Excellent TV shows are tough to maintain in an industry crowded with tons of series competing with one another to stay in the game.
<p>However, when it comes to a television show's lifespan, it doesn't matter how exceptional the writing and talent are. </p><p>As long as the audience keeps coming back season after season, the show is a success.</p><p>But what good is a show's success if it fails to captivate fans and the writing does not live up to the quality that initially wowed viewers in the beginning?<br></p><p><strong>Curious to hear about the audience's take, Redditor <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/RedWestern/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RedWestern</a> asked:</strong><br></p><blockquote><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">"Which TV show got too big for its boots?"</a></blockquote> <img alt="" src="https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/img/renderTimingPixel.png">
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Superheroes, Castles, And Bloodsuckers
<p>Everyone loves superheroes and villains; witches and fairies; and vampires. </p><p>Speaking of vampires, some Redditors thought these shows sucked towards later seasons.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Saving Cheerleaders
<p>"Is it fair to say Heroes. I love the show, but it was wack for like the last two seasons. The reboot was just I don't know what that was."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gntutuo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MurderGiraffe19<br></a></p><p>"Remember when Peter took his girlfriend to the future, and then just left her there?"</p><p>"Honestly, my biggest issue was when they started nerfing Peter and Sylar. They had become a little too powerful since they could collect powers, but the way they kept trying to do it was just lazy writing."</p><p>"Season 2 also had the really annoying Nissan Rogue product placement -- which only contrasted with how well they did the Versa in Season 1."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnu5r80?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">xaanthar</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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That Fairy Tale Show
<p>"Once Upon a Time- interesting concept, poor execution down the line."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gntppt2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seichonaut<br></a></p><p>"Every season we had to deal with yet another memory wipe."</p><p>"That got old fast."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnu5gfd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EmperorOfFabulous</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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They Say It Sucked Towards The End
<p>"I loved True Blood but man it went wayy off the rails especially the last couple seasons."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gntkugg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">smithshelbyk</a></p><p>"They crammed so much into that show Im still amazed Batman didn't make a cameo."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gntr4e3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Supraman83</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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No Place For Fairies
<p>"Omg I loved it and the books but then all the fairy sh*t started happening in both and I was like f'k you Charlaine Harris, what have you done!"</p><p>"Also billith? What the actual f'k?"</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/surebegrandlike/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">surebegrandlike</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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When Thrilling Dramas Lose Steam
<p>The following shows set a high bar for themselves when they had a solid and engaging first season. </p><p>These shows hit the ground running and were a huge adrenaline rush but eventually struggled to keep their momentum going. </p><p>Because where else can you go after you triumphantly bust out of prison at the end of a thrilling season? Why, start over in another prison, of course.<br></p>That Escape Show
<p>"Prison Break. They kept having to break out of prison every two seasons."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnu0fbz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Logical_Acid<br></a></p><p>"It should have ended after 1 season and a successful escape."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnuleog?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">codog180</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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That Political Drama
<p>"House of Cards should have ended after season two."</p><p>"I don't know if they ran out of ideas or what but if Frank Underwood went from being some sort of political super genius to one of the dumbest mother f'kers."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnud8lx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Roushfan5</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Marijuana Mom
<p>"Weeds. Once she left the burbs the whole premise was lost and it went off the rails."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnudv2x?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shunmybuns</a></p><p>"It was pretty predictable that Nancy would f'k her way out of whatever new situation they were in, the only question was occasionally with whom. Her vagina became the most boring deus ex machina."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnv86v1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">crabbynico</a><br></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Those Crazy Plastic Surgeons
<p>"Nip/Tuck for me. Man. First three seasons were just fantastic. After that, just went for shock and trash."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnu70jr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">buttsandbourbon69<br></a></p><p>"It's when they moved to LA and for some reason Kimber and Matt came as well. In fact, Kimber was a shoehorned in character and I don't know why they kept her around for as long as they did. I have lots of good memories of that show as it was always crazy town banana pants, but yeah, sh*t got whack."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnufka8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">edexleyshotgun</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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"Predictable And Boring"
