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So Bad, It's Horrible is one of the more flame-bait-y parts of the site, so a cleanup thread is needed to ensure that works aren't added simply because someone doesn't like them.

If you want to list a work under this, keep the following in mind:

  • The work must have very few fans or defenders (both genuine and ironic). It should fail to appeal to any type of audience.
  • Being offensive in its subject matter isn't enough.
  • It isn't horrible just because a certain critic disliked it, though their reviews can be used as sources and citations.
  • The work should have notably poor reviews (e.g., less than 3/10 on IMDb, or single digit scores on Rotten Tomatoes)
  • For a Moral Substitute to qualify, it cannot even appeal to its target demographic.
  • Please be polite while writing and as much as possible, avoid falling into Complaining About Shows You Don't Like. Instead, focus on explaining why the work is horrible.

In addition, per No Recent Examples, Please!, a work must be at least one month old before it can be added, to prevent knee-jerk reactions.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Oct 6th 2024 at 3:34:45 AM

Lumberwood Outdated af account from Wouldn't you like to know? Since: Aug, 2018 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#6676: Mar 10th 2024 at 3:11:46 PM

I'd say that if the ratio of Horrible songs to merely all right songs is big enough, the album could probably be kept as an example.

Sincerely, Lumberwood
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#6677: Mar 10th 2024 at 3:13:50 PM

I mean, as written I also edge on saying it doesn't count. Bland and unremarkable is not horrible, even with bad reviews.

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#6678: Mar 10th 2024 at 6:06:42 PM

[up][up] I know that The Clash's Cut the Crap was removed from SBIH entirely because it has one good song on it, so to count as a truly Horrible album, every song on it has to be at least bad.

StewieGriffin34 from Sea ice (Season 2) Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#6679: Mar 10th 2024 at 7:37:13 PM

[up]What always bugged me is that Summer in Paradise by The Beach Boys is considered horrible, even though it too has one song that is generally agreed to be pretty good- "Laihana Aloha".

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#6680: Mar 10th 2024 at 8:57:03 PM

[up] That would be a reason to cut it from the list. If there are any specific songs that stand out as truly horrible, they could go on Horrible.Music Songs.

FernandoLemon Since: Aug, 2015
#6681: Mar 11th 2024 at 4:18:20 AM

[up][up] That said, I would like to see that claim get backed up first before cutting it.

StewieGriffin34 from Sea ice (Season 2) Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#6682: Mar 11th 2024 at 7:02:55 AM

[up]It's mentioned on the album's YMMV page, the song is on AwesomeMusic.The Beach Boys, and Last.fm commentators have mostly good things to say about the song.

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mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#6683: Mar 11th 2024 at 9:46:41 AM

Personally I think an album of decent length where every song is considered bad except one should qualify, unless that one song is beloved enough to justify the whole album for the public.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (10,238/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
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#6684: Mar 11th 2024 at 9:48:39 AM

Idk, an album is an entire work and works need to be completely terrible all around for this. A song being considered genuinely good is a redeeming factor. It doesn't need to save the entire album, but it being seen as "a good thing" goes against the point.

Edited by WarJay77 on Mar 11th 2024 at 12:49:32 PM

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BocchiTheRock Since: Feb, 2023
#6685: Mar 11th 2024 at 5:19:26 PM

[up][up] Yeah, I mean I've seen shows listed with at least one good episode, comics with at least one good strip or issue, etc so idk why an album having one good song would save it

Lumberwood Outdated af account from Wouldn't you like to know? Since: Aug, 2018 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#6686: Mar 11th 2024 at 8:09:42 PM

Man, I keep seeing so many people dunking on Our Drawings and calling it one of the worst animated films ever made, and it tears me apart inside knowing that it would be such an easy slam dunk for SBIH if it weren't for the fact that it's not even a little bit professionally made.

Sincerely, Lumberwood
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#6687: Mar 11th 2024 at 8:18:52 PM

[up]One quick Google search and I'm not sure where it would fall. It's an indie film, it sounds like something made for profit and/or a wide audience, but it's listed under Web Original and the creator seems to be an amateur.

Came for the tropes, stayed for the cleanup.
mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#6688: Mar 11th 2024 at 10:01:39 PM

Honestly I get the impression it's more So Bad, It's Good, especially for the beatboxing puppy meme. As for professionalism, I'm pretty sure it was released for free on Youtube.

