11 Popular Shows That Belong In The Trash

The Walking Dead has maybe one or two great episodes a season, and the rest are just plain boring. Did we really need to watch 90 minutes of them driving around in a trailer for the season finale? Why didn't they use the rocket launcher to break through any of those roadblocks? Sure the last ten minutes were interesting, but then they made us wait all summer (and two commercial breaks) to find out who died. I finally decided to stop torturing myself after the premiere and gave up on it. (TV Fanatic gives up on this comment.)

The new CBS comedies. All of them. Why are so many people watching these unfunny sitcoms? Kevin Can Wait, The Great Indoors, and especially Man with a Plan are so simple and trite. There are so many comedies that are smarter, wittier, and better written. I just don't understand the ratings for these. If you like the actors, do yourself a favor and binge watch Episodes or Community instead. (TV Fanatic likes simple and complex comedy, because TV Fanatic just likes to laugh.)

The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is one of those shows I find so abhorrent that even the commercials make smoke come out of my ears. Nobody but an absolute mindless dullard can be as optimistic and up as Kimmy. Overact much? Is she always on stage? Why the constant screaming? Ugh. There is nobody I'd rather break more than the unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Sorry, Kim. (TV Fanatic doesn't care about what this person thinks.)

Modern Family used to be a great show. Just look at all of those Emmys and Golden Globe awards…and at the time, Modern Family deserved it. The show was smart and funny and gave us an inside look into a diverse and loving family. But over the last season or two that witty, wonderful dialogue has been replaced with slapstick humor and sex jokes. Maybe it’s because the kids are all older, but the writers can’t seem to find a way to make them interesting without wading into the gutter and it’s just not funny. We expected better. (TV Fanatic thinks maybe the kids should move out of the house now.)

There are only two words for Preacher: pure garbage. Probably the most aggravating part of this show was Tulip turning from a bad ass to a whiny little girl who only wanted to know that Jesse really did love her. And, what was the point of us getting invested in a season of characters only to kill them all off in the end? What a complete waste of time. (TV Fanatic thinks to each his own.) "

Arrow is the stupidest show on television. It’s amazing that it’s survived for five seasons. Oliver Queen is nothing more than a Batman wannabe, and he’s a horrible one at that. He’s whiny and annoying, and the bad guys he faces are an absolute embarrassment. How many brain cells do people lose when they watch this show? (TV Fanatic is trying to breathe in response to this comment.)

Keeping Up With Kardashians. I will never understand why the masses are so infatuated with these people. Sure, they love their family but they’re materialistic, narcissistic, and classless. They basically stand for the idea that you don’t have to do anything useful or meaningful with your life, you just have to be pretty and famous and you better make sure you do whatever it takes to become those things. Plastic surgery? Definitely, your natural looks are not good enough. Sex tape? Of course, how else will you become famous? The fact that this has been one of the highest rated TV shows for years terrifies me and makes me even more worried for younger generations. (TV Fanatic remains silent, holding out hope for a Kardashia interview!)

This Is Us. I tried to like this show, but where is it really going to go in future seasons? It's one of those shows that has ZERO longevity and probably won't be around in two years. (TV Fanatic does not enthusiastically endorse all of its writers' opinions, especially this one.)

Grey's Anatomy! This show has been on for what feels like forever. I personally gave up on it after the 4th or 5th season because the over-the-top drama was driving me crazy! How can SO many tragedies happen to this ONE group of doctors at this ONE hospital? What about all of the other doctors who work there? Are they free of drama because they aren't somehow involved with Meredith Grey? This one lost its appeal (and believability) a LONG time ago. (TV Fanatic says, "GASP!")

We had a lot of arguments on TV Fanatic about this. The X-Files mythology episodes in the revival were utter crap. The standalones were wonderful and fun. They showed humor and excitement and you could tell David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson were loving every minute of them. The three mythology laden hours were horrific. They made no sense, ripped apart nine seasons of story that had been created and all for nothing. If the series ever comes back again, they have to either scrap all of that and say it was due to hallucinations or focus only on standalones. (TV Fanatic approves this message...I love this job!)

When Empire first debuted, it quickly became one of my favorite shows. The Lyon family drama kept me coming back week after week. I cared about the characters and what happened to them. But, then the storylines got ridiculous and the characters became caricatures of themselves. The Lyons were no longer fun to watch. Lucius is scum, Anika a whore, and once they killed off Rhonda, they pretty much killed off all my interest. The only sane person that was on this show now only exists as a ghost. How trite. It may be a soap opera, but there are limits, and this show has downgraded itself to a piece of trash. (TV Fanatic asks, "Ratings don't lie, do they???")