There’s plenty of Television shows that get too so repetitive and boring after a couple of seasons that they should have been canceled but fans kept tuning in so the networks kept the show going. Here are 10 shows that The Vine think should have been quit while they were ahead.
10. Friends (10 seasons)
By the end this was less a sitcom than it was a really long, drawn out, torturous partner-swap party.
09. Dawson’s Creek (6 seasons)
A major sufferer of “Graduation Syndrome”, when the protagonists of Dawson’s Creek split up and went to college, they kept the show going for another two full 20-something episode seasons. This despite the fact that there was no longer a Creek for them all to hang out at, and even the Dawson part becoming increasingly misleading as every character had a completely independent life. Oh and in the final episode they kill off Jen. HOT PATHOS INJECTION.
08. Saved by the Bell (5 seasons + telemovies)
Well, less specifically Saved by the Bell – although the use of a mystery girl named Tori to pad out the absence of two main characters for half of the final season was telling – and more specifically Saved by the Bell: The College Years. Which was, in the end, only one year. But did lead to a telemovie Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas, so the writers evidently still had plenty of episode ideas kicking about.
07. Survivor (23 seasons)
I guess there’s legitimate argument as to whether this was ever “good” per se, but I mean, really? 23 goddamn seasons? And that’s for America alone! Maybe, just maybe the concept has worn out its welcome. Also, four of those have now been shot in Samoa, a country which, with a total area of around 2800 km2 – i.e. roughly a third the size of Melbourne – has got to be running out of threatening environs.
06. 24 (8 seasons)
Oh my God! There’s only 24 hours to save the Senator! Oh my God! There’s only 24 hours to avert nuclear war! Oh my God! There’s only 24 hours to stop Mexican drug lords from releasing a deadly virus in America! Oh my God! There’s only 24 hours to… something… Oh my God! There’s only 24 hours to come up with a new premise!
05. Family Matters (9 seasons)
I used to really like Family Matters, but I guess I just grew out of it. Also, I think they may have stopped airing it here. Which is a shame, because that means we didn’t get to see it turn from warm-hearted family sitcom into sci-fi themed buddy comedy starring Urkel and Carl.
04. The Simpsons (22 seasons)
Whose inclusion is ironic considering they produced an entire episode mocking stagnant shows grasping frantically for new ideas all the way back in season 8 AKA when I was 12.
03. The Brady Bunch (5 seasons)
Perhaps the second most infamous example of a TV show “jumping the shark”, the introduction of nine year old cousin Oliver into a family environment that could already have been described as “overloaded” was pretty much the equivalent of literally introducing the character of Death into the show. As in, the show died six episodes later. See also The Cosby Show introducing ‘Olivia’.
02. Baywatch Nights (2 seasons)
So, Baywatch had a pretty good run. It was even a little bit zeitgeist there for a while and launched/stalled the careers of numerous stars. But as with all good things, its time had passed and it quietly swam off into deeper waters. Well, you try telling that to David Hasselhoff! Witness Baywatch Nights, a spin-off that took certain of the Baywatch characters and had them setting up a detective agency and solving paranormal mysteries on the beach. Episode themes included thawed out vikings and surfing aliens. It somehow lasted two seasons.
01. Happy Days (11 seasons)
Well, here it is. The show that actually birthed the phrase “jumping the shark”. Which occurred in season 5, as Fonzie water-skied over a cage containing a shark. Shortly thereafter they introduced Fonzie’s cousin Chachi, which led to that other famous phrase “inserting the Chachi”. The show lasted six more seasons, four of them without Richie Cunningham, the main character, which is truly admirable.
I would add The Office and Will & Grace to this list but I agree completely with them all. What shows do you think belong on this list?
There’s always an asshole in every group of friends, it doesn’t necesseraly mean they’re bad people they’re just assholes. So this means there’s loads on TV, with that said Crasstalk have come up with a list of the 10 greatest assholes on tv. Take a look for yourself:
10. Comic Book Guy (The Simpson)
What Makes Him an Asshole: Worst. Listicle. Ever.
