What shows would you axe if you could?

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foghorn67

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Reality shows. All of them. Pseudo documentaries that are ending Discovery, History, etc.
 
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Every show on HBO that was picked over Lucky Louie. That was easily the best show on TV at the time.
 

Fritzo

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Jan 3, 2001
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Any of the Housewives of "XXXXXX" shows. MY GOD those shows are annoying. A whole hour of hearing money grubbing drama queen bitches going "BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK!!!!!" Then, at the end some homo guy saying "Oohhhh.....how did you deal with this" and "It must have been tough to do that..." Give me a break. How can people stand it????????
 

CountZero

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Originally I was going to say none because I can just turn off shows I hate. But thinking about it more I'd get rid of every 'reality' show with any kind of spoiled person whining and crying because they aren't being spoiled enough. No more housewives, house husbands, hills, shows with somebody's name whose only claim to fame is being born rich, super sweet 16 or any of that other crap. I'd also drop every show that glorifies popping out an obscene number of kids as if this is the loftiest goal one could achieve. We need to quit feeding the impressionable morons that love this stuff this crap because it just makes them even worse.

Note: I'm not saying everyone who likes those shows is a moron but the people that aren't morons and like these shows will just have to do without for the greater good, sorry.
 

Malak

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I personally do not watch TV anymore, too much of it is garbage to be worth paying for cable. Plus I can watch Colbert anytime I like.

But if I had to choose one show that I think shouldn't be on TV, it would be Survivor. I hate it. It disgusts me.

If I had to choose one channel, it'd be TBN. Nuke the whole channel.
 

daw123

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I've got several I would like to axe:
Big Brother
Celebrity Big Brother
All the shit spin off shows of Big Brother
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here
X Factor
Xtra Factor

Basically, all the naff reality TV shows.
 

rudder

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I would make everychannel have twilight zone marathons 24/7. And that is it. Except until the tv execs decide to start airing some more Lost episodes.
 

ZOOYUKA

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American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Leno (since NBC screwed up there primetime schedule to accommodate him)
Desperate Housewives
Greys Anatomy
CSI (all of them)
2 & 1/2 Men
Jon & Kate plus 8
All the freak shows on TLC
Family Guy
 

Locut0s

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Nov 28, 2001
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Inspired by this, what show would like to see get the axe?

Personally, I would kill off anything that has any semblance to a reality tv show. After that I would get rid of every daytime soap opera. And finally I would kill anything with "Ghost", or "UFO" in the title. Oh, and I can't forget "Pro" wrestling and nascar.

Was going to post my own list then I actually ready your post and realized your list is the same as mine!
 

DangerAardvark

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Just one out of many: TBS. If you have to tell everyone that you're "Very Funny" after every commercial break, guess what- you're not.
 

lokiju

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I'd kill as many shitty shows as it took to get Terminator TSCC back on the air :(
 

Drako

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The View and Oprah. These shows and the freaking DVR are a bane to marriages all around the country :).
 

daw123

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I'd kill as many shitty shows as it took to get Terminator TSCC back on the air :(

+1

I can't believe Fox cancelled TSCC when the last Season 2 episode completely changed and opened up the storyline for the show. Fox execs are d*ckheads.

List of shows I like, which Fox have cancelled:
Futurama
Dark Angel
TSCC
Firefly