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Just because a show is great it doesn&#39;t mean you are on board with every character within its framework. Take&nbsp;Friends&nbsp;for instance. Many agree it is one of the most beloved comedies of all time, but is Ross one of the most beloved characters? Here are a few examples of great shows that just happen to feature character many people find just a tad grating. From cheating spouses in a zombie hellscape to magical teen sons with angst to spare, here are the good shows with disliked main characters.&nbsp;

Big Characters You Dislike On Good TV Shows

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Celebrities

You can&rsquo;t get away from them in your feed, yet you can&rsquo;t look away either.&nbsp;These famous people&nbsp;inspire heated debates and real vitriol&nbsp;even though they themselves aren&#39;t terribly controversial.They appear on magazine covers, star in big budget movies, and are the stars of dozens of YouTube videos, but man, they just seem to bug people for no obvious apparent reason other than their ubiquity.

The Most Inexplicably Divisive Celebrities, Ranked

Unspeakable Times

Ever have a true crime story that just stays with you? We&nbsp;asked <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rankergraveyardshift/posts/5151879271565154" target="_blank">Graveyard Shift followers</a> which true crime &quot;cold cases&quot; never sat right with them, and they responded with hundreds and hundreds of truly terrifying tales. Here are just a few true crime cases that continue to haunt&nbsp;our readers. &nbsp;

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Warning: Images and discussion topics below maybe be triggering to some.&nbsp;

Graveyard Shift Readers Share The True Crime Cold Cases That Just Don't Sit Right With Them

Networks know that the&nbsp;wistful longings we sometimes feel&nbsp;for yesteryear can be used to fuel their primetime schedule. Our fond childhood memories have been used as backdrops in assorted comedies and dramas all of over assorted streaming and cable services. If done corrected, a show can pay homage to a beloved time period, but if done wrong, it exploits it. Here are a few modern-day shows that use nostalgia as set dressing. Vote up the shows that use it in a way that honors the time period, and vote down the shows that have no idea what they are doing.&nbsp;

Which Nostalgia-Based Shows Kind Of Ruins Nostalgia?

Super Bowl

The best, the worst, and the just plain weird. Here are the ads from the 2022 Super Bowl. Vote for the commercials that will stay with you long after the game has finished.&nbsp;

The Best And Worst Super Bowl LVI Commercials, Ranked

Folding laundry? Working from home? Cooking dinner for the family? Whatever is going on in daily life, a good comfort show is usually playing in the background to keep you company. These are the shows that feel familiar and can keep them company, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/tv-shows-watched-more-than-five-times/brian-roque" target="_blank">like a good friend</a>. Which of these shows feel to you like a great, big hug? Vote up the shows you wold most like have playing in the background of your life, vote down the show that require your full attention.&nbsp;

Comfort Shows That Are Perfect For Playing In Background Of Life, Ranked

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Bill Murray

The man. The myth. The legend: Bill Murray.&nbsp;The beloved funnyman has become a giant in the entertainment industry do to his unique&nbsp;comedy stylings, both on and off camera. But just because the man is an icon who is worshipped by millions, it doesn't mean everything he touches turns to gold. Here are a few examples of film flops and movie misfires starring the great Bill Murray.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Bill Murray Movies You Have To Admit Are Pretty Bad

Film

When a TV character becomes popular, fans want to know everything. Where they grew up, what they were like when they were younger, and how they became who they are. And thanks to prequel shows like Young Sheldon, Pennyworth, Ratched,&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Carrie Diaries,&nbsp;fans are given the insight they crave to get to know their favorite characters. So, who else deserves a prequel? Would you watch a young Dexter Morgan? A young Sherlock? What about young Worf? Here are just a few popular TV characters who would benefit from a prequel series. Vote up the characters whose school-age hijinks&nbsp;would have you tuned in each week.&nbsp;

Popular TV Characters Who Should Get The 'Young Sheldon' Treatment, Ranked

Sometimes a key ingredient to a good show is you. Yeah, you. These are shows that use fourth-wall breaks to take a moment from the other characters and address the audience at home. Not including variety shows, mockumentaries, comedy specials, talk shows, and kids&#39; shows that are trying to connect with its ankle-biting audience, here are a few series that know exactly what they are, who is watching, and make the viewers&nbsp;part of show. V

ote up the shows that use fourth-wall breaks&nbsp;the best.&nbsp;

Television Shows Where The Main Character Breaks The Fourth Wall, Ranked

Tropes

A man looking for love finds his perfect match on a blind date while&nbsp;a woman who put her career first realizes that she is missing out on life. Meanwhile, the pregnant woman down the street had her water break in public while a nearby man was shot in the shoulder, meaning he can continue with his day. These are just a few of the movie tropes that have bored audiences for decades. What other tired cliches should be retired?