<p>"How to get away with murder- I mean I know they tried to evolve the characters and show growth but any changes after like the second season just sucked. 1st season Annalise was the only good one, it was really how impressive her character was that really sucked me in, and I kept hoping to see that impressiveness again with every new season but it just never got back to that level."</p><p>"Also the first season (and partly in the second) was pretty different and I kept being genuinely surprised by plot twists, but after a while it just became predictable and boring, like how most popular shows I've seen that I got into because the first couple of seasons were really intriguing."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnu879b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">p0pcouch</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Misunderstood Serial Killer
<p>"I want to say dexter but honestly I don't remember how it ends. Something about that dumb girlfriend, something about it was not very dexter-like."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gntyfuz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">dot_harper</a><br></p><img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTcwMzc5Ni9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxODU2OTgzMX0.uUUY94BZ2dWFr_T0eL8nc4_n1MHWHi6Bs_uiwlyEWog/img.gif?width=980" id="59a4f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="34d6b06a9564d4bd0fcf4350cf990651" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="343" data-height="194" />Be Quiet Michael C Hall GIFGiphy
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Sitcoms And Cartoons
<p>Even comedies and toon struggle to keep the audience consistently laughing. </p><p>One show found a "good place" in the TV ratings for a strong 4th season finish while the other struggled to keep fans from feeling like they were being punk'd.<br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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That Afterlife Show
<p>"The Good Place is an example of a show that felt like it had at least a solid outline for the series and knew it would need to end."</p><p>"I find that in general, I prefer series with that sort of a plan. I've lost interests in entire genres because they just rehashed similar story arcs over and over. The arcs may have had a plan but there wasn't one for the series or the characters. And trying to shoehorn character development into that model generally doesn't work for me."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnvcslr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">splynncryth</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_12" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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End Of An Era
<p>"That 70s Show after Jackie & Hyde brokeup, Eric & Kelso left, and Donna became blonde. Wtf."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnv1etq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ray-banwo-man</a></p><p>"can't believe i had to scroll this far for this. The seasons where Eric is gone, but everyone still hangs out in the basement.... were tough. Red and Kitty carried the show. The 8th season was painful."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnvb037?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PleasantSalad</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_13" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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D'Oh!
<p>"the simpsons. it started as a skewing of the mainstream, became the mainstream and is now a repetitive parody of itself"</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gntwkib?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">twobit211</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_14" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Still Good For A Laugh
<p>"In broad strokes HIMYM [How I Met Your Mother] f'ked up, but I consistently laugh through all its seasons. It's only the ending and resolution of some of the plot lines that leave me sour."</p><p>"I'd still watch it again, though." </p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnuxq7h?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cutter9792</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_15" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Started Strong
<p>"Seasons 1-3 of PLL [Pretty Little Liars] were honestly really good. After that it went down hill so fast. You already had to suspend some belief, but season 4 and onwards just got ridiculous."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnu5x40?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ghettobruja</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_16" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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When Nickelodeon Changed
<p>"SpongeBob, it's not even SpongeBob anymore. I don't even call the new seasons proper episodes. You can see a clear barrier when Hillenburg died and when Nickelodeon took over and disrespected his death and legacy. I can't even watch Nickelodeon anymore, it's not even Nickelodeon, they changed so much. They ended up like mobile, were everything is just two minute produced ads to farm money from games with no effort put into them. Children's television is much less in favor than before, they stopped trying, they just layed down and died. They can just produce garbage and reruns and make money, so they did. Just like mobile and movies, nowadays everyone just watches old movies and shows, back when they had passion."</p><p>– <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lm7abp/which_tv_show_got_too_big_for_its_boots/gnupajm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OreoCrustedSausage</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_17" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>A show failing to keep audiences engaged is due to a number of reasons – one of which is due to a showrunner leaving the series they created for other auspicious projects. </p><p>Writers have the pressure of being trusted to maintain the integrity of story themes and character arcs as the highly-rated shows they are assigned to get renewed every year. </p><p>While some shows successfully avoid the pitfalls of being a long-running show; other critically-acclaimed series just wind up falling flat and get dragged on for another wretched season. </p><p>Excellent ratings don't always equal quality, unfortunately.<br></p>
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People Break Down Which Episode Of Television Was So Bad It Ruined The Entire Series For Them
January 19 | 2021
You've probably heard that we live in the golden age of television. That's awesome.
