# 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:** 412
**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 10, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8229 "2022-02-10T20:21:24Z")
**TV shows or sketches that never, ever should have become movies (and aren’t mentioned in the previous category)** 1. SNL Pat sketches - _It’s Pat_ 2. SNL Stuart Smalley - Stuart Saves His Family This will be an interesting topic to pay attention to. SNL has the most sketches turned into movies but some of the are actually good. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8230 "2022-02-10T20:23:34Z")
**TV shows or sketches that never, ever should have become movies (and aren’t mentioned in the previous category)** 1. SNL Pat sketches - _It’s Pat_ 2. SNL Stuart Smalley - Stuart Saves His Family 3. SNL The Coneheads ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8231 "2022-02-10T21:28:05Z")
**TV shows or sketches that never, ever should have become movies (and aren’t mentioned in the previous category)** 1. SNL Pat sketches - _It’s Pat_ 2. SNL Stuart Smalley - Stuart Saves His Family 3. SNL The Coneheads 4. SNL The Blues Brothers 2000 (but the original Blues Brothers most assuredly deserved to be a movie) ---
**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:** [February 10, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8232 "2022-02-10T21:44:29Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > **TV shows or sketches that never, ever should have become movies (and aren’t mentioned in the previous category)** > > 1. SNL Pat sketches - _It’s Pat_ > 2. SNL Stuart Smalley - Stuart Saves His Family > 3. SNL The Coneheads > 4. SNL The Blues Brothers 2000 (but the original Blues Brothers most assuredly deserved to be a movie) > 5. Peabody’s Improbable History _(from Jay Ward’s “Rocky and His Friends” cartoon show)_ – Mr. Peabody and Sherman _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8233 "2022-02-11T01:57:20Z")
**TV shows or sketches that never, ever should have become movies (and aren’t mentioned in the previous category)** 1. SNL Pat sketches - _It’s Pat_ 2. SNL Stuart Smalley - Stuart Saves His Family 3. SNL The Coneheads 4. SNL The Blues Brothers 2000 (but the original Blues Brothers most assuredly deserved to be a movie) 5. Peabody’s Improbable History _(from Jay Ward’s “Rocky and His Friends” cartoon show)_ – Mr. Peabody and Sherman 6. Car 54, Where Are You? (awful film with the same name starring David Johansen, Fran Drescher, and John C. McGinley) ---
**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 11, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8234 "2022-02-11T14:44:46Z")
**TV shows or sketches that never, ever should have become movies (and aren’t mentioned in the previous category)** 1. SNL Pat sketches - _It’s Pat_ 2. SNL Stuart Smalley - Stuart Saves His Family 3. SNL The Coneheads 4. SNL The Blues Brothers 2000 (but the original Blues Brothers most assuredly deserved to be a movie) 5. Peabody’s Improbable History _(from Jay Ward’s “Rocky and His Friends” cartoon show)_ – Mr. Peabody and Sherman 6. Car 54, Where Are You? (awful film with the same name starring David Johansen, Fran Drescher, and John C. McGinley) 7. The Phil Silvers Show - Sgt. Bilko (Starred Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, and Phil Hartman - how could it go wrong? They found a way.) ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8235 "2022-02-11T14:46:32Z")
**TV shows or sketches that never, ever should have become movies (and aren’t mentioned in the previous category)** 1. SNL Pat sketches - _It’s Pat_ 2. SNL Stuart Smalley - Stuart Saves His Family 3. SNL The Coneheads 4. SNL The Blues Brothers 2000 (but the original Blues Brothers most assuredly deserved to be a movie) 5. Peabody’s Improbable History _(from Jay Ward’s “Rocky and His Friends” cartoon show)_ – Mr. Peabody and Sherman 6. Car 54, Where Are You? (awful film with the same name starring David Johansen, Fran Drescher, and John C. McGinley) 7. The Phil Silvers Show - Sgt. Bilko (Starred Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, and Phil Hartman - how could it go wrong? They found a way.) 8. Fat Albert ---
**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 11, 2022, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8236 "2022-02-11T15:03:20Z")
**TV shows or sketches that never, ever should have become movies (and aren’t mentioned in the previous category)** 1. SNL Pat sketches - _It’s Pat_ 2. SNL Stuart Smalley - Stuart Saves His Family 3. SNL The Coneheads 4. SNL The Blues Brothers 2000 (but the original Blues Brothers most assuredly deserved to be a movie) 5. Peabody’s Improbable History _(from Jay Ward’s “Rocky and His Friends” cartoon show)_ – Mr. Peabody and Sherman 6. Car 54, Where Are You? (awful film with the same name starring