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TV Shows Based On Terrible Premises
Posted on 7/7/13 at 11:12 pm
Posted on 7/7/13 at 11:12 pm
Cavemen based on the Geico commercials have to be up there. If they were edgy about it it might have worked but the cookie cutter crap they put out was awful. What else ya got?
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Posted on 7/7/13 at 11:23 pm to JabarkusRussell
The Swan
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Heil Honey I’m Home!
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Heil Honey I’m Home!
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The British sitcom focused on Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, who lived next to a Jewish couple. .
This post was edited on 7/7/13 at 11:25 pm
Posted on 7/7/13 at 11:25 pm to JabarkusRussell
The Big Bang Theory is a pretty bad premise imho, but they knocked it out of the park on the writing and the individual performances by the cast.
That show has the magic combination that others never come close to.
Diff'rent Strokes was another kinda meh premise that would never see the light of day in our current PC world.
That show has the magic combination that others never come close to.
Diff'rent Strokes was another kinda meh premise that would never see the light of day in our current PC world.
Posted on 7/7/13 at 11:27 pm to JabarkusRussell
Posted on 7/7/13 at 11:37 pm to JabarkusRussell
Posted on 7/7/13 at 11:38 pm to JabarkusRussell
Gilligan's Island
Odd assortment of characters going on a 3-hour tour with a ridiculous amount of clothing, money, and scientific equipment. The only ones who didn't have a change of clothes were the 2 that worked on the boat.
Odd assortment of characters going on a 3-hour tour with a ridiculous amount of clothing, money, and scientific equipment. The only ones who didn't have a change of clothes were the 2 that worked on the boat.
This post was edited on 7/7/13 at 11:41 pm
Posted on 7/8/13 at 12:04 am to saintsfan22
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The British sitcom focused on Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun, who lived next to a Jewish couple.
Must see.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 12:46 am to JabarkusRussell
My Two Dads
ALF
Glee
ALF
Glee
Posted on 7/8/13 at 12:59 am to JabarkusRussell
Shoving buddies
Posted on 7/8/13 at 1:02 am to JabarkusRussell
The Gina Davis show when she was president. A woman president?
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Posted on 7/8/13 at 1:14 am to JabarkusRussell
Yep, ALF. Liked the show, just a terrible premise.
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Gordon Shumway is an alien nicknamed ALF (an acronym for Alien Life Form) by Willie Tanner in the pilot episode. ALF was born on October 28, 1756, on the Lower East Side of the planet Melmac. Melmac was located six parsecs past the Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster, and had a green sky, blue grass and a purple sun. The commonly-used currency is a "Wernick" (named after producer Sandy Wernick) which is equal to $10 American dollars. Lint, gravel, and foam are as precious on Melmac as gold is on Earth, whereas gold and platinum are so common that they are used in place of porcelain to make toilets and sinks, as seen in the Season One episode "Baby, You Can Drive My Car" where ALF sells the gold and platinum plumbing in his ship to buy a Ferrari for Lynn.
ALF's body is covered with fur and he has a rippled snout, facial moles, and eight stomachs. His heart is apparently located in his head. He likes to burp and eat cats, and can whistle without opening his mouth, He had a best friend on his home planet named Malhar Naik. He has a friend named Skip and a girlfriend named Rhonda, both of whom also escaped the explosion. He attended high school for 122 years and was captain of a Bouillabaisse ball team, a game played on ice using shellfish as a ball.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 2:04 am to BunkieWrench
Smart Guy was a goofy premise but it was actually good. It still is good today which I can't say about a lot of other childhood favorites.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 5:27 am to JabarkusRussell
"My Mother the Car", hands down.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 5:53 am to Uncle Stu
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oh how quickly we forget
I still can't figure out why anyone likes Randy Newman. His songs have literally zero substance to them and anyone can write his lyrics. Can think of dozens of rappers with more substance and subtlety to their music than Randy Newman.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 6:13 am to JabarkusRussell
Seinfeld's premise had "failure" written all over it. A show about nothing? Yeah…good luck pitching that to a network in 2013. Fortunately for mankind the premise worked and we got 9 seasons of awesomeness. However in this era of instant gratification, NBC would not allow a show like Seinfeld to see the light of day.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 6:39 am to JabarkusRussell
Suits has a pretty unbelievable premise for such an awesome show
Posted on 7/8/13 at 6:55 am to JabarkusRussell
That short lived William Shatner show that came out a couple of years ago "$#*! My Dad Says", that was based on someone's Twitter feed.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 7:47 am to Zap Rowsdower
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That short lived William Shatner show that came out a couple of years ago "$#*! My Dad Says", that was based on someone's Twitter feed.
Good call.
I may get blasted for this, but I actually enjoyed Cavemen a lot more than everyone else did. It wasn't great television or anything, but I thought it was okay. There was also another show on at the same time...Carpoolers I think? With Jerry O'Connell. That was a fairly stupid premise.
Posted on 7/8/13 at 9:41 am to CocomoLSU
Mannimal
Knight Rider even though it was a childhood favorite was kind of a dumb premise.
Knight Rider even though it was a childhood favorite was kind of a dumb premise.
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