đ Share this article That Floating Excrement Was Far Too Meaningful! It's the TV Disappointments of the Past Year. As we reflect on the television landscape of the recent year, a selection of shows stand out not for their brilliance, but for their spectacular failures. From awkward sequels to confusingly poor documentaries, here are the programmes that had us scratching our heads or just reaching for the remote. And Just Like That Where to begin with this divisive follow-up? Burdened with dreadful writing, painful arcs (we demand better for Miranda!), and a mere 71 seconds of beloved Samantha, the show fought to find its footing. Briefly, as the third series started, it looked like it had finally hit its stride. Then arrived an installment all about Seemaâs natural deodorant. Little surprise the creator declared this would be the final series. It ended on a low point; the closeup of Mirandaâs toilet flooded with poo was just way too symbolic. Yet, fans certainly found joy dissecting every single âwhat on earth?â episode. And as Carrie â a single woman once more â twirled around her palatial townhouse to Barry White, who couldn't let out a little sob? The Kim Kardashian Drama âIs Kim Kardashian an actress? Of course she canât.â But that was practically the smallest of this drama's issues. The subject of a exceedingly uncommon zero star review, it was hard to know where to begin listing the problems. The laughably wooden dialogue? The mind-numbing veneration of wealth and consumption? The almost deliberate procession of tropes? Performances so bad they felt almost malicious? Suffice it to say âall of the aboveâ and forget about this show again. However, a second season has been ordered, so weâre probably going to have to. AKA Charlie Sheen Considering the legal troubles, domestic violence allegations and fatherly shortcomings, itâs reasonable to say Charlie Sheen has been a bad boy. Not that youâd really have known it from this three-part documentary which chuckled along at Sheenâs various bouts of reckless excess while struggling to tell us anything we didnât already know. Rather, it felt as if this volatile personality was being pandered to, so any pity this series might induce should be reserved for the people who have had to endure proximity with this charming but flippant egotist. The Supercomputer Drama Naturally we understood it was ridiculous from the get-go: a thriller about a AI known as Charlie Big Potatoes that could either solve global crises â or annihilate all of humanity. We stuck with it out of pure admiration for its leads ⊠but by the end, it felt like even they had stopped bothering. One barely cared when his character died, and the other ultimately slicing Charlie with an axe ⊠in super slow-motion. Talk about giving up the ghost. The Gangster Drama Shady figures meeting in empty boxing gyms? A certain band's Firestarter jackhammering away in club scenes? The late 90s called and demands its gangland drama back. Actually, that is harsh on the crime shows of the late 90s. Many look a bit old-fashioned now, but at least they didnât suffer the embarrassment of having to accommodate unconvincing dialects. But there were plenty of other problems. Primarily that it was just profoundly dull; a dispute over narcotics territory between various cockney rogues which felt rather simplistic. With Love, Meghan Considering the degree to which she provokes the ire of certain performatively enraged commentators, itâs temptingly easy to applaud the Duchess of Sussexâs televised ventures into quaint lifestyle as deliberate provocations. But then you view them and are forced to admit that in this case, they might have a point. Itâs like watching a lifestyle catalogue animated; a poster for wine oâclock with delusions of grandeur; a procession of snoozing dogs, humming beehives, Hallmark platitudes and forgettable crafting âtipsâ youâll forget instantly. All underpinned by vast, largely undeserved wealth. Ugh. Victoria Beckham There are clearly interesting things to be said about both Victoria Beckham and her struggles with vocation, identity, self-acceptance. But for some reason, this three-part series chose not to say them. Rather, the experience was akin to reading a marketing brochure. She obviously has every right to bridle at what she describes as her âsternâ image. But sadly, she failed to do herself any favours with this cagey non-event of a series. The Game Show It had the potential to be the next big hit â except even more extravagant, with a glamorous star playing dead and a well-known personality overseeing her estate. What more could you ask for? As players battled it out, there was plenty of backstabbing and squabbling. But the rules quickly became incomprehensible: itâs even now too confusing to detail what exactly was happening. Even more regrettably, we only saw glimpses of the star via filmed videos. The show ended up reeking of a programme that was straining desperately to live up to something way beyond it. The Lena Dunham Romcom How does one succeed a show that captured a generation? The pressure was immense for this starry romcom about Jessica, a rosy-eyed New Yorker who arrives in London with a broken heart. The lead actress took her biggest role by the horns and was a delight to watch, reveling in Jane Austen levels of romantic ideals. But it was all very slick and, ironically, was insufficient. Plus, the sheer amount of celebrity cameos involved felt icky. The Sketch Show Return Not good enough to be âpatchyâ. Given the shrewd inclusion of gifted younger comics, expectations were high. But sadly, most of it didnât land. A recurring sketch was a single joke milked to a husk but recurring in every episode. One star seemed too willing to slip into a familiar ranting mode. The writing room sketches, in contrast, simply provoked the thought that they should probably have stayed in there a while longer. The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox This dramatisation of the story of Amanda Knox was executive produced by Amanda Knox and pretty much exclusively presented the perspective of Amanda Knox. So, while there undoubtedly is an compelling drama to be made about the tragic 2007 murder, this isnât it. The material needed to be handled sensitively. Instead, the series struggled painfully to find the right tone, lurching from oddly breezy, slightly mannered farce to inevitably, real-life horror. Complex? Perhaps. A total mess? Very much so. Prime Target We admire the lead actor ⊠but did we buy him playing the most brilliant maths genius in history, a man so smart heâs on the verge of a discovery that could destabilise society? No! This globe-trotting thriller about government agencies targeting â and killing off â academics honestly got more absurd by the second. Formulaic nonsense. 1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story This hagiography followed the online personality notorious for sexual escapades as she undertook her biggest feat yet. What on earth would possess her? What we craved was way more examination of her actual psyche, plus those of the men in the queue. They could at least have spoken to the legendary mum who appeared to haul her son out of the queue. What we got was disturbing shots and zero critical analysis of her notoriety whatsoever. And to think, the documentary-maker has a young daughter too.