Things you don't "get"

[magic fingers]

OK, I'm sure everyone on this forum, and in general, are confused by things they don't "get"? In other words, TV shows, musicians/bands, celebrities, cities that are wildy popular and successful, but you're in a small minority of people that don't understand the appeal, or don't enjoy the particular show/music/actor, etc. like the rest of the world seems to. Only one rule for this thread - no politics. No "I don't understand why everyone loved Reagan/Clinton because, etc" This is not the Political forum.

The Rolling Stones - I never understood the worldwide appeal of this band. Everyone acts like they invented Rock 'n Roll, but to me they're music is sloppy, annoying and devoid of any talent. Believe me I love classic rock like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Deep Purple, Aerosmith etc, but the Stones just don't do it for me. And whoever told Mick Jagger he can sing? Granted there are a couple Stones songs I honestly enjoy - Shattered, Tumbling Dice, and ... well that's about it. Sorry don't get it.

Seinfeld - I have yet to see why everyone loves this show so much. I read somewhere it was voted best sitcom in US Television history. WTF? Seinfeld wouldn't even crack my top 10, maybe not my top 20. I don't hate the show, and like w/the Stones, there are a couple episodes I enjoy. But Seinfeld rarely make me laugh out loud like other programs like Frasier, Big Bang Theory, Will and Grace, Terms of Engagement, Always Sunny in Philly, etc. To me the show's more "hip" than funny. And Kramer just annoys the hell out of me. Sorry, don't get it.

The Kardashians - Definitely don't get it. Reality TV is one of those types of programs that nobody admits they watch but somebody must be watching these shows otherwise they wouldn't be on the air, so obviouslu the Kardashians have a lot of viewers. And it doesn't even bother me that they're famous just because they're rich because you could apply that a lot of people from Paris Hilton to Donald Trump. One minor problem w/the Kardashians is that for one thing none of the three girls are nearly as hot as their mother, Kris(IMHO). But the biggest problem I have is that the Late Robert Kardashian's claim to fame was helping OJ Simpson get away w/murder. Now I know the girls had nothing to do w/that, but nobody ever seems to mention their father was probably a slimebag. Sorry don't WANT to get it.

Family Guy - Never got it, probably never will. Maybe one out of every twenty jokes on this show is funny(IMHO). To me it's basically South Park lite - South Park w/75% less humor. Basically the show tries too hard(again IMHO), and usually fails miserably. Although I did love the episode where Stewie went forward in time to met his adult self and basically ruined adult-Stewies life. Other than that, everytime I try to watch family Guy, it gives me a headache. Sorry, don't get it

John Madden - For the American football fans on the forum, never understood all the love Madden gets as an announcer. To me the guy was always trying to be a personality, instead of simply being a analyst/color guy. I mean w/all the Boom's, and the telestrator, the Madden cruiser, the video games the Thanksgiving Day "Tur-Duck-en", it was just all too much. Sorry never got it

Richard Pryor - Allright maybe this one would've been better 30-40 years ago, but even when Pryor was in his prime, I never thought he was at all funny as a comedian or an actor. And before anybody brings up race, I'm a huge fan of Eddie Murphy, and Bill Cosby's work as stand up comedians. I just never thought Pryor was funny or even clever. I think a comedian needs more than just random profanity to be entertaining Sorry, don't get it

Jim Carey - Again, maybe this would've been more appropriate 20 years ago when Carey was at his peak, but Jim Carey always tried too hard for a laugh and if there was an Academy Award for overacting Carey would win hands down every year. Like w/Kramer from Seinfeld, Carey got on my nerves more than he made me laugh. Now I'm not saying the guy doesn't have talent. He's an incredibly gifted physical comedian, and nobody works harder at their craft than he does. But to me, talent and funny are too different things, although I did enjoy him in the Mask, and Ace Ventura 2. Other than those 2 movies, sorry, don't get it.

Friends - Now a show has to be really bad for me not to want to tune in, when the cast includes three beautiful women. However IMHO, Friends is that bad. Bland characters, dull writing, entire episodes devoid of humor. Sorry, don't get it

 

[Dussicar]

I actually have a lot of things under my belt I don't get by the standards of the status quo, but I guess I can start with music.

