what shows do you want cancelled?

[italianstallion]

name 1 or more shows you think are so bad that they should take them off the air.


i think they should cancel the anna nicole smith show (if its not canceled allready, im not sure)

also most of the other reality shows too, if i wanted reality i wouldnt watch it on tv.

[Inval1d]

Who Wants To Marry My Dad? silly reality shows....

[southern]

pick a reality show any reality show

[WebMonkey]

Me too. They suck hard.

[Hitman]

Any show that replaces Fastlane on Fox.
All reality tv shows on basic television. Keep Real World and Road Rules

[IdahoMR2man]

New Man Show looks like it is going to suck massively.

[dr_evil]

here is a list

Becker, The King of Queens, According to Jim, America's Funniest Home Videos, 30 seconds of fame, Banzai

[Rocketboy]

Any reality show.
Will & Grace, Friends, and any simialr show.
Actually, about 95% of all sitcoms should be cancelled. There should be only 6 or 7 channels with decent programming.

[tedward]

Banzai??? That show is the buisness, how can you not love that show? you must just be too young to understand the finer intricacies of that marvellous show.


"Will and Grace" and "everybody loves raymond" Now they are two shows I dont like.

[Chim-Chim]

I agree, any or all reality show.

[Darrin1]

Theres a LOVE & Hate relationship I have for Reality based shows. Until the demand for it goes dies off like game shows did w/ Who Wants To Be A Millionaire but THATS another topic. I just wish
networks quit w/ the Who will Marry....Meet My....The see your marriage go down the toilet Hotel shows!

[spiderman_2k]

If Buffy hadnt ended...I might have been saying it here...

[jbailey84]

FRIENDS!!!!

[redman]

i couldnt believe what i heard the other day when i heard that the US has got over 100 reality shows running right now.

Unlucky.

[Inval1d]

...and they have hundreds of more coming most likely.

[Marvin Nash]

I'm With Busey. That show is terrible.

[ambrosia]

Seventh Heaven and Charmed, though both seem to have found reliable fanbases, but then that didn't save Farscape from the axe.

[Alexander JL]

COPS
America's Wildest Police Videos
Smallville

[ILOVEKATIE]

Originally posted by Hitman
Any show that replaces Fastlane on Fox.
All reality tv shows on basic television. Keep Real World and Road Rules
:applaud: I love Real World and Road Rules.:applaud: The Battles are kick a$$ too.

A show that I want cancelled:
7th Heaven, BORING!

[sunflower03]

not all reality series are bad. i love survivor, the bachelor, cupid, amazing race, and big brother. right now though there are to many on.

it is the networks fault because reality programs it hit big mostly because they have to many reruns on. have less reruns of regular shows, and i gurantee a lot less people will watch reality programs.

they need to cancel friends, the anna nicole show, sex and the city, that stupid new coupling show, will & grace, and 24 way over rated.

[Marvin Nash]

Friends ended last season. Didn't it?

[Slipknot]

All reality shows should b canceled.

[LadyFireFly]

Seventh Heaven. I am so sick of that cheesy preachy bible-toting soap opera. There is nothing worse on all of TV.

[Laterose]

Will and Grace

I am sick of this show

[Mr.Matinee]

The only good reality shows were Survivor 1/2.Every other reality show should be canncelled.Reality isn't being in a contest to marry some one or being stuck on a island.Reality is waking up at 9 A.M to go to your ho-hum job,come home at five to your apartment,eat a little lasagna,feed your cat,do hobbies,watch(or try to at least)watch the crap on TV,watch a late night show,go to bed.That's reality.

[sunflower03]

no friends has one more season of 18 episodes. it was supposed to end but they decided to get one last season out of it.

[spiderman_2k]

Dont they get $1,000,000 an episode for this last season??

[Slipknot]

Joe Millionare 2 should b canceled before it even gets put on tv... its sickening to watch.

[yeahyeahyeah73]

Lots of shows suck. Here are the worst:

All reality shows.
Will & Grace
Charmed
All Law & Orders
7th Hell
Third Watch
NYPD Blue
Judging Amy
Frasier
Good Morning Miami
Cedric the Entertainer
ER
Reba
Boston Public

[pixiness]

Anything that begins with "who wants to marry..."

[evilsquishy]

I just don't get what people see in "Everbody Loves Raymond"

[Hitman]

The name is pretty much self- explanatory but it's not true. I know plenty of people who hate Raymond. Then again, I know a lot of girls who hate my guts. What's the point, you ask? I honestly dont' know.

[Jaydawg]

They should finally get rid of ER.

[Lazlo Panaflex]

The last couple of years TV has been inundated with stupid shows that are either reality based, remakes of older sitcoms or clones of already existing sitcoms, because I work at nights I rarely get a chance to watch any TV but when I do I watch reruns of sitcoms that are ACTUALLY FUNNY like Three's Comapny, Gilligan's Island and of course Family Guy, oh yeah The Simpsons too.

