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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:16 PM Original message |
TV programs that went on too long. name 'em. |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. The X-Files |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. For sure |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
46. They should have cut out a lot of the monster of the weak episodes in I think 6 and 7... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. Frasier and The Facts of Life. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. i don't remember those Frasiers |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. Frasier was the first one that came to mind for me. |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
58. ??? |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Delete (NT) |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. "Malcolm in the Middle" |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. All of Bush**'s press conferences, inauguration* speeches, etc. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. Roseanne (season 6), Waiting for God (end after series 3), |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 01:53 AM Response to Reply #6 |
32. Disagree about The Simpsons. |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
56. I have mixed feelings about the new Doctor Who |
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Va Lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
7. All in the Family/Archie Bunker's Place |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. I've got quite a few... |
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Doc_Technical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
9. Turn-On. |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
38. Canceled 10 minutes into the first show? |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. Manimal. |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. The Sopranos... |
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Robeson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
13. Gunsmoke. Hell, even one show went on too long. It was the only show.... |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
14. ER. Is it still on? |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. It's still being produced, but this upcoming season is the final one. |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:36 AM Response to Reply #14 |
30. It's still on the air |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 07:17 PM Response to Reply #30 |
71. Law and Order only has Sam Waterson... |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
15. My Three Sons |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Doty |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:16 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Dodie |
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Tektonik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-25-08 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
17. Home Improvement and Family Matters |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
76. Actually, Home Improvement needed to be trimmed at both ends |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
18. Friends. |
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RedShoes (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:19 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Friends for sure. I hate to say it, but Cosby probably went on a wee bit too long... |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 01:48 AM Response to Reply #18 |
31. I'll agree with you about Friends |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
75. That 70's Show was very good but the last 2 years could go |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
20. Seinfeld went on 2 seasons too long |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
21. I'd just like to add any series that relied on a "cute kid" and had to bring in a new "cute kid" |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #21 |
42. Like Oliver joining the Brady Bunch? n/t |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 06:36 AM Response to Reply #21 |
52. Yeah... pregnancy = series death |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
25. Gotta agree about RD. Kochanski was the shark. nt |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
26. Charmed. Bringing Rose McGowan as a long-lost sister was a stretch. |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
27. Saturday Night Live |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
28. I don't think I've ever even seen Series VIII of Red Dwarf. |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
29. Quantum Leap |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
33. Mork and Mindy, The Sopranos. |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
34. M.A.S.H. ran longer than the Korean Conflict |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. I hate that complaint |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 06:26 AM Response to Reply #41 |
51. Sorry my contribution didn't meet your exacting standards... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. ... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #41 |
74. because nobody even remembers it |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
35. Law and Order, all iterations of them |
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Jade Fox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
36. ER |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
37. Wow, nobody has mentioned The Simpsons yet? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. You must have me on ignore! |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
39. I'd be hard pressed to name a good show that didn't go too long. |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
43. Moonlighting |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #43 |
66. When it got to the point where neither Bruce Willis or Cybil Sheperd were in half the episodes |
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Dr. Strange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
44. Anchorwoman |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
45. The Simpsons |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
47. MASH, Northern Exposure |
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Seeking Serenity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 05:17 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. "MASH became cloying" |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. pretty much everything the film was not |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 06:56 PM Response to Reply #47 |
70. Northern Exposure is a show that came to mind for me and one I loved. |
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loveable liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-26-08 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
48. Little House on the Prairie and anything Aaron Spelling... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #48 |
73. 90210 |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 06:40 AM Response to Original message |
53. House is getting there. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 06:41 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Monk has gotten really, really tired since season 3 |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
55. The Simpsons was worthwhile through the tenth season. |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
59. The Simpsons has been going on for too long. |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
61. Well, by default there's Mad About You. Its first airing was one episode too many. Then there's |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
62. The Price is Right. |
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TheMightyFavog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Should have been asxed when Bob Barker left. |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 04:46 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Barker sucked *** as far as I'm concerned. |
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newmajority (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Hopefully they remembered to neuter him before he could breed. |
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MsTryska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
63. Survivor. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
68. Gargoyles. |
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backwoodsbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
69. happy days |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-27-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. That show totally jumped the shark |
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