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A while back, I rounded up some TV shows and movies that members of the BuzzFeed Community thought were totally overhyped. In the comments, they shared even more examples — and some of them might surprise you! Here are 39 of their top responses: " Succession . The acting was good, but the story was so horrific.
I watched five episodes and then gave up. Maybe it was meant to be a cautionary tale or a biopic about the Murdochs. I just didn't want my psyche poisoned by these wretched people.
" — mbsphd " Succession was disappointing with lazy, contrived dialogue, and the acting was meh. I watched most of Season 1, but it never got better. Overrated.
" — kkavila3 "I watched the whole thing, and I didn't see any of that chemistry at all. It felt like 'two hot people stood next to each other' was considered chemistry. I am a sucker for a rom-com — and a Shakespeare-inspired one — but that just didn't work for me.
" — garebehr "That show lost me brain cells. Should’ve been a movie, possibly, if it wasn't so predictable from the beginning." — jessicagriffin2 "I hated it because they used Hugh 'High Kicks' Jackson and pretty music to make that d-bag [P.
T. Barnum] look like a human being when he was the epitome of capitalism in the real." — monkeybuttmom "I finished it, but by the end, I was watching only for the fashion.
" — perenti "It was SO dull. I'm quite fine with tiny casts, survivalism, minimal dialogue, and all of that, but that one was so boring. I feel like Leonardo DiCaprio only got the Oscar that year because the Academy were afraid what lengths he'd go to to try and win one if being brutalized by a bear didn't do it.
" — garebehr "I tried to rewatch it because I ran into an old neighbor who told me her brother is in it. Sadly, I couldn't find him. Too graphic!" — crafty_gm "Honestly, it felt tragic for the sake of tragedy but not much substance.
And with so much to work with, I think it could have been brilliant. But too many extreme storylines that were only about shocking the audience. And agreed the sexualization of teens was gross.
I watched Season 1 but didn't bother with Season 2." — travelcat147 "I watched the first season, and I just couldn't do the second. In my mind, I just couldn't get past the fact that they were portraying teenagers.
The least they could have done was make them college-aged. IDK..
.It was just too much." — ropre " Wednesday is so boring, ISTG.
" — pinkduck56 " Stranger Things could have SO easily just been a one-season miniseries. My partner and I just started it last year, and when we saw the final episode of Season One, we were like, 'Uh..
.Shouldn't it just end here?' I think we didn't even make it two episodes into Season 3, and by then, it was already exhausting/stupid. We kept thinking we'd watch it at some point, but there's nothing making us want to.
" — violetnylund "Totally agree on Oppenheimer . It took me three tries to get through the entire film. IDK how they managed to make a movie about the invention of the nuclear bomb boring as hell, but manage it they did.
Such a shame, because it had a great cast. Skip the film; read the books instead." — caelesto "Exactly! I feel like Captain America: The Winter Soldier was the best MCU film, and it just kind of went downhill from there.
The early stuff was good; it had the right mix of humor and action with some decent writing. Whenever it started to rely on you watching EVERY SINGLE MOVIE to be able to enjoy one, it made it less fun. Now, it's pretty much just copy and paste the same story with different heroes.
" — monikap6 "Yep. People were actually saying it was a woman-empowerment movie. But I just saw a self-obsessed woman who watches her friends get murdered and thinks this place is cool.
" — dukeofdumb "I really think A Year In The Life should just be scrapped, and they should start over. I love Gilmore Girls , so I'd like to see a reboot or limited series or something done well. AYITL just sucks so fucking hard.
They really butchered it. If I was them, I'd be like, 'Okay, that's officially not canon. Let's retry this.
'" — goety " The Blair Witch Project . If you didn't fall for their marketing, it was just a really boring movie full of panicky people." — trendyasteroid14 " Secret Invasion had SO much potential.
I was incredibly excited for that show, thinking it was gonna drastically change the MCU, and it ended up being...
absolutely nothing." — psychickid62 Now, in your opinion, what's a criminally UNDERRATED movie or TV show that totally deserves more hype? Why? Share your thoughts in the comments! Note: Some responses have been edited for length/clarity..
