What do I have to do to get Becker cancelled? My mother-in-law was over for Xmas and she was watching it. I couldn't say anything because I didn't want to be rude but...I think I actually broke one of my teeth from grinding it so hard to keep myself from screaming.

And who do we have to blow to get Kevin James' King of Queens off of our televisions? It's now in syndication! I hate it so much that my hate has begun to hate the show independently of my brain.

All. "Professional." Wrestling.

All. "Reality." Programming.

Having thus offended 3/4 of the readership, I shall depart, my work here being done.

What the hell? I was chosen to do Nielsen, too, but they just sent me $5! Jeez, they think just because you're an Okie, they can fleece you. Damn Jodes. But anyway, they sent it to me, like, 12th class mail, so I got it the week AFTER they had asked me to keep record. Makes one wonder, donnit?

On "Survivor":



ITA. I'm actually really, really surprised the concept became so popular and lasted so long. I so had the show pegged as one that would flameout after the second season.

Also Word! to people who said that Happy Family has to go. And the saddest thing is that Christine Baranski and John Larroquette are both Emmy-award winning comedians and very, very funny. But even they can't save that debacle, which says an awful lot about the writing.

And as for Becker, I didn't even realize it was still on until recently when I set my VCR for the wrong channel and came home to find Becker on my tape. Why wasn't that show cancelled several years ago?! It was awful from the beginning, and, judging from the few minutes I watched it hasn't gotten any better.

Finally, I nominate any show which documents anyone's wedding, courtship, marriage, divorce, childbearing and the like (except for The Newlyweds which is genuinely funny). If I have to see or hear about Trista and Ryan again I will scream!

Count me in as another person who is amazed that the level of interest in Survivor is this high...how many years has it been on??


Back in the day when Pokemon was just campy enough to be funny, there was a fantastic episode when James decided he was "a flaming phoenix" (or whatever the equivalent poke-name is) and when he dressed up in an orange bodysuit complete with feathers, Jesse mentioned the outfit must have "come out of the closet." That was why I used to love the show--plus the cuteness. Sometimes I'll turn it on now when I'm excessively bored and it's just no good at all.

Buena Vista has announced the "Wayne Brady Show" has been canceled. Since the show won 2 daytime emmys last year, it came as a complete surpsised to me. I never actually watched an entire show but he didn't seem to be so bad. Details at the following link. "the Wayne Brady Show" canceled

Is The Caroline Rhea Show still on? I always thought it was funny how she was supposed to replace Rosie, but the scheduling people glossed over that fact by not even airing her show and switching it with WB's show (in NYC, at least).

Another thing that I thought was weird was how she filmed her show in NYC, yet it didn't even air here! I kept searching frantically for it and the only channel I could see it on was another state's affiliate on satellite. Does anyone have an explanation for this?

What a shame b/c Caroline Rhea is actually a pretty funny person, but her show was really crappy, imho.

YES! I always feared I was some sort of cultural ingrate or something, or I was missing a deep, inner level of sophisticated humor on that show because I found it absolutely blah. No laughs. And yet everyone seems to be obsessed with it. My God, when will it DIE???

ChinkyGirl, the plug got pulled on The Caroline Rhea Show awhile ago. But like you said, it is odd that for a show that was taped in NYC, it wasn't shown there. I don't have an explanation for it other than possibly the local stations refused to air it, except maybe at some ungodly hour like in the middle of the night.

There is a God. And his name is Buena Vista.

Moltres.

Kill me.

Seriously...I thought they already pulled the plug on Pokemon [insert name of town, battle, or level here]. It all went downhill after Brock's disappearance. And I heard that Misty is gone too! What the hell?! No way can I stand Ash whining for half an hour...


Thanks for the info! I actually did check to see if it was airing at a later time, but the only thing on ABC at that time was reruns of Oprah and late night movies! Some things will never be explained....

Brock's back again but they dumped Misty for a new girl who is dumber than all three members of Team Rocket combined and her annoying younger brother. Still the point has been made and the WB should but it out of it's misery.

What? They kicked Misty off the damn thing? Now I'm glad I gave up around Season 3. That show should've collapsed under the weight of its own suck by now.

Lurker de-lurkering for a minute to mention or better yet yell----Will & Grace and The James Spader Show oops, I mean The Practice. I don't know how much more I can stand having to sit through these two shows....

