The Worst Show on TV

[rdolan]

Has got to be 24, right?

I haven't watched it until seeing a couple of episodes this year on TIVO with my roommate.

It's awful. The dialogue is awful. The plot sucks. They make torture look like it saves lives when in fact its a completely unreliable way to get information.

And its produced by an extreme right wing nutjob.

It's like Dick Cheney, Pamela Anderson, and David Hasselhoff fell asleep and their collective sub-conscious had a wet dream. It's brutal.

[Biddle]

My roommate would be heartbroken to hear me say it, but I absolutely agree. I can't get past my political prejudices to relax enough to enjoy the show. The whole time I'm watching it, I think to myself, "I am watching the closest thing to Neo-con pornography." (Because those guys aren't comfortable with sex. Just pro-American, Rah Rah violence.)

I tried to watch a single episode with him and his friend, Christina, but had to quietly get up and walk away during a commercial break. And out of respect for him, I don't discuss my problems with the show.

But I just can't watch it...

I guess the worst shows are anything that isn't adult swim & cartoons, everything else is crap. I'm done. Well that was easy.

[PeteFitz]

I dunno which way you wanted to go with this thread, but rather then piling on 24 (I've never seen a minute of it), I'll throw my nominee for worst show on television.

Honestly I cannot get over how bad A War at Home is. As a guy who thought Rappaport was mildy different when he first came on the scene, and in turn enjoyable, he now is nauseating. This show is fucking awful.

My name is Earl is wildly overrated by people who enjoy it as well. Jason Lee is funny, and the first episode I saw was funny. Then I realized it's "I'm a hick" jokes for twenty minutes every week. I wonder if Foxworthy is behind this.

I'm sure there are worse shows...Cops...The Real World, but I was only including shows that seem to be written by a steaming pile of writers.

TheFitz

[Landmine]

Really? You hate 24 because it is produced by a republican....yawn.

I’m almost through season 2, I deem this show the perfect ‘guys’ show. Gunplay, espionage, and crazy plot twists, the only problem I have is there isn’t nearly enough karate.

[Edison]

Dance-Off With Your Pants Off

Dumb TV. (though, somehow, I'm convinced Steve Gadlin could make that show work)

Girls Behaving Badly

Simply insufferable.

[rdolan]

Originally Posted by Landmine

Really? You hate 24 because it is produced by a republican....yawn.

I’m almost through season 2, I deem this show the perfect ‘guys’ show. Gunplay, espionage, and crazy plot twists, the only problem I have is there isn’t nearly enough karate.

No, I hated it before I knew a crazy nut job produced. I found that out later. He's not just a Republican. He's insane. I'm sure there are many shows that Republicans have produced over the years that I like. Neo-con fanatics on the other hand...not a fan of their work.

Anyways, from what I heard the first couple of seasons of 24 were decent, but this past year or two have gotten more violent, i.e. the torture scenes.

In its current state, it's unwatchable.

Also, my roommate had ER on the other day. I know it still gets decent ratings (or for NBC, terrific ratings), but that show is off the charts bad too.

[POPS]

Drake n' Josh on Teen Nick. It's terrible. but I can't stop watching it. car crash on the highway style.

[jimfath]

If were talking Fox shows... Could someone with an ounce of humanity please pull the plug on The Simpson? It's been waning for far too long. Though I will say their more recent eppisodes are a lot better than the two years prior. Still though tere are so many external jokes it's not even a show anymore. Just put this thing to bed.

It's glory days are far behind it... Of course now is the perfect time for a movie.

[Outsider Guy]

Identity.

Shame on you, Penn Gillette.