<p>For a monthly subscription fee--or a few, as many are willing to pay for--we binge on incredible storytelling, lights out acting, and character arcs that leave us crying or shouting into our Twitter feeds. </p><p>Fortunately for us viewers, such a packed array of excellent content creates a virtuous cycle: the shows are great, every studio wants to make great shows to compete, they pour gobs of money into production, so even more great shows come out.</p><p>But now that the playing field hums along facing such high expectations, the slightest slip-up is enough to send people running to another show that's more worth their time. </p><p>Sometimes, it only takes one bad episode for viewer to call it quits. </p><p>A recent Reddit thread asked people to share the particular episodes that drove them to nearly throw in the towel on a show they once loved. </p><p><span></span>AutumnHopFrog asked, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">"What episode of a television show was so bad that it nearly ruined the entire series for you?"</a></p>
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<p><br>Fortunately for us viewers, such a packed array of excellent content creates a virtuous cycle: the shows are great, every studio wants to make great shows to compete, they pour gobs of money into production, so even more great shows come out.</p><p>But now that the playing field hums along facing such high expectations, the slightest slip-up is enough to send people running to another show that's more worth their time.</p><p>Sometimes, it only takes one bad episode for viewer to call it quits.</p><p>A recent Reddit thread asked people to share the particular episodes that drove them to nearly throw in the towel on a show they once loved.</p><p>AutumnHopFrog asked, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">"What episode of a television show was so bad that it nearly ruined the entire series for you?"</a></p>
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Well You Knew This One Was Coming
<p>"Throughout Season 8 of [Game of Thrones] I was preaching patience. Let's see how it plays out. I didn't mind the white walkers <em>not</em> being the ultimate bad guy. I thought Dany's turn was odd but could potentially pay off. I was holding on to a thread of hope that there was a vision."</p><p>"So you can imagine my frustration with the finale. Lifeless. Soulless. An utter disdain for the show and its fanbase."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi658pw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">doubledYou</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Suddenly, a Psychopath
<p>"I stopped watching Bones after one of the sweet side characters was revealed to be the apprentice of a serial killer. Completely out of left field and totally stupid." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi6qctu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">glory87</a></p><p>"Bones. It's been so long that I don't even remember the details, but one of the main cast suddenly murdered people and went to jail for some bizarre reason. I stopped watching after that, so it did ruin the series for me." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi6ry2n?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">tjeepdrv2</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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High Standards for Continuity
<p>"The King of the Hill episode where Hank doesn't realize what sticker price is when buying a new truck, and then attempts to vandalize the dealership."</p><p>"It was super out of character for Hank to not know how to purchase a vehicle and retaliate so childishly. It's a later season episode that I simply skip now."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi6xkek?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">lod001</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Few Gripes
<p>"Two last episodes of How I Met Your Mother."</p><p>"Deleted tons of character development and made the entire last seasons story obsolete." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi7fxsv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Magnus-Krogsoe</a></p><p>"How i met your mother. She died the way she lived. Off screen." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi790u4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">CambaceresDM</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Always Eric and Donna
<p>"That 70's Show had two."</p><p>"The first is when Eric and Donna broke up. I knew the entire next season was going to suck and focus on them both dating around before they got back together."</p><p>"The second was when Eric decides to propose to Donna. I knew that meant they weren't going to college and the were just going to be bums and I was right."</p><p>"The last 3 seasons of that show were unwatchable."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi6s499?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Nightshade_Salad</a></p>Cool Hair, Though
<p>"Stanger Things when Eleven runs away and chills with some street rats for some reason in an episode - hated it" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi72kj4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">DeschainesBrain</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Hahaha i totally forgot about that. What a weird waste of an episode" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi7apx1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">MrProfessorPhD</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I heard somewhere that was a test for a new direction for the show. But test audiences hated it so that idea was scrapped but the episodes and tie in were kept. Dunno if its true or not but seems plausible given how unrelated that is to everything else." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi7cdua?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Chriogenosis</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Budgetary Concerns?
<p>"Murder She Wrote; They had an episode set in 'Australia' with American actors dong Australian Accents even though there were Australian Actors living in LA at the time."</p><p>"The accents were that bad that I was too embarrassed to tell anyone that I ever watched the show. Drive time comedy on the radio had an absolute field day with it."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi6ar0y?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Captain_Coco_Koala</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Cash Grab
<p>"The entirety of <em>The Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life</em> put me off the original series, which used to be my favourite comfort watch."</p><p>"I really wish Amy Sherman-Palladino did not mess with something that originally ended on a good, satisfying note."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi6biua?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">boop_attack</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
4th Time's the Nosedive
<p>"So no one is going to say 'Sherlock season 4'? Do I have to be the one to bring that monstrosity up?" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi75nif?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">More-Consequences</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Sherlock seasons 1-3 I had seen multiple times. I would just put it on in the background when I was doing other stuff because it was nice to follow along."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"When season 4 came out I was excited and watched it all in one day. I have not watched the show at all since then. Totally ruined it for me." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi7jzs3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">MazerRakam</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Sounds Riveting
<p>"That once episode in Voyager where that one guy and the captain become giant lizard things after a failed tinkering with warp 10. Like what" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi6lgpg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Labrat_The_Man</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Doctor WTF?
