it usually makes me MORE involved in the show cuz i watch hoping they'll get their's at some point, or that even if they're not evil, their ridiculousness or idiocy is eventually pointed out.

the problem lies in your second point: very few of the characters are believable, or at least the writers & producers aren't putting them in believable situations.

if this continues much longer, it might be the most artistically meteoric rise and fall of a show ever (or at least that i can remember).