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Subject: Worst TV shows of all time
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Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
Hey Goreripper
Nice thread !
I would have to agree with Springer and the Brady Bunch Hour, assuming that was one of those shows where they all made a comeback (except Jan I presume) and sang and danced and nauseated everyone ?
Of course not included in the list as it is US based, is our own pathetic offering from the 80's :
Hey Dad !
EWWWWWW
FB >:(
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
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Hey Dad !
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Heh heh heh.
How about:
Prisoner
Skippy
Home and Away
Skyways
Copshop
Daily at Dawn
That show with the talking dog in it
Good Morning Australia
Keynotes
And that's just for starters.!
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Oh here is one for you..the Brady Brides...you can watch all of them on Nick at Nite in 2 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ewwwww
I've seen the Brady Brides......
Nasty stuff !
FB :)
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
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Heh heh heh.
How about:
Prisoner
Skippy
Home and Away
Skyways
Copshop
Daily at Dawn
That show with the talking dog in it
Good Morning Australia
Keynotes
And that's just for starters.!
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Or Simon Townsend's Wonder World - starring Woodrow the Dog, and his Assistant, Simon Townsend....
E Street
and countless others....
FB :)
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Well, while I can agree with many of those, I was bummed to see:
22. The Powers of Matthew Star (NBC, 1982-83)
I know I was pretty young, but I really liked that show! Friday nights, "Powers of Matthew Star", then "Knight Rider", and rounding it all off with "Remington Steele". To me, that was like a perfect night of tv!! Shows what I know.. ::)
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
So sue me for being politically incorrect, but I cannot include Hogan's Heroes on this list. Albeit it wasn't the most tasteful or historically correct, but it was funny because it did portray Germans as buffoons and it had one of the most integrated casts of all time. One the other hand, I'm one of the rare people in America that believes "Will & Grace" should have been included here. Others I would pick
Survivor
The Fear Factor
All-Souls
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (sorry Robert Urich fans)
Flamingo Road
Dynasty 2: The Colbys
Tony Orlando & Dawn (the most self-promoting show in history)
The Waverly Wonders and that other sitcom about roller derby queens with Rhonda Bates.
Open House
Full House
The male half of the "Dispierta America" morning show
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Most anything played on Nickelodeon anymore. I used to love that channel 4+ years ago, now it's all gone to cartoons, except for SNICK, which sucks now, too.
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
Word, Lebeiw. Except for Spongebob & Rugrats. They kick butt! ;D
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So sue me for being politically incorrect, but I cannot include Hogan's Heroes on this list. End Quote
Yeah I can't see how it was really that bad. I think shows should have been picked by how AWFUL they were, not how bad they look (PC-wise) in retrospect. I think Hogan's Heroes only real crime was the fact that it was basically the same episode, over and over again. ;D
Note: If this were a worldwide list, I'd lobby for the inclusion of 'Love Thy Neighbour', for being both awful and non-PC.
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Jerry Springer and ALL trash talk shows. Do people really live like that????? Geeze I hope not!! The reality tv shows in my view are definatly not entertaining like I want to marry a millionaire yuck! LOL must be pretty damn desperate and want your 15 min of fame to do that. People Funniest Home Videos. But yeah I do agree with the Brady Bunch feelings, the mother always seemed she was 'on' something LOL ... just picturing mom and dad on the show smokin a few. LOL .. sorry couldn't help it. ;)
Connie :-*
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Yeah I can't see how it was really that bad. I think shows should have been picked by how AWFUL they were, not how bad they look (PC-wise) in retrospect. I think Hogan's Heroes only real crime was the fact that it was basically the same episode, over and over again. ;DEnd Quote
True !
Quoting:Note: If this were a worldwide list, I'd lobby for the inclusion of 'Love Thy Neighbour', for being both awful and non-PC.
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Yeah - I was telling someone at work about this the other day - they were born in the late 70's and as such had never even heard of it - and they were astounded by my description.
But whilst it was both awful and non-pc, it was an accurate portrayal of the bigotry that did, and undoubtedly in some quarters, still does exist....
FB :)
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
there are some that i was surprised DIDN'T make the list:
ricki lake
jenny jones
passions
men behaving badly
two guys, a girl and a pizza place
just to name a few.