Once again 8 Simple Rules. After John Ritter died, instead of canceling it out of respect for the man, ABC simply brought back as a corpse of its former self. Then because ABC knows that Katey Segal can't support it by herself( I love Katey segal but its true) they brought in an endless parade of celebrities playing grieving relatives. Now David Spade is tonight. David. Fucking. Spade. For God Sakes end it.

Hope & Faith Now, let's see here the reasons why I hate it. (A) Kelly Ripa. (B) What plot? Wacky Hijinks! © Fridays on ABC at 9:00. Now what funny, original show could possibly have been on at that time? Grr.


What? Misty? Gone? *thud*

There was also alot of suckage back in the say. Dangermouse or Turkey Television anyone?

Although I loved Black Beauty, The Third Eye, and Tomorrow People.

Seventh Heaven must die.

Can anyone explain to me why Tru Calling is still taking up air space?

I think Fox was counting on it being a cult hit. They were hoping erstwhile Buffy fanatics would be wooed by the presence of Eliza Dushku and were never expecting a big audience, but a loyal one. They certainly couldn't have expected big numbers with the timeslot. And the ratings have improved slightly with the last few episodes, so they may be proven right after all.

Yeah, it's a bad show, but since when has that mattered to TV execs?

How can anyone justify Whoopi still being on the air?! I've said it here before, but does anyone have a good reason...like, good ratings or something?

Jigga huh? Dangermouse was a terrific show, and I firmly believe was the progenitor for a lot of tongue-in-cheek cartoons like Tiny Toons and Animaniacs. Of course, as you can see by my screen name, I'm kind of biased.

On topic, though...I think reality dating shows have pretty much hit their nadir. OK, so The Bachelor(ette) is a hit. Does that really mean we also need Joe Millionaire 2, Average Joe, Boy Meets Boy (which was at least a fresh, if cruel and stupid idea), Blind Date, 5th Wheel, and countless others? I'm tired of seeing vapid famewhores get rewarded for being insufferable asses.

Charmed must go. It wasn't all that good in the first place, but now that the WB is promoting it as "Stunt Titles Of The Week" (Sleepy Halliwell, etc.), stick a fork in it. It's done.

Word on 7th Heaven, now that half the cast is kaput, just PULL THE PLUG!

I used to like Law and Order but SERIOUSLY! Enough is enough! And that goes for it's little spawn too.

Last thing anyone needs is new episodes of Oliver Beene. I'm still getting over the ones I did see last year. This show is not funny. I hate all the characters. I can't believe it's taking up the same space as King of the Hill, Arrested Development, Malcolm and the Middle or god, even the lame Ian Maxwell Simpsons, which are still better viewng than this crap. For this, FOX cancelled Futurama? Kill me now.

WORD! To 7H getting the BOOT! I can't watch the new episodes (not because I'm physically unable, I just... can't.) But I catch the old reruns everyday... and now I'm starting to wonder why I EVER watched the show in the first place. LOOOOONG past dying.

Thank God Frasier is going. Stopped being funny about the time Niles and Daphne got together.

I am SO GLAD I found people who hate Raymond! I agree with the poster that said they thought they were cultural devoid of meaning when they didn't get "it" about the show. Ray Romano is just not funny. Not.Funny.At.All.

The first thing I thought of when I read this was Seinfeld, which airs on two local channels at the same time. For an hour. Followed by an hour of Will & Grace. Someone at those stations needs to be harmed.

Will & Grace needs to be put out of its misery. The first few seasons were ok, but it has declined to the point that I don't even watch it anymore. NBC has issues with leaving its sitcoms on too long.

I am praying for the day that QEFTSG is canceled (and that shit CD is taken off the market).

Queer Eye? No way! That show is histerical! And thank God for them... some men just need HELP.

Much love to WTHL for bringing up Queer Eye, which tells us two of the biggest lies in the history of broadcasting: straight men have no taste, and gay men have no genitals.

I thought Kyan showed his off quite nicely in that speedo.

I couldn't agree more. That theme song is so annoying, it makes AI's theme song sound bearable. Plus, Carson's personality makes me cry

Oy, enuff with the "Queer Eye" already!
How can they keep doing the same thing every week: Find a hapless goof, insult everything he believes in, "gay up" his house and clothes, cringe when he shaves against the grain (scripted. Not all straight men do that), etc.? It's the same damn show every week. And my wife loves it. I don't get it.

