Shows that could have been great... but went full retard.

[ORDER_66]

Lost fell when they tried to start explaining the island. Damn near every character had a compelling off-island backstory to tell, and they've should've continued that. I've rewatched the show several times, and it's clear they really had no plan on the island itself. They should've just left it ambiguous.

I don't understand why didnt they explain why the island was when they meant Ben Linus they dragged shyt out for way too long... keep it simple... Don't get me wrong it was super hot with all the cliffhanger shyt but at least feed the audience once and a while and make a satisfying midway point. Give them stake about why the smoke monster wants out instead of convoluted bullshyt. That's why I skipped those middle seasons because it was too much of a chore...

 

[KalKal]

The final season on way good asf to me I didn't watch until then I skipped the middle seasons because it kept getting crazier nd crazier the writers should have had a general outline. When Ben killed Locke and Locke was alive on the island I was like I had to watch that shyt cause it was fukkery overload from then.

I thought the show was great when it was on.
Just because the "explanation" in the finale itself was disappointing doesn't mean that the show was trash after the first season. So, I don't think Lost really fits what this thread is about.

What I think happened was that they had a "Sci Fi/Technology" plan in the second season about the Dharma Initiative using technology to change the future. Then in the 3rd season they realized that that plan didn't give them enough material to drag the show out too much longer, so they flailed around a little while with standalone stories until they came up with a new "Sci Fi/Fantasy" plan involving ancient spirits/Egyptian gods or whatever. So the show kind of lost its overall and direction, but the quality of the show itself was high and I was still entertained so I can't really be all that angry with them about it.


Here's an example I can come up with:
"Your Honor" on Showtime.

That show had a GREAT pilot. Then week after week it just got more and more unbelievable. Some of that wasn't their fault because COVID hit then while they were filming it, but Breaking Bad was hit by a major writer's strike in its first season and came back better.

IF Your Honor ended up the season stronger, they could have actually had enough material to continue on for multiple seasons as a great show, but now nobody is out there clamoring for a second season.


OOOO...I just came up with another example that's going to be super controversial:
24

I thought the first half of the first season was great. By season 2 Jack's daughter was running away from a MOUNTAIN LION for multiple episodes for some reason .
I know most people will not agree, but I don't think the show EVER recovered from that.

 

[KalKal]

True blood after season 2

This is actually a GREAT example. I was really into the first season...now I can barely remember that the show existed.

 

[ORDER_66]

I thought the show was great when it was on.
Just because the "explanation" in the finale itself was disappointing doesn't mean that the show was trash after the first season. So, I don't think Lost really fits what this thread is about.

What I think happened was that they had a "Sci Fi/Technology" plan in the second season about the Dharma Initiative using technology to change the future. Then in the 3rd season they realized that that plan didn't give them enough material to drag the show out too much longer, so they flailed around a little while with standalone stories until they came up with a new "Sci Fi/Fantasy" plan involving ancient spirits/Egyptian gods or whatever. So the show kind of lost its overall and direction, but the quality of the show itself was high and I was still entertained so I can't really be all that angry with them about it.


Here's an example I can come up with:
"Your Honor" on Showtime.

That show had a GREAT pilot. Then week after week it just got more and more unbelievable. Some of that wasn't their fault because COVID hit then while they were filming it, but Breaking Bad was hit by a major writer's strike in its first season and came back better.

IF Your Honor ended up the season stronger, they could have actually had enough material to continue on for multiple seasons as a great show, but now nobody is out there clamoring for a second season.


OOOO...I just came up with another example that's going to be super controversial:
24

I thought the first half of the first season was great. By season 2 Jack's daughter was running away from a MOUNTAIN LION for multiple episodes for some reason .
I know most people will not agree, but I don't think the show EVER recovered from that.

Yeah 24 with that mountain lion shyt was outta left field

 

[richaveli83]

American Horror Story

The Flash. After the third season it went to hell.

The Gifted

24. It ran for too long.

Mad Men. The last season was trash, in particular the final episode.

Titans. Could have been goat but instead we get a dikk Grayson feeling sorry for himself for the first two seasons and basically a Batman show without Batman.

Gotham.

The Walking Dead. Still can't believe it's still on the air.

 

[staticshock]

Treme

 

[lib123]

The Girlfriend Experience (Starz) after Season 1.

 

[zayk35]

Boardwalk Empire…they didn’t go full retard til about the very end where they jump ahead in time several years and skipped some massive events that the show is supposed to be based on…

series is still solid but they had top tier potential for the first 2-3 seasons

Yeah this was supposed to be an epic of a show but after the Gyp season was all downhill.