Unpopular Opinions You Hold About TV Shows

[GregX]

That wasn't a Gene Roddenberry quote. That was a piece of comedy from a blogger.

You don't say.

Just wondering why you felt the need to do that. I don't mind the quote, but why attribute it to Roddenberry at all?

[Foggle]

Just wondering why you felt the need to do that. I don't mind the quote, but why attribute it to Roddenberry at all?

As a joke. I like Babylon 5, and certainly more than Star Trek.

[GregX]

Just wondering why you felt the need to do that. I don't mind the quote, but why attribute it to Roddenberry at all?

As a joke. I like Babylon 5, and certainly more than Star Trek.

Ha ha ha! Okay, cool.

Okay... more unpopular opinions....

X-Files sucked. It was cool at first, but the novelty factor wore off really quick.

[Avaitor]

I've only seen a handful of X-Files episodes, but I do like what I've seen. Mostly stuff from the first few seasons.

[Dr. Insomniac]

X-Files seems like that "used to be really popular, but is now obscure as the boombox" show alongside others like Murphy Brown and Ally McBeal. Can't even remember the last time somebody praised that show.

[Avaitor]

I think it's a little higher regarded than those in recent years, but that isn't too far off of a comparison.

I also have a feeling that you can lump Lost in with that category in the near future.

[Avaitor]

You know, I've been talking to a friend about it, and we both seem to agree that Two and a Half Men would have been a better show if Alan wasn't a part of it. At least not in the way he's become in later years.

Charlie Sheen's material actually did have its moments overall, but Jon Cryer isn't on that same level at all, at least not as anything more than a straight man.

And I'm putting it in this thread since it seems to be an unpopular opinion that Men could be anything close to resembling a good show. It's far from perfect, but I do honestly think that the sheen-era episodes had their moments. It's still better than Lorre's other shows at least, unless you count Roseanne.

[Kiddington]

What are you talking about?

Roseanne sucks.

[Avaitor]

It's hella better than Big Bang Theory.

ps- Amy is just Sheldon with a vagina. I don't see the appeal of this character at all.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Chuck Lorre wasn't really in charge of Roseanne, though. He was one of many people behind that show.

ps- Amy is just Sheldon with a vagina. I don't see the appeal of this character at all.

Your first sentence is the appeal.

[Kiddington]

That's why they're so perfect for each other. 

[Goldstar]

Originally, Amy Farrah Fowler was basically Sheldon with 2 x chromosomes. The only other way that Amy was different from Sheldon was that she didn't share Sheldon's love for science fiction, so I can understand why the producers felt it necessary to alter Amy's character somewhat when she became a regular. The only thing that I don't particularly like about Amy is how she's now continually trying to force Sheldon into having a physical relationship with her. I like that Sheldon has zero desire to pursue a physical relationship with anyone. Asexual characters on TV shows are very rare. I'm an aromantic asexual, so it's a nice change of pace to see someone on TV who shares my own view on physical intimacy. I don't want to see Amy written off of the show, and it would be pretty cold hearted to just "leave her hanging" as it were, but at the same time, I'd hate to see Sheldon become a "regular guy" in a regular relationship, as that would ruin the character for me.

[Commode]

What are you talking about?

Roseanne sucks.

Hell no, Roseanne is great.

[Spark Of Spirit]

What are you talking about?

Roseanne sucks.

Hell no, Roseanne is great.

Final season aside, you mean? 

[No-Personality]

Hell no, Roseanne is great.

^ This.

Don't make me give the same speeches as I used to on Ultimate-Disney, Roseanne is in my opinion easily one of the greatest television shows ever broadcast. And is, in fact, a superb television series. It did suffer from inconsistency throughout the first 3 and final 4 seasons, which didn't even cripple the show- it merely trivialized chunks of a given episode, but was always (except for season 9) a far smarter, funnier, better executed family sitcom than anything else. Not only were characters intelligently written and it remains an iconic, progressive work for the representation of gays, blue collar black families, and modern day feminism when their competition thought the definition of harmony between the sexes was for its "Tool Man" to apologize on national TV for doing the same stupid things to his wife day after day, showing he never learned a damn thing (which shows he had about as much respect for his wife as he did for her friends- all of whom I seem to remember he hated and mocked for really bad jokes). It excelled in often stunningly even-handed and solid debates between parents and children, and spot-on rendering of stupid socio-political points of view.

It also knew how to tap into what it feels like to be an abused, neglected employee, mother, father, teenager, minority, etc. It clearly drew real life inspiration from victims of domestic abuse because I see serious parallels between Roseanne's family (the family she was the daughter in, the Harris's) and my own. I can tell you for a fact this is THE ONLY show I've seen where it got exactly what it feels like and then shot it like it was giving people a moment to honestly express their true thoughts and feelings. People forget this all the time but almost no sitcoms really take the time to let a character speak from a place of vulnerability or pain. This show did it every 3-5 or so episodes, given the season. Every episode gave someone the time to at least speak their mind clearly. And even then, it was a point of view real people have. That's why the show was so important. There are endless moments I could refer to that prove why the show is as good as it is. Even just reactions or phrasings or pauses that characters/actors had with/to a line that put the show SO FAR above average. The show also had a real knack for covering topics no other show would cover. I'm actually referring to stuff like gross-out comic books and riot grrrl bands. Imagine my surprise when Daisy Chainsaw (the band Darlene and Molly went to see in Season 5's "Good Girls, Bad Girls") actually turned out to be a real band.