<p>"there was an episode of doctor who, where they go to robin hood times? and turns out the castle is a space ship? and the knights are alien robots that shoot lasers? and they get all the prisoners in the dungeon to revolt against the robots by reflecting the laser beams with dinner plates?"</p><p>"and then the castle/space ship takes off, and doctor who, robin hood, and his companion all help to pull back a bow really far to shoot the golden arrow that doctor who won in an archery tournament at the castle ship because apparently it's allergic to gold and it just explodes out of the sky."</p><p>"now that i type it out, i take it back, that episode is great."<br></p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi7frfr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">raulduke05</a></p>Unsound Business Decisions
<p>"The Charles Minor episodes of The Office."</p><p>"Michael and the branch are the top performers at your failing company so instead of sending someone to the ailing branches you send a babysitter to your one profiting branch to piss off your BEST manager????"</p><p>-- InfinitumGamers</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_10" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Binge Break
<p>"I know most people hate grey's anatomy, but my (adopted) sister and I bonded over it so we're huge fans. It took me a while but it was the episode where Amelia and Hunt's marriage fails and not because of the tumor but because of teddy."</p><p>"The back and forth was just so annoying and they were living together and didn't think it would happen? It was so annoying I took a break from the binge"</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi6ohc7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">[deleted]</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Wit vs. Shenanigans
<p>"Furious D was the beginning of the end of the Simpsons for me. It was just dumb shenanigans for the sake of it."</p><p>"None of the wit, parody, or satire that had gone before. The decline might have started before then, but that one sticks in my head for some reason."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi6b8ni?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">AlterEdward</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_12" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Trailer Park Tunes
<p>"Trailerpark Boys, Season 10, I don't know the episode number because that season was spectacularly bad."</p><p>"But the one where Bubbles won't shut up about performing at an open mic at the Moose Lodge and Snoop takes the stage with him and it's just a boring song for WAAAAYYY TOO LLOOOONG."</p><p>"That season is so bad, but that episode is by far the worst of the whole series."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi6t7cl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">linearburrito</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_13" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Growing Pains
<p>"Much of season 1 of <em>Star Trek TNG</em>."</p><p>"One of my favorite shows, and it consistently gets better as it goes on, but many of those first season episodes, notably 'Code of Honor' and 'Shades of Grey,' are poorly written, painful to watch, and as awkward as a 13-year-old boy at a girls pool party. Uhg."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi6zuft?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">DrEnter</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_14" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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One-Off Nonsense
<p>"I loved the Battlestar Galactica reboot and while a lot of people hated the finale I was okay with it."</p><p>"But there was one episode that featured Lee Adama getting mixed up with a random girl who was a sort-of-sex worker and a black market ring ... It was an ugly mess of an episode and none of the issues raised - about the black market, or Lee's lost love from Caprica - ever came up again."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kqwirr/what_episode_of_a_television_show_was_so_bad_that/gi76vyh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">madcats323</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_15" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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People Break Down Which Actors Are Guilty Of Playing The Same Exact Character In Every Film
December 18 | 2020
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Art is subjective. We all don't agree on what is a superlative and what is not. So when it comes to judging acting and thespians it can be difficult. Some people are decent and entertaining because we enjoy their same old shtick. But you can't all that range. Some actors make a brand and a fortune playing the same part on repeat. It's not a sin but it's also not... "Oscarworthy."
