Shows that have gone downhill
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I don't know about anyone else, but I LOVED season 1 of Ricky Gervais' netflix show called Derek. Season 2 came out this summer and I was really disappointed by it, it wasn't nearly as funny or entertaining as the first season and seemed like it was trying too hard to get across its message.
I don't believe I was getting overly-aggressive and it didn't seem like a joke to me. I'm going to stop replying now bye.
Every animated show. Simpsons in particular, any new episodes I try to watch mostly just leave me with second-hand embarrassment. I'd say Family Guy too but it's been garbage for a long time.
Also this. :< I tried to pretend I still liked it after Michael was gone but it was hard, especially after Andy's character became unbearable.
Also this. :< I tried to pretend I still liked it after Michael was gone but it was hard, especially after Andy's character became unbearable.
MagicalCat590
Hippie Witch
They've been repeating the same storyline with only minute changes for more than six seasons -.-
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Another one I just thought of is Misfits (UK TV series). The first two seasons were good, but then key characters ended up leaving until there were none of the original characters left. I still watched it until the end, but it was definitely much better at the start. I guess it's hard to keep a show going when you have to introduce new characters a lot.
MayorRachel
Member
the show Winx Club, to me, has gone down!! like...jeez!! It has so many problems now, and the main character is soooo op...its not even funny -.-
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Yeah....The Splinter and The Wringer..is pretty gross. ech
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Yeah....The Splinter and The Wringer..is pretty gross. ech
spCrossing
80s anime is cool
I was probably one the few people who didn't find the "Splinter" episode from Spongebob disgusting...but then again I was like...10 or 11 when I first seen that episode.
The stuff they do on Ren & Stimpy is more gross than say "The Splinter", but then again I'm a dude and I enjoy crap like that.
The stuff they do on Ren & Stimpy is more gross than say "The Splinter", but then again I'm a dude and I enjoy crap like that.
I died laughing at the crossover especially when they poked fun at themselves like the airforce part but the season premier of Simpsons was just garbage. But I feel as though the Family Guy crossover made up for it as long as the rest of the episodes this season are not that bad...
I'm still waiting for one of the main Simpsons voice cast to die.
and then get replaced with a new voice so Fox can keep their money train chugging along
shayminskyforme88
Back Home in Hoenn
One of my childhood shows was Art Attack, it was something I really looked forward to everyday. When they remade it, it was horrible.
TV shows either being taken off the air or going downhill is the reason I don't watch TV anymore.
My list would be:
-Pokemon (after Johto, though Hoenn wasn't too bad)
It just got repetitive and dull. You could pretty much guess the pace of the anime and what's going to happen even down to what pokemon Ash is going to catch in the new regions.
-The Big Bang Theory
The last season wasn't great, and this new season was dull and not as funny.
-Family Guy
Has been going downhill for a long time.
-YuGiOh
Yea, I used to watch it...frankly, I think it hit its downhill point halfway through GX. I didn't even watch the last arc/saga, let alone all of the new seasons after GX ended. It's like... "how long can we milk the card-game anime genre?". Season Zero/Shadow Games saga was the best; first season wasn't bad. An anime based off a card game shouldn't have more than one or two seasons with the same characters (let alone make a new cast of characters) unless the plot is exceptional.
-Law & Order SVU
Once Stabler left, it went downhill; and Benson started to do a complete 180 flip in personality.
-Fairly Odd Parents
I agree with what someone else said; once Poof was introduced, plus the dog character, it just hit rock bottom. It became more of Poof's hijinks rather than Timmy's.
My list would be:
-Pokemon (after Johto, though Hoenn wasn't too bad)
It just got repetitive and dull. You could pretty much guess the pace of the anime and what's going to happen even down to what pokemon Ash is going to catch in the new regions.
-The Big Bang Theory
The last season wasn't great, and this new season was dull and not as funny.
-Family Guy
Has been going downhill for a long time.
-YuGiOh
Yea, I used to watch it...frankly, I think it hit its downhill point halfway through GX. I didn't even watch the last arc/saga, let alone all of the new seasons after GX ended. It's like... "how long can we milk the card-game anime genre?". Season Zero/Shadow Games saga was the best; first season wasn't bad. An anime based off a card game shouldn't have more than one or two seasons with the same characters (let alone make a new cast of characters) unless the plot is exceptional.
