# What's the fastest you've gone from really liking a new series to hating it/abandoning it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [October 26, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966 "2020-10-26T18:45:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/101 "2020-10-28T04:36:06Z")
Total tangent. Did you ever have to deal with a database that somebody did a full import on and ended up with two rows in DUAL? Fun times. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/102 "2020-10-28T16:26:52Z")
The fastest I ever fell out of love with a show was _Whose Line is it Anyway?_. I loved the first episode, but the second was just more of the same. I was so disappointed that I never watched it again. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/103 "2020-10-28T16:38:43Z")
I liked the concept of Once Upon a Time and watched the first few episodes with enjoyment until they had the episode where the main character _totally_ buys into the newspaper editor supplying her with information on the villain/antagonist and getting herself into hot water thereby, despite knowing that the newspaper editor was the villain’s toy to play with _and_ despite the main character having been depicted as a smart and savvy bounty hunter in the first episode. I decided I didn’t like plot-driven stupidity and dropped it. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/104 "2020-10-28T16:39:50Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Do what I did and just jump forward to the Brandon Sanderson books (the last three books of the series). He’s a much better writer than Jordan ever was, and after some catching up in Book 12, he actually moves the story forward at a good pace. Most importantly, he does what I can only call a reverse lobotomy to the characters, making them suddenly and blessedly not stupid. > > And in case you’re afraid you won’t understand what’s going on without reading books 9-11: don’t worry. Nothing happened in those books. The final book by Jordan (Knife of Dreams) is actually great. But the one before that (Crossroads of Twilight) is the pit of awfulness. I would skip 7-10, personally. Just read chapter summaries. ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/105 "2020-10-28T16:58:34Z")
> [@SwissMan](#): > > _Killing Eve_. Started out terrific the first season. Second season wasn’t quite as strong but still eminently watchable. Third season was absolute dreck - the writers clearly have no idea what to do with the characters anymore. I’ll probably be jumping ship permanently. This exact same description applies to my contribution: **“Hanna”** on Amazon. Started out with this great premise and lots of angles on the story. Second season was a bit of a stretch - not an extension of the first, but took a weird direction. Third season made no sense at all. I still enjoy “Killing Eve” mostly for the unpredictability. I agree that they have no clue where to go after the last season, though. It seems like a lot of work is put in up front to “sell” an idea/concept of a series. But then after the 2nd season, the producers/writers are like “oops, we never thought we’d make it this far.” And so the writing just goes off the rails. I got this same sense with “Lost”, only they had reasonably solid material for about 4 seasons. After that season they had the “we never figured we’d last this long” moment, and just threw in anything that came to mind - regardless of whether it made any sense with what had already transpired. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/106 "2020-10-28T17:44:10Z")
> [@cormac262](#): > > This exact same description applies to my contribution: **“Hanna”** on Amazon. Started out with this great premise and lots of angles on the story. Second season was a bit of a stretch - not an extension of the first, but took a weird direction. Third season made no sense at all. Hanna has only had two seasons. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/107 "2020-10-28T18:59:13Z")
I almost gave up on “Lost” when it started venturing into woo-woo territory. But TV in the time of Covid is a flexible sport, and I’m so fucking bored with myself that I stuck with it. To my credit, I did fast forward some of the backstory stuff, which was even more boring than usual, and I refused to ever watch women giving birth again a long time ago. The screaming, the mess, the tears. Fucking stab me now. I gave up on Schitt’s Creek three times. Tried watching it on Hulu, but it was so hammy, and the humor so heavy-handed and dated, that I quit after a few episodes. Tried again a few months later. Same result. Then someone said "Oh, but it gets really good if you wait until season 40, so the wife and I tried it together. No dice. It’s a stupid show with stupid dialog and annoying characters, AND IT AIN’T FUNNY! ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/108 "2020-10-28T19:04:29Z")
We watched some early episodes of _Lost_, which were good, but we fell away for some reason. Then we waited until the series was over and asked our friends, “Is it worth it?” All responses were some despondent variation of “Not really.” So that pretty much sealed it. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/109 "2020-10-28T19:12:58Z")
