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Is there a TV series you regret watching purely because of how long it was, and overall, how unsatisfactory it was when it finished? (piefed.social)
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For me, it was The Walking Dead. It obviously suffered seriously quality decline over its run - but because it was so long, I could've instead watched so many other shows instead.

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[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is probably a common answer, but game of thrones was it for me. It was such a good show until they sped through the last two seasons and picked quite possibly the stupidest ending they could have. It is like they simply forgot who the characters were.

Didn't watch a single episode of house of dragon despite my one time obsession with early GoT, and I won't out of spite.

[–] shoo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

GoT is the answer to this question, you kind of need to exclude it to get more interesting answers. The ending flopped so hard it basically redefined disappointment for TV.

It seems weird to think about now but from 2011 to ~2018 it overshadowed everything. The characters and setting and lore were being built into a franchise juggernaut. I can't remember any other show with constant water cooler conversations or watch parties. Then the last season flopped so hard that the media zeitgeist totally evaporated overnight.

Friends sometimes ask if they should watch it and I'll always say no. It's the only show I can think of that peaks multiple episodes at 9.9 on IMDb and craters to 4.0 for the finale.

[Just checked again: an absurd 29/74 episodes are rated 9.0+]

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I hope whoever wrote/steered those last two seasons isn’t getting major roles.

I mean, jeez. There’s innocent failure, there’s dropping the ball spectacularly, and then there’s that.

[–] Senal@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

they are doing "the 3 body problem" now iirc

[–] Schmuppes@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A friend insisted I borrow his BDs and watch the show. I wanted to give it a shot and kept going until somewhere into season three. Then I decided it probably wouldn't suddenly become enjoyable for me.