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
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So sue me for being politically incorrect, but I cannot include Hogan's Heroes on this list. Albeit it wasn't the most tasteful or historically correct, but it was funny because it did portray Germans as buffoons and it had one of the most integrated casts of all time. One the other hand, I'm one of the rare people in America that believes "Will & Grace" should have been included here. Others I would pick
Survivor
The Fear Factor
All-Souls
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (sorry Robert Urich fans)
Flamingo Road
Dynasty 2: The Colbys
Tony Orlando & Dawn (the most self-promoting show in history)
The Waverly Wonders
Open House
Full House
The male half of the "Dispierta America" morning show
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Hey J.C. I agree with you about Hogans Heroes :D If you picked Full House I would also add that horrible Sister show (With the same raspy voiced theme song) Family Matters....if it mattered so much why was urkel NEVER at home?
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
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How about:
Skippy
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Ahhh, I forgot all about Skippy until you brought it up! I liked Skippy.... :D
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
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Ahhh, I forgot all about Skippy until you brought it up! I liked Skippy.... :D
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Ugh! Skippy was awful.
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
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Ugh! Skippy was awful.
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Well, it's not awful when you're like eight years old... ::)
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
Family Matters was Othello compared to Full House. And Step By Step was another stinker from the production team that produced those shows, except for the daughters.
Sabrina:The Teenage Witch is also overrated. I prefer the 70s cartoon.
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Hey J.C. I agree with you about Hogans Heroes :D If you picked Full House I would also add that horrible Sister show (With the same raspy voiced theme song) Family Matters....if it mattered so much why was urkel NEVER at home?
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Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
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Well, it's not awful when you're like eight years old... ::)
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Heh heh. No, I guess not.
Subject: Waaayyy over due, but what the heck...I'll reply.
OK... (Shows I've seen or familiar with)
From "TV Guide 50 Worst Shows" list...
"Barney & Friends" It's a kiddy show. Not meant for people over 6. Well, I remember dissing "Barney" when it first came out in the early 1990's.
"She's The Sheriff" Saw it on TV Land once and It was awfully lame. Bad acting, bad scripts, and makes "Step by Step" look well written like "Seinfeld"
"The Flying Nun" Sorry, but I prefer watching "Gidget" instead. :D Well, "The Flying Nun" wasn't that bad compared to what's on tv right now. . Some episodes were OK though, in my opinion. Even Sally Field regrets about being on this show. Atleast she's now a two time Academy Award winning dramatic actress. :D
"The Tom Green Show" OK, atleast his 15 minutes of fame is already timed up. Two words: Hollywood Squares
"Homeboys In Outer Space" Really, really awful. Good thing I never watched the entire 1st episode in 1997.
"Unhappily Ever After" A blatant rip off of "Married...With Children" with a talking stuffed bunny voiced by an annoying comic. :P
"Howard Stern" Too predictable and gets boring sometimes.
"Baywatch" The corniest beach drama I've ever saw.
"Who Wants To Marry A Multi Millionaire?" The wretched special that paved the way for "The Bachelor", "Joe Millionaire", "The Bachelorette", etc. Didn't tv execs. learned anything from this?
"Manimal" Yes, he does look like a member from "Cats".
I remember watching this mess on reruns from the Sci Fi Channel and it was quite dumb.
"The Chevy Chase Show" OK, he was funny on SNL, the "Vacation" movies, but not good of a talk show host.
"Baby Bob" Even "Baby Talk" was more worth watching. (Despite of Scott Baio being on the show) Not to mention the baby's voice creeped me out!
"Cop Rock" Imagine "Law and Order: The Musical".
Just awfully horrific!!! I can't believe Sheryl Crow was on that show. I've seen this on VH1 in the mid 1990's and I just can't describe how awful this was... :P
"Celebrity Boxing" What happened to that funny MTV cartoon? Atleast it was funny & worth watching.
"The Brady Bunch Hour" Really tacky & good thing that Eve Plumb wasn't involved with this mess. I saw this horrid show on TV Land. Other bad "Brady" shows: "The Brady Brides" & "The Bradys".
"XFL" Only saw parts of it,but I strongly agree that it's really awful.
"The Jerry Springer Show" Enough said. :P
Awful shows that aired after the "50 worst shows" list came out:
"The Pitts"
"Music Behind Bars"
"The Anna Nicole Show"
"The Sureal Life"
"That Was Then"
"Fastlane"
And all the tasteless reality shows...
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
50 other awful shows: :P
"Small Wonder"
"The Rodman World Tour"
"Forever Wild"
"The Mandy Moore Show"
"Raising Dad"
"Blossom"
"The Magic Hour"
"Hype!"
