# 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:** 439
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8769 "2022-04-12T16:04:03Z")
**TV Shows with Genuine Movie Stars that didn’t make it** 1. The Texas Wheelers, starring Jack Elam! 2. Pan Am, starring Christina Ricci 3. The Crazy Ones, starring Robin Williams 4. The Jimmy Stewart Show 5. Richard Pryor - The Richard Pryor Show He went on during Family Hour (which he didn’t want) against _Happy Days_ and _Laverne & Shirley._ ---
**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:** [April 12, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8770 "2022-04-12T16:11:36Z")
**TV Shows with Genuine Movie Stars that didn’t make it** 1. The Texas Wheelers, starring Jack Elam! 2. Pan Am, starring Christina Ricci 3. The Crazy Ones, starring Robin Williams 4. The Jimmy Stewart Show 5. Richard Pryor - The Richard Pryor Show 6. Cleavon Little - Temperatures Rising They tried this medical sitcom in three different formats before it was cancelled. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8771 "2022-04-12T23:19:49Z")
**TV Shows with Genuine Movie Stars that didn’t make it** 1. The Texas Wheelers, starring Jack Elam! 2. Pan Am, starring Christina Ricci 3. The Crazy Ones, starring Robin Williams 4. The Jimmy Stewart Show 5. Richard Pryor - The Richard Pryor Show 6. Cleavon Little - Temperatures Rising 7. Shark, starring James Woods Not terrible, but got cancelled after 2 seasons because of an old demographic and the writers strike. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8772 "2022-04-13T15:58:51Z")
**TV Shows with Genuine Movie Stars that didn’t make it** 1. The Texas Wheelers, starring Jack Elam! 2. Pan Am, starring Christina Ricci 3. The Crazy Ones, starring Robin Williams 4. The Jimmy Stewart Show 5. Richard Pryor - The Richard Pryor Show 6. Cleavon Little - Temperatures Rising 7. Shark, starring James Woods 8. The Geena Davis Show ---
**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:** [April 15, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8773 "2022-04-15T19:03:21Z")
**TV Shows with Genuine Movie Stars that didn’t make it** 1. The Texas Wheelers, starring Jack Elam! 2. Pan Am, starring Christina Ricci 3. The Crazy Ones, starring Robin Williams 4. The Jimmy Stewart Show 5. Richard Pryor - The Richard Pryor Show 6. Cleavon Little - Temperatures Rising 7. Shark, starring James Woods 8. The Geena Davis Show 9. Eastwick - Rebecca Romjin ---
**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:** [April 16, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8774 "2022-04-16T20:12:42Z")
**TV Shows with Genuine Movie Stars that didn’t make it** 1. The Texas Wheelers, starring Jack Elam! 2. Pan Am, starring Christina Ricci 3. The Crazy Ones, starring Robin Williams 4. The Jimmy Stewart Show 5. Richard Pryor - The Richard Pryor Show 6. Cleavon Little - Temperatures Rising 7. Shark, starring James Woods 8. The Geena Davis Show 9. Eastwick - Rebecca Romjin 10. Luck - Dustin Hoffman Pass ---
**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:** [April 18, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8775 "2022-04-18T17:31:55Z")
**Movie actors you would like to have seen in a TV series, and that series** 1. John Turturro, _The Jesus Show_ ---
**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:** [April 18, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8776 "2022-04-18T17:51:33Z")
**Movie actors you would like to have seen in a TV series, and that series** 1. John Turturro, _The Jesus Show_ 2. Kevin Bacon, _Tremors: the Series_ ---
**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:** [April 18, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8777 "2022-04-18T18:01:27Z")
**Movie actors you would like to have seen in a TV series, and that series** 1. John Turturro, _The Jesus Show_ 2. Kevin Bacon, _Tremors: The Series_ 3. Bradley Cooper, _Limitless_ He made a few appearances but the show really wasn’t about his movie character. