What TV shows started good but have become terrible?

[reecejackox]

I would say
Mock the week

 

[VandVsmama]

Supergirl

 

[JediBonas]

It's over now but Supernatural. First five seasons were awesome, hit and miss after that but I couldn't even watch the last few seasons they were soooo bad.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

Arrested Development. We finally had to bail. It should have never come back for the 4th and 5th seasons

 

[PalmettoPath]

Stranger Things. Bailed after Season 2.

 

[Mysterian]

Arrested Development. We finally had to bail. It should have never come back for the 4th and 5th seasons

After having just binged this series, I agree that 4 and 5 did not have the charm of the previous seasons. I still found many laughs, but the finale was meh.

 

[Mysterian]

Stranger Things. Bailed after Season 2.

Season 2 was poor, but Season 3 was a welcome relief. Season 4 is going well so far. Part 2 airs tomorrow, I believe.

 

[1420Elexismc]

TrueBlood...I finished it because I was committed but oof

 

[Smugpugmug]

Stranger Things. Bailed after Season 2.

I still stand by the opinion that Stranger Things should've been one season and that was it. I would've been okay with the initial cliffhanger ending that it had.

 

[PalmettoPath]

I still stand by the opinion that Stanger Things should've been one season and that was it. I would've been okay with the initial cliffhanger ending that it had.

That is my feeling as well

 

[TCRAIG]

Lost

 

[Mrs.AMC]

TrueBlood...I finished it because I was committed but oof

Lost

Yeah, both of those dropped off considerably at the end. I finished both but they were not good

 

[Mrs.AMC]

Season 2 was poor, but Season 3 was a welcome relief. Season 4 is going well so far. Part 2 airs tomorrow, I believe.

I'm liking 4 so far. I really felt the tie in to the entire upside down existence was worth learning about. We'll see where they go with it.
I'm not sure how they are going to get another whole season out of it though. 5 may have bit off too much

 

[Mysterian]

TrueBlood...I finished it because I was committed but oof

Oh yes. It began well but later became a kind of R-rated Buffy/Angel parody. Suddenly everyone working at the Steakhouse had to be something supernatural. A psychic, a fairy, a witch, a shapeshifter, etc etc. I especially couldn't stand the way villains were written. Or even Eric, who they constantly changed in order to pander to the audience.

When you have werewolves and vampires as protagonists, you have to sell the audience on a reason why these characters will kill someone and still have the moral high ground for the audience to root for them. So the TB writers typically rush the job with "Oh this character needs to die, so let's just have him try to seduce an underage girl or kidnap someone's daughter all of a sudden."

ETA: Approaching the show, I was hoping for a real-world take on what life with vampires would be like. It seemed as though the show wanted to go that route for awhile, before becoming ridiculous.
That said, I really liked the subplot behind Stephen Root's guest appearance. That felt like a real drama set in a vampire world.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

I can't quite say it became terrible but I will say it dropped off a lot, Game of Thrones. It got weak when they got past the books

Oh, and another that is pretty close to terrible and still not over, Walking Dead

 

[Mysterian]

I can't quite say it became terrible but I will say it dropped off a lot, Game of Thrones. It got weak when they got past the books

Oh, and another that is pretty close to terrible and still not over, Walking Dead

Yes! The Walking Dead. Used to love that show. Some seasons were just bogged down with so much filler, which is a pain when there were so many commercial breaks (I used to watch it on AMC religiously). The gimmick around faking a certain character's death was also an insult to the audience.

I haven't seen the final season yet.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

Oh yes. It began well but later became a kind of R-rated Buffy/Angel parody. Suddenly everyone working at the Steakhouse had to be something supernatural. A psychic, a fairy, a witch, a shapeshifter, etc etc. I especially couldn't stand the way villains were written. Or even Eric, who they constantly changed in order to pander to the audience.

When you have werewolves and vampires as protagonists, you have to sell the audience on a reason why these characters will kill someone and still have the moral high ground for the audience to root for them. So the TB writers typically rush the job with "Oh this character needs to die, so let's just have him try to seduce an underage girl or kidnap someone's daughter all of a sudden."

ETA: Approaching the show, I was hoping for a real-world take on what life with vampires would be like. It seemed as though the show wanted to go that route for awhile, before becoming ridiculous.
That said, I really liked the subplot behind Stephen Root's guest appearance. That felt like a real drama set in a vampire world.

Did you read any of the books? I read the entire series and I'm sitting here trying to remember how far they ventured from them along the way. it's been so long I am not able to recall. It's quite frustrating. I know some was changed because some characters were just so popular they kept them when they died in the books

 

[Mrs.AMC]

Yes! The Walking Dead. Used to love that show. Some seasons were just bogged down with so much filler, which is a pain when there were so many commercial breaks (I used to watch it on AMC religiously). The gimmick around faking a certain character's death was also an insult to the audience.

I haven't seen the final season yet.

This final season is just dragging! 3 parts with such long breaks between them too. Huge mistake for a show that is on life support as it is

 

[CdnCarrie]

Goldbergs. Why is it still on?

 

[Lumpy1106]

Orphan Black
1st season was phenominal, 2nd season was still really good - boy did it come off the rails after that. Rumor has it they are bringing it back now. LOVE Tatiana Maslany, but why? The writers were clearly out of ideas.