Heroes: gave it two seasons to correct its mistakes and it only made them worse. Grey’s Anatomy: too…much…hooking…up, too little doctorin’, even by Grey’s standards. Dollhouse: Whedon has used up all my good will. Project Runway: I’d like to say it was a drop in quality, but really I just couldn’t justify watching anything on Lifetime. Top Chef: Can only stand but so many garden salads and ceviches.
Dexter. It took me a while, because Hall is a pretty good actor, but the writing on that show kinda blows.
I pretty much have left The Office. I can take it or leave it. I still DVR it, as my wife still watches it religiously. But it doesn’t bother me to miss it.
I don’t watch much episodic TV in general, though. I guess I could also say my relationship with The Simpsons is on life support.
Dexter. But it wasn’t so much a conscious choice, like with Heroes, as it was that I just fell behind and never bothered to catch up.
House and Dollhouse are just hanging on by a thread.
“Grey’s Anatomy”, for sure, although I’ve been done with that show for a while. I might drop Eastwick despite my affection for Paul Gross – it’s just so stereotypical and insufferable.
And Glee is the secret romance I have to hide from all my friends, for a number of different reasons.
Burn Notice and I are like a doomed on again off again couple. I enjoyed the first season well enough but with the last two I’ve watched the first couple episodes and just haven’t been to interested.
I completely severed ties with Heroes halfway through last season. Feeling completely exasperated after every episode will do that to a person. I’m going to give Flash Forward 2 to 3 more episodes to decide where I stand with it. So far the show is interesting, but lazy.
I just can’t quit Dollhouse, and am eagerly anticipating FOX sticking the knife in and ending it for me.
You can’t break up with a show that you only watched the pilot of, or has only aired 3 episodes in toto. You just didn’t like it.
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Vegas weddings.
I agree about pilots. You don’t break up with a one night stand.
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Basically in the same boat the third season was a bit lackluster, but Lithgow has brought me back on board all hopeful and doe eyed.
spoiler- I think the third season definitely has its charms thanks to the interplay between Hall and Smits, but the ending to that was too abrupt, partly because they wanted to fuse the two main plot lines. They should have just kept the Skinner plot and the Smits plot separate. Deb should have collared the Skinner paying off the running plot line of her trying to prove herself as a good cop.
I think Dexter is going to be one of those shows where on repeat viewings you’ll end up skipping a season or two or dissuade others from even going beyond a certain point. The first two seasons is probably all that needed to be said.
I’m watching DEXTER season 3 right now and I gotta say, I’m real disappointed. Oooooooh, is Dexter going to screw up his wedding!?! WHO CARES! I don’t watch Dexter for his stupid personal life, I watch it to see the screws get tightened around him. The Jimmy Smits stuff is good, but if season 4 is more of this prosaic, domestic crap I’m out. Inclusion of a baby seems like a bad bad sign.
I can’t believe some of you stuck with HEROES as long as you did. It was shit from episode one.
I’ve ditched Nip/Tuck, House, and finally, after trying to talk myself out of it, I have left Heroes for good.
Fringe, while still thoroughly entertaining is really pushing it after a solid first season half. I find myself growing ever more nostalgic for the X-Files while watching Season 2, which can’t be a good thing.
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Bless you.
Haven’t flat-out dumped a show since Smallville about three years back. Now that Community is moving to 8pm I’ll probably start my Thursday Night block at 8:30.
When Lost resumes, looks like it’ll conflict with Glee. Not sure which one I’ll have to time-shift.
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The point of using the term “break up” is that it means you actually did like the show for some significant period of time before calling it quits.
yea. breakup should mean you were into the show for at least a season. saying you broke up with bored to death after two episodes doesn’t count (and those of you who did are fools)
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Honestly, I’m not sure why it took me so long. I only got through season 2 with lots of yelling and alcohol. Then season 3 came and I kept hearing about how things had changed and it was so much better now, so I gave it one more shot, but after that godawful premiere, I finally found the strength to call it quits.