TV show genres you just won't watch, period. [Text View]

LoadStar

09-22-2006, 09:10 AM

Besides "24," I likely won't watch any of the "serial dramas" that copy 24's style. I mean, I don't mind a little serialization, like DS9 did, where each episode builds on what happened in the last; I just don't like series that all tell one continuous story and don't really have seperate episodes per-se.

Heck, even 24 I cooled on this season, and might not watch next season.

firerose818

09-22-2006, 09:10 AM

Game shows. I can't stand them.

-Rose

JustAllie

09-22-2006, 09:14 AM

Reality shows, children's shows, game shows, soap operas, gossip shows, sports shows, infomercials, pundits yelling at each other, and oh so much more.

And yet somehow I still watch too much TV, on average. :confused:

modnar

09-22-2006, 09:17 AM

I don't watch animated shows, either. I enjoy comedies, but animated shows just don't entertain me.

jamesbobo

09-22-2006, 09:22 AM

Sports
Reality
Doctor
Lawyer
Police

jamesbobo

09-22-2006, 09:24 AM

Nothing animated. I'll never understand adults watching cartoons.

I defy you to watch South Park at its best and not like it

modnar

09-22-2006, 09:27 AM

I defy you to watch South Park at its best and not like it
I've seen some of South Park and just don't like it. Some of the humor is funny, but I just can't get over the fact that it's a cartoon.

classicX

09-22-2006, 09:34 AM

I hate westerns and mobster shows. And I really hate South Park.

Dweller

09-22-2006, 09:42 AM

I thought I was the only person on the planet that did not watch "cop shows". Basically anything involving crime. It's amazing how much time that opens up on the schedule when you weed out the cop shows.

I also dont watch medical shows, except for Scrubs and night-time soaps.

jones07

09-22-2006, 09:49 AM

1)Lawyer shows

2)Cop shows or anything close to that genre

3)Medical shows of any kind

The sad thing is my wife love all these genres and fills up our many DVR's with first run and re-runs of them :(

Edit to add: How could I have forgotten.......................... Reality shows.

DaveBogart

09-22-2006, 09:50 AM

I've seen some of South Park and just don't like it. Some of the humor is funny, but I just can't get over the fact that it's a cartoon.And a terribly drawn one at that. Drawn probably isn't the right word since it isn't even drawn. Is it?

Magnolia88

09-22-2006, 09:52 AM

I don't watch cop shows as a general rule (although I've been known to make the occasional exception).

Basically any show that starts with the premise of "an elite team of law enforcement agents who solve tough crimes" and I lose interest. Which seems to be the majority of CBS shows, which is why I don't watch much CBS.

Zephyr

09-22-2006, 09:55 AM

No cops, no lawyers, no talking heads! And no cartoons... I'm grown up now... and enjoy life immensely!

modnar

09-22-2006, 09:59 AM

I hate westerns and mobster shows. And I really hate South Park.
No westerns here, either.

mrpantstm

09-22-2006, 10:01 AM

Reality shows.
Almost anything on the (dead) WB. Now that it's CW, I can't really say that since VM will be on there.
Win A Million Dollars shows.

David Platt

09-22-2006, 10:03 AM

Gotta say, I can't think of a single TV show genre that I won't watch, except for sports-related shows. I'll pretty much give anything a chance. :)

Sparty99

09-22-2006, 10:05 AM

Reality shows.

jsmeeker

09-22-2006, 10:15 AM

And a terribly drawn one at that. Drawn probably isn't the right word since it isn't even drawn. Is it?

It's "drawn" on computers. The "crude" animation is one of the elements that makes South Park what it is.

Jonathan_S

09-22-2006, 10:39 AM

Reality shows, children's shows, game shows, soap operas, gossip shows, sports shows, infomercials, pundits yelling at each otherReality Shows (used to watch some of the build oriented ones; Monster Garage, Junkyard Wars but not recently)
Children's Shows (don't watch, except for Kim Possible)
Game Shows (don't watch except for the occasional bit of Jeopardy)
Sports Shows (did battlebots count as a sports show?)
TV News (except occasionally the weather report)

MikeMar

09-22-2006, 10:40 AM

Mike Lang

09-22-2006, 11:38 AM

Life must really be sour for you to not be able to enjoy some inane comedy and just plain silly fun...