"Leap Of Faith"
"Blansky's Beauties"
"Gilligan's Island"
"Total Request Live"
"Friends"
"Full House"
"Undressed"
"Making The Band" (Paved the way for "American Idol")
"My Two Dads"
"Roseanne"
"Family Matters"
"Sliders"
"Sabrina the Teenage Witch"
"Ed, Edd, & Eddy"
"Dawson's Creek"
"Jack***"
"The Nanny"
"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"
"In The House"
"Hearts Afire"
"Teletubbies"
"Mork & Mindy"
"Little House on the Prarie"
"The Waltons"
"Ally McBeal"
"Lizzie McGuire"
"The Cosby Show"
"The Real World"
"Trading Spaces"
"Oprah"
"Sally Jessie Rapheal"
"Road Rules"
"Fear Factor"
"The Facts of Life"
"Blind Date"
"The Man Show"
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
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Most anything played on Nickelodeon anymore. I used to love that channel 4+ years ago, now it's all gone to cartoons, except for SNICK, which sucks now, too.
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Worst Shows On Nick
Rocket Power ( I hate this show so much)
Super Duper Sumos ( Can you think of anything stupider)
Taina
And that's about it.
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
The worst kiddie show of all time has to be:
TELLETUBBIES! Even my mom hates that show!
Subject: Re: Waaayyy over due, but what the heck...I'll rep
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"The Tom Green Show" OK, atleast his 15 minutes of fame is already timed up. Two words: Hollywood SquaresEnd Quote
I wouldn't go as far to say it was one of the worst shows of all time. The Tom Green Show had its moments, and they were often very funny. IMO.
Quoting:"Baywatch" The corniest beach drama I've ever saw.End Quote
Corney? Yes
Enjoyable to watch when you're at that age? Bigger Yes! :D
I remember when Baywatch first aired, and I was an instant fan, and not for the story-line.(if ya know what I mean ;) :))
Hey I was a healthy normal growing boy.
Quoting:"Who Wants To Marry A Multi Millionaire?" The wretched special that paved the way for "The Bachelor", "Joe Millionaire", "The Bachelorette", etc. Didn't tv execs. learned anything from this?End Quote
I agree on that one. "Who Wants to..." was good...until episode 2. it was just waaaay too slow for me.
Quoting:"The Chevy Chase Show" OK, he was funny on SNL, the "Vacation" movies, but not good of a talk show host.End Quote
That was a bad show. It still amazes me how someone can be so funny in movies, and so awful as a talk show host.
Quoting:"The Jerry Springer Show" Enough said. :PEnd Quote
Hey it used to be somewhat decent. Yes I said decent. :) (of course that all ended after the first season) Now it is just plain stupid and staged.
Quoting:"The Pitts" End Quote
True. I give it til the end of the season, then its bye bye Pitts.
Subject: The List of the "TV Guide's 50 Worst Shows".
Here's the list of TV Guide's 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time.
The link from the first page is no longer there anymore.
If you're interested to check out the list again or forgot about it since it came out last year.
http://www.tvguide.com/50th/features/020715a.asp
Subject: Re: The List of the "TV Guide's 50 Worst Shows".
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Here's the list of TV Guide's 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time.
The link from the first page is no longer there anymore.
If you're interested to check out the list again or forgot about it since it came out last year.
http://www.tvguide.com/50th/features/020715a.asp
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I'm proud to say I don't recognize most of those shows. One that I would ad would be Three's Company, that was a horrid series. :P
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
You do have to realize that most shows before the 80s may have been awful. But, that was a time before cable, before vcrs, and before the internet when most people got about 4 network channels (ABC, CBS, NBC, and PBS) and maybe a couple of independent stations. There wasn't really too much choice on, so even though it may have been a terrible show, the ratings were up because the other networks were playing something even worse. I do believe that some of these lists may have forgotten a few shows because there were some shows that were so awful that they were pulled before their 13 weeks were up and (thankfully) disappeared into oblivion.
Cat
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
Bad shows so far in 2000s:
Fastlane
Haunted
Still Standing (and it's a shame that is is)
Good Morning Miami
Leap of Faith
And the ever forgotten "Emeril".
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
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Bad shows so far in 2000s:
Haunted
Still Standing (and it's a shame that is is)
Good Morning Miami
And the ever forgotten "Emeril".
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"Haunted"? never heard of it.
"Still Standing"- had potential, but I don't see it lasting too much longer.
"Good Morning Miami"- zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
"Emeril"- oh Mr. Emeril, love your cooking show, love your restaurant, but why oh why did you have to attempt a sitcom!?!
