Whether youve happened upon a long-dead series on Netflix or youre following up on a promising new pilot, investing in another TV series is always a bit of a gamble. Sometimes youll have bet on a winner and sometimes youll have picked one so unwatchable that you jump ship before episode two, but more often than not its easy to lazily burn through four or five episodes before you realise that what youre watching is, put simply, not all that good. Fortunately for you and your dignity, weve put together a list of fairly terrible TV shows which nonetheless have a redeeming quality with which you can justify your use of your time. Yes, in an ideal world all television would be possessed of a complex plot, stellar cast and sharp dialogue, but sometimes all you need are a few bright spots to make an episode worthwhile. Not everything can be Breaking Bad. So if you need a little reminder that theres a silver lining in every cloud, look no further than this article, as we comb through some terrible television which got it right, at least some of the time.
