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847badgerfan

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Re: Worst Shows on TV
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2021, 10:19:31 AM »
SNL was great with Belushi, etc.
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Re: Worst Shows on TV
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2021, 10:39:50 AM »
SNL hasn't been too bad this year. It got a lot better once Jim Carrey and Alec Baldwin quit sucking all the oxygen out of the show in the cold open.

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Re: Worst Shows on TV
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2021, 11:12:14 AM »
My current viewing...


  • Live sports. Primarily CFB, NCAABB, NFL, and golf. Most of the time unless it's Purdue, it's background though. The puppy really likes napping to golf. 
  • Top Chef on Bravo -- I really love that show. Yes it's a competition show, but it's really high-level cooking.
  • Food Network -- Worst cooks in America is actively watched, as is Beat Bobby Flay. Chopped is often watched but becomes background.
  • House Hunters -- Again it's mindless, but we like to laugh at the people on the show. I swear sometimes they get these couples out of the rolodex of divorce attorneys... 
  • The Morning Show on Apple TV+ -- Wife wanted to try the Apple TV+ service, and I happened to win a big thing at my company with one of the prizes being an iPad Air, which comes with a 12 month free subscription. Good show so far. Haven't seen anything else on the service yet though. 
  • Game of Thrones -- I've read all the released books. We're only two episodes into the first season though, because my wife isn't all that into the gore, so it's rare that she wants to see it. I think it'll take a LONG time to get through 8 seasons, and I halfway expect my wife to lose the stomach for it pretty soon so I'll only be watching it when she's not around...

Of those, only Worst Cooks and House Hunters probably qualify in the running for "worst shows on TV", because they're basically mindless drivel. They're guilty pleasures based on looking down on people. Beat Bobby Flay and Chopped aren't much higher on the list. 

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Re: Worst Shows on TV
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2021, 11:28:58 AM »
Quote from: GopherRock on March 04, 2021, 10:39:50 AM
SNL hasn't been too bad this year. It got a lot better once Jim Carrey and Alec Baldwin quit sucking all the oxygen out of the show in the cold open.


That has been the worst part recently.  A lot of folks cut their teeth with their impressions.  Hell, when I think of HW, I think in my head it's Dana Carvey playing him, more than his actual persona.  Same with Ross Perot.  I don't need a bunch of random known actors coming in.  Trump is such an easy impression, that it made zero sense.  Baldwin's was not any different than anyone else's.  If you were going to do Biden, at least bring back Jason Sudekis, who played him as VP, and did a much better Biden than Carrey ever did.

And yes, the political stuff was such low hanging fruit (like during the Lewinski sutff), that it was like they didn't try.  It wasn't satirical, and it wasn't usually funny.  I think the current cast does much better staying away from politics
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« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2021, 11:30:32 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on March 04, 2021, 10:19:31 AM
SNL was great with Belushi, etc.
Really?  Have you gone back and watched it recently?  IMO its unwatchable.  That's generally the nature of comedy, it rarely ages well, and SNL is no exception
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« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2021, 11:33:26 AM »
yup, 75-79 I was in Jr high and high school

even my sense of humor has changed a bit since then

but, ............. it was funny as hell to 16 year old me at the time
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Re: Worst Shows on TV
« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2021, 11:51:06 AM »
Some of the Food Network competition shows are kind of hacky, but I find Chopped to be almost perfect, which is probably why there are like 57 seasons of it on Hulu.  "Here are some ingredients - cook something" is both fun to watch, and informative.
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« Reply #21 on: March 04, 2021, 11:58:52 AM »
Yeah, although even Chopped can get a bit hacky... They way they use the camera cuts to make you think every single round comes down to plating at the VERY last second. The way they only have one fryer and one ice cream machine to play up conflict about who gets things in first, etc... 

At least it's talented chefs usually doing something pretty interesting with food. And the format isn't as hacky as Guy's Grocery Games or some of the others.

BTW for those of you complaining about how much Food Network content is these competition shows, the weekend mornings are MUCH more actual informative cooking shows. My wife idolizes "The Queen" (Ina Garten), and she mostly makes pretty simple but delicious food. There's Trisha Yearwood who makes some pretty simple things that are easily replicated at home. I can't stand The Pioneer Woman on camera, but her recipes are usually amazing. And then there's Giada's boobs. I think she cooks, too, on her show. Those are available streaming too, so it's not like you have to devote Sunday morning to watching it live. 
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Re: Worst Shows on TV
« Reply #22 on: March 04, 2021, 12:08:40 PM »
Any and every "finding Bigfoot" show is a waste of life.  If you're going to watch those, just off yourself and donate your organs.
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« Reply #23 on: March 04, 2021, 12:12:52 PM »
It's been a while since I was into any Food Network cooking show. I like Good Eats a lot, but I haven't seen any lately that tickled my fancy. The whole "Today I'm making spiced nut ravioli for two" and then you get a recipe doesn't do it for me.  OTOH I don't really sit down and watch television so I don't even know what shows are on, so perhaps I'm missing out on some things I'd like. I would absolutely love a show that goes to various parts of the world and samples the local cuisine, but then tells you how to make it.  Rick Bayless had a show a bit like that, if I remember right.
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« Reply #24 on: March 04, 2021, 12:27:26 PM »
Worst shows on TV? 

The list is too long to get into as I can't think of many that I do like. 

I do kink of like the show Seal Team however inaccurate it is. My wife and I will watch Young Sheldon as we were big fans of the first few seasons of The Big Bang Theory. But outside of those, live sports (CFB, ? Perhaps CBB, some NFL, Golf mostly the majors), there is not much on that box that I care for. 
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« Reply #25 on: March 04, 2021, 12:36:21 PM »
Quote from: ELA on March 04, 2021, 11:30:32 AM
Really?  Have you gone back and watched it recently?  IMO its unwatchable.  That's generally the nature of comedy, it rarely ages well, and SNL is no exception
What Fearless said. I haven't seen it since I was a kind. It was really funny.
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« Reply #26 on: March 04, 2021, 12:38:37 PM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on March 04, 2021, 12:12:52 PM
It's been a while since I was into any Food Network cooking show. I like Good Eats a lot, but I haven't seen any lately that tickled my fancy. The whole "Today I'm making spiced nut ravioli for two" and then you get a recipe doesn't do it for me.  OTOH I don't really sit down and watch television so I don't even know what shows are on, so perhaps I'm missing out on some things I'd like. I would absolutely love a show that goes to various parts of the world and samples the local cuisine, but then tells you how to make it.  Rick Bayless had a show a bit like that, if I remember right.
Bayless was great, but not on FN. PBS mostly.

Queen Ina Garten rocks. Alton Brown is the King. Giada does cook, but it's hard to tell.
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Re: Worst Shows on TV
« Reply #27 on: March 04, 2021, 12:41:55 PM »
I miss Anthony Bourdain. :'(
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