I think it depends on how much you're into the fandom actually :P I probably wouldn't be as invested in Glee as I am now if it weren't for the fandom tbh.
If it's brand new, it generally varies. Gave Stargate Universe 4 and 1/2 episodes before giving up on it. Terra Nova actually only took 1 and 1/2 episodes before I decided I couldn't watch any more.
If it's a show I'm already into - well, I can't think of any I have given up on.
Sorry to hear you're losing the desire to watch something, though :(
It depends on the show. Glee I forgive a lot more than I would on other shows. I gave up on Gilmore Girls after like 7 seasons because Lorelai cheated on Luke and refuse to even watch the episodes I love in syndication but I hate the direction Supernatural took 2 seasons ago and still watch it every week.
It's kind of a personal thing and probably depends on how invested you are in the show/character that is pissing you off.
I have the three episode rule for shows. And that can be when starting a show or a show that I've been a fan of for a long time. If it goes three episodes and can't hold my interest I stop watching.
And I want to punch Glee in it's baby maker. Just saying
I don't have a number really--I've stuck with shows for way longer than I wanted to. It'll take me a couple episodes to quit a show IF I'm not really invested in any of the characters. But I can stick around for seasons if I love a character enough or think a particular actor brings more to the show than anyone else (including the writers and creator). So I feel your pain. It's so bad you want to leave but one things keeps you there--barely.
Same as queer_theory. If I watch it just because I enjoy it, I stop watching it basically right away when I stop enjoying it (did so with House MD and HIMYM)
Sadly, glee has too many roots in my life - I absolutely adore the cast, most of my fandom friends are from there. I've decided I won't be watching after S3 (what's the point without Chris and Lea?), but now it's a miracle if I last until the mid-season hiatus, and that'll be because I want to see Chord again.
But this show is the biggest slap to the face I've ever witnessed. It's as if I started reading Harry Potter, fell in love with it, and a year later it suddenly turned into Twilight.
I stop watching when I realize I've forgotten to d/l or go find an episode for a few weeks, and I don't have a burning desire to run and go watch it that day.
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i gave up on glee a long time ago.
I find that if i don't have time to watch it, and i don't really WANT to watch it, i don't.
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If it's a show I'm already into - well, I can't think of any I have given up on.
Sorry to hear you're losing the desire to watch something, though :(
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It's kind of a personal thing and probably depends on how invested you are in the show/character that is pissing you off.
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Sadly, glee has too many roots in my life - I absolutely adore the cast, most of my fandom friends are from there. I've decided I won't be watching after S3 (what's the point without Chris and Lea?), but now it's a miracle if I last until the mid-season hiatus, and that'll be because I want to see Chord again.
But this show is the biggest slap to the face I've ever witnessed. It's as if I started reading Harry Potter, fell in love with it, and a year later it suddenly turned into Twilight.
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