I wasn't aware cartoons were the only way to produce "silly fun".

DreadPirateRob

09-22-2006, 11:55 AM

I won't rule out a show based on its genre - that's just closed-mindedness. If a show is well-written and well-acted, I could care less what its setting is. That being said, I don't much like all the "reality" TV out there, but I've watched Survivor since Season 2. I also don't watch much news or pseudo-news, nor do I watch the newsmagazine-type shows or pundit shows. I have no objection to them, they just harsh my vibe. :)

angbear1985

09-22-2006, 12:00 PM

Not big on Western shows - or History shows ... My husband would have the TV on the History channel all the time - if he could! NO THANKS!

footballdude

09-22-2006, 12:10 PM

It's "drawn" on computers. The "crude" animation is one of the elements that makes South Park what it is.

It may be on computers by now but I read somewhere that when they first started it was all made with crudely cut construction paper.

lambertman

09-22-2006, 12:16 PM

Are people really replying to this with "I won't watch any show of X genre, except for the one I do watch" ?

:confused:

JustAllie

09-22-2006, 12:29 PM

Are people really replying to this with "I won't watch any show of X genre, except for the one I do watch" ?

:confused:Not me. I really don't watch any reality shows, children's shows, game shows, soap operas, gossip shows, sports shows, infomercials, pundits yelling at each other, and oh so much more.

jsmeeker

09-22-2006, 12:34 PM

It may be on computers by now but I read somewhere that when they first started it was all made with crudely cut construction paper.

yes. But that was only the FIRST epsiode, IIRC, as that is how they made the video Christmas card that started the whole thing. Since then, they haven't done it that way. The guys (matt and trey) mentioned how funny it is that they use really fancy computers and software to make such "crude" animations.

sketcher

09-22-2006, 12:48 PM

The big karaoke show (AI), celebrities dancing, celebrities skating, celebrities in a circus, celebrity gossip, "news" magazines.

Mikkel_Knight

09-22-2006, 12:49 PM

I wasn't aware cartoons were the only way to produce "silly fun".
well they're not - some cartoons have a good message (Veggie Tales)... I guess my point was, I can't imagine not enjoying the occasional cartoon even as an adult. Not every cartoon, mind you, just the occasional one...

*shrug*

Didn't you watch Loony Toons as a child? Thought it was great I'd imagine - now you can go back and watch 'em and get some enjoyment from them... (again, not constantly, but you get my point... don't you??)

Michelle5150

09-22-2006, 12:51 PM

Reality Shows
Soaps
Tabloid Shows (E.T., etc..)
Anything Religious (700 club, etc..)
Sensational Talk Shows (Jerry Springer, Maury, etc..)
"Real" Court Shows (like Peoples Court)
Cops (or anything like it)
Anything like "Worlds Scariest Car Chases", or "Worlds Craziest Bridezillas", etc..
Anything showing real surgeries or autopsies.

And no, I really don't watch a single show of any of those types. Blech.

LordFett

09-22-2006, 12:51 PM

Nothing sports related, if I want sports I'll go outside and play 'em.
No news shows (real or otherwise).
No talk shows (specifically day time talk) unless certain actors are on and even then I usually don't last the whole segment.
No lawyer/crime shows.

Bob_Newhart

09-22-2006, 12:58 PM

Reality shows, children's shows, game shows, soap operas, gossip shows, sports shows, infomercials, pundits yelling at each other, and oh so much more.

Agree with all but the occasional college football game and golf tournament.

WinBear

09-22-2006, 01:13 PM

no sports.
no gossip.
no infomercials.
no talk.

I'm quite tempted to say "no doctors," "no lawyers," and "no cops" but occasionally, I will be interested in a particular concept like House or Bones.

Raimi

09-22-2006, 01:22 PM

I won't watch any sort of talent show (AI, Dancing with has-beens, etc.). Just not my thing. Everything else is fair game though.

Tangent

09-22-2006, 01:23 PM

Soaps
Judge whoever's court shows
Star Search and all it's current rip-offs
Any of those teen drama shows where everyone has implants or a 6-pack like The OC
The travesty that passes as "news"
Celebrity gossip shows

MickeS

09-22-2006, 01:30 PM

The only two genres I can think of that I haven't watched a single show in the last few years are lawyer and medical dramas. I've watched one "cop show" if you can call it that, it was "Kojak" on USA Network.