In a hundered percent agreement on the stones. I don't get them at all. Never had. I also have never gotten into the eagles. All their songs put me to sleep.

Rhianna is a waste.

I still get a kick out of people who try to explain how awesome Van Halen's song "Jump" was. Easily the most boring and drivelly song I have ever heard. And I was alive when it first came out as a music video.

I'll be back....

 

[mabus]

Woody Allen. Creepy pedophile.

I watched about 20 minutes of one of his movies, and had to turn it off it was so goddamn boring.

I saw him give a "funny.....oh shit, I can't even parenthesis that word for him!" acceptance speech for some award, Oscar, whatever...the audience
was laughing that over the top fake laugh, like you give a rich person when they're telling bad jokes...but you REALLY want their damn money. Or
what it really seemed like - everyone wanted everyone else in the audience to see that they enjoyed his "humor," and didn't want to sit stone faced like I
did at home watching him.

 

[magic fingers]

Here's another one
Lip injections - Why do so many women in Hollywood feel they look better w/lips 5x too big for their own face? When did thin lips become unattractive? I mean Meg Ryan was adorable in the 80's, now she looks like a damn clown. Does every woman want to look like Angelina Jolie?(who's never done anything for me). Sorry, don't get it

 

[General Zod]

Miley Cyrus.

 

[magic fingers]

Yeah, I hear you on Miley Cyrus. Do people really think she's hot or talented?

Couple more

Everybody Loves Raymond - Quite possibly the most boring sitcom in history. Ray Ramano could be arrested for impersonating a comedian. Don't get it.

Chris Rock - Not funny, not a good actor, don't get it

Adam Sandler - See Chris Rock, although Adam was hilarious in "You don't mess w/the Zohan" Other than that movie, don't get it

Bret Hart - Don't understand why people think he was such a great technical wrestler. Even his finishing manuever, the "Sharpshooter" was a rip-off of Stings scorpion deathlock. I feel horrible about the loss and suffering that Bret's had to deal with, but even at his peak, I would never pay to watch one of his matches. I think his own brother, the late Owen Hart was much better. Don't get it, never got it.

 

[milagros317]

Two things I don't get:
Why vampires are so popular.
Why zombies are so popular.

 

[Bugman]

Two things I don't get:
Why vampires are so popular.
Why zombies are so popular.

Yes. I would add what seems to be an obsession with human skulls. What's up with that.?

 

[magic fingers]

Yes. I would add what seems to be an obsession with human skulls. What's up with that.?

Who has an obsession w/human skulls? Is this some TV show or fashion trend I haven't heard of? I'm also sick of hearing about Vampires and Zombies, but I haven't heard anyone talking about skulls or skeletons. Just curious

 

[magic fingers]

Last, but not least;

Two and a Half Men - With or without Charlie Sheen, the program is completely "unfunny". I can't understand how this crap stayed on the air more than 6 weeks. I could never make it through an entire episode, because the script sounds like it was written by 6th Graders. The show sucks! REALLY don't get it

 

[Bohemianne]

Jim Carey...................although I did enjoy him in the Mask, and Ace Ventura...

For the record, I like Jim Carey.

 

[helplessandhappy]

Everybody Loves Raymond

The Big Bang Theory

How I Met Your Mother


^I've tried watching all three of these shows and it blows my mind that they are actually supposed to be entertaining. The fact that they are so popular makes me wonder how different I must be from the average member of society. Which is odd, because I love the Kardashians, Miley Cyrus, etc. I'm not against "mainstream" things in the slightest. I'm also not against sitcoms in general--I love older shows like Friends and Seinfeld. But the "humor" on these newer shows doesn't do it for me at all.

 

[Bugman]

Who has an obsession w/human skulls? Is this some TV show or fashion trend I haven't heard of? I'm also sick of hearing about Vampires and Zombies, but I haven't heard anyone talking about skulls or skeletons. Just curious

I see them everywhere. Decals on cars and trucks, tattoos, used in custom paint jobs on cars and motorcycles, on clothing, jewelry...maybe its just a local thing.

 

[drewskee]

I will never understand the appeal of people like Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Rihanna, and the Kardashians.

 

[WorkInProgress]

I'm with you on the Kardashians, and probably with a number of those other items if I paid enough attention to know who they are.

