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Television How do you feel when a new show comes on that has a VERY similar premise to a show you already like?

69 fans picked:
as long as it's good I'm happy there's a new show in the style I like
   77%
I'm annoyed. They ripped off a show I like
   17%
I just ignore it
   6%
 Asvini posted over a year ago
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Asvini picked I'm annoyed. They ripped off a show I like:
I usually try to give shows like that a chance, but I can never seem to silence the part of my brain that's rolling it's eyes and saying 'this is such a rip off.'
posted over a year ago.
 
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candrani picked I just ignore it:
I don't think I'd care enough to be annoyed, coz just because some other show is copying it doesn't make the show you like any worse, but I could never be a fan of a show that was a clear rip off of another show.

And it's nice to see a pick on here that isn't one of those "out of my favourites..." questions.
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l3371 picked I'm annoyed. They ripped off a show I like:
....And then I probably would wind up watching anyways if it's the only thing that's on at the moment.I'm a very weird person....
posted over a year ago.
 
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jarik picked as long as it's good I'm happy there's a new show in the style I like:
Fringe is in the style of The X Files. I hope the producers of Fringe don't make the same mistakes The X Files made.(Stayed on too
long and had a finale that had a lot of plot holes)
posted over a year ago.
 
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swimswamswum picked I'm annoyed. They ripped off a show I like:
I give the show a chance, but it usually sucks and I got ridiculously annoyed.

EX: The Mentalist is a total rip-off of Psych and it's getting all this credit! I HATE THAT SHOW! It's even really bad. I gave it a chance and it failed completely!
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BeSafe picked as long as it's good I'm happy there's a new show in the style I like:
It depends on if you mean the same style or like litterly exactly the same, like trying to rip the characters off and everything, because in that case I'd be really mad!
posted over a year ago.
 
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Asvini picked I'm annoyed. They ripped off a show I like:
I mean a show that's an obvious rip off. Not just with the same type of theme/style as another show. One that wouldn't have happened if they hadn't seen the other show to steal the idea from.
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xrockstarx picked as long as it's good I'm happy there's a new show in the style I like:
Lipstick Jungle is similar to SATC, but I still love it.
It just depends, there's a part of you that will always compare it to the other show, but if it's a good show then I don't mind.
posted over a year ago.
 
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Buffyfan92 picked I'm annoyed. They ripped off a show I like:
Moonlight was such an Angel rip off!
posted over a year ago.