# TV Binge Watch (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004>\
**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:** 145

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**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:** [February 7, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2881 "2020-02-07T14:16:32Z")

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Straight actor, gay character

1. Eric Stonestreet - Cameron Tucker (Modern Family)
2. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas (Soap)
3. Eric McCormack - Will Truman (Will and Grace)
4. Martin Mull - Leon Carp (Roseanne)

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**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:** [February 7, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2882 "2020-02-07T14:32:21Z")

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Straight actor, gay character

1. Eric Stonestreet - Cameron Tucker (Modern Family)
2. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas (Soap)
3. Eric McCormack - Will Truman (Will and Grace)
4. Martin Mull - Leon Carp (Roseanne)
5. Michael C. Hall - David Fisher (Six Feet Under)

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2883 "2020-02-07T15:21:11Z")

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Straight actor, gay character

1. Eric Stonestreet - Cameron Tucker (Modern Family)
2. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas (Soap)
3. Eric McCormack - Will Truman (Will and Grace)
4. Martin Mull - Leon Carp (Roseanne)
5. Michael C. Hall - David Fisher (Six Feet Under)
6. Sam Waterston - Sol Bergstein (Grace & Frankie)

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**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:** [February 7, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2884 "2020-02-07T15:30:01Z")

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Straight actor, gay character

1. Eric Stonestreet - Cameron Tucker (Modern Family)
2. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas (Soap)
3. Eric McCormack - Will Truman (Will and Grace)
4. Martin Mull - Leon Carp (Roseanne)
5. Michael C. Hall - David Fisher (Six Feet Under)
6. Sam Waterston - Sol Bergstein (Grace & Frankie)
7. Alyson Hannigan - Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2885 "2020-02-07T15:30:34Z")

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Straight actor, gay character

1. Eric Stonestreet - Cameron Tucker (Modern Family)
2. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas (Soap)
3. Eric McCormack - Will Truman (Will and Grace)
4. Martin Mull - Leon Carp (Roseanne)
5. Michael C. Hall - David Fisher (Six Feet Under)
6. Sam Waterston - Sol Bergstein (Grace & Frankie)
7. Alyson Hannigan - Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
8. Michael Boatman - Carter Haywood (Spin City)

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**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:** [February 7, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2886 "2020-02-07T15:40:34Z")

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Straight actor, gay character

1. Eric Stonestreet - Cameron Tucker (Modern Family)
2. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas (Soap)
3. Eric McCormack - Will Truman (Will and Grace)
4. Martin Mull - Leon Carp (Roseanne)
5. Michael C. Hall - David Fisher (Six Feet Under)
6. Sam Waterston - Sol Bergstein (Grace & Frankie)
7. Alyson Hannigan - Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
8. Michael Boatman - Carter Haywood (Spin City)
9. Chyler Leigh - Alex Danvers (Supergirl)

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2887 "2020-02-07T16:49:50Z")

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Straight actor, gay character

1. Eric Stonestreet - Cameron Tucker (Modern Family)
2. Billy Crystal - Jodie Dallas (Soap)
3. Eric McCormack - Will Truman (Will and Grace)
4. Martin Mull - Leon Carp (Roseanne)
5. Michael C. Hall - David Fisher (Six Feet Under)
6. Sam Waterston - Sol Bergstein (Grace & Frankie)
7. Alyson Hannigan - Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
8. Michael Boatman - Carter Haywood (Spin City)
9. Chyler Leigh - Alex Danvers (Supergirl)
10. Darren Criss - Blaine Anderson (Glee)

Gay actor, straight character

1. Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)

Probably a lot more of these than the opposite.

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**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:** [February 7, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2888 "2020-02-07T17:16:10Z")

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Gay actor, straight character

1. Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)
2. Jim Nabors - Gomer Pyle (Gomer Pyle USMC)

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**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:** [February 7, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2889 "2020-02-07T17:27:35Z")

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Gay actor, straight character

1. Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)
2. Jim Nabors - Gomer Pyle (Gomer Pyle USMC)
3. Rock Hudson - Stuart McMillan (McMillan & Wife)

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2890 "2020-02-07T18:53:07Z")

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Gay actor, straight character

1. Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)
2. Jim Nabors - Gomer Pyle (Gomer Pyle USMC)
3. Rock Hudson - Stuart McMillan (McMillan & Wife)
4. Richard Chamberlain - Dr. James Kildare (Dr. Kildare)

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**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:** [February 7, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2891 "2020-02-07T19:08:10Z")