TV executives nowadays have lost their minds and can't think of original programming so they just put out reality programs, it's a real shame.

[Scarface]

The Man Show. The new guys suck. Without Jimmy and Adam its s***.

[slinger]

Saw an ad for Temptation Island 3.

Why?

[Dogbert0228]

All reality television. No exceptions. Kill them all...

[Slipknot]

all the American Idol and American Junior shows should end

[Miasma]

1. The Simpsons and any other prime-time cartoons that haven't yet been cancelled. (or just put them on at 4pm for the kids and stop clogging the airwaves with that stuff when the rest of us get home from work.)

2. Many of the reality shows.

3. MTV. Yes, just cancel the whole damn channel.

(actually, the only shows I watch regularly anymore are Raymond, Third Watch, football and American Idol-- when they're showing new ones again. The rest can be scrapped as far as I'm concerned.)

[sunflower03]

hey i am 22 years old and the simpson isn't just for kids. i still watch the simpsons, and i know many people my age that still do. the simpsons is also a cartoon for older audiences as well.

[tedward]

he (miasma) likes american idol though - surely a program aimed purely at pre-teens?

[Klimber]

American Idol, Fame (if they bring out a sequel), star search... One would think after a couple of seasons of these talent search shows they would have found all the talent to be had other wise all the ones that were cut in round one would be the next ones to win right??

Uh while you are at it cancel Blind Date, Elimidate, 5th Wheel and all other sucky WT dating shows that my spouse finds so entertaining.

[dr_evil]

the only reality show i really dont want them to cancel is Big Brother or the Amazing Race

and the only reason i think i like BB is that you can watch the people live at anytime:hehe:

[Sparhawk]

Originally posted by Miasma
1. The Simpsons and any other prime-time cartoons that haven't yet been cancelled. (or just put them on at 4pm for the kids and stop clogging the airwaves with that stuff when the rest of us get home from work.)

:eek: Cancel The Simpsons??? Sacrilige....have you ever watched it? It's not a kid's show.

I could stand to see a few dozen less reality shows as well.

Meet the Parents, Meet the kids, Marry my dad, Paradise Hotel, For Love or Money, etc, etc.....soo much crap.

[ceci-chan]

Don't cancel The Simpsons! I love that show too much to let it go! Race for The Altar, that's a show they should cancel!

[Miasma]

Okay, jeez... keep the Simpsons. It just so happens that I don't like it, same as some of you don't like American Idol or Third Watch. To each his own. (and no, I don't think American Idol is aimed strictly at the preteen demographic. Watching talented people sing can appeal to all ages. And have you seen some of the song selections? For the most part, they don't sing very current songs to appeal to younger people, they sing classics that can appeal to a wide audience.)

[PsychoMike]

Cancel all reality dating and talent shows.

NBC's entire must see TV thursday line-up.

Enterprise

either cancel MTV or show videos again.

there is probobly other garbage I'd want canceled but since I don't watch it or hear about it I don't care.

[evilsquishy]

Originally posted by Slipknot
all the American Idol and American Junior shows should end
But.....but.....Clay....:( ;)

And I bet I look quite the doof when I say "No, I don't love Raymond" when I hear the show.

[Darrin1]

Until the writers,cast members of The Simpsons calls it quits it aint gonna happen yet Lucy...

[Mr.Matinee]

Make Fox and MTV old school again,there were actually good 8-11 years ago....

[southern]

cancel VH1 and same as everyone as said MTV as well if they don't start showing oh i don't konw MUSIC videos:rolleyes:

[slinger]

MTV 2 shows music videos.

Only good thing on VH1 is the I Love the 80s, 70s.

[southern]

they're trying to be mtv to much

[sunflower03]

why do those channels only show music at night, isn't the whole point of the channels to show music videos which they hardly do anymore?

[simpspin]

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[simpspin]

Originally posted by Darrin1
Until the writers,cast members of The Simpsons calls it quits it aint gonna happen yet Lucy...

If the Simpsons premeired this year with S14, not counting the meta-jokes, you'd put it on your 'to be cancelled' list, too, along with everyone else on this board. The Simpsons is a show that is around becasue of it's recognition, not because it's still the 'best'. In short, its the McDonalds of sitcoms.

Also, I don't buy into the "It's the Simpsons, so it's better than 130% of TV!" crap, either. That's just blind and stupid fanboyism.

[Citizen Kane]

But...it is.

And I'm not being a stupid fanboy here. The Simpsons is great because it never panders to the audience with obvious punch-lines or comfortable humor. It's humor is usually brazenly satirical, merciless, and laugh out loud funny. Plus, it has some of the most unique, unforgettable, and, most importantly, funny characters on television today.

[lemeri]

Originally posted by Inval1d
Who Wants To Marry My Dad? silly reality shows....

