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Television series that outstayed their welcome?

BritFlicks1BritFlicks1 Posts: 631
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My Family was one. It went on forever.

How many more can you name?
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    CentaurionCentaurion Posts: 2,060
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    Blackadder, it went downhill after the second outing.
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    CPW4EVERCPW4EVER Posts: 2,308
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    Absolutely Fabulous - the 90's episodes were great but none of the series or specials that they did in the 00's were nearly as good. I love the show but they shouldn't have revived it.

    Only Fools and Horses - same as Ab Fab. The series had a great ending in 1996 but devoid of ideas, the BBC insisted on reviving it in the 00's for a few poorly done specials and two poorly done spinoffs.

    Last of the Summer Wine - from what I've seen of the show, it appears to have been the same episode for 30 years.
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    RandysbackRandysback Posts: 3,404
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    Allow me to be the first to mention these

    X Factor
    Britain's got Talent
    I`m a Celebrity
    Big Brother
    Strictly Come Dancing
    The News
    Children in Need
    Comic Relief
    Sport Relief
    BBC Sports personality of the Year
    Loose Women
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    Pink KnightPink Knight Posts: 24,773
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    Casualty and Holby City. Antiques Roadshow, Countryfile, Songs of Praise.
    Question Time.
    All terminally dull.
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    Aurora13Aurora13 Posts: 30,246
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    Only Fools and Horses
    Royle Family
    Big Brother
    Last of the Summer Wine
    Birds of a Feather
    New Tricks (if renewed).
    Brookside

    All of them were/are a shadow of the earlier series. Quite sad seeing good programmes being tainted by dragging them on too long.
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    Corky DukeCorky Duke Posts: 790
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    Centaurion wrote: »
    Blackadder, it went downhill after the second outing.

    Third time round wasn't as good but the fourth series was probably the best they did especially the ending to the final episode
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    ZentonZenton Posts: 883
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    Coach Trip - used to be good, now very stale
    Deal or No Deal - <groans>
    Splash - dreadful
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    pembo2004pembo2004 Posts: 4,097
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    8 out of 10 cats - used to be good but it has become stale
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    Poppy99_PoppyPoppy99_Poppy Posts: 2,255
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    2.4 children
    Heartbeat
    Bread
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    A.D.PA.D.P Posts: 10,383
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    X Factor so 1990s
    I am a nobody get me out of here. So cruel to dumb animals, ( who take part) and insects, snakes and wildlife.
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    juliancarswelljuliancarswell Posts: 8,896
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    Come bleedin dine with me.😠
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    snafu65snafu65 Posts: 18,213
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    Only Fools and Horses should never have come back after Del Boy, Rodney and Uncle Albert walked off into the sunset having finally become millionaires, that was the perfect ending.

    And judging by the first few episodes of the new series of Big Bang Theory, that show has definitely passed it's sell by date.

    Also Casualty, Countryfile and Antiques Roadshow. They're on every, every weekend virtually all year round without fail. Make something new for weekends!

    Oh and Eastenders.
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    walterwhitewalterwhite Posts: 56,944
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    Shameless without a doubt. Went on about 5 series past when it should have ended.
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    warszawawarszawa Posts: 4,437
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    Friends
    HIGNFY
    The Simpsons
    Waterloo Road
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    victor melvictor mel Posts: 4,963
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    Minder after Terry left.
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    80sfan80sfan Posts: 18,522
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    Neighbours
    Home & Away
    Coronation Street
    X-Factor
    I'm a Celebrity
    Big Brother / Celebrity Big Brother
    Casualty
    Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
    Absolutely Fabulous - should have ended at series 3
    My Family - yawn
    Only Fools And Horses
    Eurovision Song Contest
    Children in Need
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,031
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    Randysback wrote: »
    Allow me to be the first to mention these

    The News

    Erm, WHAT?!
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    Steve9214Steve9214 Posts: 8,406
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    The classic must be Noels House Party.

    First few series all very inventive and entertaining.
    Then they ran out of ideas, so just started repeating the same stunts,
    and even tried fooling the same celebs a second time.
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    lundavralundavra Posts: 31,790
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    Just seems like a series of moans about programmes that the posters don't like. For example, ridiculous to suggest that Antiques Roadshow and Countryfile have 'outstayed their welcome'.

    I suspect that I would not dream of watching the programmes that posters want to replace them with.
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    The NetThe Net Posts: 5,494
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    Centaurion wrote: »
    Blackadder, it went downhill after the second outing.

    Given the tons of tv programmes you could have chosen this wouldn't be one of them. The 3rd and particularly Blackadder Goes Fourth were brilliant in my opinion.

    As for series that should have ended sooner no doubt Desperate Housewives comes to mind but also Heartbeat went severely downhill after the first series. Didn't like OFAH after Rodders Wedding and Friends should have finished at least 5 series earlier.
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    Ollie_h19Ollie_h19 Posts: 8,548
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    A.D.P wrote: »
    X Factor so 1990s
    I am a nobody get me out of here. So cruel to dumb animals, ( who take part) and insects, snakes and wildlife.

    How is the X Factor 'so 90's' when it started in about 2004? Even Popstars was in 2000.
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    BelligerenceBelligerence Posts: 40,613
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    Two packets of crisps.
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    Steve_CardanasSteve_Cardanas Posts: 4,188
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    the x factor
    big brother
    britains got talent
    strictly come dancing
    casualty
    holby city
    eastenders
    coronation street
    emmerdale
    match of the day
    masterchef
    the apprentice
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    The NetThe Net Posts: 5,494
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    Steve_Cardanas wrote: »
    the x factor
    big brother
    britains got talent
    strictly come dancing
    casualty
    holby city
    eastenders
    coronation street
    emmerdale
    match of the day
    masterchef
    the apprentice

    Match of the Day :) Clearly here you've listed programmes that you never even welcomed.
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    dsimillerdsimiller Posts: 1,838
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    Randysback wrote: »
    Allow me to be the first to mention these

    X Factor
    Britain's got Talent
    I`m a Celebrity
    Big Brother
    Strictly Come Dancing
    The News
    Children in Need
    Comic Relief
    Sport Relief
    BBC Sports personality of the Year
    Loose Women

    Agree with all the above,plus London's Burning and The Bill,which seemed to spend more and more time in the interview room towards the end.
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