Lost was fun to watch as it aired. We had many threads here speculating on what we were seeing. We had no idea how it would end and whether the ending would be worthwhile. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/110 "2020-10-28T20:47:08Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > It’s a stupid show with stupid dialog and annoying characters, AND IT AIN’T FUNNY! Agreed. I ditched after 3 episodes. The shrillness if nothing else. And the not funny thing of course. ---
**Author:** ![snoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@snoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snoe)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/111 "2020-10-28T20:48:04Z")
Don’t hate me, fans, but _Lovecraft Country_ started alienating me at episode 2, and I was fully hatewatching by the end of episode 5.\* But I loved the pilot, and was really excited for the series since I liked the book a lot. Plus, Jordan Peele. Just a damn shame, in my opinion. \*I did like episode 6, the Korean episode, oh-kaaaay. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/112 "2020-10-28T21:09:52Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > The final book by Jordan (Knife of Dreams) is actually great. But the one before that (Crossroads of Twilight) is the pit of awfulness. I would skip 7-10, personally. Just read chapter summaries. The summary for many of the chapters is, “Rand mounts a horse.” I did enjoy the series, but absolutely see how it would turn off lots of people. ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/113 "2020-10-28T21:19:51Z")
My contribution is the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. I really like the first season, made it through the second, and got an episode or two into the third and just stopped watching, because I couldn’t take it anymore. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/114 "2020-10-28T21:20:22Z")
> [@cormac262](#): > > It seems like a lot of work is put in up front to “sell” an idea/concept of a series. But then after the 2nd season, the producers/writers are like “oops, we never thought we’d make it this far.” And so the writing just goes off the rails. What an excellent description of the TV show “Homeland”. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/115 "2020-10-28T21:34:30Z")
And what’s her name tugs on her braid. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Bashorian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bashorian/32/3546_2.png) [@Bashorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bashorian)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/116 "2020-10-29T02:33:59Z")
Same here but with SNL. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/117 "2020-10-29T02:36:33Z")
I stopped watching all of the DC shows after the first couple of episodes. They pretty much stopped using their powers so they could build the stories. Whatever happened to having a few ass kicking episodes while building story through cut scenes, short arcs and little mysteries that tie in later. You don’t even need to introduce a main bad guy until the last episodes of the entire first season. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/118 "2020-10-29T08:28:52Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Voyager: started with good hopes but I began to sour on it in the very first season. But like a good trekker I stuck it out till the end. What a waste of precious years. > > Enterprise: This time I learned my lesson,. When it became clear it was born stupid, I bailed. Loved the premise of Voyager and I was prepared to stick it out as Star Trek seems to always have a weak first season. I’m glad I did, loved it until the end but definitely there’s some stinker episodes along the way. Enterprise, was absolutely giddy at the premiere and enjoyed the first few episodes. It never really went anywhere until season 3 and then it went straight down. I eventually caught them all on DVD rentals but ugh, I’ll never watch Enterprise again ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/119 "2020-10-29T10:49:54Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Loved the premise of Voyager The premise of two groups with considerable mutual hostility having to work together as a crew to get home has a lot of potential. Trek ought to use that concept someday. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966/120 "2020-10-29T13:13:32Z")
I absolutely loved the first two seasons of _Vikings_. Then in the third season they introduced Yidu, Ragnar’s drug dealer and the series started to go downhill fast. I stuck with it until Ragnar’s death because I really wanted to see how they handled that. That was the last episode I enjoyed. After that the show switched focus to Ragnar’s sons. I hate-watched it for a while, but I quit when I realized that I wasn’t even enjoying that because I hated Ivar so much. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-youve-gone-from-really-liking-a-new-series-to-hating-it-abandoning-it/923966.md?page=7)