-Law & Order SVU
Once Stabler left, it went downhill; and Benson started to do a complete 180 flip in personality.
-Fairly Odd Parents
I agree with what someone else said; once Poof was introduced, plus the dog character, it just hit rock bottom. It became more of Poof's hijinks rather than Timmy's.
MisterEnigma
Senior Member
I agree on the post above about Yu-Gi-Oh and Law and Order: SVU for similar reasons. Also most cartoons that have been able to run since the 90's or early 2000's, it's time to pull them off the air, it's garbage what they're feeding kids now. I'm not saying crappy cartoons haven't existed before this time, we certainly had our share, but how half of this stays on the air for a decade is beyond me.
I think Once Upon a Time has declined in quality as well, they've stretched character arcs out for no reason, and the episodes since Peter Pan have been lackluster for the most part. They've added annoying henchmen characters, had a terrible half-sister villain for the entire third season that sneered more than she actually posed a threat. I think they try to add too much drama in and it ends up becoming unfocused. I'm not really sure what to think about Frozen being the base of the fourth season, I'm pretty neutral on the movie itself, but I'm not sure if it will overshadow all the characters on the show, it's a little awkward. We'll see.
I think Once Upon a Time has declined in quality as well, they've stretched character arcs out for no reason, and the episodes since Peter Pan have been lackluster for the most part. They've added annoying henchmen characters, had a terrible half-sister villain for the entire third season that sneered more than she actually posed a threat. I think they try to add too much drama in and it ends up becoming unfocused. I'm not really sure what to think about Frozen being the base of the fourth season, I'm pretty neutral on the movie itself, but I'm not sure if it will overshadow all the characters on the show, it's a little awkward. We'll see.
Clara Oswald
Soufflé Girl
Scooby Doo, I used to watch it all the time when I was younger and recently I watched a few episodes because my brother was. The love interest between velma and shaggy is really bad as are the story plots (what's with all it's crystal cove thing). A couple or the episodes didn't even mention scobbysnacks and stuff. One thing though is in my opioinon bad but generally it's a good thing and that is the animation. I loved the old animations and for me they made them scary. Nowadays the animation is pretty good but I just don't like it.
The Late Late Show (Irish chat show), British soap operas, 2 Broke Girls, Pokemon, The Big Bang Theory, Revenge and Reeling in the Years.
Also shows that haven't been on tv for ages I think like the x files, charmed, buffy, xmen, Spider-Man, tmnt 1987, the practice, fraiser, the inbetweeners, tmnt 2003, lost, yugioh, desperate housewives, fairly odd parents, etc.
Also shows that haven't been on tv for ages I think like the x files, charmed, buffy, xmen, Spider-Man, tmnt 1987, the practice, fraiser, the inbetweeners, tmnt 2003, lost, yugioh, desperate housewives, fairly odd parents, etc.
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I don't watch TV anymore, so all I can comment on is anime because I'm a huge weeb.
SAO should have ended after the MCs actually beat SAO. But no, they had to go onto some unrelated game and reduce the badass female main into a caged fairy damsel in distress. The show was already Wish Fulfillment: The Experience but I could forgive it because defeat meant death and there was real meaning in winning, but once that was lost it all became pointless.
Same for Pokemon. I feel like it tanked in Johto and only got better until the start of BW (where it turned to garbage), only to peak again for XY.
SAO should have ended after the MCs actually beat SAO. But no, they had to go onto some unrelated game and reduce the badass female main into a caged fairy damsel in distress. The show was already Wish Fulfillment: The Experience but I could forgive it because defeat meant death and there was real meaning in winning, but once that was lost it all became pointless.
I agree that Season 0 was the best, but the later series are pretty fun to watch if you can suspend your disbelief. They all sound ridiculous on paper but they're a fun ride as long as you don't watch the dub.
Same for Pokemon. I feel like it tanked in Johto and only got better until the start of BW (where it turned to garbage), only to peak again for XY.
Ok, thank god someone mentioned this, I was about to.
In my opinion, it got bad when Poof was born, and it definetly got worst when that dog got put in.
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