# 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:** 275
**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 29, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5486 "2021-03-29T17:04:25Z")
**Commanding officers from TV shows** 1. _The Code_ - Col. Glenn Turnbull, USMC (Dana Delany) 2. _Black Sheep Squadron_ - Col. Pappy Boyington (Robert Conrad) 3. _Hogan’s Heroes_ - Col. Robert Hogan, USAAF (Bob Crane) 4. _M A S H_ - Col. Sherman Potter, US Army (Harry Morgan) 5. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ - Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko, Starfleet (Avery Brooks) ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5487 "2021-03-29T17:16:52Z")
**Commanding officers from TV shows** 1. _The Code_ - Col. Glenn Turnbull, USMC (Dana Delany) 2. _Black Sheep Squadron_ - Col. Pappy Boyington (Robert Conrad) 3. _Hogan’s Heroes_ - Col. Robert Hogan, USAAF (Bob Crane) 4. _M A S H_ - Col. Sherman Potter, US Army (Harry Morgan) 5. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ - Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko, Starfleet (Avery Brooks) 6. _McHale’s Navy_ - Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale (Ernest Borgnine) ---
**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 29, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5488 "2021-03-29T17:23:50Z")
**Commanding officers from TV shows** 1. _The Code_ - Col. Glenn Turnbull, USMC (Dana Delany) 2. _Black Sheep Squadron_ - Col. Pappy Boyington (Robert Conrad) 3. _Hogan’s Heroes_ - Col. Robert Hogan, USAAF (Bob Crane) 4. _M A S H_ - Col. Sherman Potter, US Army (Harry Morgan) 5. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ - Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko, Starfleet (Avery Brooks) 6. _McHale’s Navy_ - Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale (Ernest Borgnine) 7. _Dad’s Army_ - Captain George Mainwaring, Home Guard (Arthur Lowe) ---
**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 29, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5489 "2021-03-29T18:01:54Z")
**Commanding officers from TV shows** 1. _The Code_ - Col. Glenn Turnbull, USMC (Dana Delany) 2. _Black Sheep Squadron_ - Col. Pappy Boyington (Robert Conrad) 3. _Hogan’s Heroes_ - Col. Robert Hogan, USAAF (Bob Crane) 4. _M A S H_ - Col. Sherman Potter, US Army (Harry Morgan) 5. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ - Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko, Starfleet (Avery Brooks) 6. _McHale’s Navy_ - Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale (Ernest Borgnine) 7. _Dad’s Army_ - Captain George Mainwaring, Home Guard (Arthur Lowe) 8. _G.I.Joe_ - General Hawk ---
**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 29, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5490 "2021-03-29T18:41:48Z")
**Commanding officers from TV shows** 1. _The Code_ - Col. Glenn Turnbull, USMC (Dana Delany) 2. _Black Sheep Squadron_ - Col. Pappy Boyington (Robert Conrad) 3. _Hogan’s Heroes_ - Col. Robert Hogan, USAAF (Bob Crane) 4. _M A S H_ - Col. Sherman Potter, US Army (Harry Morgan) 5. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ - Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko, Starfleet (Avery Brooks) 6. _McHale’s Navy_ - Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale (Ernest Borgnine) 7. _Dad’s Army_ - Captain George Mainwaring, Home Guard (Arthur Lowe) 8. _G.I.Joe_ - General Hawk 9. _Battlestar Galactica_ - Commander Adama (Lorne Greene) ---
**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 29, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5491 "2021-03-29T19:07:36Z")
**Commanding officers from TV shows** 1. _The Code_ - Col. Glenn Turnbull, USMC (Dana Delany) 2. _Black Sheep Squadron_ - Col. Pappy Boyington (Robert Conrad) 3. _Hogan’s Heroes_ - Col. Robert Hogan, USAAF (Bob Crane) 4. _M A S H_ - Col. Sherman Potter, US Army (Harry Morgan) 5. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ - Cmdr. Benjamin Sisko, Starfleet (Avery Brooks) 6. _McHale’s Navy_ - Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale (Ernest Borgnine) 7. _Dad’s Army_ - Captain George Mainwaring, Home Guard (Arthur Lowe) 8. _G.I.Joe_ - General Hawk 9. _Battlestar Galactica_ - Commander Adama (Lorne Greene) 10. _Doctor Who_ - Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart Pass. ---
**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 29, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5492 "2021-03-29T19:12:55Z")
**Spy Shows** 1. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ---
**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 29, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5493 "2021-03-29T19:20:44Z")
**Spy Shows** 1. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2. Killing Eve ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5494 "2021-03-29T19:39:03Z")
**Spy Shows** 1. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2. Killing Eve 3. Get Smart ---
**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 29, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5495 "2021-03-29T19:51:03Z")
**Spy Shows** 1. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2. Killing Eve 3. Get Smart 4. I Spy ---
**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:** [March 29, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5496 "2021-03-29T19:54:59Z")
**Spy Shows** 1. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2. Killing Eve 3. Get Smart 4. I Spy 5. Mission: Impossible ---
**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 29, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5497 "2021-03-29T23:12:46Z")
**Spy Shows** 1. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2. Killing Eve 3. Get Smart 4. I Spy 5. Mission: Impossible 6. Spooks Retitled as _MI-5_ when it was broadcast in America. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5498 "2021-03-30T00:47:33Z")
**Spy Shows** 1. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2. Killing Eve 3. Get Smart 4. I Spy 5. Mission: Impossible 6. Spooks 7. MARVEL’s Agent Carter ---
**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 30, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5499 "2021-03-30T12:03:38Z")
**Spy Shows** 1. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2. Killing Eve 3. Get Smart 4. I Spy 5. Mission: Impossible 6. Spooks 7. MARVEL’s Agent Carter 8. The Avengers Steed & Peel ---
**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:** [March 30, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5500 "2021-03-30T12:09:08Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Spooks > > Retitled as _MI-5_ when it was broadcast in America. Good call, that. ---
**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 30, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5501 "2021-03-30T14:22:16Z")
**Spy Shows** 1. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2. Killing Eve 3. Get Smart 4. I Spy 5. Mission: Impossible 6. Spooks 7. MARVEL’s Agent Carter 8. The Avengers 9. Turn: Washington’s Spies ---
**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:** [March 30, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5502 "2021-03-30T14:28:30Z")
**Spy Shows** 1. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2. Killing Eve 3. Get Smart 4. I Spy 5. Mission: Impossible 6. Spooks 7. MARVEL’s Agent Carter 8. The Avengers 9. Turn: Washington’s Spies 10. Burn Notice NEXT: Shows with a character from Texas (no repeats) 1. _Law & Order_: TOS, Abbie Carmichael ---
**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 30, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5503 "2021-03-30T14:45:56Z")
Shows with a character from Texas (no repeats) 1. _Law & Order_ : TOS, Abbie Carmichael 2. _Walker Texas Ranger_ - Cordell Walker ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5504 "2021-03-30T14:53:31Z")
Shows with a character from Texas (no repeats) 1. _Law & Order_ : TOS, Abbie Carmichael 2. _Walker Texas Ranger_ - Cordell Walker 3. _Dallas_ - J.R. Ewing ---
**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 30, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/5505 "2021-03-30T14:58:05Z")
Shows with a character from Texas (no repeats) 1. _Law & Order_ : TOS, Abbie Carmichael 2. _Walker Texas Ranger_ - Cordell Walker 3. _Dallas_ - J.R. Ewing 4. _House of Cards_ - Claire Hale Underwood [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=274) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=276)