In honor of the upcoming NCAA Basketball Tournaments, this site is doing a bracket based on the most commonly used phrase in this forum, especially by Marc, which is "overrated".

The "winning" show will be have the distinction of being PIFeedback.com's MOST OVERRATED SHOW OF THE YEAR! And you could help determine this!

I've determined the seedings of the show based on the hype of the show and juxtapose it with its quality along with the sentiment described in these forums. Here are the seedings and regions, set by me:

Comedy Region
[#1] 30 Rock (NBC)
[#2] The Office (NBC)
[#3] Scrubs (ABC)
[#4] Entourage (HBO)
[#5] Desperate Housewives (ABC)
[#6] Two and a Half Men (CBS)
[#7] How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
[#8] Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TBS)

Fantasy Region
[#1] Lost (ABC)
[#2] Fringe (FOX)
[#3] Pushing Daisies (ABC)
[#4] Heroes (NBC)
[#5] Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
[#6] True Blood (HBO)
[#7] Chuck (NBC)
[#8] Reaper (CW)

Demo Region
[#1] American Idol (FOX)
[#2] Saturday Night Live (NBC)
[#3] Gossip Girl (CW)
[#4] Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
[#5] 81st Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
[#6] Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
[#7] Ellen (Syndicated)
[#8] The Amazing Race (CBS)

Drama Region
[#1] Mad Men (AMC)
[#2] Damages (FX)
[#3] The Mentalist (CBS)
[#4] Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
[#5] 24 (FOX)
[#6] Friday Night Lights (NBC)
[#7] Life (NBC)
[#8] Saving Grace (TNT)



You can vote on which show in each matchup is overrated.

This poll for the Round of 32 will begin on Monday, March 2, 2009 @ 7:30pm eastern and end Monday, March 9, 2009 @ 7:30pm eastern.

This poll for the Bittersweet Sixteen will begin on Monday, March 9, 2009 @ 7:30pm eastern and end Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 7:30pm eastern.

This poll for the Delete Eight (or technically, the Terrible Ten) will begin on Monday, March 16, 2009 @ 7:30pm eastern and end Monday, March 23, 2009 @ 7:30pm eastern.

This poll for the Futile Four will begin on Monday, March 23, 2009 @ 7:30pm eastern and end Monday, March 30, 2009 @ 7:30pm eastern.

This poll for the Overrated Championship will begin on Monday, March 30, 2009 @ 7:30pm eastern and end Monday, April 6, 2009 @ 7:30pm eastern.

The "winner" of this entire bracket was ultimately determined on Monday, April 6, 2009 @ 7:30PM eastern.

Between the 30 Rock (NBC) and Heroes (NBC), the "chump-ion" is (for the second season in a row)...

30 Rock (NBC)







Once again, between the 30 Rock (NBC) and Heroes (NBC), the "chump-ion" is (for the second season in a row)...

30 Rock (NBC)

Question:
Do you agree with the forum's choice of 30 Rock (NBC) as the "Most Overrated" Show of the 2008-09 season? If you vote "no", which show should have been?

Choices:
Yes
No, it should have been Heroes (NBC)
No, it should have been another show (please mention that show in this thread)

 

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Aw, making me choose between Pushing Daisies/True Blood and Fringe/Chuck was just mean!

MY CHOICES:

Comedy:
30 Rock
Entourage
Scrubs
The Office

Fantasy:
Lost
Chuck
True Blood (How I dread seeing Pushing Daisies in this category)
Heroes

Demo:
American Idol
Saturday Night Live
Gossip Girl
81st Annual Academy Awards

Drama:
Mad Men
Damages
Friday Night Lights
Brothers and Sisters

My votes:
Tyler Perry
Entourage
Scubs
The Office
Lost
Fringe
True Blood
Heroes
American Idol
Saturday Night Live
Home Edition
81st Annual Academy Awards
Mad Men
Damages
Friday Night Lights
Brothers and Sisters

My choices are in bold.

30 Rock vs. Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Entourage vs. Desperate Housewives
Scrubs vs. Two and a Half Men *
The Office vs. How I Met Your Mother^
Lost vs. Reaper
Fringe vs. Chuck
Pushing Daisies vs. True Blood
Heroes vs. Boring Old Ghost Whisperer
American Idol vs. The Amazing Race
Saturday Night Live vs. Ellen
Gossip Girl vs. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Dancing With The Stars vs. 81st Annual Academy Awards
Mad Men vs. Saving Grace#
Damages vs. Life
The Mentalist vs. Friday Night Lights
Brothers & Sisters vs. 24



* 2 1/2 Men is overrated but Scrubs hasn't been funny in a long time, 2/12 Men is still funny
(just not rewatchable).

^ Neither Office or HIMYM are overrated

# I've never seen Mad Men or Saving Grace, but I voted for the show I think I would dislike more.

I'm so glad you guys decided to this. This was a great game to play and I'll be around every week to play it.

The toughest matchup for me was at the bottom between Brothers & Sisters and 24 b/c both shows are no where close to being overrated.

There's no doubt the most overrated show on all of television is 30 Rock. Not funny at all and tries way too hard to be funny. Gossip Girl is a close second b/c it doesn't perform in the ratings and gets beat by a cable show called Secret Life of the American Teenager on ABC Family also a cable network. How embarrassing?

The most underrated show on the list has to be Saving Grace. This show is way better than The Closer and actually The Closer should've taken the place of Saving Grace since The Closer is way too overrated to be getting ratings like that.

The best show on the list is The Mentalist no doubt about it.

