Starting a wildly popular TV show years after everyone else can feel like arriving late to a party where you’re already expected to know all the inside jokes. You finally press play, prepared to discover what millions of viewers have been obsessing over, and 45 minutes later you’re wondering whether you somehow watched the wrong thing. Not every beloved series works for every viewer, and sometimes one episode is more than enough to know that a show simply isn’t for you. Reddit users shared the popular series they tried and quickly abandoned, with complaints ranging from unlikeable characters and painfully unfunny jokes to shows that were simply too bleak to enjoy. Even some of television’s biggest hits weren’t convincing everyone to stick around.©IMDbThe Big Bang TheoryThe comedy was an immediate dealbreaker for several viewers, with complaints about forced jokes, nerd stereotypes, and the constant audience laughter. One commenter summed up their problem very simply: they just didn’t find the show funny.©IMDbEuphoriaFor some viewers, one trip to East Highland High was plenty. Commenters found its world of troubled teenagers so relentlessly toxic and depressing that they didn’t want to spend another episode in it.©IMDbThe OfficeThe show’s painfully awkward style is beloved now, but it certainly didn’t win everybody over immediately. One Redditor said they didn’t find the U.S. version funny or interesting, while others admitted even fans tend to struggle with its first season.©IMDbGrey’s AnatomyOne House fan finally tried the medical phenomenon and discovered it wasn’t the kind of hospital show they wanted at all. To them, Grey’s felt much more like a soap opera than a medical mystery.©IMDbYellowstoneApparently, gorgeous Montana scenery can’t compensate for characters you don’t want to follow. One commenter couldn’t find anyone to root for, while another memorably dismissed the whole thing as essentially a soap opera on a ranch.©IMDbFriendsFor a sitcom that practically became part of the cultural furniture, Friends inspired some surprisingly quick exits. Redditors who didn’t click with its humor found the characters irritating and the audience laughter impossible to ignore.©IMDbSchitt’s CreekEven fans will warn newcomers that this one takes a little time. One commenter tried twice and still couldn’t get into it, although another admitted their family nearly quit before the show suddenly clicked for them.©IMDbBridgertonNot everyone was swept away by the romance and string-quartet pop covers. One viewer who normally enjoys period dramas found the modern music distracting and simply didn’t care enough about the characters to continue.©IMDbSuitsNine seasons sounded like an awfully big commitment after meeting Harvey, Mike, and company. One Redditor watched the pilot after their wife binged the series and immediately decided they couldn’t handle that much time with those characters.©IMDbPeaky BlindersOne viewer attempted the first episode on three separate occasions and kept reaching for their phone because they couldn’t get interested. In fairness, they eventually forced themselves through three episodes and wound up hooked.©IMDbSuccessionWatching terrible people be terrible to one another is sort of the point, but that doesn’t mean everyone wants to participate. Multiple commenters simply didn’t want to spend their free time with the Roy family.©IMDbLostYou’d think a plane crash on a mysterious island would make boredom difficult, but apparently not impossible. One viewer said everything they’d heard made Lost sound perfect for them, yet they simply couldn’t bring themselves to care.©IMDbRings of PowerFor one Tolkien fan, 15 minutes was enough. They described the series as feeling like something alien pretending to be a familiar friend and couldn’t see a reason to keep going.©IMDbOzarkSometimes there’s no elaborate explanation. One Redditor’s entire assessment of the acclaimed crime drama was essentially that it was a snoozefest, while another commenter was personally wounded to see it mentioned.©IMDbBreaking BadEven one of television’s most acclaimed dramas couldn’t hook everybody immediately. One person quit just minutes into the premiere and resisted years of hype, although they eventually returned, binged the whole thing, and realized they’d judged it far too quickly.The post 15 People Share the Popular TV Show They Gave Up On After One Episode appeared first on Den of Geek.