What series have you give up on lately and why?

Rhombik 2017-09-10 11:29:56 UTC #21

Webcomics, I'm not going to name names for obvious reasons, but I just had to un-sub from a couple because I felt literally spammed by the guest art and "I've made a new chapter" notifications. I'm... not the biggest fan of the non episode pages. That includes fan art, Q&As and random illustrations. Isn't that what a twitter, tumblr or instagram is for? If I'm a big enough fan, I'll sniff it out. If I'm not, I find it incredibly off putting.

Apologies to people who enjoy seeing their fan art going up. I just find it really pulls me out of the story.

TV series, I'm incredibly fickle so the first episode usually decides whether I'll watch all of it or not. It's not often that I start a series, make it a whole season, then drop it later. I didn't finish Breaking Bad because I foolishly started watching it a few weeks before the finale, couldn't catch up and accidentally saw a spoiler when I was halfway through the penultimate series. In a couple of years time, when my memories are foggier, I'll try again.

indagold 2017-09-10 16:19:41 UTC #23

Steven Universe definitely. It had potential at season 1 and early season 2 and just went down from there. Character designs are getting more stagnant to the point fan characters look much better, character development just never goes anywhere and normal characters become unusually mean, petty and inconsistent in their personality, it's a story driven show and yet relies on steven to be in every single episode dealing with other character's lives when it would work much better if he wasn't there, action is non existent, episodes and arcs always end in the status quo playing everything as safely as possible when a series like this needs conflict (even the diamonds pose no threat after we learn they do not care about earth or the rebels on it) and I really do not feel this show is some magical lgbt representation safe haven when Pearl is a stalkerish codependant nightmare and Garnet's only personality trait is she's a gay relationship.

ConradComics 2017-09-11 18:26:42 UTC #24

Recently, it would be Better Call Saul. I literally lost the show. I know I should be patient, and that a year and a quarter wait between seasons is pretty much the norm now, but when I checked back in at February this year and it was still 3 months or so away, I just gave up on it.

Almost had a similar issue with Archer, but the premise for the season (at the time) was intriguing enough that I came back for it.