While there are shows that are widely loved, they aren’t for anyone. And here are shows that have garnered many fans but just weren’t for me.
As Told By Ginger
This was the show that inspired this post actually because I was re-watching it recently and I made it almost all of the way. But I stopped with three or so episodes left because the characters had become insufferable. No one had any redeeming qualities, including Ginger, and I think the show should have ended with their middle school graduation.
Game of Thrones
I didn’t have much interest in Game of Thrones from the start, but I had a coworker at the time who really loved it and recommended it. So I gave it a try but didn’t get beyond the second episode of the first season. The sexual violence is too much for me and since I know the series finale is widely despised, I have zero desire to try again.
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Friends
I decided to try and watch Friends after I finished How I Met Your Mother since they have a slightly similar premise of a sitcom about a group of friends. And I think I remember getting through the first ten episodes at most. But I stopped because I didn’t find it entertaining at all. It’s not funny to me and the characters weren’t likable enough for me to get invested.
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Firefly
I think I got halfway through Firefly. And I didn’t stop for a specific reason or because I disliked the show. I just never picked it up again, lacking interest in doing so. I might try again at some point since it is only one season plus the movie.
Orange is the New Black
I genuinely enjoyed Orange is the New Black and would have finished it if it wasn’t for Netflix waiting a year between seasons. Maybe If I started watching earlier I wouldn’t have been as affected, but I binged the first three seasons quickly and then lost interest because of the large gap.
Pretty Little Liars
I watched most of the first season but I was a busy high schooler so keeping up with the show wasn’t for me. At some point, I looked up who A was and considered myself satisfied. And the show kept going, having more A’s and getting wild based on the recaps I have watched, so I’m glad I bowed out while it was still decent.
What shows have you been unable to finish? Let me know with a comment below!
I liked Firefly well enough, but I think the only reason it’s got the cult following it has is because it was cut short. I’m not sure it would have done as well or had enough story to keep it going
The Friends/How I Met Your Mother comparison is very interesting. I have watched both series all the way through, but while Friends has its issues here and there, I thoroughly enjoyed it and by the end found myself liking almost everyone in it more than when I started, whereas with HIMYM it was exactly the opposite. By the time I got to the finale I was completely out of sympathy with all the main characters, every one of whom had behaved loathesomely on numerous occasions, both to each other and to almost everyone they met. The worst thing about it was how every new revelation about their pasts defined each of the central four figures as less likeable than before, which is a very weird direction for a mainstream sitcom to take. I’ve watched Friends all the way through twice and I will probably watch it again but I very much doubt I’ll ever go back for a second run at HIMYM.
That’s fair. I can’t say I had any sympathy with the HIMYM characters, especially at the end. That final season is terrible and maybe 2 of the main characters had any redeeming characteristics left for me at the end. With Friends I just couldn’t get into it enough to care about the characters. Nostalgia plays a huge role for people still loving that show I think, which isn’t terrible.
The Friends/How I Met Your Mother comparison is really interesting. I have watched both series all the way through, but while Friends has its issues here and there, I thoroughly enjoyed it and by the end found myself liking almost everyone in it more than when I started, whereas with HIMYM it was exactly the opposite. By the time I got to the finale I was completely out of sympathy with all the main characters, every one of whom had behaved loathesomely on numerous occasions, both to each other and to almost everyone they met. The worst thing about it was how every new revelation about their pasts defined each of the central four figures as less likeable than before, which is a very weird direction for a mainstream sitcom to take. I’ve watched Friends all the way through twice and I will probably watch it again but I very much doubt I’ll ever go back for a second run at HIMYM.
I couldn’t finish Friends either there are so many sitcoms out there that are way better.
It would be far shorter if I told you what shows I *did* make it to the end of. IMO, there are so few shows that end at their natural conclusion (either because they’re cancelled too early or dragged on FAR too long), I’m not overly fussed about making sure I stick with it to the bitter end.
That is very true. I don’t watch a lot of TV so shows I have finished is also short.