I don't usually watch bad TV but one thing I do notice is that if a show doesn't have a showrunner, or has almost as many writers as it does episodes, it won't end well.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Altered Carbon suffered greatly because of this. Some episodes are outstanding, and the show overall was good, but because there are a bunch of different writers and directors, there's an inconsistency that is off-putting. It really showed through the second half of the second season, after his sister showed up. A previously pretty interesting story became super cringe and repetitive.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wish I was able to avoid watching bad TV. I almost exclusivally watch older show to avoid bad surprises.
Would you mind sharing your definition, so I can identify bad TV better ?

[–] realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 week ago

To me, "bad TV" is a show with any combination of bad acting or bad writing, TBH. I also tend to avoid shows that haven't completed their runs, because a lot of shows get cancelled before they get a chance to conclude properly. I honestly just check the IMDb rating and the trailer and if the rating is above 7.0 or so then it's probably not bad. Unless the fanbase is huge, sometimes the score is inflated.

Sometimes I will find shows by looking at which programs got Emmys over the past few years but that's not the most efficient way to find new shows IMHO