# TV Binge Watch (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 21, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004 "2019-08-21T15:27:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 128
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2541 "2020-01-15T23:29:36Z")
Recurring sci-fi bad guys (and their franchise) 1. The Daleks (Doctor Who) 2. The Reavers (Firefly) 3. The Borg (ST:TNG and thereafter) 4. The Visitors (V) 5. Cigarette Smoking Man (The X-Files) 6. Dr. Smith (Lost in Space) 7. Rittenhouse (Timeless) 8. The Cylons (Battlestar Galactica) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2542 "2020-01-16T00:44:02Z")
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**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2543 "2020-01-16T07:45:22Z")
Recurring sci-fi bad guys (and their franchise) 1. The Daleks (Doctor Who) 2. The Reavers (Firefly) 3. The Borg (ST:TNG and thereafter) 4. The Visitors (V) 5. Cigarette Smoking Man (The X-Files) 6. Dr. Smith (Lost in Space) 7. Rittenhouse (Timeless) 8. The Cylons (Battlestar Galactica) 9. Mom (Futurama) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2544 "2020-01-16T14:19:02Z")
Recurring sci-fi bad guys (and their franchise) 1. The Daleks (Doctor Who) 2. The Reavers (Firefly) 3. The Borg (ST:TNG and thereafter) 4. The Visitors (V) 5. Cigarette Smoking Man (The X-Files) 6. Dr. Smith (Lost in Space) 7. Rittenhouse (Timeless) 8. The Cylons (Battlestar Galactica) 9. Mom (Futurama) 10. Darth Vader (Star Wars on TV) Next up: Little screen stars who later became big screen stars 1. Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2545 "2020-01-16T14:38:00Z")
Little screen stars who later became big screen stars 1. Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) 2. George Clooney (Roseanne, E.R.) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2546 "2020-01-16T14:45:22Z")
Little screen stars who later became big screen stars 1. Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) 2. George Clooney (Roseanne, E.R.) 3. James Franco (Freaks and Geeks) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2547 "2020-01-16T14:48:59Z")
Little screen stars who later became big screen stars 1. Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) 2. George Clooney (Roseanne, E.R.) 3. James Franco (Freaks and Geeks) 4. Will Smith (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2548 "2020-01-16T14:55:54Z")
Little screen stars who later became big screen stars 1. Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) 2. George Clooney (Roseanne, E.R.) 3. James Franco (Freaks and Geeks) 4. Will Smith (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) 5. Clint Eastwood (Rawhide) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2549 "2020-01-16T14:56:59Z")
Little screen stars who later became big screen stars 1. Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) 2. George Clooney (Roseanne, E.R.) 3. James Franco (Freaks and Geeks) 4. Will Smith (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) 5. Clint Eastwood (Rawhide) 6. Leonardo DiCaprio (Growing Pains) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2550 "2020-01-16T15:31:19Z")
Little screen stars who later became big screen stars 1. Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) 2. George Clooney (Roseanne, E.R.) 3. James Franco (Freaks and Geeks) 4. Will Smith (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) 5. Clint Eastwood (Rawhide) 6. Leonardo DiCaprio (Growing Pains) 7. Goldie Hawn (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2551 "2020-01-16T16:13:04Z")
Little screen stars who later became big screen stars 1. Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) 2. George Clooney (Roseanne, E.R.) 3. James Franco (Freaks and Geeks) 4. Will Smith (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) 5. Clint Eastwood (Rawhide) 6. Leonardo DiCaprio (Growing Pains) 7. Goldie Hawn (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In) 8. Jennifer Lawrence (The Bill Engvall Show) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2552 "2020-01-16T16:41:26Z")
Little screen stars who later became big screen stars 1. Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) 2. George Clooney (Roseanne, E.R.) 3. James Franco (Freaks and Geeks) 4. Will Smith (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) 5. Clint Eastwood (Rawhide) 6. Leonardo DiCaprio (Growing Pains) 7. Goldie Hawn (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In) 8. Jennifer Lawrence (The Bill Engvall Show) 9. Johnny Depp (21 Jump Street) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2553 "2020-01-16T16:53:43Z")
Little screen stars who later became big screen stars 1. Tom Hanks (Bosom Buddies) 2. George Clooney (Roseanne, E.R.) 3. James Franco (Freaks and Geeks) 4. Will Smith (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) 5. Clint Eastwood (Rawhide) 6. Leonardo DiCaprio (Growing Pains) 7. Goldie Hawn (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In) 8. Jennifer Lawrence (The Bill Engvall Show) 9. Johnny Depp (21 Jump Street) 10. Roger Moore (The Saint) Next: Small screen actors unable to jump to the big screen 11. David Caruso (NYPD Blue) I think we can get 10 out of this, wiggle room allowed if needed. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2554 "2020-01-16T17:07:51Z")
Small screen actors unable to jump to the big screen 1. David Caruso (NYPD Blue) 2. Bill Cosby (The Cosby Show) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2555 "2020-01-16T17:23:17Z")
Small screen actors unable to jump to the big screen 1. David Caruso (NYPD Blue) 2. Bill Cosby (The Cosby Show) 3. Rosenne Barr (Roseanne) ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2556 "2020-01-16T18:10:25Z")
Small screen actors unable to jump to the big screen 1. David Caruso (NYPD Blue) 2. Bill Cosby (The Cosby Show) 3. Rosenne Barr (Roseanne) 4. Peter Scolari (Bosom Buddies, Newhart, Honey I Shrunk the Kids) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2557 "2020-01-16T19:54:25Z")
Small screen actors unable to jump to the big screen 1. David Caruso (NYPD Blue) 2. Bill Cosby (The Cosby Show) 3. Rosenne Barr (Roseanne) 4. Peter Scolari (Bosom Buddies, Newhart, Honey I Shrunk the Kids) 5. Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2558 "2020-01-16T20:09:15Z")
Small screen actors unable to jump to the big screen 1. David Caruso (NYPD Blue) 2. Bill Cosby (The Cosby Show) 3. Rosenne Barr (Roseanne) 4. Peter Scolari (Bosom Buddies, Newhart, Honey I Shrunk the Kids) 5. Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2559 "2020-01-16T20:15:42Z")
Small screen actors unable to jump to the big screen 1. David Caruso (NYPD Blue) 2. Bill Cosby (The Cosby Show) 3. Rosenne Barr (Roseanne) 4. Peter Scolari (Bosom Buddies, Newhart, Honey I Shrunk the Kids) 5. Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) 6. Lisa Bonet (The Cosby Show) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2560 "2020-01-16T21:06:21Z")
Small screen actors unable to jump to the big screen 1. David Caruso (NYPD Blue) 2. Bill Cosby (The Cosby Show) 3. Rosenne Barr (Roseanne) 4. Peter Scolari (Bosom Buddies, Newhart, Honey I Shrunk the Kids) 5. Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) 6. Lisa Bonet (The Cosby Show) 7. Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang theory) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=127) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=129)