Redditor u/HotfoxK wanted to discuss the thespians that seem to repeat performance by asking.... What actor is the most guilty of playing the same exact character every film?<div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_1"></div>
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Same Ole Chuck
<p>Charlie Sheen could only play characters named Charlie or he wouldn't respond on set when called upon.</p><p>He basically plays the role of charlie sheen, the drunken son of an actor. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg5eh4f?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">OzSteimetz</a><span></span><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Woody
<p>Seems to me Woody Allen is always the same person in every movie, himself.<span></span></p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg5bgii?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">justahdewd</a></p><p>Even when Woody Allen himself isn't cast in one of his own movie, there's still a "Woody Allen" character with his exact same mannerisms portrayed by another actor or actress. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg5fh10?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bishpa</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Hart
<p>Kevin Hart. <br></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg4v2kz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">saxonn_88</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg4v2kz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"></a>The Rock and Kevin Hart always play themselves, which is why I actually kinda enjoyed the <em>"Jumanji"</em> remake because they were actually forced to play a role and it made the comedy land more than their normal stuff. </p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg5d31n?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Spartica7</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Jason
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDk3NjExNy9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0ODIwNDM3OH0.ioF0uFVHL4fASlu-B4JcUPvP8bnacUW1L8I4mhLoCsg/img.gif?width=980" id="657b6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5a36c99361eb10fba81b3b79a995e26c" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="435" data-height="189" />jason statham GIF by 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentGiphy<p>"You know what you're getting with a Jason Statham film. He will beat people up. He will crash cars. He will do an unconvincing American accent." - The Guardian (2015). </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg4xn3d?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Key_Negotiation2854</a><br></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Jeff
<p>I love watching the dude, but Jeff Goldblum is Jeff Goldblum in every role I've ever seen him in. From Jurassic Park to apartment hunting commercials. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg5bgto?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">PopUpYoshiBomb</a></p><p>He was asked in a recent interview about this - about always playing "Jeff Goldblum," and whether that bothered him as an actor.</p><p>He said, "No, and every year I get better and better at it." </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg5srjr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">emmany63</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Angst Girl
<p>Michelle Rodriguez has never been anything other than an angsty tomboy. </p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg4yzh9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">gysahl_greenz</a></p><p>The only time Michelle Rodriguez has changed was in the Resident Evil movie where she played a suburban, environmentally conscious pseudo-hippie.</p><p>Though she also played another character in the same movie which was basically Michelle Rodriguez. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg525v7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deswizard</a></p>The Norris Way
<p>Years ago, I said Chuck Norris was the absolute worst. He could have the exact same facial expression if you told him his wife died or he won the presidential election. The man cannot emote to save his life. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg4suwf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">skjellyfetti</a></p><p>He's from a time when people wanted serious cowboy types, weaning off westerns. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg59wjp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Warsawcay</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Tim
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDk3NjEyMC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2MDQ3MDI5OX0.A24bpTK1FsBKR1NeQyEDQESEcBV5J7JcaakAYCq7EDk/img.gif?width=980" id="6b303" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3f3378caf945adaacfa18e280b00a61a" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="320" data-height="240" />Tim Allen GIFGiphy<p>Tim Allen is basically just playing himself in every thing. Only role that's a little different is Buzz Lightyear. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg4yg5f?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rickest127</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Steven Then and Now
<p>90's Steven Segal: "Hey, imyourzer0, I heard you were running your mouth about me. Think you're a tough guy, huh? Oooh, big tough guy here in front of your internet buddies. Is that it, huh? Let me tell you something: You're just a big wussy. You're some wannabe tough guy who's actually a little b**ch. So why don't you put on your little dress and sing us a song? You know what? Let me help you hit those high notes." </p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
<p><em>Breaks imyourzer0's wrist.</em></p><p>2020 Steven Segal, from his living room easy chair: "Mumble, mumble, wheeze, imyourzer0, mumble, tough guy?"</p><p><em>In an entirely different place (probably Romania), a slimmer, younger stunt double with his back turned to the camera breaks imyourzer0's wrist. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg543m4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a></em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/kev3nh/what_actor_is_the_most_guilty_of_playing_the_same/gg543m4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frenchticklers</a></em></p>
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Just Izzy
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When we're little kids watching cartoons on TV, we rarely ever consider the adult human beings behind those creations. As kids, we like the bright blue light, the colors, the physical comedy, and the general silliness of it all.
But revisit those same old television shows as an adult and prepare for some new, shocking discoveries.
