Television Discussion Thread - Page 715

vidae · 05-14-2012, 05:28 PM

There aren't many. BBT and The Killing are the only two tv shows I can think of that I'd legitimately put under The Walking Dead on a terrible TV show list.

Cigaro · 05-14-2012, 05:33 PM

I stopped watching early in season one, so what are the reasons you find it so bad?

As for why I stopped, it was the scene where the guy was handcuffed to some pipe on the roof with a hacksaw. Hacksaws are designed to cut metal. The guy cut off his hand, not the handcuff. I was done after that.

Brodeur · 05-14-2012, 05:48 PM

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There aren't many. BBT and The Killing are the only two tv shows I can think of that I'd legitimately put under The Walking Dead on a terrible TV show list.

You wanna do this?

Two and a Half Men
Two Broke Girls
Whitney
CSI Miami
The Client List
Toddlers and Tiaras
Family Guy (yes, it is worse than Walking Dead right now)
American Idol
Comic Book Men
Dexter (as of last season, we'll see otherwise)
Undercover Boss
Mike and Molly
Rob (is that still on?)
X-Factor
16 and Pregnant
Punk'd
Teen Mom
I Used to Be Fat
Touch

I can keep going.

Lil Quip · 05-14-2012, 06:12 PM

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I stopped watching early in season one, so what are the reasons you find it so bad?

As for why I stopped, it was the scene where the guy was handcuffed to some pipe on the roof with a hacksaw. Hacksaws are designed to cut metal. The guy cut off his hand, not the handcuff. I was done after that.

You seriously need to watch Mad Max.

Jvig43 · 05-14-2012, 06:19 PM

TWD gets more hate because people treat it like it is some great drama, or even that it is a good one. And they flock to it because of zombiessssss (which is strange considering how little zombies are on the actual show, but I suppose since the characters are more zombie like than the actual zombies, may make sense).

vidae · 05-14-2012, 06:44 PM

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You wanna do this?

Two and a Half Men
Two Broke Girls
Whitney
CSI Miami
The Client List
Toddlers and Tiaras
Family Guy (yes, it is worse than Walking Dead right now)
American Idol
Comic Book Men
Dexter (as of last season, we'll see otherwise)
Undercover Boss
Mike and Molly
Rob (is that still on?)
X-Factor
16 and Pregnant
Punk'd
Teen Mom
I Used to Be Fat
Touch

I can keep going.

I legitimately hate every single one of the shows you listed, but I still think The Walking Dead is worse. Everyone knows the shows you listed are bad, but people still argue that TWD is a great drama when it isn't. That alone makes it worse.

jrdrylie · 05-14-2012, 06:48 PM

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I legitimately hate every single one of the shows you listed, but I still think The Walking Dead is worse. Everyone knows the shows you listed are bad, but people still argue that TWD is a great drama when it isn't. That alone makes it worse.

I don't quite agree with that. Many people (not me) would say that Two and a Half Men is good television, it is one of the highest rated shows, and still gets Emmy nominations. American Idol has been among the highest rated shows for the last decade. So saying "everyone knows the shows listed are bad" just isn't accurate.

Brodeur · 05-14-2012, 06:48 PM

Dexter still gets nominated for EMMYS and has higher viewership than ever proclaiming it's great, so don't give me that argument and not apply it to Dexter.

vidae · 05-14-2012, 06:52 PM

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Dexter still gets nominated for EMMYS and has higher viewership than ever proclaiming it's great, so don't give me that argument and not apply it to Dexter.

Very true, but Dexter, at one point, was a GREAT tv show. The Walking Dead has been mediocre at its best and downright awful at its worst (which is almost all the time). That alone makes Dexter a better TV show overall than The Walking Dead will EVER be.

Jvig43 · 05-14-2012, 06:56 PM

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Very true, but Dexter, at one point, was a GREAT tv show. The Walking Dead has been mediocre at its best and downright awful at its worst (which is almost all the time). That alone makes Dexter a better TV show overall than The Walking Dead will EVER be.

I was thinking the same thing, Dexter was a pretty damn enjoyable show. Family guy before cancellation was pretty funny as well although all the new stuff makes it hard to even stomach the old episodes anymore. Also, including anything on MTV isn't even fair. Its the worst channel on cable. All they do are fake reality shows, not really the same thing as a drama.

Brent · 05-14-2012, 07:09 PM

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Family guy before cancellation was pretty funny as well

Dr. Gonzo · 05-14-2012, 07:46 PM

Screw you guys. I liked Comic Book Men.

mqtirishfan · 05-14-2012, 07:59 PM

Holy ******* ****, How I Met Your Mother, why?

Brodeur · 05-14-2012, 08:00 PM

Did they kill off Ted?

yodapoop · 05-14-2012, 08:26 PM

NO BUT THEY KILLED OFF THE half of the Two and a Half men....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

njx9 · 05-14-2012, 08:31 PM

apparently nothing of value was lost.

yodapoop · 05-14-2012, 08:32 PM

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apparently nothing of value was lost.

Well he was the saving grace of the show for me kinda. His pot smoking stupidity was alright. HIMYM, I have no idea what they are doing...

Brent · 05-14-2012, 08:34 PM

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NO BUT THEY KILLED OFF THE half of the Two and a Half men....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Brodeur · 05-14-2012, 09:25 PM

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NO BUT THEY KILLED OFF THE half of the Two and a Half men....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

They killed off that fat kid? Ha.

Cigaro · 05-14-2012, 09:46 PM

Just finished Firefly. The finale was a let down, but overall pretty good series. Production value was pretty low, and I seriously don't buy the whole 'it's 500 years in the future yet some people still dress and live like their in 1900s Arizona', but the storytelling and characters(minus Kaylee) were very good.

Can see why it was cancelled though. Nothing about it strikes me as something that your stereotypical Fox viewer(obese, mid-30s to 40s, dumb) would find interesting. It seems more like something that would appear on SciFi, except actually good.

drowe · 05-14-2012, 10:17 PM

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Holy ******* ****, How I Met Your Mother, why?

mind blowing.

vidae · 05-14-2012, 10:23 PM

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Just finished Firefly. The finale was a let down, but overall pretty good series. Production value was pretty low, and I seriously don't buy the whole 'it's 500 years in the future yet some people still dress and live like their in 1900s Arizona', but the storytelling and characters(minus Kaylee) were very good.

Can see why it was cancelled though. Nothing about it strikes me as something that your stereotypical Fox viewer(obese, mid-30s to 40s, dumb) would find interesting. It seems more like something that would appear on SciFi, except actually good.

I'm sorry, did you just say Kaylee wasn't a good character? Is that what he said? Did he say that guys?

I'm about to go apeshit on you Cigaro.

Cigaro · 05-14-2012, 10:29 PM

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I'm sorry, did you just say Kaylee wasn't a good character? Is that what he said? Did he say that guys?

I'm about to go apeshit on you Cigaro.

Yup. I just found her mostly annoying.

Brodeur · 05-14-2012, 10:30 PM

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Yup. I just found her mostly annoying.

Cigaro · 05-14-2012, 10:34 PM

Perhaps it can be explained what's so endearing about her?