14 Shows That Stayed Perfect Vs. 10 That Flopped

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Some shows are perfect. Maybe Schitt's Creek had it right when they said they'd rather quit while they were ahead than overstay their welcome.
Cause doesn't it drive you crazy when your favourite show starts going off the deep end? You've spent hours falling in love with the characters, dreaming about the plot, and guessing where it will take you next, only to find out that Barney from HIMYM will undo his entire redemption and revert back to his tired and depressing character arc from season one? (I'm still not over it.)
In a recent post, we shared some shows we loved from start to finish...and some that majorly fell off with disappointing endings. Then we asked the BuzzFeed Community to let us know what TV series we missed. And I'm here to share all...
Let's talk about those "perfect" shows first.
"Brooklyn 99 remained perfect throughout the entire story! Every single episode made me laugh out loud at least once!"
"Where's Modern Family for being perfect?"
"Both MASH and Barney Miller had long runs that were good from beginning to end."
"How could you not have The Sopranos, The Wire, or Six Feet Under? OG HBO has almost perfect shows. Also, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is still very funny after like 20 seasons."
"The Golden Girls! From the first episode, it only got better."
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer was great from the first episode to the last."
"Jane the Virgin was a great show beginning to end."
"This is Us ran from 2016 to 2022. I have binge-watched many episodes, and it never disappoints."
"Everybody Loves Raymond went out at number one and was beloved the whole time it was on."
"The Big Bang Theory. Great all the way through."
Now...the ones that disappointed us:
"Sabrina the Teenage Witch. In season five, she had left high school, and suddenly, there were all these new "college friends" characters introduced. Just felt like an entirely different show. Then they awkwardly threw in a romantic reunion with Harvey at the end, which just came out of nowhere..."
"Westworld still breaks my heart…had so much potential to be great."
"The good thing about Scrubs is that the Season 8 finale serves as a perfect ending for the show. You can just entirely skip Season 9."
"That '70s Show! My all-time favorite show, but holy shit, fuck the final season. Even Season 7 was a drag. Whenever I binge-watch the show now, I immediately skip to the finale after finishing Season 7."
"If Heroes had been a one-season wonder, it would rightly be recognized as one of the best shows ever. Each subsequent season became progressively worse."
"I thought the first two seasons of Ted Lasso and Derry Girls were perfection, but I wasn't a fan of the third season of Derry Girls, and the third season of Ted Lasso was all but unwatchable for me at times."
"I love The West Wing, but after Aaron Sorkin left following the fourth season, I only stuck around to see if Josh and Donna would ever get together."
"I think I'd add Gossip Girl because the reveal didn't make any sense."
"Sons of Anarchy had a great first 3 seasons, but I think Kurt Sutter lost control of some plot lines and left a lot of unanswered stuff on the table."
And lastly: "Any show that added a baby or young child to the cast near the end is a show that started well and ended badly."
I have a few of my own. I tragically had to stop watching Downton Abbey after the season three finale, because my heart couldn't take it. (If you know, you know.) And a perfect show? To me, that is Search Party. Every season, you tell yourself, "This show can't get any more bonkers." But it never ceases to prove you wrong. Plus, I'm just a girl who loves some murder, stalkers, and MOST OF ALL cults. Pure television magic.
In the comments, drop any show titles that you think we're still missing from these lists.
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