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Harold Shea

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12. "Reality" shows are popular because they're cheap to produce

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Thu Nov 16, 2023, 02:22 PM

Nov 2023

when compared to something like "Friends" or "Blue Bloods". The costs of ensemble casts start to add up quickly.

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What television shows lasted longer then they should have? EDIT or never should have been on. [View all] debm55 Nov 2023 OP

The Apprentice Bev54 Nov 2023 #1

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA That is so right. debm55 Nov 2023 #2

Happy Days,hence term jumping the shark. gibraltar72 Nov 2023 #27

Agree, long before that it had become the Fonzie show. debm55 Nov 2023 #32

I was going t say that, but you beat me to it... gopiscrap Nov 2023 #35

Thread winner! 3catwoman3 Nov 2023 #52

I am ashamed to say..that was a show i watched until Trump questioned Obsmas birth cert Demovictory9 Nov 2023 #79

I never saw it and would like to say I would never have watched it. I was overseas when it Bev54 Nov 2023 #81

When i wstched i (and other aoprentice fans) trily thpught he was self made billionaire Demovictory9 Nov 2023 #85

He IS a business genius! BobTheSubgenius Nov 2023 #129

Have to agree with that. Different Drummer Nov 2023 #136

M.A.S.H. Harold Shea Nov 2023 #3

Yes, do you think there was a turning point were it should have ended. I didn't like the ending. I always watched debm55 Nov 2023 #6

IMO, you do a wrap up something like the final episode. Harold Shea Nov 2023 #8

I get you. Thanks debm55 Nov 2023 #16

Thank you debm55 Nov 2023 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #159

Yeah that show went on longer than the actual Korean War nt Shermann Nov 2023 #70

Yes it did. It was more hard edge in the beginning and mellowed out toward the end. debm55 Nov 2023 #98

+1000. The movie was way better than the TV series. (nt) Paladin Nov 2023 #71

I thought the movie was darker. debm55 Nov 2023 #72

The book was better Glorfindel Nov 2023 #102

I read the book. Different Drummer Nov 2023 #137

Nah, great cast and as comforting as a chocolate chip cookie--fresh out of the oven hlthe2b Nov 2023 #76

Yeah, when Hot Lips got a Farrah haircut (it's supposed to be the 1950s) it was a clear sign mucifer Nov 2023 #112

And didn't Margaret (Hot Lips) become softer and had a brief affair with Hawk Eye--though they were under fire? I debm55 Nov 2023 #115

After MASH Archae Nov 2023 #172

I watched part of one episode and it was painful. Disaffected Nov 2023 #174

Twin Peaks, alas... the first 7 episodes were nearly perfect, but as soon as "Bob" showed up... TygrBright Nov 2023 #4

My Mother the Car. rsdsharp Nov 2023 #5

I never watched it seemed silly and I was a kid. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #17

Agreed PJMcK Nov 2023 #36

OMG I said that with out seeing your post gopiscrap Nov 2023 #37

Jerry Van Dyke could have been Gilligan... Different Drummer Nov 2023 #149

Ridiculousness. It's still on and has been for years. I have no idea why. Who watches that? brush Nov 2023 #7

What show are you referring to? I am confused. Sorry. debm55 Nov 2023 #9

That's my point. It's so obscure that many don't even know of its existence but it's been on for 17 seasons. brush Nov 2023 #39

I never heard of it, Never watched MTV either debm55 Nov 2023 #43

It's high on the cable channel dial with the History Channel, A&E and others. brush Nov 2023 #47

History Channel I used to watch. We call it the Hitler Channel now, as that is all they show. debm55 Nov 2023 #49

They do show a lot of WWll footage. That footage does show that Hitler, like trump... brush Nov 2023 #50

Thank you , brush. The last we watched it was mostly about Hitler. I didn't know they had other shows on. I will check debm55 Nov 2023 #51

The History Channel is very little Hitler or history today. Now it is Pawn Stars, doc03 Nov 2023 #92

I have heard of those shows, what do they have to do with history? debm55 Nov 2023 #99

Well people bring old stuff to the Pawn Shop, on Ancient Aliens they talk about doc03 Nov 2023 #103

Survivor and Big Brother nt doc03 Nov 2023 #111

Agree. debm55 Nov 2023 #169

I agree. My boys used to watch it Bristlecone Nov 2023 #157

Virtually every reality tv show ever taht involve no talent or skills beyond manipulating others.Never should have aired JT45242 Nov 2023 #10

"Reality" shows are popular because they're cheap to produce Harold Shea Nov 2023 #12

"cheap to produce" equals non-union, btw DBoon Nov 2023 #14

Well, yeah. Harold Shea Nov 2023 #25

The producer for the Apprentice is also the producer for Survivor. Big Trump backer. debm55 Nov 2023 #13

