The 25 Worst Special Effects In TV Shows

Nothing like a little bad CGI to pull you out of a scene.

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Even the casual TV viewer knows better than to go into any given episode of television expecting the budgetary muscle flexed in feature films. But each passing year adds greater cinematic sheen to the tube's best, as the medium slowly but arguably begins to overtake film. Still, even the best shows fall prey to cost-cutting, and over time, we've seen the VFX department get the short shrift, resulting in some epically bad special effects.

Complex has picked out 25 of the worst eye-sores, for your derisive pleasure. Here are the 25 Worst Special Effects in TV Shows.

Written by Frazier Tharpe (@The_SummerMan)

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25. The Water Explosion in Battlestar Galactica

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24. Eden's Death in Heroes

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23. The Scenery Green Screen in Justified

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22. The Orbing in Charmed

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21. Bill and Sophie-Anne's Fight on True Blood

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20. The Sunken Island on Lost

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19. The Werewolf Transformations in Teen Wolf

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18. The Chest-Burster on Star Trek: The Next Generation

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17. The Dinosaurs on Terra Nova

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16. The Visitors on V

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15. The Blood Spurts on Spartacus

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14. Clayface in Birds of Prey

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13. The Grayson Estate on Revenge

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12. The Big Red Ball in Alias

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11. The Plane Explosion in Walker, Texas Ranger

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10. Every Effect in Merlin

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9. Every Iteration of Dr. Who

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8. Every Effect in Sliders

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7. The Leviathan on Supernatural

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6. The Giant Cobra in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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5. Every Effect in Once Upon a Time

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4. The Boat Scene in Ringer

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3. The Sleestaks in Land of the Lost

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2. The Werewolf Make-Up in Big Wolf on Campus

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1. Every Effect in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

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