<p>You'll quickly realize that adults were at the helm of those shows, and not just any adults. We're talking creators with absolutely bizarre imaginations, fascination with the visually grotesque, and, at worst, problematic ethical tendencies. </p><p>Some Redditors gathered to reminisce about the weirdest ones they could call to mind. </p><p>Classic_Contract7560 asked, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">"What children's shows are surprisingly creepy?"</a></p>
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Picking and Choosing
<p>"My dad thought Invader Zim was creepy and weird, but we had the episodes on DVD where I would watch them a lot."</p><p>"They didn't mind CatDog, but my mom always said it was disturbing that a cat and dog were attached."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbkejmd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Lady03</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Formative Influences
<p>The Secret of Nimh is one of the darkest and creepiest things ever produced for children. I still love watching it."</p><p>"It's stuff like this that I watched as a kid that made me like scary stuff as an adult."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbl1ro5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Anon-Ymous929</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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All About Setting
<p>"Courage the cowardly dog" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbkdrhh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">misochunky</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I was gonna mention that one. F*** me it's actually horrifying" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbke1m3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">GrigorijRasputin</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"First saw Courage when I was a kid living in the rural desert filled with creepy stories and such. As far as I am concerned, that show was a historical account of my childhood." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbljeds?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">softdoorhandle</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Long Game
<p>"I'm sorry but flapjack and teletubbies are something different" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbkdjtm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">oooglybooogly12</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Flapjack was from that weird era of Cartoon Network when they started making shows that would attract some Adult Swim viewers." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbl6gb4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">eddmario</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Yes. Teletubbies is just creepy as sh!t. Especially the older ones. I see my nephew happily watching it like it's the best thing ever. And I'm sitting there disturbed." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbl5jwi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Not_A_Bot2020</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A New Lens
<p>"The animation on Jay Jay the Jet Plane is much more horrifying than I remember as a child." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbkj0yk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">theSuburbanAstronaut</a></p><p>"JAY JAY THE JET PLANE. Just no...." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbki3ik?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">psf919</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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#1 and #2
<p>"Boobah. What the f*** even was that sh**?" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbkldy7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">AdolphDiddler</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Boobahs were created when a TV exec checked what demographics watch TV during a particular slot and discovered that the top two were children and people on drugs." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbm0m21?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">SloanWarrior</a></p>Early 90s: the Wild West of Grotesque Cartoons
<p>"Ren and Stimpy" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbkj6x1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">SymphonyForTheDevil</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"My god. When they did the close-ups. I still get nightmares. What even was the age rating for that show?" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbkqkmb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">unbearablytolerable</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"The one where Ren took off his fur to get in the bath and there was a crowd of people watching through the window messed me up pretty good. Still don't like bathrooms with windows." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gblp6pn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">RobinMagic</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Discoveries About Cheese
<p>"Cow and Chicken" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbkntb3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">FultonHomes</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Their friend the devil who always had an a** crack and when their neighbouring town was in civil war and they used cheese as ammunition until they were shown that cheese is food. Brilliant show" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbl3hxd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Recessjoe</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Yup, Totally Creepy
<p>"Some of the episodes of <em>Hey Arnold </em>legitimately still give me the creeps YEARS later when I think of them." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbkk7ec?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">abigiggle_n</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Him and Gerald fighting as old men on the bus, then his dead grandfather decomposing infront of him was f***ed." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbkqibz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Soulger11</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I mean, Helga has a f***ing stalker shrine of Arnold with his hair and chewed gum that 'makes her girlhood tremble'" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jq6pmq/what_childrens_shows_are_surprisingly_creepy/gbni9ka?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">shewy92</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
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People Explain Which Villains They Actually Sympathize With
April 09 | 2020
Villains are generally supposed to be horrid and reviled by the audience, who usually see them through the eyes of the hero of the story. Not all villains are particularly villainous, however.
Some are fairly relatable from the start, while others grow throughout the story and become more sympathetic over time.
Still others seem more relatable as we get older and learn how the real world works.