I guess I'm just tired now of seeing that stuff over and over and over and over again decade after decade...

Jesda

09-22-2006, 01:32 PM

Science fiction.
Survivor-type stuff.

jgerry

09-22-2006, 01:38 PM

No reality TV
No soap operas (but I do like hour-long primetime dramas)
No sports. (OK, occasionally NFL football)
No westerns (yet I LOVE me some Deadwood)

I'll dabble in almost anything else -- maybe just a teeny bit, but I'll at least try it. If my list above proves anything, it's that it sometimes pays to just try some stuff out. I missed out on 2 seasons of Deadwood (thanks Netflix!) just because I generally don't like westerns.

cmaasfamily

09-22-2006, 01:38 PM

I'm with Sketcher. Anything "... with the Stars!" or "Celebrity" anything is out.

"X" or "Extreme" anything (except Extreme Makeover - Home Edition. Pretty awkward title now that I think about it.)

No cop/crime shows - not sure why. Think the last one I watched on a regular basis was The Rockford Files.

Dang, I'm old.

TomK

09-22-2006, 01:45 PM

No medical shows for me, along with no modern comedies where sexual innuendo and bathroom humor get passed off as 'comedy'. Call me old school but I want comedies with well written scripts.

I don't watch football either. It's utterly boring to me and I can always find something else that's much more interesting.

Mike Lang

09-22-2006, 01:51 PM

Didn't you watch Loony Toons as a child? Thought it was great I'd imagine - now you can go back and watch 'em and get some enjoyment from them

Eh...when there were only 3 channels and it was all that was on I watched cartoons, but I much preferred stuff like Morgan Freeman in The Electric Company as far as children's television. And no, I have no desire to watch any of now.

marksman

09-22-2006, 02:25 PM

I won't watch doctor shows. I have no interest in them. I tried watching House for a while but finally gave up on it. I've never seen ER or the new favorite Grey's Anatomy.

I am pretty much out on doctor shows by default. The only exception I can think of since Quincy (which I do not think is necessarily a Doctor show), is Scrubs. Any medical dramas is an instant rejection.

Dignan

09-22-2006, 02:26 PM

I guess I'm learning to be more Never Say Never.

I don't care for Westerns and yet I think Deadwood is one of the best shows of all time. I also initially didn't like the western aspect of Firefly, wrong there too, amazing show.

Sports Night. Don't really have the sports gene, had no interest in watching a show about sports, turns out it was the opening salvo for Aaron Sorkins incredible writing.

Reality shows, I have several friends that hate this genre and yet once they gave The Amazing Race a chance they were hooked, now I rub their noses in it. :)

I will admit I get overwhelmed with Cop, Lawyer and Doctor. I try and chose the best of the bunch and enjoy it by pacing myself with a lots of Tivos during re-run months and the summer.

unicorngoddess

09-22-2006, 02:35 PM

No Talent shows (didn't we suffer through enough of those in school?)

While I will watch law shows (I use to love Judging Amy before it got cancled) and some cop-like shows (I saw cop like because the only one I've watched is CSI and nothing like NYPD Blud or anything) I can't STAND any of the Law & Order shows. That includes the original and any of its spin-offs.

I also don't like dating shows at all. (And very mad that a show like Love Connection is shown on GSN when I don't think it should be catagorized as a game show at all!)

mdsutherland

09-22-2006, 02:45 PM

Are people really replying to this with "I won't watch any show of X genre, except for the one I do watch" ?

:confused:

I was thinking the same thing.

There are a lot of shows that I have zero interest in but there isn't a genreout there, that I know of, that I don't like at least one show.

analog4

09-22-2006, 03:09 PM

Anything Sci-Fi/Mystery: Like Lost, or Jericho.

*YAWN*

vman41

09-22-2006, 04:11 PM

I watched the "The Real World" for a time until I figured out the formula and grew tired of it. I haven't bothered watching any reality show since, unless "The Office" counts as a reality show (it isn't any more fake).

durl

09-22-2006, 04:18 PM

- Gossipy women's shows. (Oprah, View...)

