# 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:** 256
**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 11, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5106 "2021-02-11T21:23:05Z")
**Game Show Panelists of the 60s and/or 70s** 1. Orson Bean 2. Charles Nelson Reilly 3. Paul Lynde 4. Brett Somers 5. Richard Dawson 6. Kitty Carlisle 7. Nipsey Russell ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5107 "2021-02-11T23:21:09Z")
**Game Show Panelists of the 60s and/or 70s** 1. Orson Bean 2. Charles Nelson Reilly 3. Paul Lynde 4. Brett Somers 5. Richard Dawson 6. Kitty Carlisle 7. Nipsey Russell 8. Jo Ann Pflug ---
**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 12, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5108 "2021-02-12T12:04:39Z")
**Game Show Panelists of the 60s and/or 70s** 1. Orson Bean 2. Charles Nelson Reilly 3. Paul Lynde 4. Brett Somers 5. Richard Dawson 6. Kitty Carlisle 7. Nipsey Russell 8. Jo Ann Pflug 9. Charley Weaver ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5109 "2021-02-12T13:26:50Z")
**Game Show Panelists of the 60s and/or 70s** 1. Orson Bean 2. Charles Nelson Reilly 3. Paul Lynde 4. Brett Somers 5. Richard Dawson 6. Kitty Carlisle 7. Nipsey Russell 8. Jo Ann Pflug 9. Charley Weaver 10. Fannie Flagg **Next** : plot- or theme-focused shows that tell us little about the main characters’ personal lives. 1. Law & Order: TOS ---
**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 12, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5110 "2021-02-12T13:55:04Z")
Plot- or theme-focused shows that tell us little about the main characters’ personal lives. 1. Law & Order: TOS 2. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5111 "2021-02-12T15:23:54Z")
Plot- or theme-focused shows that tell us little about the main characters’ personal lives. 1. Law & Order: TOS 2. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 3. Star Trek: TOS ---
**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:** [February 12, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5112 "2021-02-12T16:09:09Z")
Plot- or theme-focused shows that tell us little about the main characters’ personal lives. 1. Law & Order: TOS 2. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 3. Star Trek: TOS 4. Dragnet ---
**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 12, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5113 "2021-02-12T17:28:07Z")
Plot- or theme-focused shows that tell us little about the main characters’ personal lives. 1. Law & Order: TOS 2. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 3. Star Trek: TOS 4. Dragnet 5. The FBI ---
**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:** [February 12, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5114 "2021-02-12T17:41:30Z")
Plot- or theme-focused shows that tell us little about the main characters’ personal lives. 1. Law & Order: TOS 2. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 3. Star Trek: TOS 4. Dragnet 5. The FBI 6. The Untouchables ---
**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 12, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5115 "2021-02-12T21:14:13Z")
Plot- or theme-focused shows that tell us little about the main characters’ personal lives. 1. Law & Order: TOS 2. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 3. Star Trek: TOS 4. Dragnet 5. The FBI 6. The Untouchables 7. Batman ---
**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 12, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5116 "2021-02-12T21:48:04Z")
Plot- or theme-focused shows that tell us little about the main characters’ personal lives. 1. Law & Order: TOS 2. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 3. Star Trek: TOS 4. Dragnet 5. The FBI 6. The Untouchables 7. Batman 8. Emergency! ---
**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:** [February 15, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5117 "2021-02-15T03:55:01Z")
Plot- or theme-focused shows that tell us little about the main characters’ personal lives. 1. Law & Order: TOS 2. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 3. Star Trek: TOS 4. Dragnet 5. The FBI 6. The Untouchables 7. Batman 8. Emergency! 9. Hill Street Blues ---
**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 15, 2021, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5118 "2021-02-15T12:37:28Z")
Plot- or theme-focused shows that tell us little about the main characters’ personal lives. 1. Law & Order: TOS 2. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 3. Star Trek: TOS 4. Dragnet 5. The FBI 6. The Untouchables 7. Batman 8. Emergency! 9. Hill Street Blues 10. The Time Tunnel **Historical Mini-series** 1. Roots ---
**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:** [February 15, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5119 "2021-02-15T13:47:00Z")
**Historical Mini-series** 1. Roots 2. The Winds of War ---
**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 15, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5120 "2021-02-15T13:58:08Z")
**Historical Mini-series** 1. Roots 2. The Winds of War 3. The Six Wives of Henry VIII ---
**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 15, 2021, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5121 "2021-02-15T14:47:27Z")
**Historical Mini-series** 1. Roots 2. The Winds of War 3. The Six Wives of Henry VIII 4. Band of Brothers ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5122 "2021-02-15T15:39:44Z")
Historical Mini-series 1. Roots 2. The Winds of War 3. The Six Wives of Henry VIII 4. Band of Brothers 5. Upstairs, Downstairs ---
**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:** [February 15, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5123 "2021-02-15T16:33:33Z")
Not sure Upstairs, Downstairs really fits the bill, as it was an ongoing series and only loosely historical, but I’ll let the OP make the call. Historical Mini-series 1. Roots 2. The Winds of War 3. The Six Wives of Henry VIII 4. Band of Brothers 5. Upstairs, Downstairs 6. Lincoln The Sam Waterston version. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5124 "2021-02-15T16:44:52Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Not sure Upstairs, Downstairs really fits the bill, as it was an ongoing series and only loosely historical, but I’ll let the OP make the call. Edward VII was a character on it. And another character went down with the Titanic. Pfft. ---
**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 15, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5125 "2021-02-15T17:22:27Z")
I have no problem with Up/Down on the list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=255) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=257)