What show out there would you like to see axed?

[FiftyoneFifty]

Have you seen a show that was so horrible you just wanted to see it fail miserably?

For me its 'War At Home.' I can't change the channel quick enough at the end of The Simpsons credits.

I dont know who the main guy is (blond, father) but his delivery is so dry and... bleh. I've seen probably about a total of 3 minutes of this show. Can't stand it.
Anyone else?

[NoThru22]

Thankfully that show has been moved after Family Guy and American Dad will now play after Simpsons. Of course, it would be best if the Sunday night lineup was King of the Hill, Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, American Dad, but hey, beggars can't be choosers.

[marksman]

I think War at Home is a pretty good show. With 5 million channels, I don't really care if a show I do not watch or like it is on the air. It does not impact me.

[stevieleej]

ER.

I'm having to watch it with my wife and it's getting worse every year.

[busyba]

O'Reilly Factor

The 700 Club

[cmontyburns]

With 5 million channels, I don't really care if a show I do not watch or like it is on the air. It does not impact me.

Sure it does. If a show you don't watch and don't like airs opposite a show you do watch and do like, and clobbers it in the ratings, your show is likely to be canceled.

[wooh]

7th Heaven...
But apparently they made a deal with the devil...

[flyers088]

American Idol

[Jeeters]

Nancy Grace.

Big Brother.

[jschuur]

I don't want to see any show axed. If I don't like it, I don't watch it. If most people don't like it, it'll get cancelled eventually. If enough people like it that it stays on the air, who am I to disagree with their taste in TV and demand a show gets taken off the air?

[johnperkins21]

American Idol

Here, here.

[RobertE]

___________ with stars/celebrities :down:

unless its

___________ with stars/celebrites when animals attack. :up:

[jsmeeker]

Sure it does. If a show you don't watch and don't like airs opposite a show you do watch and do like, and clobbers it in the ratings, your show is likely to be canceled.


If it's really getting clobbered in the ratings, then it probably won't do much better in any slot.

If I don't like a show or don't want to watch a show, I just won't watch it. It doesn't need to be cancelled for me to not see it.

[MickeS]

I'm with jsmeeker and jschuur on this one... if I don't like it, I just don't watch it.

However, there are shows I DO watch that I feel should get axed so I wouldn't have to keep watching them anymore, without feeling bad that I missed them. :D (Survivor and The OC come to mind).

[FilmCritic3000]

American Idol. Of course it'd start snowing all over the country on July 4 before the glorified karaoke contest would ever be excised from the television landscape.

[Johnny Dazzle]

I don't want to see any show axed. If I don't like it, I don't watch it. If most people don't like it, it'll get cancelled eventually. If enough people like it that it stays on the air, who am I to disagree with their taste in TV and demand a show gets taken off the air?


That is what we do here in America. Especially if your God doesn't like something, it is your duty to call people names and demand that it be removed from the airwaves (Book of Daniel anyone?).

Unfortunately for me, my God happens to love Nancy Grace and American Idol.

[spikedavis]

Basically, the entire MTV lineup.

[rockislandmike]

hope & faith, it's just brutal. i have three thumbs down, and still cringe whenever it comes up as i'm rotating through channels. ugh.

[yostmatt]

Basically, the entire MTV lineup.

Yea, remember when MTV, VH1, and even CMT use to play music... Now you just get the most stupid programming. like... Date My Mom, Parental Control, Room Raiders, and Next... Stupid! VH1 actually has some that I watch, but they get replayed so much. I like Best Week Ever, Hogan knows best, also I Love the 80's is a good one. But I don't need to see them 10 times a week.

[MikeMar]

I'd like to see, Big Brother, Survivor, and any Nanny show GONE forever!

[kjnorman]

Anything like American Idol, America's got talent, or So you think you can dance etc etc....

My wife likes those. I do not..... Guess who wins?