- Anything MTV-ish. (Where kids care more about looking "hot" than making sense.)

- Anime (I enjoy animation in general, but not anime.)

EchoBravo

09-22-2006, 04:44 PM

- Westerns (Not that I realized there were any on still)
- Syndicated Court Shows
- TV Talk of any kind
- _____ with Celebrities
- "Talent" Shows (a la Idol)
- College/Amateur Sports of any kind
- Shopping Channels
- Nature Shows (RIP dude, but it just wasn't my thing)

dcheesi

09-22-2006, 04:46 PM

Traditional sitcoms. I used to watch a lot of them growing up, but at some point I realized how much time I was wasting on these shows without getting anything of value out of it. I stopped watching them on principle, and never felt the need to go back. Of course by now all my other TV genres fill up my days just as thoroughly :o

Reality contest shows. Anything with a process of elimination is right out.

tivoboyjr

09-22-2006, 06:34 PM

The Oprah/View type of show
Entertainment Tonight-type shows
I hated cop shows until The Shield came along. It's still the only cop show I watch.

balboa dave

09-22-2006, 07:00 PM

I won't watch doctor shows. I have no interest in them. I tried watching House for a while but finally gave up on it. I've never seen ER or the new favorite Grey's Anatomy.

I also won't watch lawyer shows or crime scene investigation dramas. None of the Survivor clones either.Is this a thread to brag about how closed minded of a person you are? There's lots of genres I may not like as a whole, but I can't think of one where there isn't one or more outstanding exceptions that transcends its "limitations." To not watch a show JUST because it belongs to a particular category is too narrow-minded of a viewpoint.

Uncle Briggs

09-22-2006, 08:14 PM

PJO1966

09-22-2006, 08:19 PM

No westerns, no mobsters. I just don't find them entertaining.

dlovearl

09-22-2006, 09:06 PM

Polkas and hunting shows.

Circa mid seventies in Central Wisconsin.

Instead of American Bandstand, instead of hot babes shaking to the hits, picture hot (grand) mamas polkaing to Frankie Yankovic or another accordion wielding music maker.

TiVoCrastinator

09-22-2006, 09:30 PM

Is this a thread to brag about how closed minded of a person you are? There's lots of genres I may not like as a whole, but I can't think of one where there isn't one or more outstanding exceptions that transcends its "limitations." To not watch a show JUST because it belongs to a particular category is too narrow-minded of a viewpoint.
I don't think anyone here is being dogmatic about absolutely never watching a particular genre. Generally, shows of a given theme are similar enough that if you don't like that theme, probably you won't necessarily be drawn to the newest version of it. It isn't "close minded", it's personal preference.

atrac

09-22-2006, 10:09 PM

1) Mobsters
2) Westerns
3) Medieval Times/Renaissance (I struggle with Stargate SG-1/Atlantis at times).

mythica23

09-22-2006, 11:58 PM

Nothing animated. I'll never understand adults watching cartoons.

Maybe some adults like the art thats in some cartoons!

Have you ever watched Spirited away or Howls moving castle. ???

Some, not all cartoons are just amazing works of art.

I dont like doc. shows or crime shows usually either.... or reality....I have tooo much reality in my everyday life. When I watch tv its to escape all that bs. So usually i like something with a twist of fantasy.

balboa dave

09-23-2006, 02:36 AM

I don't think anyone here is being dogmatic about absolutely never watching a particular genre. Generally, shows of a given theme are similar enough that if you don't like that theme, probably you won't necessarily be drawn to the newest version of it. It isn't "close minded", it's personal preference.You're confusing how some people are answering with the question that was posed. "TV show genres you just won't watch, period" is pretty unequivocal in its meaning.

cheesesteak

01-20-2010, 08:02 AM

Yeah, it's an old thread rising from the crypt. Sorry if it offends anybody.

There's a commercial about a new, upcoming series of young, talented, beautiful lawyers that's in heavy rotation now. I can't remember the name of the series but the first thing that pops in my head is that there's no chance in hell that I'll watch it. I just plain won't watch lawyer shows. I just plain won't watch doctor shows.

