126. The Rise and Fall of TV Shows

Little Seal English

Hey Pals,

This episode of the podcast focuses on talking about different tv shows, the good and bad!

Towards the end of the podcast, I also show you how to use ChatGPT to learn how to talk about tv shows in a deeper way!

Here are some ways we talk about tv shows in English:

Go downhill (fast/quickly/rapidly/suddenly)

That tv show went quickly downhill after the first season.

Become predictable

The Blacklist was incredibly predictable, no surprises in that one after a while.

To fizzle out/to peter out

That show was very good for three seasons, but then it began to fizzle out and gradually became less and less good or even popular.

Talk about writers/writing

The writers gave up

The writing was fantastic

The writers woke up and decided to smoke crack

To milk

They milked that story for way too long! That show should have ended years ago.

Talk about the different seasons

That show should have ended three seasons ago

That show went on X seasons too many.

Great (first/second/third/etc.) season

A cult classic

A cult classic movie is a movie that gains a dedicated and passionate fanbase over time, despite not necessarily being a mainstream success upon its initial release.

Binge-worthy

That show is binge-worthy, you won’t regret it.

Tug at your heartstrings

Scrubs is a fantastic comedy show that also pulls at your heartstrings.

A guilty pleasure

My guilty pleasure was Grays Anatomy, don’t tell anyone.

I hope you enjoy,

Ronan

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