Top 12 Shows I don't like, but don't hate

Now to clarify, these are not shows that I hate... meaning I don't hate these shows to the point where I want them to die a horrible, painful death, or I'll make troll videos of my reactions to the shows being canceled, or tell the producers to end the show or else I'll punch a baby... no no no, these are shows I that I simply just don't like... meaning I'll watch them every now and then, but for the most part, I just won't care I watch them or not. On top of that, these are shows that people won't SHUT UP about. I'm going to give you the Top 12 shows that I don't hate, but I don't like either. Why Top 12? Because 12 is my favorite number besides 37. Enjoy!

12. ICarly
Now I know it was reasonable to give Miranda Cosgrove her own show after her success in the show she was in previously "Drake and Josh". However when her supporting cast consisted of Jennette McCurdy and Nathan Kress, I just rolled my eyes. Not that any of these guys are terrible actors, it's just that after Miranda's huge success I expected a lot more from her. But to me, she lost her touch when the spotlight seemed to get hogged by Jennette. In Drake and Josh, Miranda stole some of the spotlight while keeping the show funny while she portrayed herself as a genius… in ICarly that goes right down the drain. Again I did find Jennette's tough girl attitude interesting and the bond between Miranda and Nathan's characters strong and loving, but when you have all these things going together it just takes away the fun the episode was supposed to be about, at least to me it did and I know some other people feel this way too. Now I don't find this show terrible because again it still has some hilarious moments, but all-in-all there are times when it can get boring. What's funny is not that many people talked about it when it first came out, but when Lucas Crushank (aka Fred) entered the show for one or two episodes… it became a web party. It gained more popularity after that and I just didn't care that much anymore. I can still watch it every now and then, but when comparing the boring parts in ICarly to the boring parts in my physical life… it's a tie.

11. Anything about the Power Rangers
Okay I'm gonna admit, I saw the first season and somewhat liked it. After the first movie came out, I lost interest in the franchise until the third season came out. In my youth, I had some of the action figures – the power rangers and the morphs. I watched the first and third season almost every Saturday morning and enjoyed them a bit. But when season 4 came out, I stopped watching power rangers completely. To this day, I haven't seen a single episode of any of the power rangers show since the beginning of season 4 and I'm proud of it. I mean hey, it's still going on… making new costumes, powers, and getting new actors to play the rangers. It's also on this list because I liked it when I was a kid and even though I don't like the show anymore, I still like the theme song… I guess I still find it somewhat catchy. Well regardless, with it still going on and the line of action figures continuing… the Power Rangers to me are now Sour Rangers.

10. Thomas and Friends
I'm gonna be honest, I heard about this show when season 4 was coming out in 1994. This show is older than I am, yet there are infinite breaks in between years so it really doesn't feel like it. Like other shows, when a season ends people tend to stop talking about them for a while… but when they hear the new season coming out, it is back to Thomas this, Thomas that. Okay now the reason I didn't like this show is not because it used stop motion with toy trains, but because when I first saw this… I found it a little creepy. Trains with eyes and mouths that don't move when they talk, but switch in between shots… that freaked me out as a kid. Nowadays it's silly to think that, especially since I'm old enough to be freaked out by something as innocent as that… but back then… yeah. Even though I'm passed all that, I still don't find it interesting. I still watch it if it's on and I'm bored enough… heck I even watched the Nostalgia Critic review of the movie and even I don't agree with his opinion. But all that aside… I'm not into the show or the movie. It may no longer be freaky to me, but it's still not good enough for me.

9. Anything about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
I'm referring to every show that came out since its first appearance in 1987 to the present show. Not that there's anything wrong with the 4 mutated reptiles that learn the way of the ninja by a mutated rat, but it just seems over the top to me. Now I admit I did watch the original show and the first two live-action movies, but I never really got into them. Maybe because the original show came out before I did and I didn't get time to really enjoy it. The shows that came after that were okay, but many still consider the original to be the best. I liked the original theme song over the others and I still consider the original to be the best, but overall I just don't find the whole situation of the turtles, master splinter, or that bitch April to be all that appealing. My favorite character is Casey Jones, but besides that… it's not that interesting to me. And if it's the original that I'm talking about, that also affects the future shows.

