Most overrated TV shows

[christian1923]

I'm six episodes in and so far that show on Netflix Orange is the New Black takes the cake.

[kurple]

in b4 some hipster saying the wire

[Jud]

Big Bang Theory.

[Raymone]

The Wire is tremendously overrated by fans but accurately rated by its (lack of) critical acclaim.

[JohnFreeman]

Breaking Bad

[SugarHill]

The Wire is tremendously overrated by fans but accurately rated by its (lack of) critical acclaim.

Wire has lack of critical acclaim? Are you serious? :roll:

[Raymone]

Wire has lack of critical acclaim? Are you serious? :roll:

I know I don't need to break out the awards stats again comparing The Wire, Breaking Bad and The Sopranos.

[Knicks101]

Parks and Rec

[Budadiiii]

Breaking Bad
This.

Not realistic enough. Can't be taken seriously.

[Raymone]

Fine, here you go, SugarHill:


1. The Sopranos: Won 5 Golden Globes (23 nominations) and 21 Emmys (111 nominations).

2. Breaking Bad: Won 2 Golden Globes (7 nominations) and 16 Emmys (49 nominations).

...

7. The Wire: Won 0 Golden Globes (0 nominations) and 0 Emmys (2 nominations).

[Graviton]

Agree with Parks and Rec and Orange is the new black, how the **** are those shows so popular, I checked both out on Netflix and they were boring as ****.

[JohnFreeman]

Big Bang Theory.
Doesn't everyone thinks this show sucks?

[Levity]

Damn, OP! it took you 6 episodes to realize that?! i turned on one, saw jason biggs, and called it quits.

[~primetime~]

Parks and Rec
This...so much this

Aziz Ansari and Nick Offerman are "kind of funny" and that is it...no one else on the show is funny

Amy Poehler really isn't funny at all, and Rob Lowe is so unfunny it makes me cringe

people act like that show is the funniest shit ever but it really isn't at all...



another overrated and horribly unfunny show: Modern Family

[bigkingsfan]

Any popular network show.

[~primetime~]

Doesn't everyone thinks this show sucks?
Yeah I feel like Big Bang Theory is actually UNDERrated

everyone acts like it's the worst thing ever but it isn't THAT bad...it has it's moments

[Graviton]

This...so much this

Aziz Ansari and Nick Offerman are "kind of funny" and that is it...no one else on the show is funny

Amy Poehler really isn't funny at all, and Rob Lowe is so unfunny it makes me cringe

people act like that show is the funniest shit ever but it really isn't at all...



another overrated and horribly unfunny show: Modern Family
I don't understand how these shows get such high ratings, must be all the middle aged white families and senior citizens.

[SugarHill]

Fine, here you go, SugarHill:
You don't need to win an emmy to have critical acclaim. That would be like saying Nas isn't critically acclaimed because he never won a grammy. Wire has a ton of critical praise. Why are you acting like it's only loved by viewers? It wasn't even that popular when it aired. It got a spike in popularly after its completion and even then, it was never THAT popular, at least on the level of Sopranos or Breaking Bad. :coleman:

[SugarHill]

This...so much this

Aziz Ansari and Nick Offerman are "kind of funny" and that is it...no one else on the show is funny

Amy Poehler really isn't funny at all, and Rob Lowe is so unfunny it makes me cringe

people act like that show is the funniest shit ever but it really isn't at all...



another overrated and horribly unfunny show: Modern Family

That's the entire point of his character. He's a cornball.

I don't understand how people can shit on this while not mention the Office. It's the same shit.

[~primetime~]

That's the entire point of his character. He's a cornball.

I don't understand how people can shit on this while not mention the Office. It's the same shit.
Rob Lowe's "cornball" character isn't funny though, which is what they were going for and missed

The Office >>>>>>> Parks and Rec

not even close either



the majority of the actors on The Office are funny with just a couple exceptions, like Kevin

[KingBeasley08]

another overrated and horribly unfunny show: Modern Family
Exactly this. I know so many people that love Modern Family but it's corny as hell

[Milbuck]

The League is pretty overrated. Always hear good things about it but most of the characters piss me off. Ruxin is OK, Raffi is pretty funny. But Pete is an annoying ******, Kevin is worthless, and both Kevin's wife and Andre should just kill themselves honestly.

