r/AskReddit • u/eannese_9 • 28d ago

What is a super popular TV show or movie that you can’t stand?

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u/lurking_pigeon78423 28d ago

“I dropped out in fourth grade to run drugs to support my nana”

“Then you’ve never known the epic highs and lows of high school football”

Bruh lol

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u/Drew707 27d ago

That cannot be real dialog.

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u/icutmyliiip 27d ago

unfortunately it is.. and i'm mad to hear jumpsuit by tøp playing in the backround too 💀

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u/machingunwhhore 27d ago

Are they supposed to be highschoolers? They look like they should be attending their 10 year reunion

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u/icutmyliiip 27d ago

that's one of the problems i have with this show. they're literally in high school but because of all the drama or shit they go through, they literally seem like grown ass adults. plus, they're all super sexualized

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u/Masonzero 27d ago

It's if 17 Magazine became a drama tv show.

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u/Saranightfire1 27d ago

They actually are adults. The show runner wanted to do this with underage kids and CW put their foot down.

Yes, that’s true.

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u/mtg-nerd-alert 27d ago

The fuck? Got any sources on that one?

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u/Saranightfire1 27d ago

I heard about it in a YouTube video.

It actually makes sense in that an underage Archie has sex with a 35 year old teacher.

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u/mtg-nerd-alert 27d ago

Would you happen to remember the channel, or perhaps the video name? I’d love to watch.

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u/Saranightfire1 27d ago

Riverdale: The biggest Anomaly in TV History by Friendly Space Ninja.

It’s long. He also reviews the rest of the “shows” that this guy has made.

After watching it I started to realize why the Archieverse has it’s oddities.

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u/Notmykl 24d ago

It's easier to film with adults as you don't have child labor laws breathing down your neck plus the kids need on set tutors for their school work and the youngest kids need chaperones.

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u/TexasMonk 27d ago

And that's why the original Degrassi was popular. Actual kids that could barely act.

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u/Nimporian 27d ago

*Cue obligatory episode with Archie sweating and panting while shirtless*

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u/Sloppy1sts 27d ago

Plus, they, you know, look like adults.

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u/Masonzero 27d ago

Almost every show that has high schoolers in it has this issue. I forget the show but there is some old high school drama (I think) that holds the record for the oldest actor to play a teenager, and she was like 30.

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u/babylon331 27d ago

That's how they all look as we get older.

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u/Gamesgtd 27d ago

The funny thing about Riverdale is that the main character was actually pretty young when he was cast. He was like 20 or so when the pilot was filmed making him about two years removed from actual high school which is a lot better than most shows who gets people in their mid to late 20s playing these guys.