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!

Shitts creek
Yellowstone

yes! All of these!

schitts creek, breaking bad, west wing. I tried.

i love Gary Oldman so keep trying slow horses but still struggling.

the Pitt isn’t as great as everyone raves about. I love a good medical drama, and Noah Wyle so will keep watching, but I had anticipated a more grab you from the start 24 style timer. I still remember watching that first episode and the real time countdown to the hour at the end and just being stunned…sometimes I forget the Pitt is one shift per series. It needs more Shawn Hatosy too.

All soaps
All reality shows from come dine with me , homes under the hammer, big brother, singing / dancing , stuck on a island / jungle, baking / cooking and all other 'look at me' shows.
Tbh I don't think I have ever tried watching any of PPs programs.

I generally don't watch TV!

I was so looking forward to The Pitt but just couldn't get into it and just thought it was nowhere near as good as ER.

Schitts creek. Utter garbage!!

I’m generally pretty sick of American TV, tbh. Some of it is very good, and I have nothing against Americans at all, but I sometimes feel quite swamped by their culture, their media, their humour and slang etc. I find it increasingly difficult to “get into” yet another American series. I’m just grumpy and getting old, I suppose.

Watched episode one of Peaky Blinders.

This. Watched one episode talking about anal sex. Wasn’t funny.

Then again I am a 55 year old woman who doesn’t like musicals, Take That , cake or Prosecco so I am indeed an outlier.

@Wingingit247 Breaking Bad needs you to get through the first season as well, to be honest. Season 4 is THE perfect season of TV.

The Bear
The Good Place

It took us 3 goes to get into The Wire, but once we persevered we loved it. DH more than me, he's now watched it 3 times!

Game of thrones

ozark. I have tried four times to start it so far

Wow I thought Seasons 1-2 of Ozark waa some of the beat TV I've ever seen. It all goes down for me in the later seasons though.

Strangers Things- watched the first season, started the second but it isn’t for me, same with The handmaid’s tale.

I’m usually not a quitter, and try and see things through to the end, even if they are a bit naff, however I didn’t get very far into Bridgerton or Only Murders in the Building before giving up.

Suits - I persevered with for a few seasons but stopped caring and didn’t go back.

I bloody loved Ozark. It has some of the very best strong female roles of anything I’ve ever watched.

Traitors

Friends. I genuinely don't find it funny. I think I've watched one for 2 minutes and turned it off. American humour doesn't tickle me at all. I find it actually very over the top and boring.

Blue Lights. I’ve tried on multiple occasions but just find it dull, dull, dull.

Breaking Bad and Schitts Creek are two of the finest shows to ever grace our screens. I cannot understand how anyone could think otherwise.

Oh also breaking bad. Everyone I know loves it. Tried 5 episode and was bored shitless!

I'm the same! Hence I have gone through nearly all of Walter Presents. Currently on S2 of Turkish series Graveyard on Netflix.

@EineReiseDurchDieZeit If you liked The Wire I’m surprised you can’t get into The Sopranos. It’s really, really wonderful TV. Do try it again - it’s so worth watching. The cast of characters is amazing. The breath and scope of the acting and storyline’s incredible.

Whenever I hear the HBO ‘static’ I’m still taken straight back to The Sopranos.

Peaky Blinders
Ozark
Yellowstone
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Handmaid’s Tale

Can’t bear a period drama tbh…..talking of periods:

if films count….SALTBURN 🤮🛁.🩸😂

Another 55 year old here 👋 who thinks Musicals are the most awful things ever. We’re in good company though - Adele thinks the same 😊