Did you ever stop watching a show because of its negativity?

i have did this so many times, the serials showing relationships of mother in laws and daughter have a rage in india, they are so popular that no womens is rest from its affect, they sometimes shows up so negative behaviour of the womens that one can stop watching them and i was one of them , who switch off the television screen.

Oh yes, there are so many shows that I don't even bother touching. One of my friends loves Criminal Minds! At school, she would keep on talking about it non stop and how she is excited to watch the next episode on TV. I actually tried to watch it once, I saw the intro and then immediately turned off the TV. I thought it was a serious show that had a really good plot but it looked like those other pointless police shows with a very cliche and bland story line. I don't get why my friend loves it so much. One show which I really hate is the Kimkardashians. My friend loves this show and she watched like all of the series. It's just some dumb reality show about a family and how they go on about their daily lives. I don't even know why they even got famous! The stuff that goes on is really typical and they just want to make controversies and make small things into big deals! They girls were really annoying and I got fed up and stopped watching. That show is such a bad influence and they're famous because they're rich and that's basically it. There are lots of shows with negativity and I don't bother watching them.

I think when we are watching television series or movies... we do so for entertainment and relaxation. Not to learn something. People who want to learn something watch documentaries. Most TV series these days are about solving crime. But a lot of them manage to inject some humour into it by developing a relationship amongst the characters chasing the criminals. Like Castle and The Mentalist. I am currently watching Medium on DVD... and I find it slightly on the depressing side... because there is no humour in it. And since she is dreaming about crime at night... before chasing the criminal during the day... there is no break from it. And to make matters worse... she also drag her family into it. It does not make you feel good and relax like pure entertainment should. I am also wondering what it does to the human psychic to watch all those criminal TV series everyday of the week.

Yes, I have stopped watching a negative show. There is a soap in this country (UK) that seems to put up a notice at the end of each episode with the contact details of the The Samaritans, for those who have been disturbed by the subject matter of the eopisode. My wife and I had watched it for years. As a therapist myself, I should have known better, that this sort of trash doesn't educate people. We all know that people can get cancer and die, that there are some people who commit murder and other crimes, and those that will manipulate the weeker people, making their life a misery.. Unfortunately, many viewers find this sort of stuff almost magnetic, and even though they are made miserable, will keep watching it. They put on TV what sells, and it's not very positive that society seems to buy it. When people stop buying it, it will leave the airwaves.. There is nothing wrong with adventure in my opinion, and even some movies that move us to tears, because to cry is a good release, but programs that stimulate negative feelings like "what if I get that the caracter gets?" or "what if my partner is cheating or manipulating me?" is not really something that I feel is healthy for me to watch. I may not even think I am affected by it, but the subconscious mind works with imagery and will have a direct effect on mood, and ultimately health and well-being. _Derek

The first thing I was taught about television when it first came out was that like live theater, it is not real and I was subject to adult censorship of the subject matter. I was taught in the early 1950's when I was young that television could provide a learning experience, entertainment and/or an escape from reality, but usually it was nothing of great importance that truly related to life. One of the great loves on television at that time for my parents was wrestling, which is by its very nature violent. I never watch soap operas, I have enough drama in my real life, and no one's life works the way they portray them. I've watched friends of mine hooked on soap operas and it is unbelievable how they neglect their families due to them. That to me is negativity to the maximum and a total waste of life. Having friends in the real criminal investigation world, I laugh when I watch the shows because the time frame from the start isn't even close to reality. Criminal Minds, CSI (any of them), Law and Order are all violent in nature. The new Harry's Law is an encounter with the justice system that isn't anymore real than any other criminal show on television but seems to be aimed at getting the viewer to consider certain challenges that exist in the criminal justice system today. The only way these shows have any reality to them, is when children are NOT told this is not real and never try any of these things in the real world, they will not work out like they do on television. My adult children are all dedicated to the survivor series which does not have anything to do with real life even though it is a reality series. How many people would be dumb enough on their own, without the money they are paid for performing, do the things on that show? Not many. Negativity is in the eye of the beholder. Some people see things as positive and teaching them something when they watch soap operas, and I see nothing of value in them. When I watch television it is entertainment, education, or real life experiences, but some shows have no redeeming value. Like you, I know where the off button is on the television or the channel selector to watch something I might enjoy. I'm grateful to have satellite television so I can many channels to evaluate and select those that provide me with entertainment, education, music or laughter!

