Giving up on shows

I've watched all of True Blood and I'm out. Don't even care what happens in the last season.

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So when you've watched something for a few seasons do you give it more time to right the ship or do you easily wall away?

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I pretty much drop things if they are no longer entertaining overall. Unless I wind up watching them while doing something else like I do with True Blood. Just kinda half arse watch that show while playing a video game or browsing most of the time and get decent entertainment while skipping the crappy parts.

I quit watching Walking Dead after season 3. I had stopped watching during the beginning of season 2, but came back for season 3 because I figured there was no way they could screw up the prison arc from the graphic novels and make it suck. I was wrong.

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At what point do you just cut bait on a show you've watched for years?

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When the show loses the essence of what made it great to begin with. Usually happens when a show reaches it's "peak" of success, then is followed by over-production and lack of creativity.

I usually cut ties if I lose interest, or if it's sure to be canceled. A prime example of this for me would be Raising Hope, which fulfills both those qualifications.

stopped watching dexter after 4 seasons.
gave up on the office during season 6 i think. i did come back a few years later and finish it up on netflix though.
totally lost interest in american horror story 2 eps before finale this year.

I often lose interest in keeping up with a show week by week and I usually just end up binge watching it later.

I have up on Newsroom after Season 2 Ep 1. I gave up on Walking Dead last season but caught back up on DVR moths later and now in excited again.

It's pretty easy for me to quit shows. I quit Greys anatomy, all the CSIs, and Desperate Housewives. I'd probably quit BBT if I didn't watch it
With the wife and kids. At some point you just can't stand the characters or story lines anymore.

Depends on what you are looking for? Most shows people fall in love with because it is something new and it is nice to see a new type of show. I mean I am seeing the Walking Dead and American Horror Story, two shows completely different than most shows on television. So it is something new and exciting. But people also want action, action, action with these types of shows which is not as realistic from a production side of things. They have to incorporate story to some degree. Have to build new characters to kill characters. So if you are saying they are stretching it out, you are right because if they kill characters every week there is no show. I have not really heard anyone who liked American Horror Story beyond season 1. A lot only liked the Walking Dead season 1 but many are saying they really like season 2.

As for the other shows I have no idea how Grey's Anatomy is still on but honestly almost all network television sucks because they have limits. Cable and premium channels are taking over the television scene. Networks best chance right now is the Blacklist but if you sit back and think about it that show has been done many times before.

gave up on walkig dead, boring, annoying, and slow.