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Childbirth ruins every television show
Posted on 9/20/09 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 9/20/09 at 7:00 pm
True or false?
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Posted on 9/20/09 at 7:23 pm to FootballHog
Didn't ruin The Shield.
Posted on 9/20/09 at 7:42 pm to Afreaux
Didn't ruin Friends. That is if you liked Friends before the kids.
Mad About You.... Mabel killed a decent show, but it was already slipping before Mabel was born.
Not really a birth, but the season of 7 on Married with Children was a nightmare.
Cousin Oliver was a failed experiment on Brady Bunch.
A baby didn't hurt Family Ties, of course they advanced the kids age almost immediately.
The Baby on Dinosaurs was actually the funniest part of the show.
Once the Gary Coleman cuteness wore off, the little white kid was a disaster.
I never liked Full House but I don't think the Triplets made it less watchable.
Same goes for Cosby. Once Rudi was older and they brought in new cute kid..... The show didn't fail. It did fail when they brought in cousin Pam and her friends. Plus by the time Denise and the new lil kid came back the show was sinking.
Roseanne was going down in flames by the time Darlene and Roseanne were having babies.
Mad About You.... Mabel killed a decent show, but it was already slipping before Mabel was born.
Not really a birth, but the season of 7 on Married with Children was a nightmare.
Cousin Oliver was a failed experiment on Brady Bunch.
A baby didn't hurt Family Ties, of course they advanced the kids age almost immediately.
The Baby on Dinosaurs was actually the funniest part of the show.
Once the Gary Coleman cuteness wore off, the little white kid was a disaster.
I never liked Full House but I don't think the Triplets made it less watchable.
Same goes for Cosby. Once Rudi was older and they brought in new cute kid..... The show didn't fail. It did fail when they brought in cousin Pam and her friends. Plus by the time Denise and the new lil kid came back the show was sinking.
Roseanne was going down in flames by the time Darlene and Roseanne were having babies.
This post was edited on 9/20/09 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 9/20/09 at 7:48 pm to FootballHog
won't ruin Dexter
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:08 pm to Ham Tonks
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Dexter
Most overrated show, IMO. I just don't get the appeal. And yes, I've seen most of the episodes.
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:56 pm to Mac
I liked season 1 of Dexter a lot.
I barely finished watching season 2.
I did not finish watching season 3.
I like the show but agree it is one of the most over rated on TV.
I barely finished watching season 2.
I did not finish watching season 3.
I like the show but agree it is one of the most over rated on TV.
Posted on 9/20/09 at 10:41 pm to TigerMyth36
Mad About You should've ended with the wife finding out that she was pregnant.
Posted on 9/20/09 at 10:41 pm to Mac
quote:
Most overrated show, IMO
you take it back, you take it back right now
Posted on 9/20/09 at 10:45 pm to Ham Tonks
I agree. Season 2 and 3 were not nearly as much fun as season 1.
Posted on 9/21/09 at 8:41 am to FootballHog
It's not the childbirth so much. Its just that adding a baby or new kid to the mix has been a terrible plot device for shows who's ratings are not good anymore.
It's been done countless times without much success.
It's been done countless times without much success.
Posted on 9/21/09 at 9:09 am to lpd1975
Textbook case of a show's jumping the shark.
Posted on 9/21/09 at 9:25 am to Ham Tonks
quote:
won't ruin Dexter
That's what made me start this topic. I was getting worried
Posted on 9/21/09 at 3:31 pm to FootballHog
it may ruin the office. the baby needs to make only a few appearances a season. there's only so much michael scott can do to this child.
Posted on 9/21/09 at 3:43 pm to angryslugs
Give examples of it ruining a show. I can only remember Mad About You. And that show was already in a steep decline before the baby plot.
Same for Roseanne. The writers went batshit crazy long before season 8.
People always say it is the death knell for a sitcom, but I don't remember any that died because of the baby. I think it is more of a last gasp from an already dying sitcom.
Not saying it isn't bad for the show just that I don't remember many off the top of my head.
I doubt the office will use the baby much. Maybe an episode with Michael annoying the hell out of Pam and the baby.
Same for Roseanne. The writers went batshit crazy long before season 8.
People always say it is the death knell for a sitcom, but I don't remember any that died because of the baby. I think it is more of a last gasp from an already dying sitcom.
Not saying it isn't bad for the show just that I don't remember many off the top of my head.
I doubt the office will use the baby much. Maybe an episode with Michael annoying the hell out of Pam and the baby.
This post was edited on 9/21/09 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 9/25/09 at 9:40 am to TigerMyth36
I love me some Dexter but I agree season 3 is a little boring compared to the first 2. But Im cool with it since I dont have Showtime anyway. the suspense until Season 4 comes out of DVD wont kill me
Posted on 9/25/09 at 10:14 am to FootballHog
Scrubs did ok after Turk & Carla had their baby...but I don't think that really can be said following the birth of J.D.'s kid.
Posted on 9/25/09 at 1:17 pm to Dorothy
The baby was not the problem on Scrubs last season. The Interns were the problem.
Posted on 9/25/09 at 1:28 pm to FootballHog
I lean towards true. I just think it is a shity plot device. Hey, we are low on ideas what should we do? I know, lets throw a baby in the mix. Babies suck on tv. They have to be cared for, they don't really add anything of value, and once there is one there will likely be more.
Posted on 9/25/09 at 3:32 pm to lpd1975
quote:
It's not the childbirth so much. Its just that adding a baby or new kid to the mix has been a terrible plot device for shows who's ratings are not good anymore.
kinda like real life
Posted on 9/25/09 at 3:37 pm to WONTONGO
I'm still waiting for examples. People say this all the time and I have even made the "baby kills shows" statement but now that I think about it, I can't really thing of a show where this happened.
As I said, Mad About You actually had already begun to sink before Mabel came around. Mabel was just the last nail in the coffin lid.
If you agree with the statement, then you must have examples. Share them.
As I said, Mad About You actually had already begun to sink before Mabel came around. Mabel was just the last nail in the coffin lid.
If you agree with the statement, then you must have examples. Share them.
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