Some shows that I actually like, but tend to get overrated..Wilfred, Mad Men, Community.

New Girl. Was forced to watch that garbage with a friend, had to watch 3 seasons of Zooey Deschanel's quirky bullshit and Jake Johnson's rusty voice and "is he good looking or not?" gimmick. Just recently found out it was nominated for 5 Emmys? :oldlol:

[Milbuck]

That's the entire point of his character. He's a cornball.

I don't understand how people can shit on this while not mention the Office. It's the same shit.
Same style =/= same quality. The Office shits on Parks and Rec honestly. And I actually like Parks and Rec..just that The Office at its peak was really really good.

[KingBeasley08]

^ I used to like Zooey Deschanel when I first saw 500 Days of Summer. Got sick of her fast after she did the same hipster shtick in every goddamn thing she's in

[JohnFreeman]

The Office had laugh out loud shit

[shaq2000]

Rob Lowe's "cornball" character isn't funny though, which is what they were going for and missed

The Office >>>>>>> Parks and Rec

not even close either



the majority of the actors on The Office are funny with just a couple exceptions, like Kevin

Kevin had his moments

http://33.media.tumblr.com/8dd5c482fd4f33ea08069a48c560c306/tumblr_ne8fobydQR1u0jxu1o1_500.gif

but other than Michael, I liked Creed, Todd Packer, early Dwight and very early Andy.

[Draz]

Orange is the new black definitely takes the cake. Also dexter considering after season 2 or 3 it completely would be rated each season a 4/10 tops.

[SugarHill]

Same style =/= same quality. The Office shits on Parks and Rec honestly. And I actually like Parks and Rec..just that The Office at its peak was really really good.
Aside from Michael being lightyears better than Leslie, I preferred Parks and Rec. I've only seen the first 3 seasons or so of each.

[ArbitraryWater]

Orange is the new black definitely takes the cake. Also dexter considering after season 2 or 3 it completely would be rated each season a 4/10 tops.

You keep saying that like you completely missed season 4 :biggums:

Season 5 so underrated... Spoiler: Season 7 was great until Isaak had to leave the show (the actor, personal reasons).

[Knicks101]

Orange is the New Black is cool. First season anyway.

[irondarts]

You don't need to win an emmy to have critical acclaim. That would be like saying Nas isn't critically acclaimed because he never won a grammy. Wire has a ton of critical praise. Why are you acting like it's only loved by viewers? It wasn't even that popular when it aired. It got a spike in popularly after its completion and even then, it was never THAT popular, at least on the level of Sopranos or Breaking Bad. :coleman:
When The Wire originally aired, nobody watched it and it really didn't get much attention at all.

[Cactus-Sack]

Game of Thrones is trash.

The Sopranos because It was only good for 4 & 2/3 seasons. Season six, which being 21 episodes long is just under a quarter of the series was god fvcking awful and season 5 was patchy at best. It also wasn't as ground-breaking as people claim it kind of walked through a door already opened by Oz, Profit and Millenium. That being said, seasons 1-4 were awesome.

Breaking Bad, because it often gets called the greatest show ever, which it isn't. It was entreating as fvck, but after the first season it got pretty ridiculous.

[irondarts]

Game of Thrones is trash.

.

Whaaaaat? GOT is overrated but it's still a damn good show.

[hateraid]

The 2 shows that got a lot of acclaim that I just couldn't get into were Seinfeld and Fraser.

[Andrei89]

I like Modern Family. :(

[christian1923]

Damn, OP! it took you 6 episodes to realize that?! i turned on one, saw jason biggs, and called it quits.
I had a bad feeling after 1 episode, decided to make a thread after 6.

People were hyping this show up to me

[outbreak]

modern family, big bang theory, two and a half men, arrow

[outbreak]

The League is pretty overrated. Always hear good things about it but most of the characters piss me off. Ruxin is OK, Raffi is pretty funny. But Pete is an annoying ******, Kevin is worthless, and both Kevin's wife and Andre should just kill themselves honestly.


