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The 50 Worst Decisions in TV History - Rolling Stone

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https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/worst-tv-network-decisions-1234796350/

Interesting/fun list including some stuff I had forgotten about.
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1) D&D decide to torpedo Game of Thrones into the ground in favor of other projects
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31. 'Quantum Leap' Reboots Without Scott Bakula

Yup. Something that had the potential to be great and they screwed it up.
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2003: ABC televises a 3-hour mass execution live.

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FightinTexasAg15 said:

1) D&D decide to torpedo Game of Thrones into the ground in favor of other projects


How did that not make it on there?
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51. Comedy Central attempts to replace John Stewart with Trevor Noah
52. Whoever the **** wrote the last season of Dexter
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19. Seinfeld' Kills off Susan in Heartless Fashion

Nope. That's one of TVs greatest moments. The article says this was to much for Seinfeld fans. BS. Anyone who didn't laugh their asses off when Elaine says, "So.... Sorry?" Isn't a Seinfeld fan. The show continued to be #1, so it seems like no one really cared.
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53. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia jumps the shark and opts to add some sappy, emotional weight to the series instead of just leaving the characters the goofy, ****ed up people we came to love in the first several seasons.
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Where's SheHulk in this list
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Rolling Stone is a pile of crap. Their list is as well.
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Cliff.Booth said:

53. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia jumps the shark and opts to add some sappy, emotional weight to the series instead of just leaving the characters the goofy, ****ed up people we came to love in the first several seasons.


You might try the newest season, it definitely was the best in years. Some instant classics.
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Yeah some of those were head scratchers, the Seinfeld one for sure. I liked the Simpsons episode as well. And I didn't hate the Netflix Arrested Development stuff either, even if it didn't live up to season 3.
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Of course a magazine like this had to give Donald Trump the #2 slot. Stop talking about him.
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I'm shocked Firefly isn't on there.
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4 Norm MacDonald is Fired From 'SNL' Over (Hilarious) OJ Simpson Jokes

Hell yeah, glad to see Norm getting the respect he deserves here.
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The Porkchop Express said:

2003: ABC televises a 3-hour mass execution live.


TOO SOON!!!
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AustinAg2K said:

19. Seinfeld' Kills off Susan in Heartless Fashion

Nope. That's one of TVs greatest moments. The article says this was to much for Seinfeld fans. BS. Anyone who didn't laugh their asses off when Elaine says, "So.... Sorry?" Isn't a Seinfeld fan. The show continued to be #1, so it seems like no one really cared.

Poor Lilly
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No one in history has ever said "You know what Seinfeld needed? More Susan."

In a show where virtually every casting was perfect, Susan was the rare misstep (or maybe it was just the character herself). She was just not funny and did not bring much to the show. Killing her off was a reason to celebrate.
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Cliff.Booth said:

53. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia jumps the shark and opts to add some sappy, emotional weight to the series instead of just leaving the characters the goofy, ****ed up people we came to love in the first several seasons.


That wasn't even the worst episode that season. You should be more upset about them rebooting The Gang Beats Boggs, one of the best episodes in the series, into a women's version that's probably the worst episode in the series.

This most recent season was really solid.
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JCA1 said:

No one in history has every said "You know what Seinfeld needed? More Susan."

In a show where virtually every casting was perfect, Susan was the rare misstep (or maybe it was just the character herself). She was just not funny and did not bring much to the show. Killing her off was a reason to celebrate.
The backstory on it goes something like, the rest of the cast all hated working with her. At one point, Julia Louis Dreyfus made some flippant comment like, "Can't we just kill Susan?" And so Larry David did.
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ESPN allowing their on air folks to enter into political discussions has to be the worst decision of all time. End of thread.
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Getting rid of Judy Winslow on "Family Matters" makes the list? Really?
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NBC Turns Donald Trump Into a Television Titan