Edited by mightymewtron on Mar 11th 2024 at 1:02:02 PM

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Lumberwood Outdated af account from Wouldn't you like to know? Since: Aug, 2018 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#6689: Mar 11th 2024 at 11:44:47 PM

One thing I do think could potentially qualify, though, is the 2023 limited edition Pillsbury Creamy Supreme Cinnamon Bun icing. Looking up "Creamy Supreme Cinnamon Bun icing" on Google shows mixed-to-negative ratings on almost every site it's sold on, and the vast majority of negative reviews pertain specifically to the 2023 version of the icing, which has been nearly unanimously decried for tasting oily and chemical-like. What exactly went wrong to make it taste so horrible is unknown, but while past versions of the icing got decent reviews, I have yet to see a single good review for the 2023 batch.

Edited by Lumberwood on Mar 11th 2024 at 11:46:22 AM

Sincerely, Lumberwood
BocchiTheRock Since: Feb, 2023
#6690: Mar 12th 2024 at 12:18:43 AM

[up][up] According to his pinned comment, the creator did put an updated version of Our Drawings behind a Patreon, so technically that version is commerical

TheLivingDrawing Lucas the Dreamer from The Town of Clayton Since: Apr, 2019 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#6691: Mar 12th 2024 at 2:17:05 PM

[up][up] I don't think food items can be listed unless they cause health problems to people who eat them.

Once Upon A Time.
MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
#6692: Mar 12th 2024 at 3:11:46 PM

[up] That's not true at all, it just needs to be a failed product, same as all Horrible entries. We already have the Dilberito listed, and that was just low-quality and tasted bad.

I can support adding that icing with a proper writeup that describes why it's bad.

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UchuuFlamenco Since: Jul, 2017
#6693: Mar 12th 2024 at 3:57:02 PM

For what it's worth, Our Drawings is listed as So Bad, It's Good in YMMV.Our Drawings

Lumberwood Outdated af account from Wouldn't you like to know? Since: Aug, 2018 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#6694: Mar 12th 2024 at 8:48:53 PM

Here's a writeup for the icing, curious how you guys feel about it:

  • Pillsbury is generally known for making high-quality food products that, at worst, are divisive amongst consumers. But one product which is almost unanimously agreed upon to be terrible is their 2023 Creamy Supreme Cinnamon Roll icing. While previous editions of the icing have been generally well-received, the 2023 batch may have permanently tainted the product's reputation, with dozens of people going online to complain about knowing it was putrid from the moment they opened it, getting a powerful odor that some compared to walking into a nail salon. The taste only proved to be worse, as nearly everyone that tried it mentioned the chemical-like flavor, something akin to bug repellent or gasoline. One reviewer even went so far as to say they would go to the ER to make sure they hadn't been poisoned by the stuff.note  Many retailers were forced to sell the product at increasingly high discounts because of its unfavorable reputation, and even threw massive quantities of it out because it couldn't be moved. Though it's generally theorized that the product was somehow contaminated by chemicals or plastic before it was shipped and sold, it seems unlikely given that the entire batch of thousands of canisters seemed to be tainted rather than a select few, something that would never get by the FDA or even the company's own quality control, leaving the product's atrocious flavor a mystery.

Edited by Lumberwood on Mar 12th 2024 at 9:05:04 AM

Sincerely, Lumberwood
punkcrow The horrors persist, but so do I (He/Him) from Northwest Indiana Since: Dec, 2020 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
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#6695: Mar 12th 2024 at 8:54:37 PM
kablammin45 art lizer from Cleese's Battle Circuit (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#6696: Mar 12th 2024 at 8:56:50 PM

Looks fine to me as well

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MurlocAggroB from the second-most ridiculous province of Canada Since: May, 2015
SpaceProtagonist (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Abstaining
#6698: Mar 13th 2024 at 5:46:26 PM

Not quite sure whether we should keep Earthsea, considering it has an IM Db score of 5.7/10, and a 52% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. It sounds like the series is bad, but not horrible-level bad.

Edited by SpaceProtagonist on Mar 13th 2024 at 8:46:38 AM

Lumberwood Outdated af account from Wouldn't you like to know? Since: Aug, 2018 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#6699: Mar 13th 2024 at 9:14:39 PM

I say if it's got middling reviews and ratings, then it's probably a safe cut

Sincerely, Lumberwood
Echidna from Ontario, Canada (Striking Back) Relationship Status: Two-timing
#6700: Mar 13th 2024 at 9:36:51 PM

Me too. Sounds like a cut if anything.


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