8. One Piece
When it comes to the Pirates vs. Ninjas campaign, I'm on the Pirates side – PIRATES. (Man that never gets old lol), anyway even though I love Japanese anime, I don't love all of them. One Piece just happens to be one of them. Now many people don't know that One Piece originally made its North American premiere on 4Kids.Tv in 2004, but we all know that its rise to popularity happened when it aired on Toonami in 2005 (the same time Zatch Bell and Bobobo came along). The idea of having cursed fruits grant the consumer unimaginative abilities in exchange for their ability to swim was appealing at the time, but when the show started kicking off for real the characters that had those abilities sort of felt ovp. Not that there's a problem with that, Dragonball Z and Naruto tend to do that sometimes with the added twists of negative side effects which seem to fade over time. But since the show seemed to focus on pirates, almost none of the characters resemble pirates, I mean yes they get a pirate ship with a pirate flag, but they always seem to never have or use a cannon, walk the plank, use swords and pistols, or search for buried treasure. When it comes to stuff related to pirates, I always prefer Pirates of the Caribbean. Sometimes I feel that the theme of the show is misleading (not talking about the theme song), if you take out the fact that it's about pirates; you get an anime where a bunch of dudes, ladies, a skeleton, a cyborg, and a deer sail the ocean and go to islands to be awesome or stupid. Oh well, it's an okay anime (it's also one of the longest running anime, so long that people talk about it weekly) but not okay enough for me to stick through it all the way (Pirates or Not).

7. Jersey Shore
Oh boy here we go… "Omg Jersey Shore is like the best show on Earth", "Have you seen the latest episode of Jersey Shore?", "I want to go to Jersey Shore", "Guido". Okay I admit I watched some of Jersey Shore and I understand why some people love it and some people find it offensive to Italian Americans. Outside the "role models" that don't swear that much (which is awesome btw), it's one of the few reality shows that I enjoy every now and then. I hate it more than I like it, but it's one of the shows that people don't stop talking about and I understand why. I mean if you saw just 1 episode you can understand why. If you don't ever watch a single episode, that's also okay because I see it as a show that you can pass on. Well besides that, I have seen it and it's not terrible. Many government officials have actually criticized the show, but that's another story. Anyway, Jersey Shore looks interesting but it's definitely one shore I don't want my boat to row off to.

6. Hetalia
What do I need to say about this one? It's an anime that even though it's not that old yet, it's the one that everyone talks about more often than it needs to be. Naming the girl characters after countries that fought in World War II, I originally thought it was going to blow. But to my surprise, it's actually okay. Although it hasn't aired in Toonami yet (if it has, what time does it come on?), I feel that it should. The story is a little confusing sometimes and with a story like that; you feel that you should know the story to fully enjoy the show. I don't know it too well and that's one of the main reasons I don't like the show that much. It's not good, but it's not bad. And when you use plz accounts involving countries, you get the Hetalia characters to represent them. I will say that I enjoy One Piece more than this, but I think it has a bigger audience than One Piece does and that's why it's higher on the list.

5. Glee
When it comes to Glee… I'll avoid the show as much as possible. I admit I like the music cds somewhat, more than the show. Personally, I don't know why this show has an audience. I mean it's a show that takes a popular song and they sing it in their own way (that's how I see it anyway). Some of the songs, I think, sound better than the original version; but most of the others sound pathetic, like Time Warp and Don't Stop Believing. There's so much merchandise and discussions about Glee that I can't stand it. I admit the songs that I find superior to the original versions are the only reason why I think this show is somewhat interesting. The choreography is okay, but not that memorable. It may be called Glee (which means delight, a form of happiness), but I'm certainly not delighted with this.

4. The Simpsons
Now before you start hating me and unwatching me, hear me out on this. I actually like this show, but the makers of this show are the same people who made Futurama. I prefer Futurama over the Simpsons and here's why I do. Futurama has a story sort of, and it revolves around delivery boy Philip J. Fry… wait a minute I should be talking about the Simpsons . I have nothing against the designs of the characters; in fact I think they're cool, but the humor seems a tad crude especially since the show has young kids being part of the cast. Homer Simpson (seen as one of the most iconic characters in the show) is the abusive father who does a lot of things wrong and does dangerous things that usually lead his son, Bart, or the rest of his family into trouble (okay I know Peter Griffin in Family Guy does about the same thing, but that's made by a different company). The most iconic character, Bart Simpson, is the face of the show because he also does crude things and he's just a kid. He's a risk taker and also smart when he needs to be, but he isn't seen as a child role model because when he becomes a jerk, he takes the cake. Bart is the mention of every talk about the Simpsons and there are so many video game adaptations of the Simpsons that have Bart either as the main character, the only playable character, or a supporting character. The theme song doesn't help either because I think it sounds bad. There are times when the show seems funny, but not when the adults are more stupid than the kids; and most of the time, the humor is more crude than American Dad. I can honestly say that I enjoyed the movie more than the show. Oh well, I may talk about why I like Futurama more than the Simpsons some other day, but right now the Simpsons is a family comedy show that dislike more than the ones that came after that: Family Guy and American Dad.

