What popular franchise do you dislike or simply not "get" ?

[Leftwich]

The Sopranos is another one. I could never get into it either :dunno:

Way easier to get into than the wire tho.

 

[DoubleDeuce]

Way easier to get into than the wire tho.

I haven't watched the Wire. I've been meaning to (simply because I've heard people put it on Breaking Bad levels), but I'm not a fan of watching things on my computer

 

[Palooza]

I groaned.

 

[Palooza]

Anything with Seth McFarlane's name on it is automatically ignored by me if that counts.

 

[manchild24]

I dont collect action figures anymore but I think its funny to see them treat and collect the things now that I use to play with when I was a kid.
like when Penny bought the guys a star trek transporter, I had that and those same guys when I was a kid. Im not a D&D geek but Im a video game tool bag. I mean come on, im how old and still play video games at home.

I agree with Gob, I dont think its a smart but when they go off on stuff especially sheldon, I think its funny

 

[Leftwich]

I haven't watched the Wire. I've been meaning to (simply because I've heard people put it on Breaking Bad levels), but I'm not a fan of watching things on my computer

If you have HBOgo watch it on your xbox. They have all the seasons.

 

[Epidemik]

KoF, I'll tell you why people hate TBBT, (from reddit):

Cmon man; dont cherry pick the hivemind

From Reddit

If you think Penny is the character you're supposed to identify with, then we're not watching the same show.

Penny is obviously hot and has social skills but she's also ... well ... not the sharpest tool in the shed. And the show makes that obvious. Leonard is the clear main character in this show, being nerdy but not so much that he has no clue what he's supposed to do.

He's just not very good at it sometimes, because he gets nervous, which i think most anyone can relate to.

What TBBT actually is is Commedia dell'arte, just like most other sitcoms.

The idea is you have a cast of caricatured characters. The characters are not, for the most part, deep. They vary in extreme ways in terms of their personality so that they're readily identifiable from eachother and from non-central characters. They are deliberately written to be abnormal - again, caricatures.

So you take these characters whose extreme personalities will dictate their reactions to things and plonk them into a scenario. Any normal person who has to achieve a basic goal - asking out a girl, for instance - would be boring to watch. They'll achieve or fail with zero antiques. But these caricatures are incapable of handling real world scenarios and the resulting fallacies & drama is entertaining.

The only difference between Seinfield, TBBT and Friends is TBBT uses 2000's and 'nerd' culture as it's central theme rather than 'jews' or 'twenty somethings in new york in the 90's'.

 

[Sven Draconian]

People hate TBBT because it's popular and is therefore cool to hate. If you don't like sitcoms, so be it, and at the end of the day every sitcom gets tired.

But, when you compare it to shows such as Two and a half men, Everybody loves Raymond, Two Broke Girls, King of Queens... it's quite a bit better. It's continuity is better, it has a fairly large set of characters and for the most part has been able to avoid the nauseating tendency to get "serious." (Maybe that changed in the new season, I normally just watch the reruns on TBS).

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

If you have HBOgo watch it on your xbox. They have all the seasons.

Good suggestion I forgot about that. I just subd to HBO will give this a shot.

 

[JimLeavy59]

People hate TBBT because it's popular and is therefore cool to hate. If you don't like sitcoms, so be it, and at the end of the day every sitcom gets tired.

But, when you compare it to shows such as Two and a half men, Everybody loves Raymond, Two Broke Girls, King of Queens... it's quite a bit better. It's continuity is better, it has a fairly large set of characters and for the most part has been able to avoid the nauseating tendency to get "serious." (Maybe that changed in the new season, I normally just watch the reruns on TBS).

Yeah because nobody just doesn't enjoy it right?

 

[Leftwich]

Good suggestion I forgot about that. I just subd to HBO will give this a shot.

I find it easier on my TV. I have too many distractions when i'm watching it on my computer.

 

[Pitty]

Cmon man; dont cherry pick the hivemind

From Reddit

"The only difference between Seinfeld and TBBT..."

:wtf2:

Also, calling TBBT smart and AD "smug" makes me want to weep.

 

[Glenbino]

People hate TBBT because it's popular and is therefore cool to hate. If you don't like sitcoms, so be it, and at the end of the day every sitcom gets tired.

But, when you compare it to shows such as Two and a half men, Everybody loves Raymond, Two Broke Girls, King of Queens... it's quite a bit better. It's continuity is better, it has a fairly large set of characters and for the most part has been able to avoid the nauseating tendency to get "serious." (Maybe that changed in the new season, I normally just watch the reruns on TBS).

That's because those shows are terrible... Watch Happy Endings on ABC.

 

[Jayrock]

Comparing Big Bang Theory to Seinfeld...

:lol:

 

[NAHSTE]

LOL ... "Big Bang Theory looks better once you compare it to other shows of similar (also awful) caliber."

 

[wingsfan77]

I actually liked the first few seasons of TBBT, but gave up on it over a year ago because it seemed like the whole show as just Sheldon acting stupid and yelling 'BAZINGA!' every five minutes.

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

I find it easier on my TV. I have too many distractions when i'm watching it on my computer.

Well Xbox and I think my blu ray have HBO apps so ill use it that way.
I avoided it this long because I didn't want to rent or buy it.

 

[SuperKevin]

The Big Bang Theory is another show in the long list of shows I can't stand watching when they are new but always find myself watching in reruns. It's good enough for me to waste a half hour of my late afternoon/early evening but nothing that I would ever work my schedule around to watch.

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

That's because those shows are terrible... Watch Happy Endings on ABC.

2broke girls and KOQ are entertaining.
Ive tried Happy Endings but the wayans kid creeps me out since half his mannerisms and deliveries come from his dad and uncle. Ill give it another shot if it hits Netflix.

I wonder if you bizarre BBT haters dislike shows like 30 Rock or Modern Family as well. Seems like dislike for the sake of being a contrarian.

 

[Pitty]

2broke girls and KOQ are entertaining.
Ive tried Happy Endings but the wayans kid creeps me out since half his mannerisms and deliveries come from his dad and uncle. Ill give it another shot if it hits Netflix.

I wonder if you bizarre BBT haters dislike shows like 30 Rock or Modern Family as well. Seems like dislike for the sake of being a contrarian.

30 Rock is great, never watched Modern Family.