I have have never watched any reality shows, except for one--the Amazing Race. I like how they show the cultures of debm55 Nov 2023 #15

Supernatural. Harold Shea Nov 2023 #11

Friends no_hypocrisy Nov 2023 #18

Never watched it. SNL debm55 Nov 2023 #170

Manifest bamagal62 Nov 2023 #19

Keeping Up with the Kardashians Niagara Nov 2023 #20

I agree on both counts. Why are people interested in them? debm55 Nov 2023 #21

I spent years wondering "Who are the Kardashians and why am I supposed to care" yellowdogintexas Nov 2023 #22

Agree. debm55 Nov 2023 #24

I agree with you, though I this week read the Atlantic cover story on Kim and was surprised how good it was. ificandream Nov 2023 #28

But she's married to that Kanye guy--how smart can she be?? lastlib Nov 2023 #86

I think they are divorced now and he has remarried? If I saw it it was on Yahoo Front Page nt yellowdogintexas Nov 2023 #173

They are famous for being famous. Different Drummer Nov 2023 #138

That's about it. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #141

That show was on for 20 years! P.C.L.D. Nov 2023 #31

Niagara.......... Upthevibe Nov 2023 #44

Three's Company. Lunabell Nov 2023 #26

Totally agree. debm55 Nov 2023 #33

You never want to see how the sausage is made Shermann Nov 2023 #82

The Rush Limbaugh Show. ificandream Nov 2023 #29

Mission Impossible bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #30

"My Mother the Car' gopiscrap Nov 2023 #34

Worst of foreign ones: GreenWave Nov 2023 #38

Lost PJMcK Nov 2023 #40

Husband watched some of it and stopped watching. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #41

So many mysteries..smoke monster, the numbers, bunkers, and it was all nonsense Demovictory9 Nov 2023 #80

"Green Acres' and 'Petticoat Junction'... Jrose Nov 2023 #42

I was a kid when then came out, so yes I watched. Would I watch now--NO. debm55 Nov 2023 #45

Theme enid602 Nov 2023 #64

Both of them currently on MeTV. Different Drummer Nov 2023 #139

Grey's Anatomy Emile Nov 2023 #46

totally agree with both. I will also add my favorite show E.R. , After the main characters left the show should have debm55 Nov 2023 #48

I definitely agree with Grey's Anatomy...uggh. hlthe2b Nov 2023 #63

I'm having a sad. I like The Amazing Race. Only reality show or game show that I watch. debm55 Nov 2023 #74

Well, I've never seen it. There's always an exception even though I'm not fond of the genre. hlthe2b Nov 2023 #75

I have a friend on TAR now! LisaM Nov 2023 #116

I watched it last night. Is she the girl with her dad? I will have to look it up. debm55 Nov 2023 #120

No, she's with her childhood friend. LisaM Nov 2023 #134

Got it . Thank you debm55 Nov 2023 #135

Friends and Seinfeld - never understood why these were popular shows. Ocelot II Nov 2023 #53

Never watched Friends. Did watch Seinfeld all the way through. The ending was terrible. debm55 Nov 2023 #59

I actually loved the ending. Those twerps FINALLY got what they deserved. JohnQFunk Nov 2023 #113

HAHAHHAHAHHAH NEWMAN!!!!! debm55 Nov 2023 #126

This one won't be popular Big Bang Theory rurallib Nov 2023 #54

Yes. When the guys got girlfriends, a wife. it went downhill. BUT I stayed with it until the end. debm55 Nov 2023 #56

I agree. It was funny for the first few seasons, but like so many sitcoms Ocelot II Nov 2023 #65

The total number of Friends and Seinfeld episodes I have watched rurallib Nov 2023 #67

I watched a few episodes of each to find out what the big deal was, Ocelot II Nov 2023 #68

Didn't see one single episode of Friends. debm55 Nov 2023 #73

It's a well written show with a lot of very funny lines, Mr.Bill Nov 2023 #87

Nah, by prefacing a cutoff at season seven or eight Xavier Breath Nov 2023 #105

I think it was the classic case of milking every last nickel rurallib Nov 2023 #108

Nothing was mentioned about Raj. After watching for all those years I still don't know what happened to him. That debm55 Nov 2023 #118

They had the perfect opportunity to close Raj's story Xavier Breath Nov 2023 #124

I wish it would have ended that way. My husband has his PhD in Chemical Engineering. He is a self admitted nerd. I felt debm55 Nov 2023 #125

