Yahoo Lifestyle "It's Such A Gross Storyline": Fans Are Sharing The Current TV Shows That Won't Age Well
There are plenty of classic shows that haven't exactly aged well, but how will future generations view our current favorites?
Recently, I asked the BuzzFeed Community which TV shows from the past five years they don't think will age well.
Here are 11 of their top answers:
1."Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage, the Young Sheldon spin-off. I'm asking NOW, why did Georgie and Mandy get a spin-off? It's such a gross storyline. Granted, she didn't know he was 17 because he lied to her, but he should have told her the truth!"
"If it was reversed and it was a 29-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, that spin-off would have NEVER happened. It's just as gross the way it is in the show."
"This is what I've been saying ever since I heard about this show.People talk about how gross it was having Frank [Phoebe's little brother] marry his teacher on Friends, but they made this show anyway. Just no."
On Young Sheldon, Georgie and Mandy got together and had a baby when he was 17 and she was 29.
2."The Big Bang Theory. I love that show, but there are so many cringe jokes about sexism and racism and so much anti-fatness. I think people in the future will look back and be put off. Example: a scene where at Howard's bachelor party where Raj says they hooked up with a 'tubby' Sailor Moon cosplayer, and everyone laughs at them for sleeping with her."
"That was disgusting on the show’s part."
3."Any Chuck Lorre show [such as TBBT, Young Sheldon, and Mom]. I know people love his stuff, but one day, I predict people will talk about his shows the way so many talk about Friends now. It was once one of the most-watched shows on TV, but now it gets torn apart."
Friends has been criticized for its treatment of Chandler's trans parent, the "Fat Monica" storyline, the lack of diversity in the cast, and other issues.
4."Every single Ryan Murphy 'true crime' series like Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. He is literally sensationalizing the death of victims and the grief of their families — often without permission or warning — and using stories that quite frankly aren't his right to tell."
"The victims' families, in some cases, have somehow found a way to move on with their lives, only to be re-traumatized years later by their Netflix suggestions.
I think, at some point, people are going to stop watching as the backlash continues to grow after each one. Some stories should just be left to documentaries or books with people involved in the case telling their own stories in their own words instead of a Hollywood millionaire trying to squeeze out every penny from people's pain."
The victims' families were reportedly not contacted about the series and learned about it alongside the rest of the world.
On Twitter, Eric Perry, whose cousin Errol Lindsey was a victim of Jeffrey Dahmer, said, "I'm not telling anyone what to watch, I know true crime media is huge rn, but if you're actually curious about the victims, my family (the Isbell's) are pissed about this show. It's retraumatizing over and over again, and for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need?"
Additionally, Rita Isbell, Errol Lindsey's sister, whose real-life victim impact statement from the 1992 sentencing was depicted in the series, told Insider, "When I saw some of the show, it bothered me, especially when I saw myself — when I saw my name come across the screen and this lady saying verbatim exactly what I said. If I didn't know any better, I would've thought it was me. Her hair was like mine, she had on the same clothes. That's why it felt like reliving it all over again. It brought back all the emotions I was feeling back then. I was never contacted about the show. I feel like Netflix should've asked if we mind or how we felt about making it. They didn't ask me anything. They just did it."
5."Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story has already been criticized by viewers as well as its real-life subjects."
— Kristen Harris
6."Literally Euphoria. The drugs, the storyline itself, plus the inappropriate jokes aren't going to age well at all."
7."Literally everything Sam Levinson does is so gross. The Idol, anyone?"
8."Yellowstone, which I also enjoy. In the future, I hope people look back at the lessons in how to raise men to be toxic and shudder."
9."Dance Moms: A New Era. WOW. It's a guilty pleasure for me, but, similar to the original Dance Moms, we'll look back on it and think, 'Why the hell did we do that?'"
10."Ted Lasso. I dropped out mid-Season 2 when they were character-assassinating Nate. I didn't hear good things about Season 3. It'll become one of those shows people say had an amazing first season and then tanked."
11.And finally: "Anything that did a COVID storyline"
Many TV shows had pandemic-related storylines, including Grey's Anatomy, The Connors, Black-ish, Superstore, Shameless, and The Good Doctor.
Now, which recent movies (within the last five years) do you think won't age well? Why? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Note: Some responses have been edited for length/clarity.
