I think a lot of these are going to be cases where the first season was great, but the second season didn't make sense or the first season should have wrapped up the story.

I think Designated Survivor is one example of this. The premise is great, what if the majority of government was killed, how do you rebuild? However the show turned into... I really don't know because I stopped watching.

I think another more recent example is Paradise. Although maybe season 2 will prove me wrong.

Paradise season 1 spoilers

What if society now lived in a bunker underground? I think that's an interesting story and I think exploring that is an interesting story. However it's clear on season 2 we're going above ground and that isn't something I'm as interested in.

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Designated Survivor was awesome. I didn’t need it to make perfect sense. Kiefer Sutherland was exactly what you expect. It helped launch the careers of McKenna Grace (his daughter, who went on to play in the new Ghostbusters movie, one of which she sang the ending to) and Jamie Clayton (his sister in law, trans woman played by a trans actress; she went on to appear in sense8 and some other stuff). That One Scene in season 2 I’ll never forget. When they cut Kiefer Sutherland’s mic. One of the actor’s best scenes. I loved Designated Survivor… but maybe more for the acting than the plot. Oh yeah, and Michael J. Fox as a character with Parkinson’s. That show never stopped winning. It wasn’t The West Wing but it was never supposed to be.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

helped launch the careers of McKenna Grace

I first saw her in Handmaid's Tale, and then in Ghostbusters. She was fantastic in both, so I'll agree that if Designated Survivor launched her career then it was worth it.

Maybe I owe the show another chance but I just remembered losing interest so quickly. I can't remember if it was after or during season one but I just stopped caring what was going on at some point.