<p>Reddit user NorthCatan asked the denizens of r/AskReddit for info on the villains they sympathize with most. </p><p><em>"<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/" target="_blank">Which villain do you sympathize for, and why?</a>" </em></p>
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<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjkzNDAwNi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzOTAxNzU1N30.6ztTeC0sAYM3yPoXH4wWy5kbTM23TfU84x65vJP0y28/img.gif?width=980" id="b9af5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b612fe308c6b2c171edf5ab68bb418af" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="507" />Giphy<p>Carrie - cause when you're a sixteen year old teenager girl and everyone treats you like sh*t for no reason and when it's prom and you find out you win prom queen but it's just a cruel joke and pig blood is dumped on you , who wouldn't do what she did. </p><p>Jason - being bullied by a group of kids cause of how you look then pushed into a lake and drown when counsellors are supposed to help you. <br></p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmri8eh?context=3" target="_blank">lollipops-cigar45</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Galactus, The Devourer of Worlds. He destroys worlds and saps up the life-force of entire populations but after all he's just an integral part of the universe and as required as other primal forces.</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmr7pmd?context=3" target="_blank">EvilEkips</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Sandman from Spider-Man 3. Yes, he killed Uncle Ben, but damn. His last scene in the movie makes me emotional when I remember it. Dude just wanted to help his daughter, man. His confession with Peter just shows how remorseful he is for doing that to Peter.</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmqz80m?context=3" target="_blank">Zxcvbnm747</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Robby Rotten. How dare that damn Sportacus try to get me off the couch and be active!!!</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmr6t47?context=3" target="_blank">acenasty</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmr6t47?context=3" target="_blank"></a>What's really heartfelt is what Stefan Karl (late actor for Robbie Rotten) said in an AMA a few years ago to this question:</p><p>" Way deep down inside, what does Robbie really think about the residents of LazyTown?"</p><p>"I wish I could be their friend"</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/57bkxj/i_am_stefan_karl_robbie_rotten_from_lazytown_and/" target="_blank">Link to the AMA</a></p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrl77y?context=3" target="_blank">HussyDude14</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Jack Nicholson in "As Good as it Gets."</p><p>People don't understand how bad real OCD is and how it changes people and the pain they suffer.</p><p>If you hate which side of the bed you sleep on and think it's OCD, maybe it is, but you have no idea how bad it gets.<br></p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmra3u3?context=3" target="_blank">fishintheboat</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Spoilers for a 24 year old movie ahead. The villain from "The Rock", General Hummel, was just trying to secure military benefits for his soldiers killed in black ops authorized by the US government. This money was supposed to come from a slush fund from illegal weapon sales also perpetrated by the government itself, AND his threat against San Francisco was initially a bluff. He was basically trying to look after his men,but became desperate after exhausting the proper channels. </p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmr8wzl?context=3" target="_blank">thederpdog</a></p><p>General Hummel was an antihero, rather than a villain. I think he was probably one of the most conflicted (and well written/performed) movie antagonists of the nineties.</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrbss8?context=3" target="_blank">Yesberry</a></p>
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<p>The Wicked Witch of the West. Dorothy killed her sister, stole her shoes and refused to give them back</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrhi42?context=3" target="_blank">emeraldkittay</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>The Boss in Metal Gear Solid 3, because she was only a villain because she had to be. That was the role assigned to her. She was loyal to her mission and to her country until the very end. </p><p><em>"Snake, history will never know what she did. No one will ever learn the truth. Her story... her debriefing, will endure only in your heart. Everything she did, she did for her country. She sacrificed her life and her honor for her native land. She was a real hero. She was a true patriot."<br></em></p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmr9x75?context=3" target="_blank">Undecided_User_Name</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
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<p>Whaa? Nobody has said Wile E Coyote?? That poor guy's entire purpose in life is to fail</p><p><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/AmosPosner/status/573228578013384704/photo/1" target="_blank">9 Unbreakable Rules of Wile Coyote</a><br></p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrlr5z?context=3" target="_blank">ramalambadingdong</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Doofenshmirtz, he was a hard working man in a difficult childhood always being overshadowed by his younger brother and a baking soda volcano. He has broke the boundaries of science that almost seems impossible but is ignored throughout his career as a scientist. As every man does, he seems to have trouble finding a place in the world, so he tries to commit to poetry only for that dream to be snatched away and crushed in front of him. He was a man with a vision, a dream to take control of a small government, to change the lives of many surroundings and many people. But desperate times call for desperate measures as he's forced to take drastic measures to fulfill his dreams. He wanted to be a loving father and give his child the childhood he never had. He was a visionary at his time that society didn't allow which demonizes him to a gross pulsating image of a man that could've brought hope and light to a better future.</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmriw32?context=3" target="_blank">THEISACINATOR</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjkyNDE5My9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY3NjU5NzU3OH0.Ohdr3RaPIj4vUWQKNxgK_HZnv65h6fyj4IdHTeUtJGM/img.gif?width=980" id="59de8" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e2d404a85b9373b94b45fcfc27ab25e4" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="484" data-height="362" />Giphy<p>Pain/Nagato. He was being manipulated from the very start, lost his parents and friends to a war being fought in his village, and thought his whole mission was to change the world when in reality it was just to do someone else's dirty work</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrjpy6?context=3" target="_blank">Espada_6</a></p>9.
