Overrated/Underrated shows

Necronomicon

Actually I forgot to throw Futurama in there, definition of under-rated!

tvnutz

SebtheBum wrote:

Absolutely agree. I watch CSI(s), but mainly cos my bruv loves em and everyone else seems to watch em. Overrated I'd say.

Dunno bout Without Trace, haven't seen much if any of that tbh, but Cold Case is absolutely, positively, marvellously brilliant. One of my favourite Crime drama programmes, if not my fave.

Without a Trace is very very good,great cast,great writing,you should give it a chance. Id say buy the dvd but its a 100 euro in Virgin

Boo-yah

Necromomicon wrote:

Actually I forgot to throw Futurama in there, definition of under-rated!

Your right there, Ted. Futurama is infinitely better than The Simpsons has been for years. Zapp Brannigan should have his own spin off show.

jor el

Over-rated:
Little Brittan - it's just the same old non-sence over and over again.
Nip/Tuck - it's OK, but hardly anything that spectacular.
All the CSIs - they just are.

Under-rated:
The Wire - So few people even know about this show and it's one of the best TV shows ever conceived.
Southpark for the last few years - It just gets better and better and yet main-stream TV (well Sky) have abandoned it after introducing it to us in the first place.
Spaced - If you've watched it then you'll know. If you haven't, then try and find it.

tvnutz

Yep...The Wire is brilliant,you have to love McNulty. So cool.

TCamen

Under rated: Line of Fire - used to be shown tuesday nights on rte2, a cross between some of those detective shows and "The Sopranos"

I thought 'Line of Fire' was a poor 'The Wire' clone -- it had some good actors on board but didn't seem to quite deliver on the potential of the pilot.

RE: CSI - I think the original Las Vegas is the best of the CSI series, the rest aren't up to much -- though I easily prefer 'Without A Trace', Anthony LaPaglia is a far superior lead than any of the CSI leads!

arbeitsscheuer

Overrated:
Nip/Tuck
24

Underrated:
Spooks

limerick_man

Overrated - soaps ... all soaps!
Overrated - British Comedy... all British (non stand up) "Comedy"

Underated - (cant believe no one said this yet) Big Brother
Underrated - King of queens (except in every other country... it seems)
Underrated - TV3 News

Elmo

Underated - (cant believe no one said this yet) Big Brother

It is so overrated that boards has a complete section devoted to it. :mad:

Underrated - King of queens (except in every other country... it seems)

Overrated in america like so many other american Sitcoms (ie. Shows like Everybody loves raymond).

Overrated - British Comedy... all British (non stand up) "Comedy"

Yeah but then they come up with some great comedies like Fautly Towers and The Smoking Room. But yes IMO their is alot of dreadful british sitcoms.

Morgans

Underrated Comedies

The Royle Family
Peep Show

Overrated

Max and Paddy
Lots of Monty Python sketches - films are justifiably praised
Little Britain

Boo-yah

Overrated: Frasier. I like a little bit of Frasier once in a while but it's a little too critically acclaimed for my liking.

Underated: Wondershowzen. A new enough show that I think is a good watch. Not many people seem to watch it though.

"Kids on the street, kids on the beat, Beat Kids. Beat Kids"

Nimrod's Son

Teachers doesn't get the credit it deserves IMO.

seabee

TCamen wrote:

I thought 'Line of Fire' was a poor 'The Wire' clone -- it had some good actors on board but didn't seem to quite deliver on the potential of the pilot

Ya, I felt that it came to nothing in the end unfortunatly.
What channel was "The Wire" on? I havn't seen it.

TCamen

What channel was "The Wire" on? I havn't seen it.

It's currently in Season 3 on TG4 Mondays @ 10.30pm (about halfway through at this stage). They have repeated the show from the beginning in the off-season so you might get lucky when S3 finishes.

F/X on Sky (ch289) have shown S1 + S2 (I think), but I'm not sure if they repeat it.

S1+S2 are on R1 DVD but they are expensive 'cos it's HBO.

tvnutz

I think Scrubs is underrated,in the US anyway.

And The Wire is worth buying,even if it is 75 euro

SprostonGreen

I agree with a lot of posts here:

Overrated:

Sex in the city
Eastenders
Little Britain
The Simpsons


Underrated
Six Feet Under
Peep Show
Top Gear
Dr Who

Boo-yah

The post above inspired me.

Overrated: Top Gear. Jeremy Clarkson is a twat.