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8778 "2022-04-19T13:19:23Z")
**Movie actors you would like to have seen in a TV series, and that series** 1. John Turturro, _The Jesus Show_ 2. Kevin Bacon, _Tremors: The Series_ 3. Bradley Cooper, _Limitless_ 4. Ariana Richards, _Spaced Invaders_ ---
**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:** [April 19, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8779 "2022-04-19T15:19:41Z")
**Movie actors you would like to have seen in a TV series, and that series** 1. John Turturro, _The Jesus Show_ 2. Kevin Bacon, _Tremors: The Series_ 3. Bradley Cooper, _Limitless_ 4. Ariana Richards, _Spaced Invaders_ 5. Fred Ward, _Remo Williams: The Adventure Continues_ ---
**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:** [April 19, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8780 "2022-04-19T15:42:52Z")
**Movie actors you would like to have seen in a TV series, and that series** 1. John Turturro, _The Jesus Show_ 2. Kevin Bacon, _Tremors: The Series_ 3. Bradley Cooper, _Limitless_ 4. Ariana Richards, _Spaced Invaders_ 5. Fred Ward, _Remo Williams: The Adventure Continues_ 6. Peter Weller, _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai_ ---
**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:** [April 19, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8781 "2022-04-19T17:04:05Z")
**Movie actors you would like to have seen in a TV series, and that series** 1. John Turturro, _The Jesus Show_ 2. Kevin Bacon, _Tremors: The Series_ 3. Bradley Cooper, _Limitless_ 4. Ariana Richards, _Spaced Invaders_ 5. Fred Ward, _Remo Williams: The Adventure Continues_ 6. Peter Weller, _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai_ 7. Keira Knightley, _The Darcys of Pemberley_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8782 "2022-04-19T23:15:57Z")
**Movie actors you would like to have seen in a TV series, and that series** 1. John Turturro, _The Jesus Show_ 2. Kevin Bacon, _Tremors: The Series_ 3. Bradley Cooper, _Limitless_ 4. Ariana Richards, _Spaced Invaders_ 5. Fred Ward, _Remo Williams: The Adventure Continues_ 6. Peter Weller, _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai_ 7. Keira Knightley, _The Darcys of Pemberley_ 8. Arnold Schwarzenegger, _The Sarah Connor Chronicles_ ---
**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:** [April 20, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8783 "2022-04-20T16:06:06Z")
**Movie actors you would like to have seen in a TV series, and that series** 1. John Turturro, _The Jesus Show_ 2. Kevin Bacon, _Tremors: The Series_ 3. Bradley Cooper, _Limitless_ 4. Ariana Richards, _Spaced Invaders_ 5. Fred Ward, _Remo Williams: The Adventure Continues_ 6. Peter Weller, _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai_ 7. Keira Knightley, _The Darcys of Pemberley_ 8. Arnold Schwarzenegger, _The Sarah Connor Chronicles_ 9. Wes Studi, _Magua of the Huron_ He was awesome as the bad guy in _The Last of the Mohicans_. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8784 "2022-04-27T02:13:20Z")
**Movie actors you would like to have seen in a TV series, and that series** 1. John Turturro, _The Jesus Show_ 2. Kevin Bacon, _Tremors: The Series_ 3. Bradley Cooper, _Limitless_ 4. Ariana Richards, _Spaced Invaders_ 5. Fred Ward, _Remo Williams: The Adventure Continues_ 6. Peter Weller, _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai_ 7. Keira Knightley, _The Darcys of Pemberley_ 8. Arnold Schwarzenegger, _The Sarah Connor Chronicles_ 9. Wes Studi, _Magua of the Huron_ 10. Val Kilmer, _Doc_ **The Muppet Show guest hosts** 1. Alice Cooper Spooky and fun ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8785 "2022-04-27T05:00:10Z")
**The Muppet Show guest hosts** 1. Alice Cooper 2. Elton John ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8786 "2022-04-27T05:15:48Z")
**The Muppet Show guest hosts** 1. Alice Cooper 2. Elton John 3. Rita Moreno It doesn’t hurt that I really like this song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qLxDS65RjLU/hqdefault.jpg "The Muppets - Fever (Rita Moreno & Animal)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLxDS65RjLU) Incidentally, she won an Emmy for this… _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**The Muppet Show guest hosts** 1. Alice Cooper 2. Elton John 3. Rita Moreno 4. Shirley Bassey The last Muppet Show to air, though not the last to be produced. ---
**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:** [April 27, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/8788 "2022-04-27T10:43:23Z")
**The Muppet Show guest hosts** 1. Alice Cooper 2. Elton John 3. Rita Moreno 4. Shirley Bassey 5. Prince [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=438) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=440)