Loved the "South Park" parody of the show:
"We're here! We're not queer! But we're close! Get used to it!"

West Wing, somebody please put us out of our misery. Somebody pull the plug on Fear Factor, any show you have to eat bugs must go.

Desperate Housewives hasn't even aired yet but I'm already rooting for it to go down in flames and I hope it takes its creators with it. You may wonder why I have so much antipathy towards a show that has barely begun production. Two words--General Hospital. I hold Charles Pratt and Bob Guza, the creators of [i]Desperate Housewives[/b], responsible for destroying General Hospital. I hope everyone else connected with DH find jobs and success elsewhere but I want Desperate Housewives to become the television equivalent to Heaven's Gate so that Pratt and Guza will never find jobs in TV again.

Everything with the letters CSI..., Law& Order, The Practice, & Everyone Loves Raymond---I can not stand that man's voice. It just grates on my nerves. King of Queens, Life with Jim, My Wife and Kids boring. Reality shows, all of them...I watched MTV's Real World & Road Rules when my son was a young teen...why are they still on? Dumbing another generation down? The talk shows & court shows. People really think they can act up in court.

No show should go into syndication until three years of being off the air. My boredom level is increased ten-fold. The same crap in the daytime & at night & late night gets stale real quick.

I know that doesn't leave much. But, live sport events and drama without forensics could be fillers. Men in spandex/lycra chasing balls & pucks...a definate begining and end. I can sleep through them without missing anything...recaps are done & highlights.

God, I can't even sleep on the couch if King of Queens is on. 7th Heaven needs to die...i'm totally unable to sit through even 5 solid min. of this show without screaming and FORGET the last 15 min. sappy wrap-up!!!

Oh Yeah. I would love to meet the people who actually watch and enjoy that dreck. Between the assinine "plotlines", obvious sexism, condecending nature of the Camden family and a million other points, it is possibly the most offensive show on television.

Sadly enough, I know people who like it. I don't talk to them anymore.

How bout any show on UPN or the WB... yuck

Whenever I hear people complaining about shows that should be cancelled, I think of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode where all the advertisement billboards come to life. Lisa and an ad exec sing a song about just not looking, and they'll go away. I always wondered why people just didn't stop watching the show.

Then I remembered I've been watching Charmed since it began, and spent the last three seasons saying, "Next week will be better." Sometimes it is just too hard to not look. And someone needs to cancel Charmed, because every next week... just gets worse, most of the time. I do like Chris...

A guy friend of mine claims that he loves 7th Heaven b/c it's so damn funny. Real funny, mind you, not unintentionally funny.

Well, thats certainly the only reason I've watched the last 3 seasons.



Get that poor man help. Fast.

Yes, I've tried, but it's no use. I need tips on conducting an intervention...

Seriously, I've never watched 7th Heaven...what's so "good" about it? It sounds like a "wholesome" family show, yet here I read that it's actually offensive. What gives?

You should read the recaps. They're absolutely hilarious. They're the only reason I know anything about the show, since I never watch it.

healing fist thank you! I'm reading the 7th Heaven re-caps and have tears streaming down my face! They are wonderful!

On topic, Who Wants to be a Millionaire with Meredith Viera needs to go. NOW.

I have to disagree. I always thought Dangermouse was one of the funniest shows on Nickelodeon. "Coo, chief!"



ITA AngelofMusic. I loved when Niles used to moon over her, but when she started making puppy eyes at him, it was just ooky. I quit watching when they tried to pass Jane Leeve's pregnancy off as Daphne getting fat.

I will give you the abridged version:

Nothing.

Ha, ha. OK, I realized this before I came to TWoP and when I found out the recappers and everyone else here felt the same way I fell in love with the site. In a nutshell 7th Heaven is supposedly a "family" show that is all about a minister and his wife raising their children in Smalltown, USA (Glenoak on the show). But instead of showing us "good, Christian values" the entire family (the Camdens) is horribly manipulative, condesending and ignorant. I would say that the parents, Annie and Eric, are the worst characters but really, every character on the show has had his or her moment. There are sexist episodes, episodes that exploit the mentally handicapped, since the war in Iraq several episodes have been centered around the idea that anyone who dares to question the president and his choice to go to war is an America-hating communist....the list goes on. Read the recaps, they are wonderful and give you a really good idea of how bad the show is.