Vok

Damn! How do you people know all these shows?

Never seen Freaks & Geeks, Firelfly, Dead Like Me, Joan of Arcadia, Wonderfalls or half of the other stuff mentioned here so all I can add is that I saw two shows last night, that were on way past most people's bed time, that everyone should have an opportunity to see. Namely, Peep Show and the Wire.

Peep Show is reminiscent of Arrested Development in that it's more chuckle-friendly than laugh out loud. But no worse off for it.

But, the Wire. My God, why hasn't the UN passed a resolution to proclaim this the best show ever written? The scope and complexity of the issues it tackles is mind-boggling and the cast is superb but it's the awe-inspiring dialogue, paricularly the kinetic, poetic Baltimore thug-speak, that makes me want to slurp it up like ramen noodles.

I haven't even seen the first or second series. And maybe only 3 episodes in total of this third season but I can't believe that entertainment of this quality is being kept hidden from the masses.

tvnutz

Yes the Wire is amazingly written...speaking of it,has anyone seen the HBO mini-series, "The Corner"? It was equally brilliant.

Neuro

I saw Arrested Development for the first time last night; what a crock of s**t!

Not well known != Funny

tvnutz

Neuro wrote:

I saw Arrested Development for the first time last night; what a crock of s**t!

Not well known != Funny

Intelligent humour is not humorous to the unintelligent.

sterculelum

Underrated:
Fair City
Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm (not quite underrated, but doesn't have a big enought following in Ireland)
Seinfeld (see above)
Oprah
Ricki
The Office
Are You Being Served?
Blizzard Of Odd

Overrated:
Eastenders
Jerry Springer
Stew
Can't think of more.

irishcsifan

tvnutz wrote:

Without a Trace is very very good,great cast,great writing,you should give it a chance. Id say buy the dvd but its a 100 euro in Virgin

without a trace is on sale in HMV

Vikings

Underrated: Rescue Me - It's a great show and im glad RTE picked it up because its helped gather a fanbase for it over here, it still doesnt get the credit it deserves though.

thejovialhost

SofaKing wrote:

Overrated: The Simpsons, Family Guy, Lost, Desperate Housewives

Underrated: Arrested Development, The Shield, Oliver Beene, Deadwood

Sweet jesus!!how can you mention arrested development and oliver friggin beene in the same breath???? :mad: A.D. kicks ass wile O.B. is well, without resorting to expletives...RUBBISH
Family Guy IS NOT overated

anyone remember OZ??great stuff, wish i'd seen more of it-made me stay up so late!!TG4 gets all the good stuff (used to in this case)

seabee

TCamen wrote:

It's currently in Season 3 on TG4 Mondays @ 10.30pm (about halfway through at this stage). They have repeated the show from the beginning in the off-season so you might get lucky when S3 finishes.

F/X on Sky (ch289) have shown S1 + S2 (I think), but I'm not sure if they repeat it.

S1+S2 are on R1 DVD but they are expensive 'cos it's HBO.

Thanks TCamen, i'll keep and eye out for it.

tvnutz

Did someone say Fair City was underrated? Good God! Soaps are bad enough,but never in my life have i seen one so badly written,acted and directed than Fair City. Its cringeworthy.

tvnutz

thejovialhost wrote:

Sweet jesus!!how can you mention arrested development and oliver friggin beene in the same breath???? :mad: A.D. kicks ass wile O.B. is well, without resorting to expletives...RUBBISH
Family Guy IS NOT overated

anyone remember OZ??great stuff, wish i'd seen more of it-made me stay up so late!!TG4 gets all the good stuff (used to in this case)

Oliver Beene was a good little comedy,but no AD! and ye Family Guy is not over rated,just brilliant

I never actually saw Oz,I wonder if TG4 will show it from the start again? If i had the money id buy the dvds,ive heard its very good. Most HBO stuff is.

sterculelum

tvnutz wrote:

Did someone say Fair City was underrated? Good God! Soaps are bad enough,but never in my life have i seen one so badly written,acted and directed than Fair City. Its cringeworthy.

I know. All the better. it's awful, but unmissable. So bad it's good, in other words.

Overrated:


Big Brother

Star Trek

Buffy

Little Britain

Top Gear

Sex in the City

Pokemon

The Office

Any soap


Underrated:


Futurama

Fairly Odd Parents

Blackadder

South Park



That's all I can think of.