# 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:** 167
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3321 "2020-03-19T09:26:45Z")
Shows that “grew the beard” (i.e., went from being shaky-but-promising to flat-out terrific) 1. Star Trek: The Next Generation 2. Lou Grant 3. The Orville ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3322 "2020-03-19T09:51:47Z")
Shows that “grew the beard” (i.e., went from being shaky-but-promising to flat-out terrific) 1. Star Trek: The Next Generation 2. Lou Grant 3. The Orville 4. Blackadder ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3323 "2020-03-19T12:19:56Z")
Guest Join Date: Dec 2016 Shows that “grew the beard” (i.e., went from being shaky-but-promising to flat-out terrific) 1. Star Trek: The Next Generation 2. Lou Grant 3. The Orville 4. Blackadder 5. Doctor Who ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3324 "2020-03-19T14:34:12Z")
Shows that “grew the beard” (i.e., went from being shaky-but-promising to flat-out terrific) 1. Star Trek: The Next Generation 2. Lou Grant 3. The Orville 4. Blackadder 5. Doctor Who 6. Seinfeld ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3325 "2020-03-19T14:43:31Z")
Shows that “grew the beard” (i.e., went from being shaky-but-promising to flat-out terrific) 1. Star Trek: The Next Generation 2. Lou Grant 3. The Orville 4. Blackadder 5. Doctor Who 6. Seinfeld 7. Cheers Critics liked the first season, but it rated 74 of 77 shows, or something miserable like that. Really caught on, though. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3326 "2020-03-19T16:10:13Z")
Shows that “grew the beard” (i.e., went from being shaky-but-promising to flat-out terrific) 1. Star Trek: The Next Generation 2. Lou Grant 3. The Orville 4. Blackadder 5. Doctor Who 6. Seinfeld 7. Cheers 8. Farscape ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3327 "2020-03-19T16:30:00Z")
Shows that “grew the beard” (i.e., went from being shaky-but-promising to flat-out terrific) 1. Star Trek: The Next Generation 2. Lou Grant 3. The Orville 4. Blackadder 5. Doctor Who 6. Seinfeld 7. Cheers 8. Farscape 9. The Simpsons While most of us who watched the series from the beginning (or before on the Tracy Ullman Show) remember the early episodes fondly, they really don’t hold up to a viewing now. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3328 "2020-03-19T17:32:07Z")
Shows that “grew the beard” (i.e., went from being shaky-but-promising to flat-out terrific) 1. Star Trek: The Next Generation 2. Lou Grant 3. The Orville 4. Blackadder 5. Doctor Who 6. Seinfeld 7. Cheers 8. Farscape 9. The Simpsons 10. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Good in the first season. But it really hit its stride in the second season when they introduced Frank and changed Dee’s character. I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3329 "2020-03-19T19:51:38Z")
Breakout supporting characters 1. Spock, Star Trek ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3330 "2020-03-19T19:53:13Z")
Breakout supporting characters 1. Spock, Star Trek 2. B. A. Baracus, The A-Team ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3331 "2020-03-19T19:54:32Z")
Breakout supporting characters 1. Spock, Star Trek 2. B. A. Baracus, The A-Team 3. Fonzie, Happy Days ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3332 "2020-03-19T19:55:03Z")
Breakout supporting characters 1. Spock, Star Trek 2. B. A. Baracus, The A-Team 3. Fonzie, Happy Days 4. Saul Goodman, Breaking Bad ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3333 "2020-03-19T20:16:05Z")
Breakout supporting characters 1. Spock, Star Trek 2. B. A. Baracus, The A-Team 3. Fonzie, Happy Days 4. Saul Goodman, Breaking Bad 5. Steve Urkel - Family Matters ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3334 "2020-03-19T20:53:58Z")
Breakout supporting characters 1. Spock, Star Trek 2. B. A. Baracus, The A-Team 3. Fonzie, Happy Days 4. Saul Goodman, Breaking Bad 5. Steve Urkel - Family Matters 6. Frasier Crane - Cheers ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3335 "2020-03-19T21:05:06Z")
Breakout supporting characters 1. Spock, Star Trek 2. B. A. Baracus, The A-Team 3. Fonzie, Happy Days 4. Saul Goodman, Breaking Bad 5. Steve Urkel - Family Matters 6. Frasier Crane - Cheers 7. Flo - Alice ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3336 "2020-03-19T22:07:41Z")
Breakout supporting characters 1. Spock, Star Trek 2. B. A. Baracus, The A-Team 3. Fonzie, Happy Days 4. Saul Goodman, Breaking Bad 5. Steve Urkel - Family Matters 6. Frasier Crane - Cheers 7. Flo - Alice 8. Data - Star Trek: TNG ---
**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:** [March 19, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3337 "2020-03-19T23:21:33Z")
Breakout supporting characters 1. Spock, Star Trek 2. B. A. Baracus, The A-Team 3. Fonzie, Happy Days 4. Saul Goodman, Breaking Bad 5. Steve Urkel - Family Matters 6. Frasier Crane - Cheers 7. Flo - Alice 8. Data - Star Trek: TNG 9. Capt. Jack Harkness - Doctor Who ---
**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:** [March 20, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3338 "2020-03-20T01:57:31Z")
Breakout supporting characters 1. Spock, Star Trek 2. B. A. Baracus, The A-Team 3. Fonzie, Happy Days 4. Saul Goodman, Breaking Bad 5. Steve Urkel - Family Matters 6. Frasier Crane - Cheers 7. Flo - Alice 8. Data - Star Trek: TNG 9. Capt. Jack Harkness - Doctor Who 10. Amy Farrah Fowler - Big Bang Theory Pass ---
**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:** [March 20, 2020, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3339 "2020-03-20T05:47:28Z")
Characters who have the same job through an entire series run Alice Hyatt - Alice (waitress) ---
**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:** [March 20, 2020, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/3340 "2020-03-20T11:08:08Z")
Characters who have the same job through an entire series run 1. Alice Hyatt - Alice (waitress) 2. Sheldon Cooper - Big Bang Theory (theoretical physicist) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=166) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=168)