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12. X-Files...

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Wed Sep 13, 2023, 01:22 AM

Sep 2023

...the basic questions of the series were allowed to go on much too long, and they didn't mean all that much when they finally answered them. Classic example of anti-climax...

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Name a TV program/programs that lost it's magic the longer it ran. Mine was ER [View all] debm55 Sep 2023 OP

The original Battlestar Galactica gay texan Sep 2023 #1

I remember that and I agree debm55 Sep 2023 #2

I count that as a spin-off rather that a second season. Angleae Sep 2023 #34

Any program that ran for awhile GP6971 Sep 2023 #3

I think most programs run out after about 5 years or less mucifer Sep 2023 #4

Supernatural happybird Sep 2023 #5

60 Minutes RainCaster Sep 2023 #6

Mine is claudette Sep 2023 #7

Andy of Mayberry. LakeArenal Sep 2023 #8

Grey's Anatomy. tblue37 Sep 2023 #9

Yeah, that one got silly pretty fast. milestogo Sep 2023 #29

Game Of Thrones. Arthur_Frain Sep 2023 #10

Last season was quite sad, agree hlthe2b Sep 2023 #19

Gray's Anatomy! Grumpy Old Guy Sep 2023 #11

X-Files... First Speaker Sep 2023 #12

Gray's Anatomy and I was from Seatte. nt Prairie_Seagull Sep 2023 #13

The Walking Dead jmbar2 Sep 2023 #14

Yeah. I liked a lot of the actors so tried to watch later seasons, but meh. hlthe2b Sep 2023 #18

LOL That's just how Norman Reedus wears his hair. Silver Gaia Sep 2023 #20

I do too - I just wish he'd change his wig. It's just so fake. jmbar2 Sep 2023 #22

But it's not a wig. It's just a hairstyle. Silver Gaia Sep 2023 #23

Lost... tirebiter Sep 2023 #15

That was just sad, wasn't it? Silver Gaia Sep 2023 #21

Grey's Anatomy / After Izzie left, the show went downhill. Emile Sep 2023 #16

ER lost luster, but for a medical show, it still holds up. Grey's Anatomy, on the other hand. OMG. hlthe2b Sep 2023 #17

The go-to move was always to kill off a major, well-liked character. tblue37 Sep 2023 #30

House is the first one that came to mind for me. ms liberty Sep 2023 #24

IMO, the original Hawaii Five-0 Different Drummer Sep 2023 #25

Happy Days. Mr.Bill Sep 2023 #26

Thank you,Mr Bill. I remember Fonzie water skiing over the shark. Should have used in my OP debm55 Sep 2023 #27

Honey Boo Boo Chakaconcarne Sep 2023 #28

For me it was "Big Bang Theory' rurallib Sep 2023 #31

I agree. debm55 Sep 2023 #33

Agree with this assessment. Xavier Breath Sep 2023 #35

The Simpsons. Elessar Zappa Sep 2023 #32