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Toraman · Shinigami Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 2098 Location: London

No matter how many thousands of people will tell me how awesome a show is, sometimes I just don't see the attraction.

This is pretty much an ranting thread so don't hold back. Wink

(yeah I'm bored so I'm starting lots of threads...)

botmaster2005 · Ninja In Training Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 859

Lost and Heroes, I think they've been overhyped. plus the big problem with US shows is their success is ultimately their undoing, the more seasons get comissioned the less likely characters reach a long standing goal, a love interest being the usual casualty, look at Fraiser it took nearly 10 years for Niles to finally get together with Daphne, the simpsons is another example of this, bart and lisa should be in thier 20s by now but they stay the same, and what was the deal with flanders wife getting killed and then coming back?

Also I totally dont get the appeal of all those CSI's they take an exrtremely boring subject add a little Bruckheimer style camera swooshyness and music and suddenly its the best thing since sliced bread, I've watched CSI and I gotta say, Quincy is still the king

thats why I prefer anime shows, at least they have the balls to see something through to a logical conclusion.

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Toraman · Shinigami Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 2098 Location: London

CSI loves having those musical filler sections where they stand around looking at test tubes and testing stuff. No one sems to realise that nothing's happening.

In terms of anime I've gotta mention Makoto Shinkai stuff (again). They're strictly 'ok' to me but their biggest crime is being horrendously dull due to its worthy pretentiousness.

Gawyn · Elite Poster Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 568

The perpetual one for me is Evangelion. I got the whole idea of the plot but I just found the execution so utterly tedious, mostly to do with the cast of characters it had to work with. People rave about it being the best anime ever and such but to me it is just several hours of my life that I will never get back.

FLCL is another that appears to be falling into this category too. Read the manga and hated the art style and watched the first volume yesterday and found it broadly unamusing (I assume it is supposed to be funny but I just didn't find it such). I will watch it to the end but as of this moment I suspect it will be one I will quickly forget about.

Toraman · Shinigami Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 2098 Location: London

Damo · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject:

Eureka 7, Planetes, definitly two series where I can't understand what people really see in them.
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Random · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:54 pm Post subject:

Probably only Excel Saga for me.

I just didn't find it funny at all. It's still the only series where I didn't buy/watch all the episodes.
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IanC · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:08 am Post subject:

Hey whose hitting on CSI? Ill get you *peers*

I don't get sports anime/manga. Just don't see the appeal.

Not quite series, but I hate elitist snobs who hate things just because they are popular.
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botmaster2005 · Ninja In Training Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Posts: 859

Damo · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 6:54 am Post subject:

Here we go - Beck anotehr show who's fans a legion but I can't figure out why.
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