[hefe]

I don't want to see any show axed. If I don't like it, I don't watch it. If most people don't like it, it'll get cancelled eventually. If enough people like it that it stays on the air, who am I to disagree with their taste in TV and demand a show gets taken off the air?
Ditto.

I'm more concerned with what I like than preventing others from enjoying what they like.

[flyers088]

Lucky Louie

[Cboath]

O'Reilly Factor

The 700 Club


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[Sparty99]

Most shows out there that I don't like I just don't watch. But I would like to get rid of those shows that seep into the greater consciousness and disrupt things I do care about. There is just too much discussion about shows like American Idol on ESPN Radio these days, and I think that means it needs to go.

So basically, any show I don't give a damn about that is discussed on ESPN Radio - gone. Any show that I like that is discussed on ESPN Radio can stay. :D

[bootedbear]

I agree with the "if I don't like it it. I don't watch it and don't care if it gets axed or not" crowd for fiction, but for tripe like:

O'Reilly Factor

The 700 Club


:up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: on the axing!

I'll also add anything with Sean Hannity or that features Ann Coulter without devil horns drawn over her.

[MickeS]

I'll also add anything /../ that features Ann Coulter without devil horns drawn over her.

:D

[That Don Guy]

Have you seen a show that was so horrible you just wanted to see it fail miserably?

For me its 'War At Home.' I can't change the channel quick enough at the end of The Simpsons credits.
Oh, so you're the one responsible for it being pulled for the next three weeks (Fox is airing a second Simpsons repeat next week, a second Family Guy the following week, and a movie on July 2). (I also wouldn't be surprised if it starts airing in its new 9:30 timeslot on July 9 (American Dad moves to 8:30) - Fox likes to move shows to their fall times early so viewers will get used to it.)

-- Don

[Raimi]

...I'll also add anything with Sean Hannity or that features Ann Coulter without devil horns drawn over her.I agree with axing O'Reilly even though I'm more on the other side of the spectrum than you are. Chris Mathew's Hardball and Olbermann's show could disappear and I wouldn't shed a tear. I feel the same way about American Idol and all of its spawn. But then that's why I got Tivo, so I'd never have to watch anything I don't like again. :)

[Andrew_S]

West Wing
30 Rock

[cwoody222]

I know that Arrested Development didn't get cancelled BECAUSE of The War at Home but seeing that awful disgrace of a sitcom airing in AD's Sunday timeslot ticks me off every time!

[Guindalf]

West Wing
30 Rock

How can you want it axed when it hasn't even aired yet?

Oh, and in case you missed it, West Wing had it's Series Finale recently. This means it already IS axed!!

[purple6816]

American Idol. Of course it'd start snowing all over the country on July 4 before the glorified karaoke contest would ever be excised from the television landscape.


here Here here.

I also am very glad that "Martha Stewarts Aprentice is gone" :)

[dtivouser]

Is "Yes, Dear" still on? If so: AXE IT. It is everything that is wrong with sitcoms today.

Oh, and can we get rid of daytime dramas and talk shows too? :)

[wmcbrine]

ECW on Sci-Fi. And O'Reilly etc.

[lambertman]

Is "Yes, Dear" still on? If so: AXE IT. It is everything that is wrong with sitcoms today.

"Yes, Dear" was a masterpiece compared to "Courting Alex."

[mwhip]

How can I pick one? Guess I will go with the previous poster and say American Idol. This show was much better when Ed McMahon hosted it.

[Marco]

Desperate Housewives can go. Oh, and The Biggest Loser, too.

[bengalfreak]

That is what we do here in America. Especially if your God doesn't like something, it is your duty to call people names and demand that it be removed from the airwaves (Book of Daniel anyone?).

BOD, quite frankly, got horrible ratings despite all the hoopla it raised. And for the record, the show most likely would have been labeled insensitive if it made a mockery out of another religious segment like Islam or Judaism.