Amnesia

01-20-2010, 08:37 AM

The Deep End. I definitely plan to watch...

...but you'd never catch me watching Idol or any of those talent-competition shows.

cl8855

01-20-2010, 08:40 AM

Hmm i watch a little of everything I think...other than

NO Soap Operas
NO hunting/fishing shows

Alfer

01-20-2010, 08:46 AM

No hunting/fishing shows
Little to no sports
Pretty much no sci-fi
NO vampire shows EVER.
House is the only med show I can stand anymore
Any show similar to "Brothers and Sisters" etc.
Any reality show that would be shown on the like of MTV etc.

5thcrewman

01-20-2010, 09:42 AM

The Deep End. I definitely plan to watch...

...but you'd never catch me watching Idol or any of those talent-competition shows.

Only the ep with Tina Majorino in her bra.

bobcarn

01-20-2010, 10:15 AM

I don't like mob or organized crime shows. The Sopranos? Fuhgedaboutit! I watched it once and disliked every thing about it. Same with any other mob show or movie. Talk shows (Leno, Conan) or commentary shows (Limbaugh, Beck, etc., whether conservative or liberal) I dislike too. I watch House, but usually don't get into medical shows.

I do like animated shows, but ones that are written for adults. I think the Simpsons is one of the best shows of all time. Family Guy and South Park makes me laugh, but I'm not as enamored of them.

YCantAngieRead

01-20-2010, 10:22 AM

Sci fi, almost without exception.
I don't enjoy cartoons, either.

harrinpj

01-20-2010, 10:35 AM

I've tried and can't think of a genre I don't watch.

1) Medical - I watch House but that is it for this genre.
2) Cop Shows - I currently watch Monk, Burn Notice (is this a cop show?) Dexter and Fringe (also counts as Sci-Fi IMO) and The Wire was my favorite show of all time.
3) Sci-Fi - Fringe and V. Used to watch Star Trek TNG when I was a kid.
4) Sitcom - Big Bang Theory, Better off Ted, Modern Family, How I Met your Mother, The Office, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Scrubs
5) Western - Although I'm watching nothing currently I loved Deadwood.
6) Mobster - Used to watch The Sopranos
7) Reality - Survivor and Amazing Race and that is it. I hate American Idol and shows like it.
8) Animated - Family Guy, South Park are great but I could never get into The Simpsons
9) Drama - Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Big Love, United States of Tara, Nurse Jackie, Californication, etc.
10) Documentary - Mythbusters? Does that count?
11) Talk Show - The Daily Show, Tonight Show, Real Time with Bill Maher
12) Variety - SNL
13) Sports - Football, Baseball and Golf but not that much.

Can't think of any others...

scandia101

01-20-2010, 10:35 AM

Hospital dramas
Chick dramas
Maury, Springer, Tyra type shows
Entertainment gossip/news
Extended morning news
Non-Olympic Sports / Sports news

getreal

01-20-2010, 11:06 AM

Confrontational shows like "Maury", "Jerry Springer" etc.
And soap operas.

Steveknj

01-20-2010, 11:54 AM

I won't watch "dating" or "talent" reality shows (i.e. no The Bachelor or AI). I also won't want those shows aimed at teenage girls, like One Tree Hill. Oh, and daytime soaps.

BK89

01-20-2010, 11:54 AM

Police procedural shows (CSI, etc) irritate me to no end. Maybe its because they always solve the crime in one hour and the killer is always the special guest star.

And since the original Survivor came out I have loathed reality TV.

TIVO_GUY_HERE

01-20-2010, 12:55 PM

Housewifes of ________ Real World______

American Idol (talent) type shows.

Batchelor(ette) type shows

Extreme makeovers ( either house, or body)

Tho there are many shows I still watch but don't know why other than I always have...
Nip/Tuck is one that comes to mind.

hapdrastic

01-20-2010, 12:59 PM

House is the only med show I can stand anymore

That's because it's not a medical show - it's a comedy (that just happens to be set in a hospital).

Flop

01-20-2010, 01:08 PM

Day-time Talk
Late-night talk
Soaps
"Reality" shows of any kind
Parades :rolleyes: is that even a genre?
Hunting/Fishing/etc

Alfer

01-20-2010, 01:15 PM

That's because it's not a medical show - it's a comedy (that just happens to be set in a hospital).

