Cheers & Jeers: The Best and Worst of Television in 2017 (PHOTOS)

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    RedCupcake

    "... the usually dope Bates"??? What are we, back in 2005?

    Also, I think the Jeer for 24: Legacy is bogus. It might not have been as good as "classic" 24, but it didn't stink.

    As for series finales, what about Grimm? I thought it was good.

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      GoldSubmarine

      Lol, dope! Its been decades since I read or heard that slang word. I recall hearing it in the 80's and 90's.

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      CyanAirBalloon

      It was a play on weed.

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      GoldSubmarine

      Enjoyed reading all the Cheers and Jeers in the TV GUIDE magazine

      Terrific issue. Actually I love every issue!

      This site is having some issues. Very difficult to find the Whats On page on this site. Eventually I locate it but it's sometimes not under Matt Roush , Whats On nor Whats Worth Watching .

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    BlueGrapes

    Twin Peaks was amazing, wa da fa you talkin about.

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    BlueRadio

    Sigh. When will Amy Acker get the clear cut starring role? She plays mostly very much underused sceondary character on The Gifted and it's just sad.

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      BlueCone

      Yeah. David is one of the very few whedonverse alumni who is lucky enough to keep getting decent roles.

      It's weird 'cause Acker's role on POI was perfect and I thought her next project would be just as good but she plays a crying mom on a mediocre show. What the hell happened, Amy? What the hell?

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      BlueClover

      fox sucks & don't appreciate her. That's what happened 😭

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    GoldTrumpet

    Tom Keen had to go...his character had run its course on the show. There was a reason they spun him off....he was a great character, but he had no place in the story and he wasn't meant to be part of the end game (he was supposed to die in S1). The spinoff was cancelled for reason too...there just wasn't enough interest in the spinoff from the fanbase. If they would have had Tom Keen leave in S2 and then started the spinoff it probably would have worked better. But they forced his character into the stories in S3 and S4 and it was a disaster. They either had to make Tom a bad guy again or kill him off. They chose to kill him off in order for the Liz character to go into the next phase of her development.

    For many Blacklist fans...this was a moment worth Cheering for....so Cheers all around for killing Tom Keen!!!!

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    BlueTooth

    Let me add a complaint here: casting Finn Jones as Danny Rand/Iron Fist wasn't "racially tone-deaf": the character as created is white. If they'd chosen to make him a person of color I wouldn't have had a problem with that, but I'm really tired of the "he's a martial artist so he must be Asian" nonsense (and I know they didn't write that, but let's face it: that's what the hullabaloo was all about). And am I the only person who thinks it's racist to stereotype Asians as martial artists?

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    GreenToast

    Agree with most of them but one gripe and it isn't just TV Guide. Every time a series finale ending well is cheered every show BUT Bones is mentioned. Yes people and tv critics lots of people watched and loved Bones. Mentioning them with the other shows that left the air isn't asking for much. And nice you keep on cheering on David but he had lots of help from other cast mates on his shows( ahem Sarah Michelle Gellar and Emily Deschanel) in particular. he is very charismatic but so are a lot of other actors. DB has been lucky to get good casts for his shows so many aren't so lucky

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    RedCloud

    Agree with most of your cheers and jeers. Love Outlander and am so glad for it finally being recognized for the great show that it is with the finest actors. Also, am so darn mad for Black list killing off Tom. He was one of the main reasons I watch the show. As to the Oscars and Emmys, don't watch any more. Way too political and it kills the fun.