[Raimi]

BOD, quite frankly, got horrible ratings despite all the hoopla it raised. And for the record, the show most likely would have been labeled insensitive if it made a mockery out of another religious segment like Islam or Judaism.Now there's a post that's right on the money. Maried w/Children got the Evangelical element up in arms when it debutted, but it didn't suck like BOD so it ran forever.

[dmdeane]

All "reality" TV, anthing where the audience votes on the winner, and anything that is on the air because it is inexpensive to produce and because the networks are too cheap to hire writers and actors.

So now you know what I don't watch. Yes, yes, we shouldn't complain about these shows because we don't have to watch them. Well, duh. But that's not what this thread is about, is it? :D

[Fleck]

Law and Order... all of them... on every channel... in every timeslot...

[NoCalME]

Countdown with Keith Olbermann :down:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart :down:

These two left wing loons should be cited for littering with the trash they put out.

[Tandem]

Law and Order... all of them... on every channel... in every timeslot...
That's too easy, my TiVo keeps on recording Law and Order as suggestions and I keep on deleting them. That and Charmed.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say baseball, basketball, football, and all the follow the leader open wheel racing. I've had my fill, I remember when we only had three channels and it was the only thing on TV every Saturday and Sunday afternnon. At least hockey was gone for a season but I hear it's back now in reruns.

Another vote for American Idol even though I've only actually seen a couple of minutes of the show.

[darthrsg]

Law and Order... all of them... on every channel... in every timeslot...
Yes and create HD SciFi channel with the reserved bandwidth.
Also axe all infomercials except Little Giant Ladder as it is the undisputed king of ladder technology.
Also kill G4, the whole stinking channel, send Xplay and the EP crew to Spike and banish G4 to the forbidden zone. In its place add another HD channel like BBC, not the American crap either the real deal.
Oh yeah I forgot, kill CSPAN, NASA, RFDTV, and bring back TechTv in their place in HD.
Unscrewed Army Unite!!!

[devlindark]

REAL WORLD - There is something wrong with that title now as they do not trully live in the REAL WORLD, they get a really great place to room togther and never have to pay rent. They get jobs without any experience or even an interview!!! and usually part way through the season they get sent on an all expense paid vacation enough is enough with that show

ROAD RULES - need I point out how bad this show has gotten since the first season which was the only one I will say was different and I liked it, but man now they rip off survivor and vote people off and stuff what a waste of time!!!!!

REAL WORLD /ROAD RULES CHALLANGE
Don't these people have jobs? aren't you supposed to start a career sometime in your life
I mean damm they got people like Norman from Real World Season 1 what is he like 40 +
and the rest of them are all just nuts , it's like zoloft convention is taking place
did I mention that these people don't have jobs!
you can atleast get an idea of who is sucessfull because they never go on this show
EVER!!!

You know what everything on MTV Sucks now

[MikeMar]

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart :down:

These two left wing loons should be cited for littering with the trash they put out.

The Daily Show? I don't take anything he says as pure truth, but just comedy. Sit back and enjoy it, as Jon Stewart has said himself "It's a comedy show, not a news show"

[Guindalf]

REAL WORLD - There is something wrong with that title now as they do not trully live in the REAL WORLD, they get a really great place to room togther and never have to pay rent. They get jobs without any experience or even an interview!!! and usually part way through the season they get sent on an all expense paid vacation enough is enough with that show

ROAD RULES - need I point out how bad this show has gotten since the first season which was the only one I will say was different and I liked it, but man now they rip off survivor and vote people off and stuff what a waste of time!!!!!

REAL WORLD /ROAD RULES CHALLANGE
Don't these people have jobs? aren't you supposed to start a career sometime in your life
I mean damm they got people like Norman from Real World Season 1 what is he like 40 +
and the rest of them are all just nuts , it's like zoloft convention is taking place
did I mention that these people don't have jobs!
you can atleast get an idea of who is sucessfull because they never go on this show
EVER!!!

You know what everything on MTV Sucks now


I have not watched a show on the MTV networks since last July - the complete hash they made of the Live 8 concerts.