The first couple of season of the league were really good, after that though it just got worse and worse to the point that it's cringe worthy these days. Whenever they do episodes based around Raffi and the other guy they are unbearably bad

[SugarHill]

The first couple of season of the league were really good, after that though it just got worse and worse to the point that it's cringe worthy these days. Whenever they do episodes based around Raffi and the other guy they are unbearably bad
Seth Rogen? :oldlol:

[Bosnian Sajo]

modern family, big bang theory, two and a half men, arrow

75% agree, can't comment on arrow since I've never seen it.

[outbreak]

Seth Rogen? :oldlol:
Yeah couldn't think of his name when I posed that. I don't like him generally but he has done some ok stuff but when he's on the league I can't watch it, it's just infuriatingly bad.

[Droid101]

couldn't get into parks and rec

Season one really is garbage... even fans admit this. 2 and up are really, really good though. If you run out of things to try, skip ahead to season 2 and give it a go.

[outbreak]

couldn't get into parks and rec

orange is the new black was dumb, couldnt even get through the first episode

friends is dumb, every character pisses me off

if it werent for that blonde chicks titties, big bang theory would be unwatchable

It gets better, I expected to hate orange is the new black and thought the first episode was meh but it grew on me and now I quite like it. I agree on all other points though but big bang is still unwatchable for me even if it has a hot chick.

[T_L_P]

The Sopranos because It was only good for 4 & 2/3 seasons. Season six, which being 21 episodes long is just under a quarter of the series was god fvcking awful and season 5 was patchy at best. It also wasn't as ground-breaking as people claim it kind of walked through a door already opened by Oz, Profit and Millenium. That being said, seasons 1-4 were awesome.


I'm gonna have to disagree with you there.

6a is awful compared to other Sopranos seasons (though 6b is great), but it's still top-tier TV.

Season 5, however, is probably the best Sopranos season (in my opinion). Seasons 1 and 3 were heavy on plot development and seasons 2 and 4 were heavy on character. Season 5 is like the perfect blend of those two.

Also, the innovations were more in making TV a serious medium. Even the creator, David Chase, said the whole 'violence and mob stuff' was insignificant . It was a show about America as a whole and a bunch of other things. :confusedshrug:

[Jakeh008]

The Walking Dead was okay for a couple seasons but its by far the most overrated show ever. Most of it is repetitive trash.

Breaking Bad was a great show but it was super over rated at the same time.

[dazzer87]

walking dead....same o shit different seasons. Was great the first season but now its the same o crap......

[Eric Cartman]

Let me tell you somethings about Parks and Recreation:

The secondary characters (except Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones, God I hate those 2) are ****ing hilarious, even the ones that don't show up that much like Orin and Councilman Jamm.

Amy Poehler character at first, was cringe worthy and funny, like a Michael Scott, but from season 3 onwards she became annoying and not at all funny. That's why your lead in a comedy can't be a woman.

Anyone that thinks Parks and Rec is close to the Office is a lunatic. Still a good show, not great.

[Cactus-Sack]

I'm gonna have to disagree with you there.

6a is awful compared to other Sopranos seasons (though 6b is great), but it's still top-tier TV.

Season 5, however, is probably the best Sopranos season (in my opinion). Seasons 1 and 3 were heavy on plot development and seasons 2 and 4 were heavy on character. Season 5 is like the perfect blend of those two.

Also, the innovations were more in making TV a serious medium. Even the creator, David Chase, said the whole 'violence and mob stuff' was insignificant . It was a show about America as a whole and a bunch of other things. :confusedshrug:


I thought the first 5episodes of s5 were great (especially "Rat Pack") but the rest was predictable and over the top. By ep4-5 I knew what was going to happen to Tony B.

[dunksby]

Among shows that are considered elite, Breaking Bad is the most overrated. I watched it since its premiere and enjoyed watching all seasons. However it must be stated that after the first season they didn't come up with original ideas and produced the same thing over and over.

[Knicks101]

Let me tell you somethings about Parks and Recreation:

The secondary characters (except Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones, God I hate those 2) are ****ing hilarious, even the ones that don't show up that much like Orin and Councilman Jamm.

