Thursday, July 2, 2015

My TV Shows

First up: Shows I’m waiting for more episodes of. These are shows that are currently on the air and I’ve seen everything they’ve done to this point and am waiting for more. A * means I’m watching on hulu or netflix and therefore there are episodes I haven’t seen because they aren’t available to me yet. I did not count shows that are getting reboots, like 24 or the X-Files, as being currently on the air.


Louie
4 seasons*
A+
The Fall
2 series
A+
Orange is the New Black
3 seasons
A+
Broad City
2 seasons
A+
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
1 season
A+
House of Cards
3 seasons
A
Bloodline
1 Season
A
Daredevil
1 season
A
Arrow
2 seasons
A-
Sense8
1 season
A-
Wayward Pines
5 episodes
B
How to Get Away with Murder
1 Season
B-


Next is shows that are still being produced as of this last season, and I still intend to watch them or am currently watching them but have not caught up yet. * indicates that I don’t currently have access to the show. ^ means I am watching right now.

Episodes*
3 episodes
A+
The Comeback
3 episodes
A+
The Wire*
1 season
A+
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
1 season
A
Orphan Black*
1 season
A
Workaholics*
2 seasons
A
True Detective^
3 episodes
A
Archer
4 seasons
A
Community
5 seasons
A
The Big Bang Theory
1 season
A-
American Crime
3 episodes
A-
The Flash
4 episodes
A-
Black-ish
6 episodes
A-


Then there are shows that are still airing, but I’ve given up on them. Ratings are obviously based on my own limited viewership. Also including when/why I severed ties.

The Simpsons
6 seasons
Felt I outgrew it.
A
South Park
1 season, 3 episodes
Jerking us around with who is Cartman's dad.
A
Game of Thrones
4 seasons, 2 episodes
The purple wedding, clear there's no endgame
A
Marvel’s Avengers Assemble
6 episodes
I'm not a child
A
Grace and Frankie
5 episodes
Realized I'm not the demographic
A
Hannibal
4 episodes
Hated the Hannibal character.
A-
Bates Motel
1.5 seasons
Too much pot farming, not enough murder.
B+
Brooklyn 99
8 episodes
I just forgot about it
B+
The Walking Dead
2.5 seasons
Killed the two actresses I started watching for.
B+
Girls
1 episode
Is this how girls are when I'm not around?
B
Under the Dome
5 episodes
Too different from the book.
B
BoJack Horseman
3 episodes
Tiring and cynical
B
Gotham
Most of 1 season
Just too easy to see what they should be doing
C
Scandal
1 episode
Nobody talks like this.
C
American Horror Story
1 season
All subsequent season premieres are a mess
C-
Once Upon a Time
2 seasons
Loose ends being dropped all over.
C+
The Blacklist
3 episodes
Terrible lead actress and unbelievable plot.
D
The Last Man on Earth
1 episode
Aggravating and nihilistic.
D

There are also sketch shows where I’ve seen large chucks of the show, but I don’t watch in order.


Saturday Night Live
A+
Portlandia
A+
Key & Peele
A+
Inside Amy Schumer
A+

Now for shows that are finished. First, the ones I’ve seen all of:


Arrested Development
4 seasons
A+
Lost
6 seasons
A+
The X-Files
9 seasons
A+
Coupling
6 series
A+
Firefly
1 season
A+
Breaking Bad
5 seasons
A+
Seinfeld
9 seasons
A+
Band of Brothers
1 season
A+
30 Rock
7 seasons
A+
Don’t Trust the B--- in Apartment 23
2 seasons
A+
The Muppet Show
4 seasons
A+
Looking
2 seasons
A
24
9 seasons
A
Pushing Daisies
2 seasons
A
Monty Python’s Flying Circus
4 series
A
House
8 seasons
A
Battlestar Galactica
4 seasons
A
Sherlock
3 series
A
The Office (British)
1 series
A
X-Men
5 seasons
A
Extras
2 series
A
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
2 seasons
A
Batman: The Animated Series
3 seasons
A-
Strange Luck
1 season
B+
Lois and Clark
4 seasons
B
The 4400
4 seasons
B
Heroes
4 seasons
C


Then shows I still intend to finish:


The Wire
1 season
A+
Absolutely Fabulous
1 series
A+
Friday Night Lights
3 seasons
A+
Happy Endings
5 episodes
A+
Twin Peaks
Until the murderer is revealed
A


And then there are the defunct shows that I gave up on. Grades based on the impression I’m left with after I quit.

Misfits
3 series
Replaced the cast
A+
Brothers and Sisters
2 seasons
Weirdness with sibling love
A
Damages
3 seasons
Got repetitive
A
ER
5 seasons
Lost touch with it
A
Boston Legal
2 seasons
Mark Valley left
A-
Friends
7 seasons
Lost touch with it
B+
Smallville
2 seasons
Tired of Monster of the Week
B-
Prison Break
3 seasons
Retconned Sara's death
C
Glee
3 seasons
Became preachy instead of satirical
C
The Office (American)
5 seasons
Tired of it even before Michael left
C
How I Met Your Mother
1 season
Realized I don't enjoy this show
D
Parks and Recreation
2 seasons
Do not like the characters
D
Fringe
3 episodes
Actively hated this show
F


Finally, shows I watched so religiously as a kid that I’m sure I watched full seasons of them. Any kids’ shows mentioned above I have watched as an adult.


Animaniacs
A+
Ducktales
A+
Saved by the Bell
A
Batman
A
Smurfs
A
Tiny Toon Adventures
A
Spider-Man
A
Scooby Doo
A
Boy Meets World
A
Full House
B+
Perfect Strangers
B
The Real Ghostbusters
B-