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Movies or series you’ve bailed out on❓

posted 6 years ago by GlenEllyn (21526)
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By bailed out on, I mean you just couldn't continue watching it for whatever reason. There are many different reasons, of course, all personal.

I just gave up on Whitechapel (2009-2013) that was rated 8/10. I don’t like the jumpy style – from here to there, and there – just bing, bing, bing. It drives me crazy when I can’t really see what this or that was. Much of the time the lighting was so dark I couldn’t really determine what was happening. I get that they want to set a dark, sinister mood, but sometimes it goes too far – certainly not the only show to do it.

Gambit (2012) I grabbed this DVD from my library the last time I was there. I like Colin Firth and Alan Rickman, so why not? I didn’t know about its rather mediocre rating of 5.7/10 before I chose it. I watched about 20 minutes before chucking it back in its case to go back. Too stupid for my taste, even with Firth and Rickman.

[–] Stratego (30501) 6 years ago

I'm rewatching CSI at the moment. A show I bailed out on around the 4th season.

[–] GlenEllyn (21526) 6 years ago

Let us know when you've caught up...maybe sometime next year?? I believe there are quite a few seasons of this, plus all its cousins. Unless you bail again. 😉

[–] Stratego (30501) 6 years ago

Oh, I know I'm gonna bail again!

[–] Catbookss (13664) 6 years ago

I'd have given Gambit a go based solely on that cast.

Mama Mia. Didn't know it was a musical, and I dislike many musicals. I FFed through almost the entire movie, because there were so few scenes that weren't song and dance.

A lot of movies that made so little impression, I don't remember them. This happens often enough when I'm looking for something to watch on Netflix.

Breaking Bad. Saw the 1st episode because it was on right after a Mad Men season finale. Thought the premise was interesting, but then realised they were going to take it in a different direction, which didn't interest me.

The Sopranos. Made it through 1.5 seasons, but it never hooked me enough to go back and watch the rest.

Lost. Never watched when it aired, but found it on Netflix and figured why not give it a try? Watched up to season 5. Not a show that binge-watches well if you never saw it when it aired. Would make good drinking game material for how many times character X says or does Y, so there's that.

The X-Files. Saw a couple of episodes when it aired and liked it okay. I like the two co-stars, so decided to give it a try from the first episode. A friend from IMDb raved about it, so. Made it maybe halfway through season 1. It was probably a great show back when it aired, but IMO it hasn't aged well compared to many more recent shows.

Sherlock. Watched a couple of episodes. It was pretty good, just didn't hook me. That one I may go back to and try again.

[–] GlenEllyn (21526) 6 years ago

The cast is why I gave Gambit a go, and I tried, but I just couldn't keep watching. I think my IQ would have dropped a few points if I had.

I love musicals - got that from my mom, I guess. She had LPs of most of the popular musicals of the 50s and 60s, and played them almost constantly. I thought the concept for Mamma Mia, building it around ABBA songs, was well done. But I readily admit there were a LOT of musical numbers in it. It was practically an operetta. I'm not sure I'll watch the sequel, though. I'm afraid it may spoil the memories of the first one. [spoiler]Killing off Donna and bringing her mother back from the dead - not what I was hoping for.[/spoiler]

[–] Catbookss (13664) 6 years ago

You'd think with Firth and Rickman in it, it'd at least be decent or okay. I watched the trailer today and I see what you mean.

I like some of the old musicals from that era. West Side Story is probably my favourite, but I like some of the others. Haven't seen a single new one I thought was any good. You're right Mama Mia was almost an operetta. I definitely will not be seeing the sequel 😄

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Smallville. Sometime around S5 after the endless on-again/off-again Clark Kent / Lana Lang relationship crisis...

The Walking Dead. The weak writing and the formulaic approach of each ep and season made it a slog to get through.
Example 1: Zombies are attracted to noise but Rick's gang only use this rather critical info once to their advantage.
Example 2: One ep had Carl telling another character that the zombies don't mean any harm and that it was pointless and cruel to kill them unnecessarily. And yet, during the previous season, he failed to kill a zombie stuck in mud. It later escaped and killed a main character. Carl should have been the LAST character to preach compassion for mindless walkers.
Also, ea ep typically had 40-50 mins of boring blather and maybe ten minutes of action, except for strategic cliffhangers.

The series I wished I HAD abandoned sooner? LOST. Season 6, in general, and that awful finale, specifically, ruined this series for so many true fans. In the decade since, ABC and the showrunners have periodically tried to spark interest in sequels/prequels/spin-offs and the response is always *crickets*. The few people who think this series ended on a high note are the ones who would weep over a Hallmark card.