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Just as well. It starred Matthew Fox of "Party of Five", another overrated show. In this one he plays a detective who gains the ability to read both the killer's and victim's minds. (Where have we seen this before? ::)) It replace "Buffy" on the WB after that show moved to UPN.
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"Haunted"? never heard of it.
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Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
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Bad shows so far in 2000s:
Fastlane
Haunted
Still Standing (and it's a shame that is is)
Good Morning Miami
Leap of Faith
And the ever forgotten "Emeril".
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Shows I'm familiar with...
"Fastlane" A cheap third rate knock off of "Miami Vice".
Plus horrific acting & cheesy characters. Like if it were to be a parody of "Miami Vice". A very unfunny parody. :P
"Good Morning Miami" OK, I never saw an entire episode, but I found it very bland & none of the characters are interesting. Not to mention it was created by the same people who brought up "Will & Grace", another show I can't stand.
"Leap Of Faith" Supposedly network tv's answer to "Sex And The City". Minus charismatic characters & mediocre scripts. (The scripts were bad) Better off watching a commercial for dating sevices. Good thing this turkey got canned after a few episodes.
"Emeril" OK, best if to give one of The Food Network's popular chef a sitcom... WRONG!!!
For starters, his acting was wooden & the scripts were awful.
Good thing he kept his day job.
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
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a few shows because there were some shows that were so awful that they were pulled before their 13 weeks were up and (thankfully) disappeared into oblivion.
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Well, I wonder why "Pink Lady...and Jeff" & "The Brady Bunch Hour" are out on DVD? ::)
Both were shows that lasted less than 13 episodes.
BTW, I never rented/bought them. I saw "The Brady Bunch Hour" once on TV Land, but never saw "Pink Lady...and Jeff".
And would never watch it even out of curiosity.
And I've seen "The Flying Nun" on a marathon last year on The ABC Family Channel only because It was on after the three hours of "Gidget".
And I saw it out of curiousity because Sally Field is a great actress and wasn't familiar with the show. It was aired a couple of months before TV Guide released their "50 Worst" issue.
(Yes, I thought it was cheesy at the time...and still consider it cheesy now.)
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
I would have to add Mary Hartman Mary Hartman from the 70s. One of the most stupid shows there was on TV and should be number 1.
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I just checked out the TV Guide list, and I'm glad to say I don't recognize most of them....
Of the ones I do know of, only Hogan's Heroes and Flying Nun I disagree with. Not necessarily because they were good shows, but because of the fond memories that I have with them.
I watched those two shows a lot with my dad when we had one-on-one time. He worked two jobs to keep a roof over our heads so every second I had with him was precious, no matter how bad the stuff on tv was.
Someone mentioned Teletubbies as being a bad show. I have to agreee, but only for people over the age of two. Younger than that it is ok. And while we can debate the wisdom of targeting a show to infants till the cows come home, as a single mom I can say it was a lifesaver when I was trying to make dinner. :-/
Other shows that belong on the list are ALL of the so-called "reality" shows. The original Survivor was great, but now that they are on their fifth (or is it sixth) version, it's lost a lot of it's originality and appeal.
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
Worst TV shows of All Time:
Dharma & Greg
American Idol
Survivor
Jerry Springer
Providence(I watched it once there's just no punch too it.) The lead actress carried the show too much.
Saved By The Bel(1994+) The producers tried to duplicate the 89-93 version too much. 1994+ needed its own idenity.
"Bootown"- I saw an Episode a month ago. It was just weak.
"Sabrina The Teenage Witch" I don't know how show lasted so long. I watched it a few times. It just didn't stick with me.
"Charmed" Aaliyssa Milano deserves better than this.
I remember watching that show "Popular" it had potential and everything. The script was nice just didn't last. Same thing with "For Your Love" with Holly Robinson Peete. Jack and Jill was cool too. The WB is a niche player(the Subaru of the Television Industry.) WB tried too go after the big boys(NBC, CBS) but their not one of the big boys. Had Channel 5 had "Popular" and "For Your Love" it might have done something. "Robbry Homicide" on CBS had tons of potential and they pulled it off the air like that. The time slot they put it in was too tough. That went up against Law & Order: SVU I think.
I don't think Family Matters was that bad for the time period. Step By Step was cool. "Blossom" was good too. "Facts of Life" was good for its time period and I used to watch it when I was little.
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"Greg the Bunny"
Came and went in about four weeks.
Funny idea. For about five minutes.