To add:

I don't get how anybody can camp out overnight, as I frequently see on the streets of Manhattan, to have a good place in line to buy the latest product line from, well, you name it, whether it's fashion or some digital app.

And movies where the whole point is the gore and the "FX."

 

[magic fingers]

I see them everywhere. Decals on cars and trucks, tattoos, used in custom paint jobs on cars and motorcycles, on clothing, jewelry...maybe its just a local thing.

OK, now I know what you're referring to. Yeah here in the Mid-Atlantic, I see a lot of those skulls(tattoo's, bikes, jackets, etc.) but I've been exposed to them for so long, I don't even think about them any more. I think people find skulls to be "hardcore" or "badass"

 

[magic fingers]

Another thing I don't get;
Piercings. I'm old enough to remember when the only thing that was ever pierced were Women's ears. I don't get piercing your tongue, belly button, eyebrow, and I definitely don't get piercing your "private parts".
Along those same lines, those earlobe things(I don't even know what they're called) that kids are wearing today. As a result we're creating an entire race of larged lobed men and women. Since when is physical mutilation cool? Don't get it, guess I'm getting old.

 

[Bator]

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is what get's on my nerves. It's for Rock n' Roll, not Hip-Hop, R 'n' B, Soul, Pop and that manufactured garbage out of L.A. They should have their own Halls of Fame. It's disgusting.

 

[C.A.B.]

Social Media drones.
Everywhere, all the time: texting. Movie theaters (during the movie), supermarket lines, while driving, etc. Phone calls I understand, even a back-and-forth IM is interactive. But most social media is 'drive-by' commentary. More and more I have noticed people losing the ability to hold a simple face-to-face dialog.

Sadly, too often seen these days; a handsome couple sitting together at a nice cafe on a beautiful evening or day ... each staring at their own (ironically coined) 'smart phones', texing away in silence. Each in their own little world.

Alas... the slow death of romance.

Never have so many, with so much, said so little.

 

[Bugman]

Another thing I don't get;
Piercings. I'm old enough to remember when the only thing that was ever pierced were Women's ears. I don't get piercing your tongue, belly button, eyebrow, and I definitely don't get piercing your "private parts".
Along those same lines, those earlobe things(I don't even know what they're called) that kids are wearing today. As a result we're creating an entire race of larged lobed men and women. Since when is physical mutilation cool? Don't get it, guess I'm getting old.

With you all the way on this one.

 

[Libertine]

Two things I don't get:
Why vampires are so popular.
Why zombies are so popular.

It's mainly a teenage/adolescent obsession- if you are one you get to stay up AAAALLLL night!!!

 

[desdemona]

I see them everywhere. Decals on cars and trucks, tattoos, used in custom paint jobs on cars and motorcycles, on clothing, jewelry...maybe its just a local thing.

OK, now I know what you're referring to. Yeah here in the Mid-Atlantic, I see a lot of those skulls(tattoo's, bikes, jackets, etc.) but I've been exposed to them for so long, I don't even think about them any more. I think people find skulls to be "hardcore" or "badass"

I always attributed these to the Grateful Dead. Their merchandise was full of skull icons. But maybe I'm just showing my age...

 

[C.A.B.]

It's mainly a teenage/adolescent obsession- if you are one you get to stay up AAAALLLL night!!!

LOL! I never thought of it that way. Makes sense.

 

[helplessandhappy]

LOL Zombies are not "mainly a teenage obsession." I'm in my 30s and a huge zombie fan. Most of the others I know who are huge zombie nerds are older too! My parents are in their 60s and totally obsessed with Walking Dead. 🙂

 

[Dussicar]

Poutine. Cheese and gravy on my fries? Get lost!

People who think they are the moral majority because they follow what everyone else is doing and then get pissed when others point out their brainless hypocracy.

Rap/Hip-Hop music.

The way "fag" and "gay" is used as a catchall insult or explaination.

People who think that all the economic failures that have been happening in the last two decades "just happened out of nowhere" and now honestly believe that all laws and sanctions placed against every citizen in the world is just being done until "we can get things under control."

Why proper nachos need to have bean dip. I hate beans!

Collin Farrel.

Oprah. She's a noveau rich kid who totally forgot where she came from.