:confused::confused:

betts4

01-20-2010, 01:26 PM

Gotta say, I can't think of a single TV show genre that I won't watch, except for sports-related shows. I'll pretty much give anything a chance. :)

+ 10000 here.

I found this a tough question. There are certain genre's I like more than others.

I won't rule out a show based on its genre - that's just closed-mindedness. If a show is well-written and well-acted, I could care less what its setting is. That being said, I don't much like all the "reality" TV out there, but I've watched Survivor since Season 2. I also don't watch much news or pseudo-news, nor do I watch the newsmagazine-type shows or pundit shows. I have no objection to them, they just harsh my vibe. :)

This.

I don't like American idol or Biggest loser but love Survivor. I don't like Grey's anatomy but loved ER. I can't stand the show about tattoo's but love Dirty jobs. Like Rachel Ray, hate Charm city cakes.

I guess one thing I won't watch are the Judge Judy type shows, the daytime talk shows like oprah and the view and sport stuff.

swinca

01-20-2010, 01:51 PM

Award shows. The people, movies, plays, TV shows, etc that I like usually don't get nominated. If they get nominated they usually don't win. So I don't waste my time just to be pissed off or disappointed.

mbklein

01-20-2010, 01:57 PM

30 Rock recently did a spot-on perfect parody (http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/11/13/30-rock-gives-shout-out-to-espns-around-the-horn/33568) of a genre I won't consider watching.

That Don Guy

01-20-2010, 02:03 PM

I don't watch:

Crime Dramas (I think the last one of those I watched regularly was Hill Street Blues)
Reality shows, except for "non-celebrity talent shows" like American Idol (and even then, the only one of those I watch every episode of is America's Got Talent)
"Cringe" comedies (the kind you expect to star Ricky Gervais, where the show seems to be about someone who is absolutely terrible at what he does and how this affects those around him)
"Dramedies" (e.g. Ugly Betty)
Most shows where it is painfully obvious from the first episode that the intent is to get some couple together
In fact, pretty much all non-animated sitcoms except for 30 Rock

I seem to be in the minority on this one, but my top two genres are game shows ("proper" game shows like Password, as opposed to competition shows like The Amazing Race) and animation. "Sports entertainment" used to be high on my list as well, until WWE decided to target tweenage boys by "de-attituding" the product so their mothers wouldn't object (case in point: recently, they stopped a match in progress because one wrestler had a cut to his forehead and they didn't want parents freaking out over the blood).

-- Don

Amnesia

01-20-2010, 02:36 PM

(case in point: recently, they stopped a match in progress because one wrestler had a cut to his forehead and they didn't want parents freaking out over the blood).Guess they never watch MMA...

MikeCC

01-20-2010, 02:52 PM

Aside from a few on HGTV, or DIY, I will not watch any reality programming.

No group trying to survive in some bug infested remote locale. Nope. No racing around the earth looking for clues where to head next. No again.

No amateur and pro combination trying to trip the light fantastic. Lord, gimme a break. And no remake of Ted Mack's Amateur Hour, a songfest packaged with quasi-celebrity judges. Dear God, nooo!

And Puh-LEESE: Take the Big Brother/Real World/Road Rules/et al producers out, put them in a locked cage to fight to the very end. Then refuse to unlock the cage.

Other than that, I'm okay with it.

Supfreak26

01-20-2010, 03:04 PM

IJustLikeTivo

01-20-2010, 03:10 PM

The Deep End. I definitely plan to watch...

...but you'd never catch me watching Idol or any of those talent-competition shows.

Loath them.

Also not much for most reality shows with the exception of survivor and TAR.

I also don't watch animated stuff. I have no reason, just never have.

mbklein

01-20-2010, 03:39 PM

I enjoyed the first two or three seasons of The Amazing Race, when it was more about the travel/tasks/skills and less about the overblown personalities and product placement.

Tracy

01-20-2010, 04:09 PM

I like reality shows that involve competition and elimination, but not ones that are more voyeuristic...like, oh, Real Housewives or Super Mean Nanny or The Hills, or whatever.