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A lot of people hate " The Pitts" On FOX. I've never seen it, though.
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"The Pitts" is another wacky Fox family sitcom (think "Married...with Children" & "Malcolm In The Middle") minus the laughs and with weird "X Files"/"Twilight Zone" like situations like a talking car having a crush on the teenage daughter. (The only episode of this mess I've seen...)
It's so bad that I only watched 10 minutes of the series before changing the channels.
Subject: Re: Worst TV shows of all time
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Worst TV shows of All Time:
Dharma & Greg
American Idol
Survivor
Jerry Springer
Providence(I watched it once there's just no punch too it.) The lead actress carried the show too much.
Saved By The Bel(1994+) The producers tried to duplicate the 89-93 version too much. 1994+ needed its own idenity.
"Bootown"- I saw an Episode a month ago. It was just weak.
"Sabrina The Teenage Witch" I don't know how show lasted so long. I watched it a few times. It just didn't stick with me.
"Charmed" Aaliyssa Milano deserves better than this.
I remember watching that show "Popular" it had potential and everything. The script was nice just didn't last. Same thing with "For Your Love" with Holly Robinson Peete. Jack and Jill was cool too. The WB is a niche player(the Subaru of the Television Industry.) WB tried too go after the big boys(NBC, CBS) but their not one of the big boys. Had Channel 5 had "Popular" and "For Your Love" it might have done something. "Robbry Homicide" on CBS had tons of potential and they pulled it off the air like that. The time slot they put it in was too tough. That went up against Law & Order: SVU I think.
I don't think Family Matters was that bad for the time period. Step By Step was cool. "Blossom" was good too. "Facts of Life" was good for its time period and I used to watch it when I was little.
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I liked "popular"but they tried to change the style of the show oo much. >:(I was annoyed how they ended the last episode--it shouldn't have been a series ender.CVheers!
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I like "The Pitts". Maybe I'm the only one who does.
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Yes, "The Pitts" are canned!!!
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The PJs - Eddie Murphy had a show about ugly puppets in the projects - Pew, it was bad.
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Daytime Television is absolutely pointless and stupid to me:
Soap opreas(all of them suck); Every single daytime "talk show"/ trash talk show known to mankind (Jerry Springer,Maury Povich,etc.)HORRIBLE!! >:(
Most nighttime dramas I don't really care for: Boomtown; CSI; All the Law and Orders;Without a Trace,etc. (only a few I like). ::)
Watching Ellie is garbage! (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss also caught the "Seinfeld curse"(No one from the cast of the great hit show Seinfeld has done really well afterwards.Have you noticed?)
The Pitts was total stupidity.period.
Oliver Beene is crap! It's a wanna-be "Malcolm in the middle". ("Malcolm" is awesome!).
UPN-9 line-up on Mondays is not that good to me.(only a few chuckles at best.)
Despite my criticisms,there ARE some great shows I DO love. :D ;D
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Worst shows of 2002/2003: :P
10. "Conspiracy Zone with Kevin Nealon"
9. "American Idol"
8. "She Spies"
7. "Good Morning Miami"
6. "Joe Millionaire"
5. "That Was Then"
4. "The Sureal Life"
3. "The Anna Nicole Show"
2. "Fastlane"
1. "The Pitts"
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His show "Hiller and Diller" (with Richard "7th Heaven" Lewis) was also putrid.
And who could forget the offensive "Chicken Soup" and "The All-American Girl" (with Margaret Cho, not the equally crappy reality show.)
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Worst shows of 2002/2003: :P
10. "Conspiracy Zone with Kevin Nealon"
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"Oprah"'s starting to go back to being trashy with this week's sex-change shows. Must be a 'sweeps' month.
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Daytime Television is absolutely pointless and stupid to me:
Soap opreas(all of them suck); Every single daytime "talk show"/ trash talk show known to mankind (Jerry Springer,Maury Povich,etc.)HORRIBLE!! >:(
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Just as well. It starred Matthew Fox of "Party of Five", another overrated show. In this one he plays a detective who gains the ability to read both the killer's and victim's minds. (Where have we seen this before? ::)) It replace "Buffy" on the WB after that show moved to UPN.
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actually you are quite wrong with that. Haunted is about an ex-cop who gains the ability to dealw ith the dead, receiving pphysic messages from them, solving murders, etc. it was a very good show and it was going somewhere until they canned it...just like "Miracles"
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Another awful show from 2002/2003 I forgot to mention:
(That's not in the reality genre...there's too many)
"Good Day Live"