Shameless hibbing Nov 2023 #55

Thank you. debm55 Nov 2023 #57

I'd have to agree. In the end it was more often cringe-worthy, rather than "edgy." hlthe2b Nov 2023 #77

space 1999. AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #58

That's funny. Thank you. debm55 Nov 2023 #60

Thank you debm55 Nov 2023 #61

hihowdi back. AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #62

I only watched it because.... lastlib Nov 2023 #90

Plus the phallic shaped ship n/t gay texan Nov 2023 #93

toss up enid602 Nov 2023 #66

Small Wonder Loryn Nov 2023 #69

The Walking Dead Shermann Nov 2023 #78

I watched The Walking Dead for years, after Negan killed doc03 Nov 2023 #94

You didn't like Kaaaaaaaarl?? Shermann Nov 2023 #96

I think Negan was the best character in the entire series. He is the ultimate doc03 Nov 2023 #97

We haven't come up with "Honey Boo-Boo" yet?? lastlib Nov 2023 #83

Anything that is supposed to be a 'reality show'. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2023 #84

"The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" gay texan Nov 2023 #88

I would add Two and a Half Men--terrible and sexist. debm55 Nov 2023 #100

I actually watched the first three on your list. Xavier Breath Nov 2023 #127

Thank you for list debm55 Nov 2023 #128

One that is interesting is "the Simpsons" rurallib Nov 2023 #89

Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century. Once they went on the Asimov it was a travesty. nt kelly1mm Nov 2023 #91

John Banner agreed to portray Sgt Schultz.. Permanut Nov 2023 #95

Thank you. I always wandered about your avatar. I didn;t know the back story. Thank you for sharing that information debm55 Nov 2023 #101

The four actors who played the key Nazi characters... JohnQFunk Nov 2023 #110

Thank you for the information. But I still did not watch as my I describe my uncle"s ordeal in a camp for military debm55 Nov 2023 #119

Any and every show with Rosanne Barr in it. Enter stage left Nov 2023 #104

Agree, I hated her first show--loudmouth, asshole in that one too. debm55 Nov 2023 #121

America's Got Talent, The Voice, The Mask RainCaster Nov 2023 #106

Agree and thank you. debm55 Nov 2023 #130

I stopped watching "The Masked Singer" a few weeks ago. Different Drummer Nov 2023 #144

Two and One Half Men stunk from the beginning. debm55 Nov 2023 #107

I have decided that anything with Chuck Loore's name on it is awful ArkansasDemocrat1 Nov 2023 #161

Okay I really enjoyed seasons 2 through 6 of Once Upon a Time BlueKota Nov 2023 #109

Good for you in your fan fiction. debm55 Nov 2023 #156

Thank you! BlueKota Nov 2023 #162

My List LPBBEAR Nov 2023 #114

Excellent post.TY debm55 Nov 2023 #122

Whose Line is it Anyway? LisaM Nov 2023 #117

Agree debm55 Nov 2023 #123

Lost in Space. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2023 #131

Hated that show, and i have to add My Favorite Martian debm55 Nov 2023 #133

"Gunsmoke" moniss Nov 2023 #132

Absolutely! Different Drummer Nov 2023 #146

Heroes sakabatou Nov 2023 #140

Thank you, sakabatou. debm55 Nov 2023 #142

Voltron: Legendary Defender sakabatou Nov 2023 #143

Thank you debm55 Nov 2023 #145

Warning! Possibly unpopular opinion incoming. Different Drummer Nov 2023 #147

I only watched Frasier twice. Frasier and Niles were snobs. The only redeeming were the old man and the dog. I agree debm55 Nov 2023 #148

To be fair... Different Drummer Nov 2023 #150

Thank you but I only though the dog and father were interesting debm55 Nov 2023 #152

As the World Turns. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2023 #151

Do you remember when Carol Burnett had a take off on that. I think it was called As the Stomach Turns . It was so funny debm55 Nov 2023 #154

The McLean Stevenson Show duckworth969 Nov 2023 #153

He left MASH for that? I don't even remember the show. debm55 Nov 2023 #155

Trapper John, MD - Also a poor decision Bristlecone Nov 2023 #158

Agree debm55 Nov 2023 #163

The thing is, that wasn't the worst show McLean Stevenson starred in. LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #160

Looking at the opening it sure seems like it. Still can;t believe he left MASH for those loser shows. debm55 Nov 2023 #164

It was ego. He thought he could be the headliner star in his own show rather than a supporting cast member. Midwestern Democrat Nov 2023 #167

What ever became of Wayne Rogers? Was he on any other shows? debm55 Nov 2023 #168

Yikes! duckworth969 Nov 2023 #166

Grey's Anatomy. Will be its 20th season when its starts up again, Raftergirl Nov 2023 #165

I gave up after season 1. All the teachers would talk about it at lunch. Especially--McDreamy or whatever they called debm55 Nov 2023 #171