Before NBC put The Apprentice on the air in 2004, Donald Trump was little more than a punchline. His real-estate ventures were hemorrhaging cash and his attempt at starting an Atlantic City casino empire had ended in bankruptcy. If he'd simply placed the massive inheritance he received from his father in the bank and let the interest grow over the years, he would likely have been much better off financially. But thanks to NBC and the work of Australian reality-TV kingpin Mark Burnett, The Apprentice transformed Trump into a genius-level titan of big business in the minds of countless TV viewers. The fact that the whole thing was a charade mattered not one tiny iota. The Apprentice was NBC's biggest hit for several years. It played a huge role in setting the stage for his successful 2016 run for the presidency. Along the way, NBC let him host Saturday Night Live and appear on Jimmy Fallon's couch, where he received a playful hair tussle from the host. MSNBC has spent the past eight years pounding Trump every single night. If it wants to look for the root cause of his political career, however, it just need to peek down the hall to the entertainment division of its parent company. This is on them.


i'm not even the guy's biggest fan by a lot, but come on.
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I thought the same thing. They truly can't help themselves
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AustinAg2K said:

19. Seinfeld' Kills off Susan in Heartless Fashion

Nope. That's one of TVs greatest moments. The article says this was to much for Seinfeld fans. BS. Anyone who didn't laugh their asses off when Elaine says, "So.... Sorry?" Isn't a Seinfeld fan. The show continued to be #1, so it seems like no one really cared.

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Bruce Almighty said:

I'm shocked Firefly isn't on there.
Unquestionably this!
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They REALLY can get over that stupid hair tussle that Fallon did. That whole thing was so stupid.
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At least they were right about the ending of Lost.
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What did Lost leave unanswered?
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Anyone that thinks the Lost characters were in purgatory should watch the final season/end again.


Jack Shephard : Are you real?

Christian Shephard : I sure hope so. Yeah, I'm real. You're real. Everything that's happened to you is real. All those people in the church, they're all real too.

Jack Shephard : No. They're all... They're all dead. I'm dead. You're dead.

Christian Shephard : Everyone dies sometime, kiddo. Some of them before you, some... long after you.

Jack Shephard : But why are they all here now?

Christian Shephard : Well, there is no "now", here.

Jack Shephard : Where are we, Dad?

Christian Shephard : This is a place that you... that you all made together so that you could find one another. The most important part of your life was the time that you spent with these people on that island. That's why all of you are here. Nobody does it alone, Jack. You needed all of them, and they needed you.

Jack Shephard : For what?

Christian Shephard : To remember. And to... let go.

Jack Shephard : Kate... She said we were leaving.

Christian Shephard : Not leaving. No. Moving on.

Jack Shephard : Where are we going?

Christian Shephard : Let's go find out.
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For me it will always be leaving Steve Carell out to dry with no contract extension, forcing him out of The Office.
He did not want to leave the show, but there was new management at NBC that just didnt reach out and talk to him about renewing his contract.

That show was completely different, in a bad way, after he left.
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Robert California season of The Office
Moe Jzyslak
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The season was bad, Robert California was great, and Dwight carried the show after Michael left
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28, Simpsons reveal Principal Skinner is an imposter
"Hardcore Simpsons fans have now spent decades arguing over the precise moment when the show's golden age ended and its long descent into mediocrity began. Many of them point to the Season Nine episode "The Principal and the Pauper," where we learn that Principal Seymour Skinner is actually an imposter named Armin Tamzarian. The real Skinner (voiced by Martin Sheen) spent two decades in a Chinese sweatshop after the Vietnam War, though he was presumed dead. The town ultimately decides that they prefer the fake Skinner to the real one, who they send out of Springfield tied to a train car. A judge decrees that nobody will be allowed to acknowledge what happened under "penalty of torture." This allowed Springfieldians to carry on like nothing happened, but fans were horrified by the reveal. It felt like the very fabric of the Simpsons universe was being ripped apart. They complained bitterly on Simpsons Usenet groups that the show was now terrible, and they've basically been screaming that ever since. "

I dont remember anyone disliking this episode or having a problem with it.
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So when Andy Greene (senior writer) sits down to write this article, does he think he is actually putting out an amazing piece of work? Or is he just trolling
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