I have stopped adding on most doctor, lawyer, police shows. I will give pretty much anything on HBO or Showtime a chance, though.

heySkippy

01-20-2010, 04:35 PM

I don't watch any cop/lawyer/medical drama at all.

sieglinde

01-20-2010, 05:20 PM

tivoboyjr

01-20-2010, 05:37 PM

I'll amend my old post to say that The Wire is another exception (in addition to The Shield) to my I-don't-like-cop-shows rule.

Other types of shows I avoid:

The hoochie housewives shows
The biggest loser type of shows

My wife watches this stuff and I just have to leave the room when it's on. The housewives are too dumb to tolerate, and life is just too short to spend it watching fat people getting weighed.

sieglinde

01-20-2010, 05:45 PM

I watch some reality TV but not much and I watch an occasional game so I cannot say I don't watch those genres. I rarely if ever watch BET so I guess Hip Hop is out.

latrobe7

01-20-2010, 05:50 PM

For me it's "non-fiction" ghost stuff, like Paranormal State or Ghost Hunters, or Crossing Over with John Edwards (is that even still on). Which is weird, because I'm usually down for anything that would qualify to have a Time-Life "Mysteries of the Unknown" book, but ghosts and psychics don't do it for me.

SorenTodd

01-20-2010, 06:20 PM

Any "chick-flick" type of show. Which means ABC is pretty much non-existent to me except for Lost and Flash Fwd.

Howie

01-20-2010, 06:21 PM

Cartoons. I've never watched the Simpsons or any of those Fox animated shows. Just doesn't do it for me.

Victory Vegas

01-20-2010, 11:47 PM

betts4

01-21-2010, 06:53 AM

I read these lists thinking, wow, what are you all watching on tv then? But maybe that is a different thread. :D

cheesesteak

01-21-2010, 06:57 AM

Religious stuff except if it is news about religion such as the Pope's visit or things like Religion and Ethics News Weekly. Preaching is out. (They never have any religion except Christianity and I would like to learn about other religions)

No soap operas though some shows are like soap operas such as Harper's Island.
I never thought about this before. There seem to be tv shows for all the different flavors of Christianity but I don't recall noticing any shows for any other religions.

sieglinde

01-21-2010, 05:15 PM

Actually there are TV shows for only a few flavors of Christianity, Catholic and Evangelical. The United Methodist Church, Lutherans etc. don't exist.

allan

01-21-2010, 05:22 PM

I don't watch (un)reality shows.
I haven't watched sitcoms since the 70's.
I don't watch sports.

I'm not thrilled with lawyer, doctor, or CSI-type shows either, but there's an extremely slim chance of me trying one.

Cearbhaill

01-21-2010, 08:13 PM

War, war, war.
Or military.... except the Confederacy.
Or organized religion.

bareyb

01-21-2010, 09:05 PM

Daytime Soaps. Other than that I pretty much watch all genres to one degree or another.

Cop shows used to be a huge staple of my viewing a few years ago, but most of them have become too predictable for me now. I don't watch any of the Law & Order franchise anymore for instance. Used to watch almost all of them. I still have an SP for "Criminal Minds" and one or two others but that's about it.

I don't believe I currently have very many SP's for medical shows left either. I think I may still have a folder full of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" episodes on TiVo 2 but they have been languishing there for months.

The Networks keep coming up with what look to be great ideas for new shows, only to screw them up beyond all recognition after the Pilot airs... Heroes comes to mind... Boy that looked like it was going to be great when it started didn't it? :p

Johnny Dancing

01-22-2010, 01:23 PM

Daytime Soaps. Other than that I pretty much watch all genres to one degree or another.

You just stole my thunder.

I am surprised at the number of guys that don't watch sports here - but I guess many of my man club members that watch tons of sports look at me as if I'm from another planet when I bring up a non-sports show.

Satchel

01-22-2010, 02:30 PM

I don't watch science fiction of any kind

classicsat

01-23-2010, 11:51 AM

Soap operas in general.

Teen dramas. Family dramas.

Reality shows which are some sort of contest, or the focus on the program is the animosity/relationship of the participants. This is opposed to reality programs where the focus is on the situation and has a certain educational element. The Colony is an example of what I would watch, as well as the Channel 4 ones that show up on Public TV occasionally.

Anything on TLC.

