What show did you watch because of memes but were dissappointed?

On the other place I constantly saw memes of shows that I thought ‘well if they’re that popular they must be pretty good’

Shows like:

Avatar, The Office, Parks and Rec and IT Crowd

I’ve watched them and I just don’t get it. They aren’t so amazing that they are worth that level of adoration IMO. Avatar has its good spots and Parks and Rec is pretty enjoyable but I cringe at American office and IT crowd is forgettable.

However a show I actually really like, Community, only started getting the same type of treatment after the pandemic because people watched it on Netflix. Although it’s still not as popular as these others. Are people just really basic or am I out of touch?

Anyway, what show did you watch and think ‘I don’t get what the fuss is about’? Maybe it was Community?

alokir,

I saw some memes with Good Omens templates and decided to give the show a watch.

Season 1 was pretty good, the kind of comedy that made me smile occasionally, which is fine.

On the other hand season 2 was mostly boring, 2 episode’s worth of story was stretched out to 6, and the ending ruined the friendship between the main characters, which was the cornerstone of the whole concept.

skybreaker,
@skybreaker@lemmy.world avatar

I agree so much.

Theharpyeagle,

Brooklyn Nine-Nine feels that way to me. Not that I think it’s a particularly bad show, but I definitely feel like the memes spawned from it already contain the funniest parts of the show. The actual content of each episode is kinda predictable with the protagonist learning stone sort of lesson.

Also I so desperately wanted to get into Bojack Horseman because I love animation, puns, and to cry while watching shows. The memes showed so many really deep and interesting moments, but by the end of the third season, I just couldn’t stand to watch Bojack learn a lesson only to revert to being a complete asshole an episode later. I get that’s kind of the point, but it was more infuriating than engaging.

mortemtyrannis,

Hah I also watched Bojack for the memes too.

I thought it was good, not the most amazing thing ever.

HSACWDTK?DTKT?LFO!

Moneo,

What you describe about Bojack is frustrating but I think very realistic and kind of the core of the show. Bojack is flawed in so many ways and has a lot of baggage weighing on him. Him struggling to fix his flaws despite being entirely aware of them is very relatable.

If fixing flaws was as easy as someone holding up a mirror for you then no one would struggle with personal demons. But it’s not. It takes humility, self awareness, and constant self reflection to make progress. Bojack has an array of personality faults and trauma to overcome and it’s no surprise he struggles the way he does.

It’s the best depiction of mental health and addiction I’ve encountered.

angstylittlecatboy,

Blend S. The theme song and associated meme is all this show has going for it. (In fact the theme song’s first few seconds contain the whole point honestly.)

Believe me, I’m not the kind of person who hates this kind of thing on a conceptual level. I watch more anime than any other type of TV show (granted I don’t watch much TV in general) and I’m not the kind of anime fan who acts “above” slice of life, wish fulfillment, or ecchi, I love shows way more “degen” than Blend S. But Blend S is just so boring I can’t actually think of anything to say. It’s the kind of show that is the reason why slice of life anime got shit on so much before isekai became oversaturated.

Dr_Cog,
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I think the problem is that a lot of shows become overhyped once they reach a certain level of popularity. While you may have enjoyed it if you came across it naturally, the hype you’ve encountered around it makes you expect more. Avatar and Parks and Rec are great shows, but they’re definitely not the best shows of all time (although I do really love Parks and Rec) and you’d probably expect them to be these amazing shows if all you know about them is the hype from superfans.

saigot,

I think there’s also an effect where shows get copied so much their original humour become cliche.

scytale,

I haven’t seen Morbius yet and I’m still disappointed.

EmoDuck,

Spice and wolf. I saw “a picture” of the main girl Holo and was “intrigued” but the show it’s was more about medival economics than what I expected.

Good show from what I heard, just not what 14 y/o me was interested in

krimsonbun,
@krimsonbun@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Breaking Bad.

son_named_bort,

Not a show, but a movie. I watched Napoleon Dynamite because of the memes and because several people I knew would quote it a lot. I found it to be slow paced and boring outside of the scenes with the memes.

Moneo,

It’s definitely one of those ‘slice of life’ / vibe movies. You either like the atmosphere, mood, and characters, or you don’t. Personally I love the movie but I can understand why it has mixed reception.

Similarly in my brain is Dazed and Confused. There is hardly a plot to be found in that movie but it makes me nostalgic for a time before I was born. Something about it just draws me.

Ebennz,

Are people just really basic

Says the guy making a thread from 2009

AcornCarnage,
@AcornCarnage@lemmy.world avatar

It actually WAS Community for me. I tried it a few years back and it just didn’t click. I think because Joel and Pierce especially are such shitty people. Tried it again last year and loved it.

Same thing happened with The Orville. I didn’t even make it through the first episode the first time I tried it. Loved it the next time.

Sometimes it’s all about the timing in our lives or the experiences we’ve had.

mortemtyrannis,

Community is one of my all time favourite shows but lots of people just don’t get it. It was never a popular show when it originally aired.

