# 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:** 367
**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:** [October 30, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7328 "2021-10-30T13:07:36Z")
**Shows featuring characters who are con artists** 1. White Collar 2. Switch 3. Tenspeed and Brownshoe 4. Leverage 5. Bosom Buddies 6. The Blacklist 7. Better Call Saul 8. Cheers 9. Sneaky Pete 10. Psych **Shows with Magicians, Wizards, Witches, Spellcasters** 1. Bewitched ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2021, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7329 "2021-10-30T13:13:32Z")
**Shows with Magicians, Wizards, Witches, Spellcasters** 1. Bewitched 2. Sabrina the Teenage Witch ---
**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:** [October 30, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7330 "2021-10-30T16:36:29Z")
**Shows with Magicians, Wizards, Witches, Spellcasters** 1. Bewitched 2. Sabrina the Teenage Witch 3. Charmed ---
**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:** [October 30, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7331 "2021-10-30T16:48:35Z")
**Shows with Magicians, Wizards, Witches, Spellcasters** 1. Bewitched 2. Sabrina the Teenage Witch 3. Charmed 4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer ---
**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:** [October 30, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7332 "2021-10-30T17:28:37Z")
**Shows with Magicians, Wizards, Witches, Spellcasters** 1. Bewitched 2. Sabrina the Teenage Witch 3. Charmed 4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5. The Witcher ---
**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:** [October 30, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7333 "2021-10-30T18:33:22Z")
**Shows with Magicians, Wizards, Witches, Spellcasters** 1. Bewitched 2. Sabrina the Teenage Witch 3. Charmed 4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5. The Witcher 6. Xena, Warrior Princess (the gods work all kinds of magic all the time, but there are also a couple of episodes with human magic-workers, and “regular” people sometimes cast spells with incantations) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7334 "2021-10-30T19:50:56Z")
**Shows with Magicians, Wizards, Witches, Spellcasters** 1. Bewitched 2. Sabrina the Teenage Witch 3. Charmed 4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5. The Witcher 6. Xena, Warrior Princess 7. I Dream Of Jeannie ---
**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:** [October 30, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7335 "2021-10-30T22:05:02Z")
**Shows with Magicians, Wizards, Witches, Spellcasters** 1. Bewitched 2. Sabrina the Teenage Witch 3. Charmed 4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5. The Witcher 6. Xena, Warrior Princess 7. I Dream Of Jeannie 8. Merlin ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7336 "2021-11-01T01:52:53Z")
**Shows with Magicians, Wizards, Witches, Spellcasters** 1. Bewitched 2. Sabrina the Teenage Witch 3. Charmed 4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5. The Witcher 6. Xena, Warrior Princess 7. I Dream Of Jeannie 8. Merlin 9. The Smurfs ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7337 "2021-11-01T12:18:25Z")
**Shows with Magicians, Wizards, Witches, Spellcasters** 1. Bewitched 2. Sabrina the Teenage Witch 3. Charmed 4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5. The Witcher 6. Xena, Warrior Princess 7. I Dream Of Jeannie 8. Merlin 9. The Smurfs 10. Supernatural **Iconic shows that influenced others** 1. I Love Lucy ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7338 "2021-11-01T12:54:47Z")
**Iconic shows that influenced others** 1. I Love Lucy 2. Your Show of Shows ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7339 "2021-11-01T13:54:58Z")
**Iconic shows that influenced others** 1. I Love Lucy 2. Your Show of Shows 3. Dallas The “Who Shot JR?” storyline set the stage for end of season cliffhangers. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7340 "2021-11-01T14:24:25Z")
**Iconic shows that influenced others** 1. I Love Lucy 2. Your Show of Shows 3. Dallas 4. Hill Street Blues No cop show had ever looked like it before, and almost _every_ cop show looked like it after. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7341 "2021-11-01T14:38:32Z")
**Iconic shows that influenced others** 1. I Love Lucy 2. Your Show of Shows 3. Dallas 4. Hill Street Blues 5. Jeopardy! virtually every country that has at least one television station produces some copy cat version of the most popular quiz show ever. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7342 "2021-11-01T14:41:51Z")
**Iconic shows that influenced others** 1. I Love Lucy 2. Your Show of Shows 3. Dallas 4. Hill Street Blues 5. Jeopardy! 6. This Old House Pioneered the home renovation format that made HGTV possible. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7343 "2021-11-01T15:02:19Z")
**Iconic shows that influenced others** 1. I Love Lucy 2. Your Show of Shows 3. Dallas 4. Hill Street Blues 5. Jeopardy! 6. This Old House 7. Bewitched I Dream of Jeannie, Nanny and the Professor, &c. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7344 "2021-11-01T16:07:27Z")
**Iconic shows that influenced others** 1. I Love Lucy 2. Your Show of Shows 3. Dallas 4. Hill Street Blues 5. Jeopardy! 6. This Old House 7. Bewitched 8. Star Trek: The Original Series One of the first non-anthology TV prime-time sf shows; gave rise to a franchise, of course, and influenced a lot of shows since. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7345 "2021-11-03T11:57:51Z")
**Iconic shows that influenced others** 1. I Love Lucy 2. Your Show of Shows 3. Dallas 4. Hill Street Blues 5. Jeopardy! 6. This Old House 7. Bewitched 8. Star Trek: The Original Series 9. The Simpsons Definitely popularized the adult cartoon craze of the last years. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7346 "2021-11-03T16:05:36Z")
**Iconic shows that influenced others** 1. I Love Lucy 2. Your Show of Shows 3. Dallas 4. Hill Street Blues 5. Jeopardy! 6. This Old House 7. Bewitched 8. Star Trek: The Original Series 9. The Simpsons 10. The French Chef Julia Child’s first series, and the one that proved people would watch someone cook on TV. **More influential series** 1. The Sopranos Brought us the male anti-hero and ushered in the so-called second golden age of TV. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7347 "2021-11-03T16:11:42Z")
**More influential series** 1. The Sopranos 2. All in the Family ushered in the age when controversial social issues began to be addressed on tv [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=366) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=368)