’ve seen at least one episode of most of the shows listed here, though…it’s surprising to me how many shows I’ve watched exactly one or two episodes of (usually when I’m bored and home alone) and then never watched again. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299/20 "2006-03-14T15:19:39Z")
I went 15 years without a TV, so I missed nearly everything from 1976-1991. I spent about 7 years catching up, and lost interest again. I haven’t seen any network prime time show except “The Apprentice,” which my wife likes, and is on during dinner. She also likes “House” and she’s bought the “Buffy” and “Angel” box sets, so I have an idea what they’re about because I hear them from down the hall. But there are no shows I must watch. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-youve-never-seen/348299.md?page=2)