Why We Love Him Anyways: It’s people like Comic Book Guy who make the internet. That YouTube video of the Charles in Charge theme? Comic Book Guy is the one who painstakingly transferred it from a VHS he’d recorded in 1988. That wiki you read when you couldn’t remember the name of the aliens in Season 3, Episode 1 of Dr. Who? Edited by Comic Book Guy. Wherever there’s a Google search for an obscure piece of knowledge, Comic Book Guy is there.
09. Jeff Winger (Community)
What Makes Him an Asshole: Jeff Winger is too cool for school, including Greendale Community College. Cynical and silver-tongued, Jeff easily succumbs to the temptation to manipulate the people around him for self-serving purposes.
Why We Love Him Anyways: Beneath those abs is a heart that’s grown three sizes since his first day at Greendale. Occasionally, Jeff will give us glimpses of (gasp!) sincere emotion, and he’s used his oratorical power to inspire the study group with many, many an altruistic speech.
08. Pete Campbell (Mad Men)
What Makes Him an Asshole: Sniveling, whiny, and entitled, Pete Campbell disproves the theory that it’s only the Millennials who act like they should be made the boss of the joint from the moment they walk in. He has no problem attempting to blackmail Don or manipulate his father-in-law to get what he wants in his career.
Why We Love Him Anyways: Only someone with Pete’s youthful enthusiasm could cut a rug like this.
07. Coach McGuirk (Home Movies)
What Makes Him an Asshole: McGuirk’s gruff exterior and questionable advice make him a surprising choice for children’s soccer coach. Then again, maybe it isn’t so surprising that he spends more time planning his future bartending career than really coaching soccer, considering he’s never actually played the game himself.
Why We Love Him Anyways: While his methods may be unorthodox, deep down he obviously cares about Brendon, Melissa, and Jason. It’s not whether the grill works; it’s that he was there to build it for them.
06. Jessie Spano (Saved By the Bell)
What Makes Her an Asshole: For all her talk about looking beyond appearances, Jessie is probably meaner to Screech than any of the other Bayside Tigers are. High-strung even when not hopped up on caffeine pills, Jessie rarely hesitates before taking her anxiety out on her friends.
Why We Love Her Anyways: Someone has to put Bubba in his place when he’s being a sexist pig. Jessie fights the good fight.
05. Michael Scott, The Office
What Makes Him an Asshole: Inappropriate Chris Rock impersonations, board meetings that serve as a testing ground for improv characters, and endless “that’s what she said” jokes. Not one to respect boundaries, if Michael ever says, “that’s not what your mom said last night,” he might be serious.
Why We Love Him Anyways: Beneath the clumsy exterior, he has a heart of gold. His employees roll their eyes at his antics, but one look at their faces when he announces he’s leaving Scranton makes it clear that they consider him one of their best friends too.
04. The Cast of Seinfeld
What Makes Them Assholes: The Virgin. The Nose Job. The Big Salad. The Voice. The Puffy Shirt.
Why We Love Them Anyways: The traits that make the Seinfeld cast assholes are the same ones that make them so very relatable. Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer vocalize many of our own thoughts as they navigate the complexities of modern social mores, pointing out the ridiculousness of usually unspoken rules and proprieties. And they’re maybe a little funny while doing so.
03. Zapp Brannigan, Futurama
What Makes Him an Asshole: His shunning of underwear alone is enough to make a person (or alien) sigh. Pompous self-congratulation, sexist innuendos, and a disregard for his troops earns Zapp the rank of Asshole, First Class.
Why We Love Him Anyways: You can’t stay mad at a man in velour.
02. David Silver, Beverly Hills, 90210
What Makes Him an Asshole: When Donna Martin finally loses her virginity to David, she tells him it’s because “he waited.” Sure, he waited. Waited in the backseat of a limousine, schtupping Ariel.
Why We Love Him Anyways: His dancing, singing, and rapping skills could give Justin Bieber a run for his money.
01. Ross Geller, Friends
What Makes Him an Asshole: Ross is the dangerous Nice GuyTM. He thinks he’s being a “friend” by not telling you how he really feels. Then when you finally do hook up, he turns into an insecure, jealous neanderthal. Neanderthals belong on display in your museum, Ross, not in your bed.
