Shark Bytes

Day One. One word to describe this show? Borgasm. I never thought I'd hate to see naked people but this show has achieved it. Again using the "Soprano-esque" style of showing us therapy as a plot vehicle, and failing miserable (Watch "In Treatment", which is on a 24/7 loop with HBO for a good example). These people are someone you would run from at a party. It's like porn with all of the talking, but instead of banter with a pizza delivery man, it's yuppies and Gen-X'ers that drone on so much in self-absorption that by the time the sex scene comes on you are checking Sports Center. Please put these characters and us out of our misery HBO!

Jumped right out of the box.

What has happened to HBO? They simply haven't been able to hit a home run of late.

Each series that they release is more disapointing that the one before, to the point that they are now all but unwatchable.

Never jumped. I guess I'm a sucker for "relationship" shows ever since my divorce. Much of this show mirrors my life before my divorce. Great show. Keep it up, HBO.

I am tired of seeing these people have sex i nevery episode. Not just sex but graphic, porno, freaky sex. The couple who won't have sex bores me even more because I am screaming at the tv just do it already. I can predict every moment about this show, which is why I know I no longer need to watch it.

Grace,
I don't think that people disliking the show has anything to do with it being a mirror to anyone's soul, it's that it's a fairly dull show. Until the penultimate episode of the first season, very little happened that couldn't have been condensed into, literally, two episodes. Why does it take the show 6 episodes to get to the huge reveal regarding Pollock's (sorry if I butchered that spelling) unhappiness? Who didn't see that from the very first episode? I almost felt bad that I spontaneously cheered when he announced that he wanted to "split up"-- I didn't cheer because he was leaving, but because we could finally move forward with the story.
I watch it because it's a ritual, if it weren't, I can't imagine that I would have given the show a second through sixth look. I'm not offended by it nor do I find it objectionable in any particular way... it's just immensely forgettable for recycling so many "romantic problem" clichés in one package and then scattering a bunch of sex, breasts, scrotums, and prosthetics around to make it seem "edgy." I'm not 14, I don't find nudity all that amazing and I'm not 19 so I don't find the plots all that complex or compelling. I'll keep watching for the sake of the ritual, but I'm eagerly awaiting the return of Big Love. While it's also a show that is not above criticism, it manages to be entertaining.

I understand the negative comments, but I have stuck with the show and the last few have been quite good. It has always been very realistic and relevant. Reminds me somewhat of Ingmar Bergman.

It's fascinating that most people don't want to watch a series that might actually mirror real problems that people have in their relationships. There are supposed to be awkward moments in this show. I don't think therapy is a real comfortable situation. I think it's well acted and realistic. I'll continue to entertained by this show.

After watching a few more episodes, I think it jumped during that episode where nothing happened. You know that one where the tension between that one couple isn't resolved or even heightened, it just stayed exactly the same that it had been for the previous episodes. Yeah. That one.

My brother loves this show. I don’t get it. Nothing happens, and in fact nothing can happen, because as soon as something does happen, it will be the Jump the Shark moment. Either the couple trying to have a kid has a kid (she has to miscarry at some point) and we have a birth, or the couple that doesn’t have sex is going to have sex, and we have a “they did it.” I am sure that, before that happens, they are going to pull some sort of twist where it turns out that these people are actually connected somehow. I am not going to be around for it.

best show on tv ever - no hollywood at all - not overacted - i love it

Easily one of the least engaging products that HBO has ever produced. Those painfully tedious scnenes at the therapist's office are pure torture.
You're not pregnant and you're not getting laid...we get it.

Tell me it's cancelled.

Tell me it's over.

First of all the show is called Tell Me You Love Me and all I see is sex. Or rather, porn. Nobody is acting like they love each other. They are sulking about not sleeping with each other, or not getting pregnant, or wahtever! I am not a prude, but this is too much. I would rather spend my time watching the bunny ranch show (Cathouse?) than watch pretend, uninteresting plots with lots of naked scenes in between dialogue. I am a big fan of HBO, usually. But this is too much. And don't even get me started on the old people scenes! Did we have to see tongue when they kissed? And did she have to go down on him??? I know it isnt PC to say this,but eeeeew! Not that the hand job on the couch was better... once again, if I want to see that stuff I will watch the bunny ranch girls. But I wanted to see something interesting that would occupy my time until Big Love starts again. This isnt it. Clearly they have jumped the shark before getting off the ground.

I would have to agree with the other posters. There's been 3-4 shows and I'm already tired of hearing the blonde complain she's not pregnant. If I wanted to hear endless griping about what people are or aren't getting in bed, I'd listen to my friends. I don't need to pay HBO every month. They've substituted a good script for T&A. When there's a lull, out comes a boob. Nope, sorry, not gonna hold my attention.