I have not watched shows about Criminal Minds and the like .However there is a teleshow called "real event" ,whose audience rating is very high ,on our local TV channel,I occasionally watch them.They are mostly related to committing crimes and are actual persons and events.They delineate the inner world of the criminals in a sense.The end of them,the anchor can make a comment on them .I think they sound the alarm for people.

I quit letting my kids watch the Flintstones because the shows always seemed to make fun of the dad and act like he was stupid. No respect there at all. The moms also always tried to lie to the dads and fool and deceive them. No wonder our families fail. I understand what you are saying about Criminal Minds, and I do not watch much evening television at all.

Ditto. I stopped watching Criminal Minds too because I found it too negative. In fact I would say that of all the crime drama I've seen on TV this one's the most distressing, the earlier seasons weren't so bad but now it's almost sadistic. I prefer sitcoms anyway or something like White Collar if it has to be crime. Remember the old classics? Remmington Steel, Moonlighting. I'd rather catch a rerun than these dark things. signed Hoping to cut down on TV ;)

I actually don't watch many tv shows regularly. I have seen the Criminal minds show a couple of times when it was on and it held my attention but truthfully, I don't often put the tv on other than to maybe catch the news or watch a movie. If my daughter turns on the tv in the living room while I'm here, I may catch a talk show or a reality show. It might hold my attention but not enough to get caught up in it. Recently I saw Toddlers and Tieras for the first time and yes..it was so negative that I would never watch it again.

Hello my dear Dragon and let me wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR first of all. Now at the topic at hand my response will be quick and simple: THE NEWS. Yes, the news in Romania are realy stupid in their majority (like over 80 per cent of them) and show only negative aspects. I actually found a site at some point that showed only good news and found it interesting to watch from time to time. Don't remember the name of it though.

Hi... I hardly complete a show or movie as i get bored easily. but like to watch drama, mime and some special funny shows. The most ridiculous and boring experience was... once i went to watch a drama... at the drama started almost 5 scenes were full of intoxicated acts... i just came out being bored. Have a nice time.

Don't get too upset.You aren't the only one experiencing that.:) I used to watch this show entitled ''The Little Heiress''.At first everything was great.I actually was very excited to watch every episodes,but after some weeks the story became confusing.I mean many irrelevant things happened.The heiress got lost and them found.After some time the heiress was abducted,and when she was about to be returned by the one who abducted her,someone came and took her.Those happenings irritated me because the heiress seemed to be a basketball being passed to players.Because of that I quitted watching it.It is just a waste of time.

hi i agree with you we watch shows for relaxation and relaxing our minds.anf at that point of time if the program ecpresses negativity then there is no point of seeing it.we should always be positive and we should create positive attitude.therefore we should stop watching a show because of its negativity

That's just not true. I haven't seen any episode where they didn't explain the profiling process. I actually learned as much about psychopaths from Criminal Minds as from non-fiction crime novels I read. And let's be realistic here, it's a fictional TV show. It's supposed to be entertaining, not a psychology class. I do agree that it can be a downer sometimes. IMO that's because of the lack of humour in the show. I couldn't watch a marathon of it, but it's still a very good show.

I have tried watching Criminal Minds a couple of times. Its really sad and depressing and you don't feel better at the end of the show. I can see many others have stopped watching several shows also.

Yes. I have done this. I hate it when shows are biased or unfair or cause alot of drama. That is a major turn-off for me.

TV is meant for entertainment and not to make us miserable.We have enough problems in our lives and there is no need for us to make ourselves even more miserable by watching shows that do not entertain. Nobody is a criminal from birth nor do they have criminal minds.It is circumstances and situations that one lands into during ones journey through life that makes one turn to criminality.Nowadys one finds perfectly civilized,decent,sane and normal people suddenly performing criminal acts which nobody had expected them to do.Even those who are wealthy and highly educated are caught redhanded while commiting some crime.It is greed,envy an jealousy that makes people do it.I never watch shows that show negativity in any form because i like to be entertained and not to waste precious time in watching such programs.

To understand profiling, you might want to read John Douglas's book, "Anatomy of a Motive". Douglas was one of the first FBI profilers and the character Jack Crawford in "Silence of the Lambs" was based on him. Douglas interviewed many of the notable violent criminals and acted as a consultant in numerous investigations.

There has been many shows which I stopped watching because they are just a waste of time but at the moment I can not recall any. I usually watch survival shows and movies about nature anyway which always provide the content I expect and I always find them interesting. Reality shows and soap operas never really caught my attention.

No I did ever stop viewing any television shows which is telecasted on television. In mostly used to see my common language channels. They mostly used to telecast good programs so I don't want to such an action in my life.