10 TV Shows That Went From Great To Terrible SO FAST

10. True Blood

In 2008 vampires were having a cultural moment and American Beauty scribe Alan Ball was ready for it. Adapting the cult novels by Charlaine Harris, the screenwriter created HBO’s bloody, campy hit True Blood as a direct riposte to Twilight’s anodyne teen romance.

If The Vampire Diaries was “Twilight, but the vampires f***”, then True Blood was “Twilight, but the vampires f*** without the censorial asterisks”. Sweaty, gory, and genuinely racy, the show’s hot and heavy action was aided by once in a lifetime chemistry between real life sweethearts Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer as well as a star making supporting turn from Alexander Sarsgaard.

What could go wrong?

Well, vampires viewers could handle. Serial killers? Sure. Mind readers? Alright...

Werewolves? Maybe...

Shapeshifters? Just about....

But f***ing faeries?!

The reveal of Sookie’e true nature really shouldn’t have come about after a season break when fans were unsure whether to stick with the series. Too absurd and fanciful even for this campy show, this twist drove viewers away and the show never regained them before its flat, disappointing finale.