<p>Zuko. My first time watching, even before his arc, it was just so heart wrenching seeing him doing everything just to be loved and accepted by his people, his father.</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrdyzb?context=3" target="_blank">moriposa</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_10" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Kronk. The man just pulled the wrong lever...</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrjrld?context=3" target="_blank">Browseri</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrjrld?context=3" target="_blank"></a>Kronk wasn't a villain. He was a sweet man. Kuzco wasn't the good guy either.</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrus1a?context=3" target="_blank">captainswan11</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Captain Hook</p><blockquote>Captain Hook must remember <br>Not to scratch his toes. <br>Captain Hook must watch out <br>And never pick his nose. <br>Captain Hook must be gentle <br>When he shakes your hand. <br>Captain Hook must be careful <br>Openin' sardine cans <br>And playing tag and pouring tea <br>And turnin' pages of his book. <br>Lots of folks I'm glad I ain't-- <br>But mostly Captain Hook!<br>-Shel Silverstein<br></blockquote><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmr5rce?context=3" target="_blank">AdamCohn</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_12" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Just recently watched Disney's Peter Pan for the first time since I was a child. Not sure if it is a sign I am old but my girlfriend and I both agreed that we didn't think Hook was that bad and that maybe Peter is actually the real villain. He just bullies Hook and antagonizes him the whole time!</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrhvgu?context=3" target="_blank">king_of_the_blind</a></p>
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<p>Medusa </p><p>Punished for being assaulted by Poseidon in Athena's Temple and being beautiful. </p><p>Her two sisters stood by her side through thick and thin and fought to keep her safe from all intruders. </p><p>Perseus creeps in while they were fast asleep on a bed and silently beheads Medusa. </p><p>He then cowardly escapes, leaving the cries of her sisters and becomes a hero. </p><p>I really wish this story didn't exist; or that she was accurately portrayed not as the villain, but a victim<br></p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrspwy?context=3" target="_blank">Breathlessness</a></p><p>The moral of this story is... the gods are a**holes.</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmsmgyo?context=3" target="_blank">MagicalPizza21</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_14" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Baldur from God of War 4. </p><p><span style="background-color: initial;">He was the product of an unloving and abusive marriage between Odin and Freya and Freya, after the end of their marriage to Odin, was stripped away of everything she had: her freedom, the trust of her people, her spirit. The only thing she had left was Baldur, but seeing that he would die a needless death in the future, she cursed him with immortality, resulting in him literally not being able to feel anything. This curse, while meant to protect him, drove him insane with rage against his mother.</span><br></p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrin05?context=3" target="_blank">Tekki777</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_15" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMjkyNDE5Ni9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY3NzQ0MDA5MH0.rQ-6oFTQub2DfVx93yGGoZZ7LoqhwN0CghApLLzBfZI/img.gif?width=980" id="2d0e5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="abbb81988fcdf783e4009c11410bebf3" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="373" />Giphy<p>Skeletor, the true heir to the throne and rightful ruler of Eternia. Passed up for being mixed-race, so he acted out - causing an accident that disfigured and fatally wounded him. He was left for dead by a family with magic powers, having to resort to serving evil and living out the rest of his days as a skeletal shadow of his former self.</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrlw18?context=3" target="_blank">LabiodentalFricative</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_16" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>King Dedede from the kirby franchise</p><p><span style="background-color: initial;">The dude gets possessed every Tuesday to the point where he's not doing any evil villain stuff, also he cares and tries to protect his kingdom, just take a look at Kirby's adventure, he took the star rod from the fountain of dreams to protect dreamland from Nightmare himself</span><br></p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrjmoz?context=3" target="_blank">DarkPrince45AH</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_17" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Mr. Freeze. Just a guy willing to do whatever it takes to save his wife from dying.</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmra6jj?context=3" target="_blank">dahopppa</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_18" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Invader Zim. I just want him to win so badly because I want every single member of his species, including the Tallest, to realize he is somewhat capable (although he is at times his own worst enemy). Also Doofenshmirtz because despite his increasingly tragic backstories he was an amazing father to Vanessa.</p><p>-<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fwx9pc/which_villain_do_you_sympathize_for_and_why/fmrc9e3?context=3" target="_blank">Jedi-master-dragon</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_19" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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