What TV shows have you been unable to get into even though they are meant to be amazing?

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For me it’s The Sopranos, The Bear, and Succession. I also gave up on Severance. Just never went back. I don’t get The Bear at all. I haven’t completely written these off and would go back if someone can strenuously argue for them in a way that persuades me!

I've never started many of these, as I know I won't make it all the way through.

Westworld was one I started several times, as people were raving about it, but it was no good, I just couldn’t cope with the premise and all the fairly unlikeable people.

Some of these series seem to go on for ever, too. Life is too short.

Schitts creek
good wife
peaky blinders
sex and the city (I enjoyed the films tho)
911
ozark

I've just finished a mega-binge on Game of Thrones. It was much less rapey than I expected, but I skipped two whole seasons in the middle and several episodes of the others. It just got too samey - men fighting in gloomy monochrome. I checked Wikipedia to see who won. Also got quite annoyed that I could reliably do three 10-second skips during meaningful close-ups: the acting was superb throughout, but they didn't need to showcase it at such length!

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was much more fun but I probably shan't bother with future seasons.

Silent witness is so bad it’s good. Hilarious that this season every time either of the couple try to make a friend outside their relationship the “friend” ends up trying to either kill them or frame them for a murder. This may explain why they have zero friends!

-The Wire
-Malcoim In The Middle
-Any reality show - I've never seen I'm a Celebrity, Big Brother, Traitors, X Factor, etc.
-I only started watching Friends in April 2026.

Schitts Creek and Fleabag for me too, gave up after one episode of both of them. I can't be bothered with anything you have to "stick with" before it gets good. Watching TV shouldn't feel like a chore, there's plenty of other things on streaming.

Peaky blinders- too violent
The gilded age - slow
white lotus - tried and failed

Tried to watch the kardashians, real housewives, made in Chelsea, made in Essex… can’t do it, they are all far too vapid!

Mad men is also one I have tried several times. I’m a graphic designer so it’s my area of expertise. Can’t get into it though

Breaking Bad
Fleabag
Baby Reindeer

Oh yeah, me too on that.

Ozark
The Sopranos
Line of Duty

I recently watched Mad Men end to end and really enjoyed it. Perhaps it’s better if you binge it ? It’s more character driven than story driven

Never got into Schitts Creek I tried a few times and just could not get it!

Downton Abbey/Bridgerton

Most reality TV, never watched Love Island or MAFS or Traitors

Dexter

Better call Saul, I loved breaking bad as well.

White Lotus, Line of Duty, Ozark and the walking dead. I always dislike medical based TV.

I am however loving The Boys, I’ve not long watched Heated Rivalry and that was very good.

@Simonjt

Give Line Of Duty the benefit of the first season, it’s the weakest and gets so much better after that

I I gave up The Boys after about 4 episodes and Heated Rivalry I didn’t get far at all just wasn’t following it

Bridgerton
Absolutely awful, I tried to love it but I just don't get it

I always watch at least three episodes of a series, Line of Duty were the worst three episodes of anything I have ever watched, and thats saying something as I watched three episodes of snowpiercer!

Snowpiercer! So much potential squandered! I don’t know if the books are better as I haven’t read them but it could have been brilliant

I still watch it but undoubtedly it peaked in Series 1 so if you didn’t like that there’s no point continuing

Schitts Creek - tried twice, not my thing.
Stranger Things - first season was good then I CBA
Breaking Bad - dh and DS loved it though.

i hate any crime syndicate type programme like Kin and The Cage - watched first episode of the latter and CBA. I’m fine with a thriller or police type programme like Blue Lines or Line of Duty.

It used to be really good!

I was the same. Should’ve loved it as I loved historical stuff and Downton Abbey but similar just didn’t get it.

Hate Towie and MIC but love MAFS Aus!

I loved the Tudors partly for the bad acting!

Ted Lasso. Boring.