My choices this round (in bold):

COMEDY
30 Rock vs. Tyler Perry's House of Payne
I know 30 Rock will win this easily but at least I occasionally laugh. I haven't had any laughs with House of Payne yet it consistently gets good ratings. I don't get it.
Entourage vs. Desperate Housewives
Scrubs vs. Two and a Half Men
The Office vs. How I Met Your Mother

FANTASY
Lost vs. Reaper
Fringe vs. Chuck
Pushing Daisies vs. True Blood
Heroes vs. Ghost Whisperer

DEMO
American Idol vs. The Amazing Race
Saturday Night Live vs. Ellen
Gossip Girl vs. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Dancing With The Stars vs. 81st Annual Academy Awards

DRAMA
Mad Men vs. Saving Grace
Damages vs. Life
The Mentalist vs. Friday Night Lights
Simon Baker is great on the show but amazing that 18+ million viewers watch this mediocrity each week.
Brothers & Sisters vs. 24
I love both B&S and 24 but 24 has been a bit more off-track in its recent history than B&S.

With the exception of "The Office," which I also like, I agree with every pick of Dale's. Great minds think alike!

[#1] 30 Rock (NBC) vs. [#8] Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TBS)? I watch 30 Rock and not HoP, and I think Rock is the better show, but it's also more overrated. I don't think anyone really feels House of Payne is great television.

[#4] Entourage (HBO) vs. [#5] Desperate Housewives (ABC)?

[#3] Scrubs (ABC) vs. [#6] Two and a Half Men (CBS)?

[#2] The Office (NBC) vs. [#7] How I Met Your Mother (CBS)? Tough one, as these two shows at their best are the two best half-hour programs on TV, but I'll go with HIMYM as "less underrated," since Office brings out a lot of venom from the multicam brigade.

[#1] Lost (ABC) vs. [#8] Reaper (CW)? This is really tough, as both are quality shows, Lost is better, but it's also held in higher esteem. So I'm going to take Lost as the "less underrated" show, as there are a lot of people out there that don't know how good Reaper is. Everybody knows about Lost.

[#2] Fringe (FOX) vs. [#7] Chuck (NBC)?

[#3] Pushing Daisies (ABC) vs. [#6] True Blood (HBO)?

[#4] Heroes (NBC) vs. [#5] Ghost Whisperer (CBS)? Anyone who actually thinks the universally reviled Heroes is "overrated" at this point is crazy. Used to watch both, don't watch either anymore, but I don't understand how a show can be overrated when almost nobody likes it, so GDub gets the vote.

[#1] American Idol (FOX) vs. [#8] The Amazing Race (CBS)?

[#2] Saturday Night Live (NBC) vs. [#7] Ellen (Syndicated)?

[#3] Gossip Girl (CW) vs. [#6] Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)?

[#4] Dancing with the Stars (ABC) vs. [#5] 81st Annual Academy Awards (ABC)?

[#1] Mad Men (AMC) vs. [#8] Saving Grace (TNT)? This is the same kind of scenario as 30 Rock/HoP and Lost/Reaper, where one show is held in incredibly high esteem and the other isn't really. Like Lost (and unlike 30 Rock), Mad Men deserves every praise it gets. Unlike Reaper, Saving Grace isn't good enough to overcome that.

[#2] Damages (FX) vs. [#7] Life (NBC)? One of TV's most criminally underrated and undersampled series (of which I am pretty much the only vocal supporter around here, which makes it hard to imagine the show being "overrated") against one of the lamest and most overrated shows around? Yeah. Vote Damages.

[#3] The Mentalist (CBS) vs. [#6] Friday Night Lights (NBC)? As witty banter crime dramas go, The Mentalist is a very basic execution which brings nothing unique to the table. It's not worth going ga-ga over, but a lot of people do. FNL is both unique and awesome.

[#4] Brothers & Sisters (ABC) vs. [#5] 24 (FOX)?

My 2nd Round Choices:
30 Rock
The Office
Lost
Fringe
American Idol
Gossip Girl
24
Damages

My round 2 choices in bold

30 Rock vs. Entourage
The Office vs. Scrubs
Lost vs. Heroes vs. Reaper
Fringe vs. Pushing Daisies
American Idol vs. Dancing With The Stars
Saturday Night Live vs. Gossip Girl
24 vs. Saving Grace
Damages vs. The Mentalist vs. Friday Night Lights vs. Life

30 Rock vs. Entourage
The Office vs. Scrubs
Lost vs. Heroes vs. Reaper
Fringe vs. Pushing Daisies
American Idol vs. Dancing With The Stars
Saturday Night Live vs. Gossip Girl
24 vs. Saving Grace
Damages vs. The Mentalist vs. Friday Night Lights vs. Life

Entourage
Scrubs
Heroes
Fringe
American Idol
SNL
24
Damages

I did mine based on what I like more and I loathe Scubs and could care less about the rest. Boo to you voting against Pushing Daisies!!!

30 Rock
The Office
Lost
Pushing Daisies
American Idol
Gossip Girl
24
The Mentalist

My choices (in bold):

30 Rock vs. Entourage
The Office vs. Scrubs
Lost vs. Heroes vs. Reaper
Fringe vs. Pushing Daisies
American Idol vs. Dancing With The Stars
Saturday Night Live vs. Gossip Girl
24 vs. Saving Grace
Damages vs. The Mentalist vs. Friday Night Lights vs. Life

My choices (in bold):

30 Rock vs. Entourage
The Office vs. Scrubs
Lost vs. Heroes vs. Reaper
Fringe vs. Pushing Daisies
American Idol vs. Dancing With The Stars
Saturday Night Live vs. Gossip Girl
24 vs. Saving Grace
Damages vs. The Mentalist vs. Friday Night Lights vs. Life