What DVD series did you find the hardest to endure ?

POSTED BY: AURaptor
UPDATED: Saturday, July 24, 2010 07:41
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AURAPTOR

Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:29 PM

We've all heard of or experienced those rare great finds. Some one tells you about a show you missed, or never really watched, and then you sit down and catch the series on DVD. You watch 1 episode, and think..." Wow.. this is really great stuff! " And then you watch another, and another..and before you know it, you've zipped through the entire show in one weekend. ( or one night ) Ring any bells ?

So, which are the DVD series you figured you'd acquaint yourself with, catch up on, or had heard good things about, only to find that .... " Meh... could have done w/ out watching this one ".

Shows you didn't like and hit 'eject' before the end are one thing. However, are there any shows you FORCED yourself ( or were forced , by a loving spouse or significant other ) to watch , start to finish, no matter what ?

Who amongst you were brave enough ? Which shows did you endure to the bitter end, once you began your DVD journey ? C'mon.... out with it.

STORYMARK

Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:30 PM

None. Life's too short. I'll give a show a couple episodes, but if it hasn't grabbed me by then, it's done.

I suppose the closest exception would be Babylon 5 - I really don't care for 3/4 of the first season - I love it after that, but the first year is a slog.

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AURAPTOR

Friday, July 23, 2010 1:09 AM

B5 also was beyond my tolerance level, I must confess.

CHRISISALL

Friday, July 23, 2010 1:20 AM

I also tried B5, but could not endure it.

The laughing Chrisisall

STORYMARK

Friday, July 23, 2010 4:44 AM

Years 2-5 I consider some of the best sci-fi ever, but the first season is rough.

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KWICKO

Friday, July 23, 2010 4:52 AM

I've always heard that about B5, but I couldn't get past ol' Cap'n Woodenhead, the base commander from Season 1. I hear he's gone after that, but I never made it that far. And I've actually got all 5 seasons on DVD! I keep telling myself, "One day..."

The other one I couldn't endure was "Invasion". Just couldn't get into it, and I gave it at least 6 episodes to grab me, and it just kept pushing me further away!

Dollhouse. Slogged through Season 1, got about three eps into S2, walked away and never looked back.

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Friday, July 23, 2010 6:47 AM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
I've always heard that about B5, but I couldn't get past ol' Cap'n Woodenhead, the base commander from Season 1. I hear he's gone after that, but I never made it that far. And I've actually got all 5 seasons on DVD! I keep telling myself, "One day..."

There's really just a handfull of episodes from season 1 which are essential viewing for later seasons. I don't know them off hand, but it's easy to find a list.

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REENACT12321

Friday, July 23, 2010 7:13 AM

Jogging a bit from the Sci Fi, South Park was one of the toughest for me, I am a big fan of the last 5 or 6 season, so I thought, go back and watch the first few seasons, man those were rough. But for some reason I just kept going.

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BORIS

Friday, July 23, 2010 11:40 AM

I'm sure i'll get massacred for saying this, but I found the first season of Torchwood utterly torturous. But I forced myself to watch the whole lot because I wanted the back story to season 2...which for some reason I really liked.
Also got Tin Man to see the usually fine work of Neil Mcdonagh, and Alan Cummings...boring much!

JONGSSTRAW

Friday, July 23, 2010 12:48 PM

Babylon 5's Seasons 3 & 4 are the best. I watch them quite often.

As for a tough DVD series to get through I'd have to say Galactica 1980. I bought it mainly for 2 reasons...it was only $9 on Amazon, and I wanted the to get the one great episode where Starbuck Returns. I thought the rest of the episodes would be as good as I remembered seeing them in 1980, but they're not.

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