Why We Love Him Anyways: In the end, he’ll skip his important award ceremony to take Rachel to the hospital. And, to be totally honest, they were on a break.
Maybe I’m the asshole in my group because I like nearly all of these characters.
Here’s a tip for reporters that are interviewing Matt LeBlanc - don’t call him Joey because he will take the head off you. A reporter in London found this out the hard way.
Mollie King, who works for the Mirror, bumped into Matt at a party the other night and he knocked into her table sending glasses flying everywhere. She joked with him by saying “You all right, Joey? How YOU do-in?” Matt, who played Joey for over 10 seasons on Friends, didn’t like the joke and went on a rant saying…
“I’m not Joey. Don’t you dare call me Joey. The papers say I’m finished, so don’t call me f**king Joey. I want to leave that all behind. I’m moving on. I’m not Joey. For the last time. I’m not f**king Joey. It’s Matt. Matt LeBlanc. Joey’s in the past. I’m trying to do something new.”
That’s funny because he recently said that if people see him as Joey then it means he done his job and he take’s it as a compliment. Maybe he should go back and smoke more weed to relax himself.
source: Matt LeBlanc gives us un-friendly reaction [The Mirror]
Matt LeBlanc was photographed outside a pub in London the other day smoking something that looks more like pot than just a normal cigarette.
I know some people are going to give out about him smoking up but what else is he to do? He has nothing going on in his career.
The funny thing about these photos is that it’s the best he’s looked in years. So whenever you’re going to smoke just tell people it made Matt LeBlanc look good, it could do the same for you.
Over the years there has been some great television couples on our screens, here is a list that TV.com think is the best television couples of all time.
Jonathan and Jennifer Hart , Hart to Hart
As the Harts, Robert Wagner and Stephanie Powers have just the right chemistry, the Nick and Nora Charles of television. They are a fun-loving, filthy rich couple who like to solve crimes in between jet-setting all over the world.
Mac and Sally McMillian , McMillian & Wife
San Francisco attorney Stewart “Mac” McMillan (Rock Hudson) is named Commissioner of the San Francisco Police Department, and along with his sharp-witted, but somewhat kooky, wife Sally (Susan Saint James), Mac manages to solve some of the city’s most baffling crimes. A favorite of the classic Sunday night mysteries.
Mike and Carol Brady , The Brady Bunch
Robert Reed and Florence Henderson brought as much spark to the wholesome Brady couple as was possibly allowed on TV in the 1960s. Kudos for making us believe Mike and Carol would stay together so long with all those kids.
Lucy and Ricky Ricardo , I Love Lucy
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz are definitely one of the most indelible TV couples of all time. One wonders why Ricky didn’t strangle Lucy for all her screw-ups, but that’s what made them so lovable.
Sam Malone and Diane Chambers , Cheers
The completely mismatched Sam (Ted Danson) and Diane (Shelley Long) probably never had a chance in hell of staying together — she is prim and proper, he is a former baseball star-turned-bar owner — but it is sure fun watching them try to make it work. Danson and Long have never been better than when they are bickering as Sam and Diane.
Roseanne and Dan Conner , Roseanne
Roseanne (Roseanne Barr) and her stalwart hubby Dan (John Goodman) showed us a real blue-collar marriage, full of ups and downs but lots of love.
Rachel Green and Ross Geller , Friends
Never did we want two people to get together more than Ross (David Schwimmer) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston). He’s loved her since they were in high school, and she finally realizes, after many misfires, that he is her soul mate.
Cliff and Claire Huxtable , The Cosby Show
Claire (Phylicia Rashad) and Cliff (Bill Cosby) represent one of the hippest married TV couples of all time, juggling successful careers with raising their five kids. And eating Jello pudding… just kidding.
Will Truman and Grace Adler , Will & Grace
They aren’t an official couple per se, but Will (Eric McCormack) and Grace (Debra Messing) are still roommates… and soul mates. They definitely go down in the annals of best TV couples.
Buffy and Angel , Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Before Edward and Bella, there was Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Angel (David Boreanaz). Buffy is a sworn vampire hunter, but she can’t kill the one vampire who has ever understood her. At least he tries to be a good vampire.