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Gay actor, straight character

1. Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)
2. Jim Nabors - Gomer Pyle (Gomer Pyle USMC)
3. Rock Hudson - Stuart McMillan (McMillan & Wife)
4. Richard Chamberlain - Dr. James Kildare (Dr. Kildare)
5. T.R. Knight - Dr. George O’Malley (Grey’s Anatomy)

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2892 "2020-02-07T19:38:25Z")

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Gay actor, straight character

1. Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)
2. Jim Nabors - Gomer Pyle (Gomer Pyle USMC)
3. Rock Hudson - Stuart McMillan (McMillan & Wife)
4. Richard Chamberlain - Dr. James Kildare (Dr. Kildare)
5. T.R. Knight - Dr. George O’Malley (Grey’s Anatomy)
6. Neil Patrick Harris - Doogie Howser (Doogie Howser, M.D.)

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**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:** [February 7, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2893 "2020-02-07T19:50:27Z")

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Gay actor, straight character

1. Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)
2. Jim Nabors - Gomer Pyle (Gomer Pyle USMC)
3. Rock Hudson - Stuart McMillan (McMillan & Wife)
4. Richard Chamberlain - Dr. James Kildare (Dr. Kildare)
5. T.R. Knight - Dr. George O’Malley (Grey’s Anatomy)
6. Neil Patrick Harris - Doogie Howser (Doogie Howser, M.D.)
7. Portia de Rossi - Lindsay Bluth (Arrested Development)

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**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:** [February 7, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2894 "2020-02-07T20:43:47Z")

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Gay actor, straight character

1. Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)
2. Jim Nabors - Gomer Pyle (Gomer Pyle USMC)
3. Rock Hudson - Stuart McMillan (McMillan & Wife)
4. Richard Chamberlain - Dr. James Kildare (Dr. Kildare)
5. T.R. Knight - Dr. George O’Malley (Grey’s Anatomy)
6. Neil Patrick Harris - Doogie Howser (Doogie Howser, M.D.)
7. Portia de Rossi - Lindsay Bluth (Arrested Development)
8. David Hyde Pierce - Niles Crane (Frasier)

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**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:** [February 8, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2895 "2020-02-08T01:58:55Z")

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Gay actor, straight character

1. Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)
2. Jim Nabors - Gomer Pyle (Gomer Pyle USMC)
3. Rock Hudson - Stuart McMillan (McMillan & Wife)
4. Richard Chamberlain - Dr. James Kildare (Dr. Kildare)
5. T.R. Knight - Dr. George O’Malley (Grey’s Anatomy)
6. Neil Patrick Harris - Doogie Howser (Doogie Howser, M.D.)
7. Portia de Rossi - Lindsay Bluth (Arrested Development)
8. David Hyde Pierce - Niles Crane (Frasier)
9. Sarah Gilbert - Darlene Cooper (Roseanne)

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**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:** [February 8, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2896 "2020-02-08T02:33:50Z")

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Gay actor, straight character

1. Jim Parsons - Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)
2. Jim Nabors - Gomer Pyle (Gomer Pyle USMC)
3. Rock Hudson - Stuart McMillan (McMillan & Wife)
4. Richard Chamberlain - Dr. James Kildare (Dr. Kildare)
5. T.R. Knight - Dr. George O’Malley (Grey’s Anatomy)
6. Neil Patrick Harris - Doogie Howser (Doogie Howser, M.D.)
7. Portia de Rossi - Lindsay Bluth (Arrested Development)
8. David Hyde Pierce - Niles Crane (Frasier)
9. Sarah Gilbert - Darlene Cooper (Roseanne)
10. Raymond Burr - Perry Mason (Perry Mason)

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**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:** [February 8, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2897 "2020-02-08T14:34:14Z")

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Actors who played themselves on The Big Bang Theory

1. James Earl Jones

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**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2898 "2020-02-08T14:36:22Z")

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Actors who played themselves on The Big Bang Theory

1. James Earl Jones
2. Wil Wheaton

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**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:** [February 8, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2899 "2020-02-08T15:09:03Z")

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Actors who played themselves on The Big Bang Theory

1. James Earl Jones
2. Wil Wheaton
3. Buzz Aldrin

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**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:** [February 8, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/2900 "2020-02-08T15:15:02Z")

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Actors who played themselves on The Big Bang Theory

1. James Earl Jones
2. Wil Wheaton
3. Buzz Aldrin
4. Mark Hamill

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