TV shows that have had their day

[Pretty Boy]

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Big brother , To think back in the day i used to get up before my work and watch the housemates sleeping in their beds , How boring

Big Brother was a cultural phenomenon in it's prime.

I can remember for at least 2 series finals my parents neighbours having a watch party and half the street being there. 10 million people watched the final in it's prime, live TV would kill for half that viewership now.

I didn't even realise it was still on. It was ruined as soon as people went in with the sole intention of trying to be famous and the show itself deliberately started to put people in who would clash to create conflict. I watched Come Dine With Me for the first time in ages the other day and it seems like that went the same way. 'Here's Dave a gay Asian drag queen with 450 piercings and he's first to visit Michael who is a Reform councillor and a former member of Combat 18, ooh what's going to happen?'

[Scouse Hibee]

I find any reality show to be absolute pish. Don’t get me started on how bad the Apprentice has become.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Big Brother was a cultural phenomenon in it's prime.

It was ruined as soon as people went in with the sole intention of trying to be famous and the show itself deliberately started to put people in who would clash to create conflict.

I've mentioned that a few times on here, it was a really interesting social experiment in the early days.

[O'Rourke3]

It's now really hard to find decent viewing on terrestrial TV. all lowest common denominator stuff as was foretold by the mystics when more and more choice and channels drove the quality down. I genuinely couldn't tell you the last show I thought worth watching in ITV. There are odd pearls on the BBC and CH4 but one we watch that needs culled is Last Leg. You maybe get 5 minutes of what made it great to start with but when you are taking up 15 minutes every episode to find a look alike for Keir Starmer - you have jumped the shark. And I've never really liked Josh Widdicombe....

[SteveHFC]

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Caught an episode of The Simpsons a couple of weeks ago, it was one of the more recent ones from season 469 and it was really not good.

So different from the first 8-10 seasons, it was by far my favourite show as a 9/10 year old.

The newer Family Guys are a bit hit and miss too. Mostly decent, sometimes brilliant but feel like they’re having to go harder a on certain things to keep it funny.

I always do a binge watching of the first 10 seasons of the Simpsons every year. Still some good moments after season 10 upto the movie and that's it.

[Smartie]

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It's now really hard to find decent viewing on terrestrial TV. all lowest common denominator stuff as was foretold by the mystics when more and more choice and channels drove the quality down. I genuinely couldn't tell you the last show I thought worth watching in ITV. There are odd pearls on the BBC and CH4 but one we watch that needs culled is Last Leg. You maybe get 5 minutes of what made it great to start with but when you are taking up 15 minutes every episode to find a look alike for Keir Starmer - you have jumped the shark. And I've never really liked Josh Widdicombe....

Funnily enough, we were watching Last Leg last week and thought exactly the same.

It seems to have gone from essential viewing to tired in the blink of an eye.

[Northernhibee]

Taskmaster. Tasks aren’t as simple anymore and have lost their sparkle, guests aren’t as good, and two seasons a year is killing it.

[DaveF]

The Chase.

[HibbyAndy]

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The Chase.

Bradley Walsh has defo had his day

[Northernhibee]

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Bradley Walsh has defo had his day

He’s atrocious on Gladiators. His son is okay but Bradley is just awful.

[BILLYHIBS]

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Bradley Walsh has defo had his day

Used to like Bradley but saw him last year hosting a Royal night at the London Palladium or something was painful to watch as his jokes fell flat and he literally died live on stage

[BILLYHIBS]

Vera

Watched the last ever one last night on catch up yip time to go

[nonshinyfinish]

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he literally died live on stage

Surprised this wasn't bigger news

[Wembley67]

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Bradley Walsh has defo had his day

No chance!

Dunno how long The Chase has been on for but I only started watching this early last year - I love it

And I'm also pretty sure I could beat the chasers as well

[Hibbyradge]

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Surprised this wasn't bigger news

[BILLYHIBS]

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Surprised this wasn't bigger news

😂
Was just about to re-edit

[KWJ]

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Taskmaster. Tasks aren’t as simple anymore and have lost their sparkle, guests aren’t as good, and two seasons a year is killing it.

Disagree. Think there's still plenty of simple enough tasks within a series. There's just heaps more with it being 10 episodes long. Also still think they do a good job of bringing unknowns into the spotlight. This upcoming season will be interesting as there's no marquee name for UK audiences.

That first episode, first task is still iconic though with the watermelon right enough. Key and Ranganathan (who was pretty unknown at the time) answering Widdicombe's question of how else can you do it. Great telly!

[Hibs Go Bragh]

Death in Paradise.

Used to enjoy it on a Friday night, especially with Ralph Little but this new guy just isn’t funny.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Death in Paradise.

Used to enjoy it on a Friday night, especially with Ralph Little but this new guy just isn’t funny.

Aye, it's going downhill rapidly, as if the commissioner would give the young buffoon of a police officer a job.

[Hibs Go Bragh]

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Aye, it's going downhill rapidly, as if the commissioner would give the young buffoon of a police officer a job.

Plus Florence isn’t in it anymore!! Much prefer the spin off series Beyond Paradise with Kris Marshall now.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Plus Florence isn’t in it anymore!!

Aye, she's been a sad loss.

[Keith_M]

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Death in Paradise.

Used to enjoy it on a Friday night, especially with Ralph Little but this new guy just isn’t funny.

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Plus Florence isn’t in it anymore!! Much prefer the spin off series Beyond Paradise with Kris Marshall now.

[JimBHibees]

Anything with Ant and Dec in it

[Scouse Hibee]

The Apprentice, truly awful and so far away from what the original show used to be like.