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Most underrated and overrated TV in your opinion

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PawneeParksDept · 11/12/2018 18:27

I'm talking about good TV not shows everyone realises are a bit cack

OVERRATED

This Is Us - everyone shits on about this like it's the most amazing new show in years

It's not as good as Brothers And Sisters was and not as good as Parenthood both similarly themed

UNDERRATED

I never hear anyone talk about Fargo ever and the second series was AMAZING I've just seen it

Parks And Rec

Never seemed to get any acclaim over here but so good and so funny.

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chickensaresafehere · 12/12/2018 17:47

River was vastly underrated too.Stellan Skarsgard & Nicola Walker were brilliant.Such a shame the BBC didn't commission another series.

kateandme · 12/12/2018 18:19

over rated game of thrones.
WTD

under
800 words.
Chicago med
home and away
and neighbours.
signed sealed delivered hallmark now movies too yay!
law and order svu
cedar cove

ArtisanPopcorn · 12/12/2018 18:53

I agree with Parks & Rec, Alias Grace, Veep and Schitt's Creek being underated, Catherine O'Hara is hilarious!

Looks like I'm off to watch The Comeback then!

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bossyrossy · 12/12/2018 18:58

No.1 is Breaking Bad on Netflix.

bossyrossy · 12/12/2018 19:00

If you liked Fargo, you’ll love Breaking Bad.

MsLexic · 12/12/2018 19:09

You must have amazing Tv access because everything I get is repeats apart from , X bloody Factor and Eastsoddingbenders and the vomitous One Show.

StableGenius · 12/12/2018 19:23

Overrated: The Walking Dead, a friend lent me her box set and I just couldn't be bothered to watch past the first season.

Underrated: Ripper Street, which suffered from an ill-judged opening episode that frightened a lot of people off. I'm glad I wasn't one of those people.

Bunnymumma · 12/12/2018 19:35

Breaking Bad was so overrated for us! One series would have been enough!

30 Rock seems very underrated in the U.K. but I love it!

shartsi · 12/12/2018 19:36

Underated- crazy ex girlfriend

PawneeParksDept · 12/12/2018 19:45

See Breaking Bad - I have THOUGHTS on this

The first time I tried to watch it it took me three attempts with gaps to get into it

I've tried to do a rewatch since and I still haven't because I can't get through it

The fact is Season 1 is a bit boring - for lots of reasons

And then..

Season 4 of Breaking Bad May genuinely be the single greatest lone season of television ever made.

As for his relationship with Skylar fans hated on Skylar a lot but their relationship is actually very complex and develops hugely as she goes from bored wife of an also ran husband to getting a bit of a kick out of the criminal life, to it finally dawning he's a maniac and an abuser and she needs to save herself and her kids.

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ernjas · 12/12/2018 20:26

Underrated -
Gilmore Girls
One Tree Hill
How I met your mother (this is so much better than what it gets credit for)

Overrated -
Breaking bad
Pretty little liars
OITNB

AlanThePig · 12/12/2018 20:51

Overrated:
Line of Duty. 4 seasons in and so much of it still annoys the hell out of me. I wanted to love it I really did but nope.
Walking Dead first few seasons were excellent, then it all went a bit 'meh'
Haunting of Hill House so much hype. So incredibly dull.

Underrated
Wayward Pines Such a twist! And so soon. Bloody loved it. Should have stuck with the one season as intended though as the next fell flat.
American Gods Batshit. Brilliant.

StrumpersPlunkett · 12/12/2018 20:54

Mrs browns boys v over rated
Task master and rev fan bloody tasting

TammySwansonTwo · 12/12/2018 20:57

Only managed an episode of Wayward Pines as I wasn’t impressed, maybe I should try again

AlanThePig · 12/12/2018 21:03

@TammySwansonTwo oh you should. It was a scene setter really. I don't think I've ever seen a TV Series with a twist like that so early on.

I read the books it was derived from and they were also quite marvelous. Problem was they used all the books in season 1 so season 2 didn't quite work for me. But as a standalone it was amazing.

KayM2 · 12/12/2018 21:30

I thought that The Detectorists was brilliant. Classic.

Waspnest · 12/12/2018 22:25

Kath and Kim is on Netflix?????

Me and DH still say 'Look at meeeee' (said in an Australian accent) to each other, completely baffling DD.

I always loved 'How do you want me?' with Dylan Moran and Charlotte Coleman but no-one else seemed to have heard of it.

sophisticatedsarcasm · 12/12/2018 22:46

I feel this is us is over rated too. The same with breaking bad. I just don’t get the big fascination.

I think the good wife was underrated. Blindspot and the last ship, both amazing shows in thier own right but doesn’t get a lot of chatter.

lilySalvatore · 12/12/2018 22:55

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DistanceCall · 12/12/2018 23:00

Overrated

The Bodyguard. Sorry.
Wayward Pines. ANNOYING.

Underrated

American Gods, oh yes.
Penny Dreadful.

delboysskinandblister · 12/12/2018 23:17

Underrated

Spaced

Overrated
Eldorado Grin

springydaff · 13/12/2018 00:08

Underrated: Hung

Overrated: anything sleb. I've even gone of friday's Graham Norton, which is saying something.

springydaff · 13/12/2018 00:09

Anyone remember 30 something?

The first of its kind.

delboysskinandblister · 13/12/2018 00:31

@springydaff - Yes! and Moonlighting?

CarolsSecretCookieRecipe · 13/12/2018 00:37

Underrated:
Inside No.9
The Detectorists

Overrated:
All reality TV

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