Fans Are Sharing Their Favorite Bad TV Shows, And It’s Not Just Pretty Little Liars And Ryan Murphy Getting Called Out

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Over the years, television has given us many fantastic shows, and 2025 is no exception. However, everyone has different tastes, and even shows people enjoy can be considered less than perfect. Recently, a discussion on Reddit asked fans to share their favorite “guilty pleasure” TV series. Several people mentioned Pretty Little Liars, the often-debated teen mystery, along with shows created by Ryan Murphy, but those weren’t the only ones named.

This subreddit focuses on TV shows that people enjoy even though they have flaws – things like weak writing, bad acting, and negative reviews. Honestly, it doesn’t surprise me to see shows like Pretty Little Liars and some by the creators of Murphy Brown on the list. There are also a few other teen dramas, some crime shows, and an older superhero series that used to air on Fox. Here’s what made the cut:

  • Pretty Little Liars is every type of bad show there is. It’s good, it’s fun, it’s bad, it’s boring, and it’s unwatchable. Luckily, it’s the first two until like season 5 and a half. – Locke108
  • Blindly started watching Scream Queens during Halloween and I simply couldn’t stop. It was terrible but addicting. Had a similar experience with Insatiable. Show was absolutely absurd but I loved it. – mygamethreadaccount
  • Nip/Tuck. It was pretty trashy but enjoyable, at least the first few seasons. Then it got bonkers and I couldn’t watch it anymore. RIP Julian McMahon. – CarefulClassic9204
  • Riverdale was such a wild ride. At first, I watched it because it was so bad. But then I had some sort of Stockholm Syndrome happen and I embraced how crazy it is. – Lucetar
  • Did anyone say Gotham yet? What a very ridiculous and silly show but a lot of fun and very unserious. It really felt like the Schumacher Batman’s from the ’90s! Is it camp? I dunno… – Hari_Azole
  • Not trying to be controversial, but I’ve seen every episode of every Taylor Sheridan show, and that’s what I think of first when thinking about favourite bad TV. Particularly, Yellowstone, 1923, Tulsa King, Landman are watchable, but at times so silly that I’m watching for the unintentional lols. – TabootLlam

Viewers definitely have strong opinions about the shows they love, and everyone is entitled to those opinions. For a long time, many people have felt that Pretty Little Liars became overly complicated and drawn-out, similar to Riverdale, and perhaps went on for too many seasons. Still, the show maintains a dedicated fanbase, and lots of people continue to follow what the Pretty Little Liars actors are up to.

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Ryan Murphy’s shows are often both praised and criticized. Even in this discussion, fans are pointing out flaws in some of his popular series like Glee, Nip/Tuck, and 9-1-1 – the latter of which recently featured a surprising storyline sending characters into space.

The new show All’s Fair has received negative reviews from critics, but viewers on Hulu seem to be enjoying it – it’s already been renewed for another season. And there’s more news about current TV shows to discuss.

Fans Talk About Shows That Are Still On The Air

It’s fascinating to compare how many comments older, classic TV shows receive versus those that are currently on the air. Several shows currently airing – including The Rookie, All’s Fair, and those created by Taylor Sheridan – generated a lot of discussion. Here are a few more examples of responses about shows still in production:

  • All’s Fair. I’m not ashamed to admit that it’s addictive, even though it’s hard to watch Kim trying hard to act – AggressiveDrinker
  • Some of the dialogue in Reacher genuinely makes me cringe but on the whole I really enjoy it. It’s sort of just dumb fun, and Alan Ritchson’s performance as Reacher is great, as is his chemistry with Neagley. – ImHully
  • I’ve been watching The Neighborhood. It’s a very cheesy sitcom full of classic sitcom tropes and life lessons. But there are a million seasons and it is always my comfort show when I don’t want to look for a show. – winothirtynino
  • Spartacus and now House of Ashur. It is just violence and softcore porn. I love it. – availablelol
  • Tracker. It’s badly acted, poorly scripted, but for some reason me and my gf enjoy watching it. A visual guilty pleasure. – Kindgott1334
  • The Rookie is dumb as fuck and turned fresh recruits into a Navy SEAL team within like 2 seasons doing black ops missions in another country but damn, it was so stupid it was entertaining. – demmka
  • The Hunting Wives on Netflix. It is crazy and convoluted, but I binged watched the first season. I was NOT expecting it to be what it is based on the little scene that shows when you hover over the show, but I love it. – cutietarantula

I’ve noticed shows like Reacher, Tracker, and The Hunting Wives have really dedicated fans, and I wondered if some might be a little sensitive to any criticism. But honestly, the comments I’ve seen seem to come from people who actually like the shows and are just sharing what they genuinely think. I find that really refreshing! I’m guilty of enjoying plenty of TV that isn’t exactly a critical hit myself. So, I say let people enjoy Pretty Little Liars, Ryan Murphy’s shows, or anything else they love – no judgement here!

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2025-12-20 22:09