Here are a small sample of overused, timeworn TV cliches that should be avoided at all costs. Please vote up the most trite tropes.&nbsp;

What Are The Most Hated And Overused Movie Tropes?  

Avengers: Infinity War

What would you do if you disappeared from existence, then suddenly reappeared five years later? What if one day you are in your apartment, then suddenly all your belongings are gone and new tenants are looking at you&nbsp;quizzically? Or if you suddenly turned&nbsp;to dust in math class, then reassemble in the same classroom years later? Would you call your parents? Your friends?

This is the exact dilemma millions faced in a post-Snap world after the Avengers defeated Thanos. How would you have handled the situation? Let us know by voting on the possible answers below. Vote up the answers you would immediately attempt, and vote down the answers that can be tabled for a later date.&nbsp;

What Would You Do First If You Came Back From 'The Blip'?

Literature

High school reading lists are filled with important books that everyone should read, such as&nbsp;To Kill A Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm&nbsp;and&nbsp;Catcher in the Rye.&nbsp;But what about new books that are just as impactful?&nbsp;Here are a few important books to come out in the 1990s that should be on every high school students must-read list. Vote up the books you feel are important, and vote down the books that are best as summer reading.&nbsp;

Must-Read Books From The '90s That Should Be On Every High School Required Reading List

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Trader Joe's

Trader Joe&#39;s has come a long way since the first store opened in Pasadena, CA way back in 1967. Since then, most of North America has welcomed&nbsp;local grocers in Hawaiian shirts cheerily ringing up organic chocolate-covered gummy bears, peanut butter-stuffed pretzels, or any number of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-trader-joes-products/amylindorff" target="_blank">tasty Trader Joe&#39;s products.</a>&nbsp;They&#39;re everywhere and they&#39;re rightly beloved. Whether you live in upstate New York or deep in the heart of Texas, a local TJ&#39;s&nbsp;is probably nearby for your next full-blown grocery run or just the next time you need some fresh milk to go with your&nbsp;Joe&#39;s Os. Those trips to Trader Joe&#39;s aren&#39;t always pleasure cruises, however.&nbsp;

For as much joy as you can find on the shelves, your grocery store trip can still involve the occasional hiccup, and it&#39;s okay to talk about the little annoyances, even if you&#39;re the Trader&#39;s biggest fan. From the notoriously tight parking lots with spaces that are too small for any average car to the signature products that sometimes disappear without warning, here are a few pet peeves when it comes to Trader Joe&#39;s. Vote up the annoyances you might mutter about on even a happy TJ run.&nbsp;

Things That Kind Of Annoy You About Going To Trader Joe's

Queen

The Best Queen Songs of All Time

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What are the top 16&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/things-every-man-should-know/ryan-kaiser?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">things you should know</a> about Ranker? We never thought you'd ask! Here's a look at some of the key numbers behind&nbsp;Ranker's list-making platform that receives over 8 million votes and 25 million unique visitors per month!

16 Facts You Should Know About Ranker

TO READ THE FULL <a href="http://blog.ranker.com/post/8394190864/from-ranker-labs-a-deeper-look-at-the-worst-movies">BAD MOVIES ANALYSIS</a>, VISIT THE OFFICIAL RANKER BLOGThe third grouping based on our list of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-worst-movies-of-all-time">Worst Movies of All Time list</a> defines what we came to call the &quot;Self-Important Pretension&quot; category. These are films that came saddled with a lot of hype and ambition, and clearly audiences didn't feel that they lived up to the expectations. (&quot;The English Patient's&quot; failure to live up to its hype inspired a classic episode of &quot;Seinfeld.&quot;)This was the smallest grouping of films into a single &quot;factor&quot; (determined by correlations in the preferences of like-minded Ranker voters), and also perhaps the easiest to &quot;define&quot; in clear terms. These were clearly voted on by people who think that the worst movies aim high and fail to deliver.

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