Top 10 Critical Flops

10. Monstrous Regiment, Terry Pratchett

9. Runaway Jury

8. The Haunted Mansion

7. 24

6. Timeline

5. Metamorphosis-Hillary Duff

4. Joe Millionaire: An International Affaire

3. Brother Bear

2. Skin

1. The Cat in the Hat



There's no question that it's been a sorry semester for television fans; shows like Joe Millionaire 2 and 24 failed to draw in the viewers that they attracted in previous seasons, and short-lived new additions like Skin crashed and burned almost before they got off the ground. The movie industry has continued to produce such repulsive flops as The Haunted Mansion and Brother Bear, which might dominate holiday tie-in toy sales but proved to be less than enthralling on the big screen. The fact that teenie-bopper favorite Hilary Duff made a CD shouldn't even require explanation. Timeline tires, Runaway Jury makes one want to escape to the aisle, and Monstrous Regiment is just that. Topping the list, however, is Cat in the Hat, which isn't even worth sitting through for the MST3K factor.-Sara Ludovise