David Johansen, Fran Drescher, and John C. McGinley) 7. The Phil Silvers Show - Sgt. Bilko (Starred Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, and Phil Hartman - how could it go wrong? They found a way.) 8. Fat Albert 9. SNL: MacGruber - _MacGruber_ ---
**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 11, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8237 "2022-02-11T17:52:01Z")
**TV shows or sketches that never, ever should have become movies (and aren’t mentioned in the previous category)** 1. SNL Pat sketches - _It’s Pat_ 2. SNL Stuart Smalley - Stuart Saves His Family 3. SNL The Coneheads 4. SNL The Blues Brothers 2000 (but the original Blues Brothers most assuredly deserved to be a movie) 5. Peabody’s Improbable History _(from Jay Ward’s “Rocky and His Friends” cartoon show)_ – Mr. Peabody and Sherman 6. Car 54, Where Are You? (awful film with the same name starring David Johansen, Fran Drescher, and John C. McGinley) 7. The Phil Silvers Show - Sgt. Bilko (Starred Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, and Phil Hartman - how could it go wrong? They found a way.) 8. Fat Albert 9. SNL: MacGruber - _MacGruber_ 10. The Dukes of Hazzard 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:** [February 11, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8238 "2022-02-11T18:31:34Z")
**Shows featuring Time Travel** 1. Timeless ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8239 "2022-02-11T18:39:12Z")
**Shows featuring Time Travel** 1. Timeless 2. Quantum Leap ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8240 "2022-02-11T19:15:51Z")
**Shows featuring Time Travel** 1. Timeless 2. Quantum Leap 3. Umbrella Academy ---
**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 11, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8241 "2022-02-11T19:24:18Z")
**Shows featuring Time Travel** 1. Timeless 2. Quantum Leap 3. Umbrella Academy 4. The Time Tunnel ---
**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 11, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8242 "2022-02-11T20:51:39Z")
**Shows featuring Time Travel** 1. Timeless 2. Quantum Leap 3. Umbrella Academy 4. The Time Tunnel 5. Dark Shadows ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8243 "2022-02-11T20:52:57Z")
**Shows featuring Time Travel** 1. Timeless 2. Quantum Leap 3. Umbrella Academy 4. The Time Tunnel 5. Dark Shadows 6. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow ---
**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:** [February 11, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8244 "2022-02-11T20:54:58Z")
**Shows featuring Time Travel** 1. Timeless 2. Quantum Leap 3. Umbrella Academy 4. The Time Tunnel 5. Dark Shadows 6. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 7. Star Trek: Discovery ---
**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, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8245 "2022-02-12T00:15:58Z")
**Shows featuring Time Travel** 1. Timeless 2. Quantum Leap 3. Umbrella Academy 4. The Time Tunnel 5. Dark Shadows 6. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 7. Star Trek: Discovery 8. Doctor Who ---
**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:** [February 12, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8246 "2022-02-12T03:58:13Z")
**Shows featuring Time Travel** 1. Timeless 2. Quantum Leap 3. Umbrella Academy 4. The Time Tunnel 5. Dark Shadows 6. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 7. Star Trek: Discovery 8. Doctor Who 9. Time Express A 1977 show on CBS similar in format to _Fantasy Island_ and _The Love Boat_ with overtones of the original _Twilight Zone_. Anchored by Vincent Price and Carol Browne (as Jason and Margaret Winters), each episode followed guest stars as they boarded a mysterious train that could take them back in time to relive a crucial part of their past lives. Only four episodes aired before it was cancelled. _ **-“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:** [February 15, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8247 "2022-02-15T18:52:08Z")
**Shows featuring Time Travel** 1. Timeless 2. Quantum Leap 3. Umbrella Academy 4. The Time Tunnel 5. Dark Shadows 6. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 7. Star Trek: Discovery 8. Doctor Who 9. Time Express 10. Seven Days Next up: **More shows featuring Time Travel** 1. Star Trek: The Next Generation ---
**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:** [February 15, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8248 "2022-02-15T18:54:49Z")
**More shows featuring Time Travel** 1. Star Trek: The Next Generation 2. [It’s About Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_About_Time_(TV_series)) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=411) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=413)