Amy Poehler character at first, was cringe worthy and funny, like a Michael Scott, but from season 3 onwards she became annoying and not at all funny. That's why your lead in a comedy can't be a woman.

Anyone that thinks Parks and Rec is close to the Office is a lunatic. Still a good show, not great.

This is the problem with Parks and Rec, the secondary characters are funny. They're good comedic actors, the writing is TERRIBLE. The jokes are awful. There was one good season (Season 2) and everything else has been ass. I don't know why I keep watching because it's horrible. It has nothing to do with the lead being a woman, it's just a poorly written show. The jokes anyway, plot-wise it's not bad.

[ArbitraryWater]

Breaking Bad is easily the GOAT TV Show, its recognized as such, and will go down as such....

The Wire has already been mentioned.

OITNB also gets alot of its praise for the fact that the main cast is female, and to construct such show with largely women, gets them bonus points.

I'm guessing The Walking Dead would be appropriate here..

[T_L_P]

Breaking Bad is easily the GOAT TV Show, its recognized as such, and will go down as such....

:coleman:

[ArbitraryWater]

:coleman:

:oldlol:

Okay, I'm watching Mad Men (first season) right now and I'm putting it in that tier.. I love it so much. When I continue Sopranos, I'm sure it will be there too.

[Demon Lizard]

:oldlol:

Okay, I'm watching Mad Men (first season) right now and I'm putting it in that tier.. I love it so much. When I continue Sopranos, I'm sure it will be there too.

The problem is you can't rate a show by 1 season because consistency matters (example: Dexter). Mad Men drops. BB was smart to end early and go out on top.

[outbreak]

walking dead....same o shit different seasons. Was great the first season but now its the same o crap......
They had budget issues after season one and had to fire writers. apparently someone said it was so bad that they actually had only a set amount of scenes they could film outdoors which is why some episodes have a bunch of indoor shots and why most season have them just hanging around the same set all series because they don't have the budget to make multiple sets or shoot on location.

[ArbitraryWater]

The problem is you can't rate a show by 1 season because consistency matters (example: Dexter). Mad Men drops. BB was smart to end early and go out on top.

What? :biggums:


No... no way. Can't, won't happen bro..

[highwhey]

I tried but couldnt get into Orange is the new black .

Favorite shows:
House of Cards
Sherlock
GoT
The Knick
The Flash
silicon valley

Shows I watch when im bored: Suits, Gotham, Parks n rec,

[thefatmiral]

chappelle show.

[Nanners]

Lost is extremely overrated, cant believe how many people are in love with that stupid show.

[Suguru101]

Mad Men dropping? Right....

BB was very good, very consistent, but season 3 wasn't anything special apart from a few episodes, the first half of 4 wasn't that great either. From the middle of Season 4 onwards it hits an All Time Great peak though.

I would take Mad Men, The Sopranos and GOT over Breaking Bad. Those all have multiple interesting characters and storylines, BB has a great character in Walt, two very good ones in Gus and Mike who only appear on half of the entire show, and then you are left with Jesse and Skylar.....

Yeah, no.

[outbreak]

Mad Men dropping? Right....

BB was very good, very consistent, but season 3 wasn't anything special apart from a few episodes, the first half of 4 wasn't that great either, from the middle of Season 4 onwards it hits a really high peak though.

I would take Mad Men, The Sopranos and GOT over Breaking Bad. Those all have multiple interesting characters and storylines, BB has a great character in Walt, two very good ones in Gus and Mike who only appear on half of the entire show, and then you are left with Jesse and Skylar.....

Yeah, no.

mad mens was awesome for it's first few season then it just went off a cliff and go flat out bad and started repeating story lines or just meandering a long with nothing happening story or character wise for multiple episodes. It's picked up a bit in it's current season though

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Rob Lowe's "cornball" character isn't funny though, which is what they were going for and missed

The Office >>>>>>> Parks and Rec

not even close either



the majority of the actors on The Office are funny with just a couple exceptions, like Kevin
Kevin had his moments. Loved him in 'The Surplus' episode.

[mlh1981]

Friends. Never found it that funny.