I remember googling ‘community’ and the top result was the Wikipedia article for community it was that way going on season 3.

amio,

I cringe at American office

Isn't that the entire point? I hate cringe comedy myself - you couldn't pay me to watch The Office or IT Crowd, but "I dislike the show/genre" is pretty different from "the entire show/genre and everything in it sucks".

Are people just really basic or am I out of touch?

Maybe just a tad edgy about this. "People are basic" is rarely a good look even if you're right. In this case it's completely subjective.

Anyway, GoT S1 was really good, S2-4 were still decent, S5-7 stank like bad pooooosey, and S8 was so god-awful it retroactively made the whole series unwatchable for me, and turned me off the books too. Which is actually a real stroke of luck, beats waiting for Godot-R.-R.-Martin over here.

Apart from that, I don't remember watching a new show due to memes or popularity since Big Bang Theory, which was pitched as a "geek humor" thing but instead turned out to be... well, whatever BBT was.

lol3droflxp,
@lol3droflxp@kbin.social avatar

GoT still amazes me. How the hell could they fuck it up so incredibly hard that it retroactively ruined the show and the fucking source material for almost anyone I know including myself? I mean, that shouldn’t be possible.

JK1348,

Big Mouth

DirigibleProtein,

I first watched SpongeBob SquarePants as an adult and it’s shit. Maybe if I’d started watching when I was five it might have liked it.

yata,

Exactly my impression as well.

JK1348,

This breaks my heart

cheese_greater,

U had to have been there

Zahille7,

So you are not feeling it now, Mr. Krabs?

TheGalacticVoid,

That’s unfortunate since there’s a lot of genuinely good moments in the show that I didn’t fully understand until I grew up.

TheGalacticVoid,

Sorry for reviving a dead thread, but I had to link this clip:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV_7c7sFk9g

Kraiden,

White Lotus. The memes about the intro song got me, but I couldn't stuck with the show. Just not my thing I guess

shinigamiookamiryuu,

Futurama. I know it’s supposed to be “a parody” of the future rather than a representation of it, but there are times it just feels like one big PSA. It doesn’t age well at all, and the new season will age even worse, to the point where any child a decade from now is going to know what kind of people watched it, such as with its views on theology and politics which are trademark 90’s views.

It makes it even more annoying when some world event happens and people are like “Futurama predicted this” as if the show is a kind of scripture, such as the show predicting that robosexual marriage would become a thing. It’s like, I don’t know, science fiction was made to predict and give ideas to science?

yata,

It seems like you are mainly criticising fans (perhaps imaginary fans) rather than the show itself. I do agree that the later seasons are just not as good as the first ones, and personally I have little interest in the newest season, it never should have been revived in my opinion, it is just going to end up like the Simpsons.

I will gladly rewatch old episodes though, and no, not because I think it predicts anything, but because it is damn funny.

such as with its views on theology and politics which are trademark 90’s views.

You are getting me curious. Could you give some examples of what trademark 90’s views on theology and politics are?

kale,

Out of curiosity, have you watched the Simpsons recently? I think, after season 31 or 32, it started getting better again. There are some really great episodes from two seasons ago.

The latest season of Futurama had two good episodes, but the rest were kind of weak. About the same level as season 9-10(Hulu season numbering). Those seasons were “meh” mostly but with three really amazing episodes (Free Will Hunting, Game of Tones, Meanwhile).

I watched Futurama trying to stay sane in grad school, as it was released on DVD. It’s straight-up comforting to watch now. Watching it when I’m stressed connects me emotionally to almost 20 years ago. I was stressed then but I made it out ok.

shinigamiookamiryuu,

Could you give some examples of what trademark 90’s views on theology and politics are?

Imagine being 3000 years into the future and being told the United States has become the ruler of the world, that Richard Nixon was revived and became president just so he could be made fun of (nobody in a few years is going to think of him as the butt of the presidential line), that Nibbler’s species formed the universe by pooping out dark matter (again, the 90’s was the prime Stephen Hawking age, and the 2000’s were when the media had a big theology movement), Bender and “god” in the form of a galaxy, the beast with a billion backs, the robot devil (you have to wonder at this point how theological the show can get), etc.

They did the worldview equivalent of making a show made in the 70’s and set in the 70’s and expecting the show to not be dated.

Moneo,

Ok first of all, yes Futurama is dated by its pop culture references, that’s what happens when you make pop culture references. Second, Fry travelling into the future is used to make fun of the 20th century. The show isn’t about the future, it’s about now. The world of the future isn’t supposed to be believable it’s used as a vehicle for pointing out the absurdities of the 20th century.

But most of all it’s just a silly comedy with clever writing. Most Futurama memes are of one off gags and not what made the show truly funny. One of the huge mistakes they made with the newer seasons was constantly referencing old jokes, which is essentially the writers says “hey remember when this show was actually funny?”.

But I’m ranting now. Futurama has been memed to shit and the fan base embarrassingly loves to hype up the show and it’s all its PHD having writers. None of that captures what makes the show great. The first run of the show was just a solid, funny, witty show with a heart of gold.

This clip epitomizes Futurama for me.

JK1348,

This is breaking my heart more

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