Not that there's anything to watch any more. Where is Behind The Music or even Driven?

It's no wonder XM dropped them.


...and bring back Springsteen, Madonna,
Way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie
And music still on MTV...

[Alpinemaps]

Another vote for 7th Heaven. I still can't believe they axed it, brought it back, and got rid of Everwood instead. *sigh*

[Jon J]

Have you seen a show that was so horrible you just wanted to see it fail miserably?Any "reality" show and Commander in Chief.

[Martin Tupper]

Paid Programing

[getreal]

Jerry Springer and his demon-spawn wanna-be, Maury Povich.

<rant>How many times can they mine the same trailer parks over the years and repeat the same themes show after show?? And what a waste of DNA testing --- put that effort towards solving criminal cases -- who cares which of a couple dozen gangsta's and rednecks had unprotected sex with skanky whores so that she has no clue which one might be the real father? </rant>

[Andrew_S]

Any show that has featured, currently features, or will feature Kathy Griffin.

[dmdeane]

Paid ProgramingNot necessarily. It was a Philips TiVo infomercial circa 1999 that sold me on the TiVo concept. So not all infomercials are the same; sometimes they can be useful (YMMV, etc.) As long as the infomercial isn't bumping real programming I don't have any problem with it.

[dmdeane]

The Daily Show? I don't take anything he says as pure truth, but just comedy. Sit back and enjoy it, as Jon Stewart has said himself "It's a comedy show, not a news show"Word. :up:

[dmdeane]

Yes and create HD SciFi channel with the reserved bandwidth.
Also axe all infomercials except Little Giant Ladder as it is the undisputed king of ladder technology.
Also kill G4, the whole stinking channel, send Xplay and the EP crew to Spike and banish G4 to the forbidden zone. In its place add another HD channel like BBC, not the American crap either the real deal.
Oh yeah I forgot, kill CSPAN, NASA, RFDTV, and bring back TechTv in their place in HD.
Unscrewed Army Unite!!!No, you can't kill CSPAN. Millions of political junkies need their fix.

But killing G4 and bringing back TechTV is a must. Heck, X Play is the only decent show on G4 and G4 inherited it from the TechTV acquisition/merger/murder. Scrap G4 except for X Play, and maybe one or two other shows (Icons or Game Makers or whatever it is called now) and move back to San Francisco. Get Call for Help and Leo Laporte back; resurrect Screensavers, and pretend the whole unpleasant G4/TechTV merger thing never happened.

[Rocketslc]

The CBS Evening News after Katie Couric starts as anchor.

[Z-Todd]

American Idol. I must be one of the 15% of the population who DOESN'T watch the show.

[djej1]

American Idol and everything airing on MTV.

[dmdeane]

everything airing on MTV.....except for the music videos, which, of course, no longer air on MTV. :p

[newswatcher]

Countdown with Keith Olbermann :down:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart :down:

These two left wing loons should be cited for littering with the trash they put out.

Ditto.

Also, 4400. I record this show and watch it but am left dissatisfied almost every time. Axe this baby. Why it is so popular is beyond me...

[wmcbrine]

The Daily Show? I don't take anything he says as pure truth, but just comedy. Sit back and enjoy it, as Jon Stewart has said himself "It's a comedy show, not a news show"True, but then he's also The Most Trusted Name in News.

To his critics, I can only say: Stop hurting America. :D

[Magnolia88]

Any show that has featured, currently features, or will feature Kathy Griffin.

I actually think Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List is hilarious. I never considered myself a fan of hers before, but I've just started watching the show after reading so many good reviews, and I love it. It makes me laugh out loud more than the vast majority of network "sitcoms."

Kathy always says that her audience is everyone but straight white males, so she knows that most straight guys don't get her. That's okay, she has plenty of female fans and "her gays" love her.

I personally think that Lucky Louie show is the worst thing I've ever seen on TV -- embarrassingly unfunny -- but apparently there are men out there who find it funny, so diff'rent strokes and all that. I just turn the channel.