2017’s Biggest Disappointments In TV

2017 has been a big year for TV (and the industry in general). From its highest highs to its lowest lows, this year has given us both the best and the worst TV we’ve seen in a long time. And, sure, we’re all about celebrating the finest achievements in television. But where’s the fun in that?

Especially when we could just as easily spend our energy talking about all of the garbage we’ve seen this year. So that’s what we’re going to do. Here are the biggest TV disappointments from 2017.

“Wisdom of the Crowd”

We probably shouldn’t have been surprised that “Wisdom of the Crowd” sucked as hard as it did, but still. The series had a better cast of stars than most other CBS shows. Leave it to the network, though, to ruin a good thing by making it just like every other thing in its lineup.

“Taken”

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The thing about “Taken” is that no one really cares how Bryan Mills developed his “certain set of skills.” All we care about is how he uses them to get his idiot daughter back. So while Clive Standen does an alright job as the younger CIA op, the fact is that he will never be Liam Neeson.

“Doubt”

Can we all just admit that anything starring Katherine Heigl these days is doomed to fail? Does she even know how to play anything outside of the too smart, too good looking professional female? No. She can’t.

It’s unfortunate, because we actually really loved seeing Laverne Cox outside of “OITNB.”

“Prison Break”

“Prison Break” would have been better off had it just accepted retirement in 2009. But 2017 seemed to be a big year for (unsuccessful) TV reboots, and dammit if “Prison Break” wasn’t going to be on that list, too. …how does that one “Frozen” song go?