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11:04 pm - 02/04/2013

'Rules of Engagement' and other TV sitcoms that refused to die


It's baaaaaack ...

Rules of Engagement may be the Energizer bunny of sitcoms; the middling CBS comedy starring David Spade and Patrick Warburton flat-out refuses to die. After canceling it last spring, the network changed its mind, went back to the TV scrapyard and slotted it as a midseason replacement. As it returns for its seventh season (Mondays, 8:30 ET/PT), USA TODAY's Jayme Deerwester looks at a few other series that may have seen their days, but outlasted their expected shelf lives and stuck around to plug holes in network lineups. They're all shows that made us stop and ask, "Wait, that's still on?"
( Some selections under the cut (rest of the list on the link)Collapse )
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hwb_bish 5th-Feb-2013 05:38 am (UTC)
my parents watch that shit show rules of engagement,my dad gets so defensive about all his shitty shows. 2 and a half men, mike and molly (which he said is the best show around. wtf?) and it just blows my fucking mind.

actxappalledx 5th-Feb-2013 05:48 am (UTC)
lol my dad also loves 2 and a half men and mike and molly. he's an odd one
mydogfred 5th-Feb-2013 05:51 am (UTC)
lol my dad loves Big Bang Theory
elstree 5th-Feb-2013 05:53 am (UTC)
ugh, my dad loves two and a half men too and he usually has good tv taste in general.
testdrivegirl 5th-Feb-2013 06:34 am (UTC)
hahhaa my dad loves 2 and a half men and big bang theory. he actually lols at them
vanishingbee 5th-Feb-2013 07:09 am (UTC)
my dad loves murdoch mysteries
saintvlas22 6th-Feb-2013 01:16 am (UTC)
I don't think that's a bad show - just boring as shit.

CSI is a terrible show. It makes no SENSE.
qween_tartii 5th-Feb-2013 10:07 am (UTC)
Big Bang Theory is my mum's favorite show

she also think Community is terrible and unfunny

i am seriously beginning to think i'm adopted
jordoofus 5th-Feb-2013 05:38 am (UTC)
WHY IS KING OF THE HILL ON THIS LIST THO
heart_of_butter 5th-Feb-2013 05:50 am (UTC)
Later seasons were kind of bunk, lbr.
cherrybombx 5th-Feb-2013 08:10 am (UTC)
at least its decline wasn't as sharp as the simpsons. not by a long shot. plus it seems like they realized they were doing lucky overload and dialed his exposure down a bit.
angi_is_altered Tim Daly is still a babe and looks like Hugh Jackman's older brother. — 5th-Feb-2013 05:38 am (UTC)
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enslaved_cullen Re: Tim Daly is still a babe and looks like Hugh Jackman's older brother. — 5th-Feb-2013 05:46 am (UTC)
Superman of my heart tbh
backupblood Re: Tim Daly is still a babe and looks like Hugh Jackman's older brother. — 5th-Feb-2013 06:36 am (UTC)
Both him and Steven Weber could still get it
headcaseheidi Re: Tim Daly is still a babe and looks like Hugh Jackman's older brother. — 5th-Feb-2013 07:06 am (UTC)
sigh <3
browneyedguuurl 5th-Feb-2013 05:38 am (UTC)
Wings was flawless. And no Two and a Half Men?! That is the definition of this list!
heart_of_butter 5th-Feb-2013 05:52 am (UTC)
Seriously, they keep Two and a Half Men on even though they lost one of the main characters,and one of the other main actors doesn't even like the show anymore. Just end it.
beating_heartss 5th-Feb-2013 05:39 am (UTC)
LOL I loved watching Coach growing up
stellar_ball 5th-Feb-2013 03:10 pm (UTC)
Me too : ) It was a cute show.
her_aspirations 5th-Feb-2013 05:39 am (UTC)
Probably OT but in my college class tonight I turned on my laptop and The Nanny started playing so loudly in a dead silent classroom. Fran's laugh and all. I am clearly not the teacher's favorite.

