office (us), it’s cringe
This one took me a long time to get into but was ultimately worth it
It’s supposed to be
It’s a shame too because the UK version is so good. NBC was like what if we took this really unique idea and turned it into a generic-ass American sitcom and sadly it worked for them.
I know it’s a crowd favorite but The Bear.
I have watched three episodes. All of them get my anxiety to the roof. I asked my friends if it didn’t make them anxious, too and they replied ‘yes, but that’s the fun’.
Maybe I’ll watch it when I’m done with my studies… See if I miss my anxiety.
Agreed, I only made it two episodes. Anxiety as entertainment ain’t for me
I watched the first season. Loved it, but yeah the anxiety is a LOT.
I only made it about two episodes into the second season. Still very very good TV, but it really is quite a burden to feel all that anxiety.
I’ve never seen The Bear. I want to watch The Bear, but at the same time I don’t want to watch it. I used to work in food service when it first came out and had a few coworkers recommend it, but I told them then that I probably couldn’t handle it cause it would send my anxiety skyrocketing.
And they said “yeah, but it’s SO good!”
If just the first three episodes had your anxiety going stop trying. When Jamie Lee Curtis starts popping up, my anxiety started going up, and I’ve never had that issue with any TV or movie I’ve ever watched! I love her as an actress and she kills the role in The Bear, but the role is a seriously messed up mom.
The mom is Jamie Lee Curtis???
Seriously. It’s obvious now than I know, but I haven’t seen her or thought about her since A Fish Called Wanda and wow.
She looks older than she did 40 years ago. Surprisingly enough.They make her look more frazzled in Bear, but yeah that’s her. I hate her role, but she’s amazing in it.
I heard that it only gets worst and I am like noooope
The expanse, tried twice…so far
Read the books instead… Unless you just didn’t like the concept or something.
As a fan of The Expanse and James S.A. Corey. I get it. I love the show and think it’s great, but I know it is not for everyone.
I had to do it twice. The first season sucks. Could have been done in 2 episodes. The rest of the show is a lot better and I’m glad I powered through the first season.
Don’t hate me, but Breaking Bad
Same here. Tried it once, didn’t care for the pilot episode and lost interest. A couple years later, some people encouraged me to give it another try after hearing that I tend to love character dramas. I made it partway through season 2 before I stopped and realized this show just isn’t for me.
The subject matter holds no interest to me, and the characters aren’t likeable or compelling enough for me to get invested.
I can appreciate that Breaking Bad is a well made show, but I don’t understand all the universal love it’s garnered.
First season is some of the best TV I’ve ever seen. After that the story lines get more and more unbelievable and the characters get less and less tolerable. Possibly the most overrated show of all time, imo.
I’m with you. I was with it until Skylar just got unbearably annoying. I’ve tried 4 times now to make it through
Internet turned around from hating her to thinking hating her isn’t allowed because it’s problematic
I agree with that.
I feel like I could already sense the “holy fuck, this thing’s popular, let’s stretch this fucker out as long as we can” vibes in the writing and overall direction in early S2
Honestly by the end of it I was just so thrilled it was over, it was sort of a show that my wife and I watched together but I was fully disinvested by S3
Same. It’s just not bingeable and I struggle to stick to any show that isn’t.
Maybe it’s a product of its time, but I had a week off in 2009 and went through the first two seasons very quickly that week. IIRC, it being on Netflix in the early days let people binge it and contributed to its success while it was still airing which made it very popular. I’d venture to say it may be one of the first bingeable shows, but because that wasn’t a thing at the time, it didn’t follow the bingeable formula, so maybe that’s why it doesn’t feel like modern bingeable shows?
It wasn’t the format but the content that makes it hard for me to binge. It’s just so heavy, it becomes overwhelming after a while. I have to step back because it starts impacting my mood negatively.
I love that show but it is kinda designed to be hard to watch. I don’t blame anyone for not being able to commit to it.
Same. I made it all the way to season 3 but really couldn’t continue.
The first season is pretty bad. It feels so low budget, low stakes and boring.
I wonder if Better Call Saul would be a better entry point and then you’d be more invested in these characters and situations so you could deal with the slow pace of season one of BB
BCS knew what they were doing and had a larger budget from the get go, so you can feel the storylines immediately without revealing too much about the end of BB
If pacing is a problem with Breaking Bad’s first season, Better Call Saul offers no relief there. I love it, much more than I liked Breaking Bad, but the plot was a very slow crawl.
I’ve tried my damndest to get into Better Call Saul. Just can’t do it.
Let me set my deflectors to maximum before I say this:
I’ve never watched… Umm… “Lightning Bug”…
I feel that at this point it won’t live up to its own hype and I’ll be disappointed every time someone mentions how great it is, so I just… Don’t.
Dr Who. People with similar tastes to me love it. I’ve seen episodes with several different iterations of the Doctor (please don’t @ me with your fave). It just doesn’t strike a chord with me.
I like Doctor Who, but acknowledge it’s entirely BS. He says, “Time travel doesn’t work that way.” You must accept that no plot holes can be filled by a time machine that can go anywhere, anytime. There would never be a plot if he could go back and fix it anyway, so we are stuck in a world where everything happens for maximum drama only. I can see why it’s exhausting.
Sex And The City. I get so bored!
I don’t try repeatedly, there’s far too much TV available. The odds that a TV show will change my life if I just give it enough chances or put enough hours into it are just too low to bother.
Severance
I can understand even though I like it! I believe it’s because of the philosophical question I ask myself when watching it. I find the concept fascinating. Is the other you really you, or is one a slave. Notably with Helly when her innie don’t want to work for Lumon.
Bro whaaat
Lower decks Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty for me as well. Can’t stand Rick, his voice makes me uncomfortable and I really dislike how his treatment or Morty is supposed to be funny.
I haven’t watched it in many years, but I do know that apparently him abusing of Morty is actually supposed to be bad and it’s a whole major plot point later on
Tried Andor 3 times, just couldn’t care. Which is weird as I’m a Star Wars fan from 1977 and Rogue One is my favorite of the movies. (Well, maybe Empire. Too close to call.)
This surprises me, but it would make sense if you aren’t into character dramas. Is that the case?
After watching Andor, I didn’t like Rogue One as much because it was very clear that Andor was 100% Tony Gilroy, and Rogue One was 50% Tony Gilroy Style and 50% OG Star Wars style. I realized I didn’t like the classic Star Wars style, and whenever the soundtrack got more classic, I cringed.
Can you draw a Clockface at 3 and 10?
Anything with Nathan Fielder. I just can’t with that guy. He gets under my skin.
I haven’t actually tried to watch it but I’ve been in the same room as handmaids tale. I saw an episode recently and the only thing of interest was the switchblades they had. There’s gotta be a better show where they wear funny hats.
Downton Abbey