Yes that one. :applaud:

[simpspin]

Originally posted by Citizen Kane
But...it is.

And I'm not being a stupid fanboy here. The Simpsons is great because it never panders to the audience with obvious punch-lines or comfortable humor.

If you go to snpp.com and check some of the articles written in the last three, or four years that call the show 'great' and 'timeless' they use the episodes from the first eight seasons to back up their points. Did all of these reviewers contract some virus that made them think the show was no longer good, or did it take a considerable slide?

It's no suprise even Entertaiment Weekly's list of the top 25 episodes, all but two were from the 8th season and before. Click here to read the list (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,417748~3~0~25bestand1,00.html)

Instead of putting their reputations on the line when the show was 'never pandering to the audience', they waited until the show was a mainstream hit (now very much pandering to the audience) and praised it for the show's quantity of seasons, rather than quality of the product. During the first eight seasons of the show, it manufactured its own 'cool' and through its harsh wit and satire, it proved its worth again and again. Shortly after the eighth season, the show stopped manufacturing its own 'cool' and became a welfare recipient that only props itself up on whatever the general public considers cool at the moment. (Kid Rock? Britney Spears? N'sync? And in Season 15, Joe Millionare! ) All subtley, empathay and emotional realism (yes, I know it's a 'cartoon') left and all that was left was Homer acting like a jackass and the rest of Springfield being his side prop and with more guest stars. In short--the show became 'Poochified.'

It's humor is usually brazenly satirical, merciless, and laugh out loud funny. Plus, it has some of the most unique, unforgettable, and, most importantly, funny characters on television today. [/B]

Jonathan Swift is satirical, the new Simpsons is just dumb. To be satirical a form of wit has to be involved. Irony makes me smirk, bitter sarcasm makes me think, wit makes me laugh out loud. The Simpsons have de-evolved into show and tell. The writers present you with cliches mixed with tired formulas in an attempt to find something "ironic" and tell you "this is what's funny, laugh". And some people, because they dont know any better, think it's the most brilliant thing since Pauly Shore's "Biodome".

I still do like some episodes though, the ep: Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington was mighty fine compared to the other crap floating around. But other new eps just get me pissed off (enough with the self-referential humor, we know that you know you're not real), which is maybe what the writers are trying to do. In which case, bravo... you dirty bastards.

Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy the show on some levels, but not to the point of wanting to quote anything really from the newer episodes. It's funny how true the saying: "You don't realize a good thing until it's gone" (Futurama, anyone?) really is. I miss the first eight years of the show, but not for the nostalgia, but for the depth and rawness the Simpsons emoted.

Thank god for video tapes and the (very slowly) released DVDs.

JL

(I'll give you credit by saying the established characters are 'funny and unique', but by design only. They're used to be an air of empathy in show that complimented the characters with along with the then much stronger satire. Now it's like the writers are treating the characters like one-dimesional gag puppets...almost like a bad rip-off of family guy.)

[Hitman]

The New Man Show
Queer Eye For The Straight Guy

[sunflower03]

the simpsons is still a good show, but it is like any other show on tv that runs a long time. most any tv show that is great usually have their very best show near the begining of the series. shows like frasier, friends, or er are still considered great shows, but most fans of the shows, and critics agree that the episodes were at the begining. even though i hate frasier, friends, and er. the only tv show i know of that people aren't saying that the earliest seasons were the best is everybody loves raymond. also part of the reason that the earliest seasons of a show are usually considered the best is because that is when the show is new, and people are just starting to discover that show.

[simpspin]

Originally posted by sunflower03
also part of the reason that the earliest seasons of a show are usually considered the best is because that is when the show is new, and people are just starting to discover that show.

...which explains why the average age of the Simpsons viewer is steadily declining.

But, anyhow, the responsibility of the writers is to make the show last, not to satisfy blokes like me. For every one of me, there are thirty others who will laugh at all the jokes I cannot stand, and who will make the show profitable by patronizing the advertisers who peddle their wares during the commercial breaks. And, since the producers care more about making the show last now than making the show last five years from now, it is easy to sacrifice future integrity for the sake of a real killer joke here in the present. That, of course, is a shortsighted bit of mismanagement that will doom the series in the end, but for today it has helped reinvigorate the ratings and sell ever more related merchandise.

[sunflower03]

i have watched the show since it had been on a couple of years, and i still think it is funny.

[slinger]

I've watched since the first Halloween episode. I hated missing The Simpsons on Sundays but now I don't really care. I maybe watched 9 episodes and only through summer reruns have I seen some other ones. Same with the reruns. I'm not really bothered in watching them. If it's one I like I'll watch but The Simpsons to me should've ended when Phil Hartman died.

Futurama was refreshing and I would find when it aired since Fox likes to move shows around or was disapointed it was knocked off due to NFL games. I'll still tune in if it's got a celebrity or a storyline that's interesting or if nothing else looks good but eventually you lose interest.