NBC, is there a worse network for tv?

[SAWYER]

It is unbelievable how bad the shows on this station are, my wife watches four in particular.
Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Blacklist and Blindspot. I have seen parts of these as she watches and they are just outrageously bad. The Blindspot promos say it is the hottest drama on tv line, lol WHAT. I thought CBS was bad with the Person of Interest show but I have not seen their other shows so I dont know if they can compare to NBC but POI is also about the same level of bad. I didnt include Law N Order SVU because I wouldnt claim it is bad but it is nothing I would watch, not into the shows with no real over arching stories and every episode is wrapped up. In your opinion, is there a worse channel for tv?

 

[dainthomas]

Eff you. Blacklist is fantastic.

 

[rcpratt]

dp

 

[SAWYER]

It is so effin corny and there is most certainly worse grammar

 

[Red Storm]

They are definitely the worst when it comes to "serious" shows. 30 Rock, Community, The Office and Parks & Rec were all good, and not one was a serious show.

 

[rcpratt]

They all suck.

 

[lupi]

Not looking at the ratings this moment, but wouldn't be surprised if blindspot was the top new drama.

And other than some of the comedies, I find ABC to be much worse, too much soapy themed drama garbage.

 

[SAWYER]

They are definitely the worst when it comes to "serious" shows. 30 Rock, Community, The Office and Parks & Rec were all good, and not one was a serious show.

I havent watched those, not really into comedies(well besides god tier Curb Your Enthusiasm and Eastbound and Down). I have heard a lot of people rave about Community and Parks & Rec though

 

[SAWYER]

Not looking at the ratings this moment, but wouldn't be surprised if blindspot was the top new drama.

And other than some of the comedies, I find ABC to be much worse, too much soapy themed drama garbage.

Yeah ABC is garbage as well, I think that is what Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder come on and she watches those as well. Pure trash

 

[poofyhairguy]

I would say Fox is worse than NBC.

NBC sticks behind its shows even when they are not good. I have watched Grimm from the start and it is a bad show that has COMPLETELY stripped all of the original plot ideas the writers had but it keeps chugging along. When they finally cancel Grimm I will feel that it had more than a long enough run. Most NBC shows are like that.

Fox on the other hand kills its GOOD shows searching for ratings. Time after time we have watched shows Arrested Development, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Futurama, Terra Nova, or Firefly get the axe from Fox long long before the plots run their course. It has gotten to the point where I won't watch shows on Fox until the for sure get a season 2 because why get my hopes up?

 

[IronWing]

Walk away from the television and life is better.


COME, COME AWAY

Words in The Sacred Harp, 1850, p. 334

Oh come, come away,
From labour now reposing,
Our jubilee has set us free --
Oh come, come away!
Come, hail the day that celebrates
The ransom of th'inebriates
From all that intoxicates,
Oh come, come away!

We welcome you here!
With heart and hand wide open,
Ye gallant sons of temperance --
We welcome you here!
Heaven's blessings on your plans, we pray!
Ye come our sinking friends to save,
And rescue from a drunkard's grave;
We welcome you here!

We welcome you here!
Ye who with taste perverted
Have seized the cup, and drank it up --
We welcome you here!
Come, join us in our holy aim,
The poor besotted to reclaim,
The broken heart to cheer again,
Oh come, sign the pledge!

We welcome you here!
Ye who your vows have broken,
Falling before the tempter's power, --
We welcome you here!
Ye who have sold yourselves for naught,
Take back the priceless boon you bought,
O take a sober, second thought,
And try, try again!

We welcome you here!
Ye maids and matrons lovely,
Whose charms, we yield, must win the field, --
We welcome you here!
Ye who have hearts to feel for wo,
Wide as the streams of sorrow flow,
O frown on the deadly foe,
But smile on the sons!

 

[nakedfrog]

No, none are worse, they're all pretty much equally bad.

 

[nakedfrog]

Walk away from the television and life is better.


COME, COME AWAY

Words in The Sacred Harp, 1850, p. 334

Oh come, come away,
From labour now reposing,
Our jubilee has set us free --
Oh come, come away!
Come, hail the day that celebrates
The ransom of th'inebriates
From all that intoxicates,
Oh come, come away!

We welcome you here!
With heart and hand wide open,
Ye gallant sons of temperance --
We welcome you here!
Heaven's blessings on your plans, we pray!
Ye come our sinking friends to save,
And rescue from a drunkard's grave;
We welcome you here!

We welcome you here!
Ye who with taste perverted
Have seized the cup, and drank it up --
We welcome you here!
Come, join us in our holy aim,
The poor besotted to reclaim,
The broken heart to cheer again,
Oh come, sign the pledge!

We welcome you here!
Ye who your vows have broken,
Falling before the tempter's power, --
We welcome you here!
Ye who have sold yourselves for naught,
Take back the priceless boon you bought,
O take a sober, second thought,
And try, try again!

We welcome you here!
Ye maids and matrons lovely,
Whose charms, we yield, must win the field, --
We welcome you here!
Ye who have hearts to feel for wo,
Wide as the streams of sorrow flow,
O frown on the deadly foe,
But smile on the sons!

I'll drink to that!

 

[gururu2]

svu is one of my favorite shows. I am following blindspot (and the player) because I was a strike back fan. So far they aren't as good but ok for late prime time.

 

[MongGrel]

I would say Fox is worse than NBC.

NBC sticks behind its shows even when they are not good. I have watched Grimm from the start and it is a bad show that has COMPLETELY stripped all of the original plot ideas the writers had but it keeps chugging along. When they finally cancel Grimm I will feel that it had more than a long enough run. Most NBC shows are like that.

Fox on the other hand kills its GOOD shows searching for ratings. Time after time we have watched shows Arrested Development, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Futurama, Terra Nova, or Firefly get the axe from Fox long long before the plots run their course. It has gotten to the point where I won't watch shows on Fox until the for sure get a season 2 because why get my hopes up?

I tend to agree with this, I rarely watch network TV myself.

Even some of the newer series on Amazon Prime seems better than a lot of network offerings.

 

[K7SN]

I have to watch my Nascar races on NBC part of the year; other than crap like "Home shopping network" I completely agree with the OP.

 

[BrokenVisage]

I've been saying this for years. They owned the late 80s and 90s with Cheers, Seinfeld, Law & Order, Frasier, etc.. but now I don't watch a single show on the network. Hated Office hated Friends. They need to fire the shaky cam operator too, because he's like on all their fucking comedies.

Edit: Ok I thought 'The Slap' was an interesting drama but nothing major.

 

[cyclohexane]

They are all bad. Only good show is Big Bang theory on cbs.

 

[ioni]

Isn't Grimm on NBC? That show's awesome.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

CBS is worse. NBC used to be much better with the aforementioned sitcoms and Hannibal but it's really dropped off.

 

[Fritzo]

Nobody on ATOT is going to like anything on network TV. We're all way to intelligent and advanced for such plebeian entertainment.

 

[TwiceOver]

ABC is a trash fire.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

ABC is a trash fire.

Modern Family is good but that's about it.

 

[Pocatello]

I have to say they are all pretty bad, not just NBC. But even bad shows can be fun to watch, like Grimm and Castle.

 

[JulesMaximus]

They carry all the F1 races including practice and qualifying so they get a :thumbsup: in my opinion.