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Which TV series did you used to enjoy but can't rewatch?

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WeirdSpots · 11/01/2020 23:10

I was a huge Sex and the city fan when it was originally on and later got the DVD box set, but if I catch any of it now I don't enjoy it. I guess part of it was that as a teenager their life was so glamorous and exciting whereas now they all get on my nerves and none are particularly likeable.
Which shows are you disappointed by when you go back to them?

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shellysheridan · 12/01/2020 00:01

Yes to 'my so called life'

And to Er. I adored it. And still haven't been able to watch the final episode

Chickenpie9 · 12/01/2020 00:03

The OC and Dawson’s Creek .

AhoyMrBeaver · 12/01/2020 00:04

Twin Peaks. I was enthralled when it first aired, but couldn't get to grips with it at all when I tried to watch it again a couple of years ago.

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Thislittlekitten · 12/01/2020 00:04

I used to love Will and Grace when it was originally on but I can’t rewatch it. I just cringe.

AhoyMrBeaver · 12/01/2020 00:05

Also Fawlty Towers. It stopped being funny when I was in my 20s.

ChickensForTheHound · 12/01/2020 00:07

House of Cards

SunshineDays2019 · 12/01/2020 00:08

Father Ted. Me and DH used to find it hilarious. Bought box set recently and we just thought it was crap!

Copperleaves · 12/01/2020 00:08

Savannah agree with you on HIMYM - it seemed so rushed and forced

Dio23489432489234 · 12/01/2020 00:11

The OC is a good shout. I was a teenager when it first aired and the key target audience. Now it would be pure cringe.

SomeHalfHumanCreatureThing · 12/01/2020 00:12

Family Guy. It can fuck off.

SomeHalfHumanCreatureThing · 12/01/2020 00:13

I rewatched all of OC recently, quite enjoyed it.

Tried to watch Dawson's Creek. Didn't even make it 20 mins into the first episode. So bad.

BarbedBloom · 12/01/2020 00:17

Game of Thrones, can't bear to watch it now knowing how it ended. Awful.

Friends now too, I find bits of it so awful now. I never liked Sex in the City at all, but I also agree with Dawsons Creek and Thundercats

SisterAgatha · 12/01/2020 00:19

I still like SATC now. I watch it here and there for the nostalgia, and to re-evaluate what I think of them now I’m older.

I can’t bear to watch Friends, I find it so tired now.

testing987654321 · 12/01/2020 00:22

Moonlighting. I thought it was brilliant as a teenager. Caught an episode recently and it was awful.

unbaffled · 12/01/2020 00:22

The Tomorrow People
Moonlighting

Ginkypig · 12/01/2020 00:24

I've just rewatched ally mcbeal which I enjoyed the first time around but it was utter shite now I'm a proper adult!

Complete pish!

SylvanianFrenemies · 12/01/2020 00:26

Friends. Has not aged well.

splattt · 12/01/2020 00:35

Scrubs.

I'm lying, I watch it whenever it's on tv. Steak Night!

cstaff · 12/01/2020 00:45

Satc and friends but they seem to be common choices on here. I think they were over done. Both went on for way too long.

30not13 · 12/01/2020 00:51

Friends. Loved it at the time but now all I see is Ross being an abusive master manipulator

RightEarlobeBreath · 12/01/2020 00:54

Big Bang Theory. I used to love it but bit by bit noticed all the sexism. I can’t unsee it now and find the whole series is a load of sexist shite.

splattt · 12/01/2020 00:55

@Ginkypig I loved Ally and thought she was so cool and sophisticated haha.

TanselleTooTall · 12/01/2020 01:03

Game of Thrones.🤦🏿‍♀️

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 12/01/2020 01:13

Twin Peaks for me too. I watched it as a 12 year old at my friend's house (mum wouldn't let me watch at home) and was enthralled. Watched it when it aired a couple of years ago and struggled to get into it (not helped by DH moaning about how crap it was first time round and hadn't improved with rewatching). I didn't like the new series.

Whatsnewpussyhat · 12/01/2020 01:14

Definitely Friends. I just want to strangle Ross. They are all horrid.

Buffy. I loved this so much in my teens. It made sense then. Tried to rewatch it last year but no. Magic has gone.

Dawson's creek. They were all so fucking whiny.

Charmed (the original series, not the new woke one) loved it but so dated now.

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