• kcweller@feddit.nl
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      6 days ago

      Full agree here, it’s just shock factor. That’s the only thing it has going for it. But hey, lowest common denominators exist for a reason 😂

  • aturtlesdream@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Most recently, Yellowjackets and White Lotus. I watched the first 2 seasons of Yellowjackets because the premise was interesting, and I wanted to see what happened (how the rescue happened) but it turned into a hate watch for me by the end of the second season. It all felt pointless and super depressing with no moments of hope or levity at all. The introduction of random supernatural elements and magic felt like they were drifting into Lost territory, and I couldn’t force myself to watch the third season after that.

    White Lotus I tried rewatching because everyone seems to love it but I could never get past the first episode in the first season, everyone was so unlikeable and awful or totally ridiculous that I couldn’t stomach spending more time with them.

      • LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world
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        6 days ago

        Yeah I really liked the first season but sort of lost interest… honestly I felt like the whole modern-day arc was a waste of time. I thought they had plenty to work with with a lord of the flies type story just set in the wilderness.

  • Waldelfe@feddit.org
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    7 days ago

    1. Breaking Bad. I liked it at the beginning, but it had too much violence for me. Or more specifically, violence being done as a crutch. Yeah, I get it, the character is ruthless and brutal yadayada. Lots of fake blood. Can we get back to the story?

    2. A lot of the most popular Anime. I found One Piece pretty boring after the first few episodes. Same goes for Naruto. I do like Anime, but I mostly stick with shorter series that conclude the story in 20-30 episodes.

    3. Black Mirror. The first couple of episodes were great, the rest was mostly the same with slight variations.

    • surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      Really I think they should’ve had the plane debris land on Walter and kill him, ending the show there. It would’ve been a natural and poetic end to his story. I felt like everything after was milking the show, and dragging it on for longer than necessary.

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    My biggest problem with most of the shows listed is they have to outdo themselves and go on for too long.

    Season one: Great premise!

    Season Two: Same premise, but TWICE the danger!

    Season three: I don’t know, robot ninjas or something?

    • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 days ago

      I miss when shows could just grow in the first season or two, and then you’d only get raising stakes two or three times a year (season finale/premier and sweeps). Otherwise they’re just stories.

      These days shows have to justify themselves right out of the gate.

      • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 days ago

        The most infamous example of this is Supernatural where the first few seasons were very episodic and exactly what you described. Then, after season 5 it keep escalating until dudes are fighting off the end of the world for the 6th time lmao

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 days ago

    The Mandalorian

    Noped out after season 1. They revealed his face during a filler episode, during a boring scene, instead of waiting an episode or two longer for the real gut punch reveal at the end of the last episode.

    It was stupid. It killed what would have been one of the best face reveals in cinema history. I had no patience for the show after that. Almost didn’t bother finishing the rest of the season. I don’t really care what their reasons were. Contractual. Whatever. Don’t care.

  • insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    GoT… Too much rape as a plot device, and general subjugation of female characters.

    Love… She was supposed to be the cool girl but she was just rude. I lost respect for the characters in episode 2.

  • 2ugly2live@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Game of Thrones - I’m not good with seeing sexual violence and it felt like it was happening every five minutes.

    My Dress up Darling - I understand why people would like it, but I don’t understand why it was so huge. But I’m getting old.

    Beastars - my friend and I watched it in one day and it just didn’t do anything for us. I found most of the characters kind of a annoying.

    My Hero Academia - I mean this in the best way possible, but I could see myself loving this if I was a kid.

    Mushoku Tensi - I know people love this one. I watched the entire first season and I found the protagonist so revolting. I didn’t care that he was a cute kid now and gets better and what have you, I thought he was gross.

    Friends - I could never get it. I found it boring and unfunny.

    Stranger Things - I actually really enjoyed the first season, but I got tired of the kids as they got older. It felt like it was shifting into a teen drama and I found myself skipping through it before I let it go.

    YOU - Weird guy stalks a girl. Glad someone enjoys it, but I got tired of it real quick.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 days ago

      Friends has to be the most overrated TV show of all time. I feel like an insane person whenever I hear people saying that it’s a funny show.

      • Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world
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        7 days ago

        I dont k ow if you watched it when it was new, but today it’s not very funny. In the 90s, it was funny, but comedy has changed a lot since then, and some of the show is not very “woke” if you will excuse the term.

        I think there are still funny and quotable moments but i dont think any of it would resonate with a younger audience. Comedy today is so much better and different to then. And a lot of shows that have come along since friends have used plots and jokes from the show and done them to death so it seems unoriginal and derivative.

        I think this is all true of a lot of old shows. Tv is just a different beast now.

        • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          4 days ago

          I watched it when it was new. It has never been funny.

          Seinfeld existed at the same time just to give some perspective.

          Frasier as well.

          • Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world
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            4 days ago

            Yeah, i didn’t really like Seinfeld. I liked Fraiser, but preferred friends. At the time. I think Fraiser aged better though.

  • grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Severance - So. Goddamn. Slow. Every scene was slow. The lines were delivered slowly. From all the characters. Always. And somehow even the action scenes are slow?? Like when dude is in the hallway loop, that whole scene dragged on for way too long. I couldn’t get past the second episode. Ain’t nobody got time for that.

    • Taleya@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      7 days ago

      The creeping inertia is part of it. All good if not your thing, but that pacing is very much on purpose

    • adhocfungus@midwest.social
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      7 days ago

      That was exactly what I liked about it. My primary complaint about season 2 is that it’s faster paced. But if the pacing’s not your style then season 2 would not be worth the grind.

  • temporal_spider@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    7 days ago

    Most of the popular ones. Especially Game of Thrones. As soon as the incestuous couple threw the little boy off the tower, I was outta there. I’m so tired of shows about horrible people doing horrible things.

    • razm@sh.itjust.works
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      7 days ago

      I completely understand and it took me three tries to get through the first few episodes… and then the biggest shock is that you end up partly understanding and feel these horrible people. At times, you may even root for some of them. It’s definitely taxing for most of us but that’s what makes it a great show.