3. Pokémon
I'm a big fan of the Pokémon games; the show on the other hand, not so much. It's nice to see the adventures of Ask Ketchum and his partner Pikachu, as well as his travels with the friends he makes. But they always seem to replace the female character with another female character and add more development to a relatively small region. The one major thing I don't like about the show is even though it's the longest running anime; over half of the show is filler. Even though they meet new Pokémon in the filler episodes, they end up seeing them again in a non-filler episode. Some of the battles are awesome, but at other times they can be cheesy. I stopped keeping up with the show when the group got to the Johto League because when they got to a filler episode, even though a few of them are cool, most of them are really pointless. Nowadays I don't see a point in waking up early on Saturday mornings to watch a possible filler episode. I definitely gotta catch em all, but I certainly don't want to watch em all.

2. Adventure Time
Like everyone, when I saw the trailer for this show I just rolled my eyes. An assistant producer of the Misadventures of Flapjack making his own show, I thought this was going to blow. But to everyone's (including my) surprise, it was a well put together cartoon. It follows a boy with his magical dog on random adventures. I like how they give the boy amazing abilities like any adventurer while still giving him his young boy attitude and personality, and I like how they still give him his limits. I mean, he's still a kid… he's cool; there are times where he's smart or stupid, times when he has fears to conquer, and times when he reaches his limit. Even though some episodes involve saving a princess, most of the time she doesn't need saving (unlike that bitch Princess Peach). The magical dog on the other hand seems a little ovp. He never seems to have any limits to his abilities and there never seems to be a reason why he needs a partner because he's never shown to have a weakness. After a while, the show started to get a little boring and the characters stop becoming interesting. Even the villain, the Ice King, is like Team Rocket… he's just a blabbering idiot. This show is still okay, but to me it stopped becoming interesting. I'll still watch it every now and then, but other than that there never seems to be a time to watch Adventure Time.

And the Number 1 Show that I don't like, but don't hate is...

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Yeah most of you saw this coming. Out of all the shows on this list, this is the one that people NEVER shut up about! Okay I'm gonna admit this… I've seen the first season. It was okay, but I never saw what was so special about it. I mean it's just a cartoon, trying to teach us what a lot of other cartoons were doing before then… friendship and stuff parents teach us. Other shows do that too: Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Mickey's Clubhouse, Captain Kangaroo, and even Mister Roger's Neighborhood (one of my all-time favorites). Okay bad examples, but the fact remains. What bugs me is there are cons dedicated solely to this franchise and random communities inspired by this franchise… again what's so special about it? I know why people like it, but why do people have to go apeshit over it? The characters are well-developed and they each learn something new, I'll give it that. But when it comes to the songs… I know over half of them are memorable, but for the others… do they need to be frickin musicals? Wasn't High School Musical enough torture? Okay that was too far and I apologize. There are some plot holes that don't make sense, the characters and villains can be too forgiving at times when it seems over the top, and the lessons that are taught seem out of place. I never saw any different from it after season one, because after the season finale… I stopped watching it. I saw a couple season two episodes, they weren't interesting; and I only saw the finale of season three, and I'll be honest… I didn't like it. The sudden twist of the Alicorn and the destinies being swapped were just stupid. I mean did it affect their memories before then? If they thought it was their destinies forever, then how did they think the town stayed alive before then? And how is that how Alicorns are born? All of it is never explained. So is this show for me? No, but I know why it has an audience and why it continues to entertain people (and make people wish they were a pony). But since it's a cartoon doing what other shows did before then, I can't see this as a show worth watching. That's why I'm not a Brony and proud of it.

So I hoped you enjoyed this list. If not, then oh well... next time I might give you a list of shows that I can't get enough of, shows that I . We'll see... but until then, check out my other Top 12 lists below.

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