Homer and Marge Simpson , The Simpsons
One wonders how Marge puts up with her selfish, idiotic husband, but he’s her Homey, and their love has endured the many trials and tribulations Homer has brought to their life.
Bob and Emily Hartley , The Bob Newhart Show
Psychologist Bob (Bob Newhart) wouldn’t be the same without his grounded wife, Emily (Suzanne Pleshette) to keep him —00000000000 and their sometimes crazy life — in line.
Morticia and Gomez Addams , The Addams Family
When Gomez (John Astin) woos his beloved wife Morticia (Carolyn Jones), he begins by reciting French, kissing her hand, then her wrist, then up her arm to her neck. For a gothic 1960s family, that’s pretty racy. Go Gomez!
Joey and Pacey , Dawson’s Creek
Sure, Joey (Katie Holmes) grew up loving her best friend and neighbor Dawson (James van der Beek), but once she got a little taste of the wacky Pacey (Joshua Jackson), that was all she wrote.
Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly , The Office
From flirting to romancing to marriage and babies, Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer) have taken the art of the office romance to new levels.
Paul and Jamie Buchman , Mad About You
Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt showed some of the best chemistry on TV ever as the Buchmans, two New Yorkers trying to have a normal, happy marriage. They are, after all, mad about each other.
Rob and Laura Petrie , The Dick Van Dyke Show
As another classic TV couple, Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) knows just the right thing to say to calm her neurotic husband Rob (Dick Van Dyke) down — except when it’s his turn to calm her down. “Oh, Rob!”
Sawyer and Juliet , Lost
There were many couplings on the twisty “Lost,” but none of them held as much resonance as the love story between Sawyer (Josh Holloway) and Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell), who found each other under some very unusual circumstances.
Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big , Sex and the City
Carrie’s (Sarah Jessica Parker)on-again, off-again romance with Big (Chris Noth) has given her a lot of grief through the years but also much joy. And through it all, they knew in their hearts they were destined to be together.
I’m surprised that Mulder and Scully aren’t on this list, but overall it’s a pretty good list. Who do you think is the best or missing?
E! Online are celebrating their 20th anniversary so they decided to come up with a list of the top 20 TV shows from the past 20 years and they did a pretty good job in my opinion.
20. Survivor
I agree with a lot of these choices but not exactly in this order, for me I would rank Buffy The Vampire Slayer as number 1 because the writing and acting on that show is just incredible. The likes of Modern Family and True Blood are too soon to see if they deserve a place on a list like this. But overall a good list.
19. Grey’s Anatomy
18. The Sopranos
17. Friday Night Lights
16. True Blood
15. Six Feet Under
14. 24
13. Sex and the City
12. The Daily Show
11. Modern Family
10. The Office
9. Seinfeld
8. Veronica Mars
7. Arrested Development
6. Dexter
5. Felicity
4. Alias
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
2. Friends
1. Lost
source: And the Best TV Series of the Past 20 Years Is…. [E! Online]
We’ve got some of the best celebrity quotes from this past week, including Madonna wanting to get run over by a train, Hugh Jackman getting interrupted, and Jessica Simpson’s fear of something.
“I’d rather get run over by a train.”
– Madonna, expressing her opposition to getting married again, on “Late Show with David Letterman”
“You want to get that?”
– Hugh Jackman, addressing an audience member after a ringing cell phone interrupted his Broadway show, “A Steady Rain”
“I don’t call them birthdays. I refuse birthdays.”
– Mariah Carey, explaining why she calls the day she was born an “anniversary,” to “USA Today”
“Oprah, I’ve never done that to a black woman before.”
– Chris Rock, weave-checking the talk show host, on air
“Is this a set up?”
– Lisa Kudrow, after she was pressured into singing the “Friends” classic, “Smelly Cat,” at the Rock a Little, Feed a Lot benefit concert to benefit Feed America
“I’m old, so I need to work fast.”
– Desperate Housewives’ newest resident, Drea de Matteo, 37, on planning to have her second child sooner rather than later, to “USA Today”
“Gloves are off.”
– Michelle Obama, on lobbying for her hometown of Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, to “People”
