{"id":3245,"date":"2021-11-19T07:44:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T12:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/?p=3245"},"modified":"2021-11-19T07:44:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T12:44:34","slug":"blog-tv-shows-that-have-outlived-their-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/?p=3245","title":{"rendered":"[BLOG] TV shows that have outlived their welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know it&#8217;s supposed to be Hatton&#8217;s week but&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.I GOT THINGS TO SAY!<\/p>\n<p>SO&#8230; I just finished watching Season 8 of &#8220;The Blacklist&#8221; on Netflix, and was shocked at the ending.<\/p>\n<p>SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN&#8217;T SEEN IT YET!<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>I HATE that we were led along for 8 years of this show to finally see the payoff of Keen finding out who Reddington is (and who he is to her) and this is what happens.\u00a0 Sure the &#8216;plan&#8217; was to kill Reddington (which I never believed was going to happen) but I *didn&#8217;t* think we&#8217;d end up seeing Keen get killed.\u00a0 I understand actress Megan Boone was off to do other things&#8230; but damn if this doesn&#8217;t feel like a punch in the dick.<\/p>\n<p>Having been a fan of LOST, I suppose one should never let their guard down on things like this&#8230; but I honestly feel, as much as I love Spader&#8217;s portrayal, that the show has probably gone on for too long (and is still going&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind&#8230; here as some shows that are still trucking along that I feel have overstayed their welcome.<\/p>\n<p>The Walking Dead &#8211; I honestly couldn&#8217;t care any less about anyone left on this show.\u00a0 I keep watching because I&#8217;m pot committed and want to just finish it out.\u00a0 I know it only has one season left, but 11 seasons was probably 3 or 4 too many.<\/p>\n<p>The Blacklist &#8211; See the above rant.\u00a0 The last few seasons felt like the show was getting cramps trying to tie itself into knots of double-crossing and betrayal which felt effortless in the first few seasons.\u00a0 I will say, I will completely miss Amir Arison as Agent Mojtabai&#8230;he&#8217;s been chewing up every scene he&#8217;s been in lately.<\/p>\n<p>Pawn Stars &#8211; Ok, look.. it was fun and interesting in the beginning when it was about the &#8216;stuff&#8217;, but now the show is different.\u00a0 It&#8217;s &#8220;Kardashians at the pawn shop&#8221; kind of vibe now that everyone knows is amazingly fake and staged and should have been left on the shelf years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Great British Bake-Off &#8211; Yep, I&#8217;ll catch flack for this, but I gave up on this show 3\/4 of the way last season.\u00a0 Too many things are a &#8220;thing&#8221; now&#8230; (the &#8220;Hollywood Handshake&#8221; being one of my biggest &#8216;ugh&#8217; things).\u00a0 Also, my pet peeve on long-running reality shows of this type.\u00a0 Sure, the first season was &#8220;the 12 best amateur bakers in the country&#8221;&#8230; what&#8217;s the tag line now?\u00a0 &#8220;12 of the top 145 best amateur bakers&#8230;&#8221;.\u00a0 Sure the specials are kinda quaint, but this show hasn&#8217;t been the same since Mary, Sue and Mel left.. and it never will be again.<\/p>\n<p>Hit us up on the Twitter\u00a0@STSTCast and let us know what shows YOU think have been around too long!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; PCR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know it&#8217;s supposed to be Hatton&#8217;s week but&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.I GOT THINGS TO SAY!<\/p>\n<p>SO&#8230; I just finished watching Season 8 of &#8220;The Blacklist&#8221; on Netflix, and was shocked at the ending.<\/p>\n<p>SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN&#8217;T SEEN IT YET!<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>I HATE that we were led along for 8 years of this show to finally see the payoff of Keen finding out who Reddington is (and who he is to her) and this is what happens.\u00a0 Sure the &#8216;plan&#8217; was to kill Reddington (which I never believed was going to happen) but I *didn&#8217;t* think we&#8217;d end up seeing Keen get killed.\u00a0 I understand actress Megan Boone was off to do other things&#8230; but damn if this doesn&#8217;t feel like a punch in the dick.<\/p>\n<p>Having been a fan of LOST, I suppose one should never let their guard down on things like this&#8230; but I honestly feel, as much as I love Spader&#8217;s portrayal, that the show has probably gone on for too long (and is still going&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind&#8230; here as some shows that are still trucking along that I feel have overstayed their welcome.<\/p>\n<p>The Walking Dead &#8211; I honestly couldn&#8217;t care any less about anyone left on this show.\u00a0 I keep watching because I&#8217;m pot committed and want to just finish it out.\u00a0 I know it only has one season left, but 11 seasons was probably 3 or 4 too many.<\/p>\n<p>The Blacklist &#8211; See the above rant.\u00a0 The last few seasons felt like the show was getting cramps trying to tie itself into knots of double-crossing and betrayal which felt effortless in the first few seasons.\u00a0 I will say, I will completely miss Amir Arison as Agent Mojtabai&#8230;he&#8217;s been chewing up every scene he&#8217;s been in lately.<\/p>\n<p>Pawn Stars &#8211; Ok, look.. it was fun and interesting in the beginning when it was about the &#8216;stuff&#8217;, but now the show is different.\u00a0 It&#8217;s &#8220;Kardashians at the pawn shop&#8221; kind of vibe now that everyone knows is amazingly fake and staged and should have been left on the shelf years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Great British Bake-Off &#8211; Yep, I&#8217;ll catch flack for this, but I gave up on this show 3\/4 of the way last season.\u00a0 Too many things are a &#8220;thing&#8221; now&#8230; (the &#8220;Hollywood Handshake&#8221; being one of my biggest &#8216;ugh&#8217; things).\u00a0 Also, my pet peeve on long-running reality shows of this type.\u00a0 Sure, the first season was &#8220;the 12 best amateur bakers in the country&#8221;&#8230; what&#8217;s the tag line now?\u00a0 &#8220;12 of the top 145 best amateur bakers&#8230;&#8221;.\u00a0 Sure the specials are kinda quaint, but this show hasn&#8217;t been the same since Mary, Sue and Mel left.. and it never will be again.<\/p>\n<p>Hit us up on the Twitter\u00a0@STSTCast and let us know what shows YOU think have been around too long!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 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