Shows you just quit watching

[Jim H]

That's fascinating ulthar.  Can you share what one of their technical questions was?  I'm quite curious, as I always figured they just did some extremely basic wikipedia style research for that show.

[ulthar]

That's fascinating ulthar.  Can you share what one of their technical questions was?  I'm quite curious, as I always figured they just did some extremely basic wikipedia style research for that show.

That probably IS what they end up doing after they discover that people who KNOW this stuff value their time a little more than spending 30-60 minutes on the phone explaining something (as best as possible in lay terms) for free.  The folks that give the info away probably are reading wikipedia anyway.

They've asked about fingerprint recovery - stuff like "can you get a print off this or that" and "how would you get a fingerprint off of x."  Most of the questions were general crime scene processing or evidence handling type questions.

On one occasion, they asked me about making improvised explosives and I was VERY circumspect in how I answered that.  I told the lady that I was a bit surprised she was asking for details on that -- how do I know who she really is or how the information will be used?  Also, even if CSI - Miami, broadcasting that info may not be the most responsible thing.

So, I told her to make something up that sounds reasonable to the average person who does NOT know how to do that stuff and bear with the "no way" thoughts from the 1% or so that do.  I gave her some sample recipes that are harmless but sounded cool (or so I thought) and realistic enough.  I have no idea what they actually did, since, as I said, I've never watched an entire episode (I think I've seen the opening, pre-theme setup a few times).

[Chainsawmidget]

Star Trek Deep Space 9 and Babylon 5 I gave up for pretty much the same reasons.  I just felt them dull and often walling in their own politics too much.  With the previous Treks and similiar series, the shows always had a much less confined and more adventurous feel to them. 

That and once you missed a few episodes, you lost track of what was going on. 

[Sitting Duck]

I gave up on Supernatural around the middle of the fourth season. The first two seasons had great monster hunting stories (with the occasional misstep) truer to the spirit of Kolchak: The Night Stalker than the actual remake of Kolchak was. Things started going downhill with the introduction of Ruby for the third season (though there were still some decent stand alone episodes). The fourth season was utter crap and, from what I've heard, season five only gets worse.

I probably would have also given up on Farscape after the fourth season except that Sci Fi had the decency to mercy kill it.

[venomx]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (I was never a trekie anyway)

My GF introduced me to the new Battlestar Galactica and that took over.

[Raffine]

MonsterQuest and all those other 'reality' shows where they go off to the wild blue yonders looking for legendary creatures.

These programs would be a lot more interesting if they spent more time examining the legends and backgrounds of the elusive critters and less time showing goombahs running around in the woods with night vision cameras yelling "WHAT WAS THAT?!?" any time a squirrel drops a nut.

SPOILER ALERT! They never ever find Jack squat.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

The Whitest Kids U Know. I really enjoyed the first season then they switched to a different network I didn't get. Now I get the IFC channel and the quality of the show has dwindled.

[Leah]

I was hugely into 24 but by 06 or so I had a very difficult time seeing our secret services as heroes.

yeah, after the fifth season, it all went downhill from there. I gave up on it in the seventh season at 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM (i didn't see that episode either)

I might give up on TNA

[HappyGilmore]

I might give up on TNA

I've pretty much given up on TNA at this point.  Was a huge fan.  Last time I watched was in August when they did the ECW reunion. 

[Leah]

I might give up on TNA

I've pretty much given up on TNA at this point.  Was a huge fan.  Last time I watched was in August when they did the ECW reunion. 

This they business was Hogan/Bischoff taking control of TNA, Hardy turned heel as well.

[HappyGilmore]

I might give up on TNA

I've pretty much given up on TNA at this point.  Was a huge fan.  Last time I watched was in August when they did the ECW reunion. 

This they business was Hogan/Bischoff taking control of TNA, Hardy turned heel as well.

That was a disappointment.  I try to catch it but for the most part only see a match or two and move on.  So disappointing cause I really supported it as an upstart back when it was strictly a pay-per-view business and to see them hype this big event and it's revealed that it's like, Jarrett, Hogan and Bischoff or something.  Really?  Way to gyp people outta money, there.

[Leah]

I might give up on TNA

I've pretty much given up on TNA at this point.  Was a huge fan.  Last time I watched was in August when they did the ECW reunion. 

This they business was Hogan/Bischoff taking control of TNA, Hardy turned heel as well.

That was a disappointment.  I try to catch it but for the most part only see a match or two and move on.  So disappointing cause I really supported it as an upstart back when it was strictly a pay-per-view business and to see them hype this big event and it's revealed that it's like, Jarrett, Hogan and Bischoff or something.  Really?  Way to gyp people outta money, there.

I know what you mean, everything is in high suspense, and then, when everything is revealed, it can go down into two ways- either it'll be a shocker, or it will just be total crap. This event turned to total crap (If you saw the end of Bound For Glory, the audience threw trash into the ring. ) Sigh, it was good when it lasted, RIP TNA 2002-2009

[Hammock Rider]

I stopped watching Heroes after the disappointing first season finale. All that build up and then...nothing, really. It seemed like they were just intent on stringing viewers along with no real end game in mind.

  I was also a huge fan of The Mentalist when it first started but the shows just don't seem as interesting anymore. I'm not even sure if it's still on the air and I don't really miss it.

[HappyGilmore]

I might give up on TNA

I've pretty much given up on TNA at this point.  Was a huge fan.  Last time I watched was in August when they did the ECW reunion. 

This they business was Hogan/Bischoff taking control of TNA, Hardy turned heel as well.

That was a disappointment.  I try to catch it but for the most part only see a match or two and move on.  So disappointing cause I really supported it as an upstart back when it was strictly a pay-per-view business and to see them hype this big event and it's revealed that it's like, Jarrett, Hogan and Bischoff or something.  Really?  Way to gyp people outta money, there.

I know what you mean, everything is in high suspense, and then, when everything is revealed, it can go down into two ways- either it'll be a shocker, or it will just be total crap. This event turned to total crap (If you saw the end of Bound For Glory, the audience threw trash into the ring. ) Sigh, it was good when it lasted, RIP TNA 2002-2009

They really threw trash? 

[Doggett]

Every US show I gave up on. The only one that kept me engaged for start to finish was the X Files.

I felt that show had a good sense of humour that kept it from becoming to dry, which it occassionally did.