Westerns, or generally where the time period is pre WWII, or I can otherwise not relate to.

Tabloid/newsmagazine shows.

As a practice I generally do not watch police/law/medical dramas or family sitcoms, but I won't rule them out.

I will watch some "hard" sci-fi, but haven't got into much of it the past decade, except for ST:Enterprise.

Fl_Gulfer

01-24-2010, 09:47 PM

No medical dramas or family sitcoms, or animated Comedy, The last funny show that was on TV was Married With Children.

cheesesteak

01-25-2010, 11:59 AM

Anything on TLC.
I'm afraid to even look at the capsule summaries on TLC. It's all freak show stuff.

Jon J

01-25-2010, 12:10 PM

Anything at all that smacks of "reality".

Stormspace

01-25-2010, 01:55 PM

Nothing animated. I'll never understand adults watching cartoons.

Seen Avatar?

markbox

01-26-2010, 07:11 PM

I can't subscribe to the idea of a list of genres I would never
ever watch. However, I can list my least favorite generes that
I would never watch so long as there are other shows to watch. :)

Reality TV (I don't include American Idol in Reality TV)
Religion
Infomercials
Shopping
Non-English programming (except Soccer)
Mobster

sieglinde

01-27-2010, 05:48 PM

Non-English? I would watch the Asian stuff with subtitles but my cable doesn't carry that channel. If there are subtitles I am OK with non-English. A friend lived in an area with a lot of Armenians. I would watch an Armenian music show.

appleye1

01-28-2010, 01:51 AM

I've always hated mobster stuff, but that's not a prevalent genre anyway, so that's good. Also I have always hated medical shows. Operations, diseases, yuck!

Other than that, I've off and on liked all other genres. I'm a big fan of sci-fi. I like cop/lawyer/PI shows. I like military shows (shows like The Unit, not documentary stuff.) I like some sitcoms, but they have to be really outstanding for me to spend time on them.

I also really like some "obsolete" genres, like Westerns and variety shows. I miss them, but I can't really see networks trying out shows like that again.

David Platt

01-28-2010, 09:06 AM

Pssst.... to all you guys saying "I don't watch xxx genre, except for <blank>, I've got news for you....

You watch that genre. ;)

sieglinde

01-28-2010, 06:33 PM

Huh? Do you mean that I do occassionally watch shows from a disliked genre? Yes, I would admit to that.

David Platt

01-29-2010, 09:25 AM

MikeCC

01-29-2010, 11:09 AM

The thread is supposed to be about genres you won't watch, period. I've just been amused at so many people saying stuff like "I will under no circumstances watch reality shows. Well, except for ***, which I don't count." They're kind of not answering the question honestly.

Well, I guess that when I opined that aside from HGTV shows like Curb Appeal, or Designed to Sell, or PBS' This Old House, and similar shows, I do not watch reality programming, I was refusing to lump these shows in with the dreck that constitues cheap programming today.

So lets limit my concept of reality programming as producer controled/influenced "competition" shows, whether singing, dancing, "surviving," or racing. Let's also lump in any show that encourages outrageous behavior, so as to appeal to the lowest common denominator in the worst of us: e.g., Springer, or Big Brother, or crap of that ilk.

Let's face it, the home improvement shows are more like documentaries when you compare them to the drivel that passes for reality competition shows. Hell, they're more like classic literature in comparison.

I recognize that home improvement shows are not scripted in the traditional sense, and neither are the various quasi-"competition" shows, but the competiton aspect, as well as the influence of the producer to control or promote the antics of some of the most borish participants, make each type of show very distinct genres.

So, since I have redefined "reality shows" then I am happy to insist that I avoid that stuff completely. I hope that now makes me consistent.

whitson77

01-29-2010, 12:49 PM

I don't watch reality shows.

bareyb

01-29-2010, 08:12 PM

I don't watch reality shows.

None of them? Not even Dirty Jobs and Mythbusters?

RangersRBack

02-01-2010, 08:25 AM

I can't watch nature shows, not even the heralded Planet Earth, because I don't like watching animals being killed and eaten by othe animals. I also don't like hunting and fishing shows...just don't like to watch any living thing die.

I'm not against hunting and fishing...but I don't have to watch it.