# 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:** 397
**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:** [January 14, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7929 "2022-01-14T15:37:51Z")
**Cancelled Too Soon** 1. Police Squad! ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7930 "2022-01-14T15:38:21Z")
**Cancelled Too Soon** 1. Police Squad! 2. My Name Is Earl ---
**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:** [January 14, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7931 "2022-01-14T15:40:08Z")
**Cancelled Too Soon** 1. Police Squad! 2. My Name Is Earl 3. 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:** [January 14, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7932 "2022-01-14T16:21:31Z")
**Cancelled Too Soon** 1. Police Squad! 2. My Name Is Earl 3. Star Trek 4. Quark ---
**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:** [January 14, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7933 "2022-01-14T16:38:07Z")
**Cancelled Too Soon** 1. Police Squad! 2. My Name Is Earl 3. Star Trek 4. Quark 5. Pushing Daisies ---
**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:** [January 14, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7934 "2022-01-14T16:51:34Z")
**Cancelled Too Soon** 1. Police Squad! 2. My Name Is Earl 3. Star Trek 4. Quark 5. Pushing Daisies 6. BrainDead ---
**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:** [January 14, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7935 "2022-01-14T17:13:26Z")
**Cancelled Too Soon** 1. Police Squad! 2. My Name Is Earl 3. Star Trek 4. Quark 5. Pushing Daisies 6. BrainDead 7. Debris ---
**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:** [January 14, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7936 "2022-01-14T17:45:48Z")
**Cancelled Too Soon** 1. Police Squad! 2. My Name Is Earl 3. Star Trek 4. Quark 5. Pushing Daisies 6. BrainDead 7. Debris 8. Firefly hello? ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7937 "2022-01-14T18:43:07Z")
_(time out)_ Going back a bit … under **"Character Who Could Not Be Seen"** 1. Jeannie, from “I Dream Of Jeannie”. The fact that she was a genie was what had to be hidden from EVERYBODY _(except Major Healey, and I’m not sure how he became privy to the secret)_; and of course her existence had to be concealed from some people due to the questions that would have arisen. But she could be seen – and often WAS, and these discoveries and subsequent ludicrous cover-ups drove several of the episodes of the series. _(resume play)_ **Cancelled Too Soon** 1. Police Squad! 2. My Name Is Earl 3. Star Trek 4. Quark 5. Pushing Daisies 6. BrainDead 7. Debris 8. Firefly 9. Fish Police – quirky 1992 animated series that, in hindsight and in light of later animated hit shows like the Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, and Futurama, was ahead of its time. Never given a chance to find its audience, only three episodes _(out of a total of six produced)_ were ever shown on US TV before it was cancelled for low ratings. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [January 14, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7938 "2022-01-14T20:05:29Z")
**Cancelled Too Soon** 1. Police Squad! 2. My Name Is Earl 3. Star Trek 4. Quark 5. Pushing Daisies 6. BrainDead 7. Debris 8. Firefly 9. Fish Police 10. High Incident A pretty good cop show set in suburban L.A. Pass. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7939 "2022-01-15T03:33:28Z")
**Won’t Ever Die** 1. The Simpsons ---
**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:** [January 15, 2022, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7940 "2022-01-15T12:22:20Z")
**Won’t Ever Die** 1. The Simpsons 2. 60 Minutes ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7941 "2022-01-15T12:34:43Z")
**Won’t Ever Die** 1. The Simpsons 2. 60 Minutes 3. Meet the Press ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7942 "2022-01-15T12:54:22Z")
**Won’t Ever Die** 1. The Simpsons 2. 60 Minutes 3. Meet the Press 4. The Tonight Show ---
**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:** [January 15, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7943 "2022-01-15T13:59:12Z")
**Won’t Ever Die** 1. The Simpsons 2. 60 Minutes 3. Meet the Press 4. The Tonight Show 5. The Today Show It turns 70 this year - only five years younger than Meet the Press. ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7944 "2022-01-15T14:05:13Z")
**Won’t Ever Die** 1. The Simpsons 2. 60 Minutes 3. Meet the Press 4. The Tonight Show 5. The Today Show 6. Face tha Nation ---
**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:** [January 15, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7945 "2022-01-15T14:18:41Z")
**Won’t Ever Die** 1. The Simpsons 2. 60 Minutes 3. Meet the Press 4. The Tonight Show 5. The Today Show 6. Face the Nation 7. The Walking Dead ---
**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:** [January 15, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7946 "2022-01-15T15:13:20Z")
**Won’t Ever Die** 1. The Simpsons 2. 60 Minutes 3. Meet the Press 4. The Tonight Show 5. The Today Show 6. Face the Nation 7. The Walking Dead 8. The Price Is Right ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7947 "2022-01-15T17:06:06Z")
**Won’t Ever Die** 1. The Simpsons 2. 60 Minutes 3. Meet the Press 4. The Tonight Show 5. The Today Show 6. Face the Nation 7. The Walking Dead 8. The Price Is Right 9. Talent shows – _Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour_ itself is no more, but we now have _America’s Got Talent_ or _The X Factor_. The names may change, but the concept remains the same _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/7948 "2022-01-19T14:49:17Z")
**Won’t Ever Die** 1. The Simpsons 2. 60 Minutes 3. Meet the Press 4. The Tonight Show 5. The Today Show 6. Face the Nation 7. The Walking Dead 8. The Price Is Right 9. Talent shows – _Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour_ itself is no more, but we now have _America’s Got Talent_ or _The X Factor_ . The names may change, but the concept remains the same 10. General Hospital Pass [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=396) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=398)