On the contrary, they’re considered the best of what TV has to offer. Breaking Bad, Star Trek TNG, DS9, The Office, Parks & Rec, The Expanse, The Wire, All have rough or slow starts that famously take at least several episodes to get going lol.
Except for The Wire (which doesn’t have bad episodes) I didn’t like any of those shows (TNG is decent). It’s a matter of taste. Most people like different shows than I do. I’ve seen most of those shows till the end and for me they turn mediocre pretty fast. I know what types of shows I like and I really don’t have to watch whole seasons to find out if I will enjoy the show or not. I’m not missing any great shows because for me great shows start strong.
From your list I’m judging you like shows that are popular. Many shows react to feedback from the audience and pivot after couple of episodes. For you those shows ‘start slow’. For the the first, original episodes are the best. Once they turn into shows and all the other I lost interest.
They’re not shows I like they’re just widely considered some of the best TV shows ever made. Including The Wire which very famously takes a few episodes to get going. You also mentioned you like Archer which as we all know fell apart in later seasons so clearly you aren’t that concerned about consistent quality.
It sounds like you just aren’t a fan of good TV and have very niche tastes which is OK too.
Fair point. I’m definitely not a fan of what is widely considered good TV. I mostly dislike the shows are are considered “the best” like Breaking Bad or The Bear. Maybe it is specific to the types of shows I like but really good shows start strong because they are original and then keep instead of pivoting to the more common tastes.
(the last 1-2 seasons of Archer were not great but hey, they made amazing show for like 10 years straight. that’s still great in my book).
On the contrary, they’re considered the best of what TV has to offer. Breaking Bad, Star Trek TNG, DS9, The Office, Parks & Rec, The Expanse, The Wire, All have rough or slow starts that famously take at least several episodes to get going lol.
Except for The Wire (which doesn’t have bad episodes) I didn’t like any of those shows (TNG is decent). It’s a matter of taste. Most people like different shows than I do. I’ve seen most of those shows till the end and for me they turn mediocre pretty fast. I know what types of shows I like and I really don’t have to watch whole seasons to find out if I will enjoy the show or not. I’m not missing any great shows because for me great shows start strong.
From your list I’m judging you like shows that are popular. Many shows react to feedback from the audience and pivot after couple of episodes. For you those shows ‘start slow’. For the the first, original episodes are the best. Once they turn into shows and all the other I lost interest.
They’re not shows I like they’re just widely considered some of the best TV shows ever made. Including The Wire which very famously takes a few episodes to get going. You also mentioned you like Archer which as we all know fell apart in later seasons so clearly you aren’t that concerned about consistent quality.
It sounds like you just aren’t a fan of good TV and have very niche tastes which is OK too.
Fair point. I’m definitely not a fan of what is widely considered good TV. I mostly dislike the shows are are considered “the best” like Breaking Bad or The Bear. Maybe it is specific to the types of shows I like but really good shows start strong because they are original and then keep instead of pivoting to the more common tastes.
(the last 1-2 seasons of Archer were not great but hey, they made amazing show for like 10 years straight. that’s still great in my book).