We need a shows-that-never-should-have-ended post.
deftonedpiano 5th-Feb-2013 05:40 am (UTC)
The Nanny is PERFECTION.
actxappalledx 5th-Feb-2013 05:41 am (UTC)
ia and veronica mars needs to be on it
cheeseasauras 5th-Feb-2013 08:24 am (UTC)
I am still so heartbroken that this show ended.
diamond_dust06 5th-Feb-2013 04:02 pm (UTC)
After the latter half of season 2 and all of season 3, an early death was merciful for VM.
williammiller 5th-Feb-2013 05:44 am (UTC)
lmao what did people do?
this_repetition 5th-Feb-2013 05:47 am (UTC)
I love the Nanny, though it did kind of peter out after her and Mr. Sheffield hooked up.
butt_or_skotch 5th-Feb-2013 06:33 am (UTC)
The Nanny is the BEST.
tvwizard 5th-Feb-2013 06:49 am (UTC)
American Dreams is the only show that I'm devastated about which ended before it's time.


Also, I know I'm literally the only one, but I would have liked to see The Playboy Club continue.
sarahfer 5th-Feb-2013 06:50 am (UTC)
I will FOREVER publicly disclaim how shit The Nanny was/is.


But I will usually watch reruns.
soho 5th-Feb-2013 09:02 pm (UTC)
LOVE the nanny. Classic 90's cheesiness but actually funny. My little sister started watching it not too long ago - she's sixteen - and absolutely loves it now.
deftonedpiano 5th-Feb-2013 05:39 am (UTC)
According to Jim pissed me off when the wife spent money one episode without clearing/getting permission from the husband or some such shit. I had a ragestroke and then never watched again.
kierwynn 5th-Feb-2013 05:40 am (UTC)
smh at Wings being on this list. Love that show!
yourlivewire 5th-Feb-2013 05:40 am (UTC)
all i could think was 'you cancelled partners for this?'
wapiko 5th-Feb-2013 05:42 am (UTC)
doesn't matter; had sex
yourlivewire 5th-Feb-2013 05:46 am (UTC)
wapiko 5th-Feb-2013 05:42 am (UTC)
well that was a short fucking list.

aaaand then I realized I needed to go to the source.

did I miss some rule where we can only post partial lists now? because that seems to be a trend
williammiller 5th-Feb-2013 05:44 am (UTC)
It's a new rule. I think websites were getting pissed that we were getting traffic instead of the original source's website.
microminiscrew 5th-Feb-2013 06:10 am (UTC)
lol as if anybody here is going to do that
wapiko 5th-Feb-2013 07:10 pm (UTC)
Ohhhhh, that explains it then. Thanks :D
actxappalledx 5th-Feb-2013 05:46 am (UTC)
yeah it was announced a few weeks ago. well, it was attached to a roundup, iirc
williammiller 5th-Feb-2013 05:42 am (UTC)
My dad loves Rules of Engagement. I don't get it.
skeet_skeet 5th-Feb-2013 05:42 am (UTC)
David Spade must have some serious blackmail material on the CBS execs.
superdogbiter 5th-Feb-2013 05:42 am (UTC)
why won't the fuck kardashian shows be cancelled
yurasama_love 5th-Feb-2013 05:43 am (UTC)
I'm still wondering why Two and Half Men is still on the air.
I thought it would get canceled when Charlie Sheen jumped the shark in real life.
this_repetition 5th-Feb-2013 05:43 am (UTC)
I've seen more Coach and According to Jim than I'd like to admit.
roguewave3 5th-Feb-2013 05:45 am (UTC)
lol
fireprince 5th-Feb-2013 07:06 am (UTC)
Same here bb, same here....
beetlebums 5th-Feb-2013 07:10 am (UTC)
No cable did that to me about AtJ
hoot 5th-Feb-2013 01:02 pm (UTC)
I watched a lot of According to Jim but only because it was on before My Wife and Kids and that show (for the first couple of seasons) was awesome.
soho 5th-Feb-2013 09:03 pm (UTC)
I've watched so fucking much Two and a half men and I've become immune to it's suckiness. I like having the tv on while I do homework and stuff though, and I don't have cable loool.
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