# 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:** 489
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9769 "2022-08-25T20:32:12Z")
**Replace an actor in a series to make it more interesting** 1. The Big Bang Theory - Kevin Spacey as President Siebert 2. My Name Is Earl - Al Pacino as Randy Hickey 3. Law and Order: SVU - Kermit the Frog as Donald Cragen 4. Scorpion - Idris Elba as Walter O’Brien 5. The X-Files - Samuel L. Jackson as the Cigarette-Smoking Man 6. Iron Fist - Lewis Tan as Danny Rand 7. NCIS - Jeff Goldblum as Ducky ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9770 "2022-08-25T20:36:06Z")
**Replace an actor in a series to make it more interesting** 1. The Big Bang Theory - Kevin Spacey as President Siebert 2. My Name Is Earl - Al Pacino as Randy Hickey 3. Law and Order: SVU - Kermit the Frog as Donald Cragen 4. Scorpion - Idris Elba as Walter O’Brien 5. The X-Files - Samuel L. Jackson as the Cigarette-Smoking Man 6. Iron Fist - Lewis Tan as Danny Rand 7. NCIS - Jeff Goldblum as Ducky 8. Star Trek: The Next Generation - Christopher Walken as Q ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9771 "2022-08-26T02:06:16Z")
**Replace an actor in a series to make it more interesting** 1. The Big Bang Theory - Kevin Spacey as President Siebert 2. My Name Is Earl - Al Pacino as Randy Hickey 3. Law and Order: SVU - Kermit the Frog as Donald Cragen 4. Scorpion - Idris Elba as Walter O’Brien 5. The X-Files - Samuel L. Jackson as the Cigarette-Smoking Man 6. Iron Fist - Lewis Tan as Danny Rand 7. NCIS - Jeff Goldblum as Ducky 8. Star Trek: The Next Generation - Christopher Walken as Q 9. Friends - Rosanne Barr as Phoebe ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9772 "2022-08-26T02:53:24Z")
**Replace an actor in a series to make it more interesting** 1. The Big Bang Theory - Kevin Spacey as President Siebert 2. My Name Is Earl - Al Pacino as Randy Hickey 3. Law and Order: SVU - Kermit the Frog as Donald Cragen 4. Scorpion - Idris Elba as Walter O’Brien 5. The X-Files - Samuel L. Jackson as the Cigarette-Smoking Man 6. Iron Fist - Lewis Tan as Danny Rand 7. NCIS - Jeff Goldblum as Ducky 8. Star Trek: The Next Generation - Christopher Walken as Q 9. Friends - Rosanne Barr as Phoebe 10. MASH - Danny Trejo as Radar pass ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9773 "2022-08-26T03:28:42Z")
**More actor replacements** 1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Vincent Price as Murray Slaughter ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9774 "2022-08-26T12:34:11Z")
**More actor replacements** 1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Vincent Price as Murray Slaughter 2. Fantasy Island - Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize reverse roles as Tattoo and Mr. Rourke respectively ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9775 "2022-08-26T13:37:16Z")
**More actor replacements** 1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Vincent Price as Murray Slaughter 2. Fantasy Island - Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize reverse roles as Tattoo and Mr. Rourke respectively 3. Columbo - Christopher Lloyd as Columbo ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9776 "2022-08-26T13:59:46Z")
**More actor replacements** 1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Vincent Price as Murray Slaughter 2. Fantasy Island - Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize reverse roles as Tattoo and Mr. Rourke respectively 3. Columbo - Christopher Lloyd as Columbo 4. Sesame Street - Ted Cruz as Oscar the Grouch ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9777 "2022-08-26T14:19:00Z")
**More actor replacements** 1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Vincent Price as Murray Slaughter 2. Fantasy Island - Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize reverse roles as Tattoo and Mr. Rourke respectively 3. Columbo - Christopher Lloyd as Columbo 4. Sesame Street - Ted Cruz as Oscar the Grouch 5. Dukes of Hazzard - Paul Lynde and Liberace as Bo and Luke Duke ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9778 "2022-08-26T14:21:45Z")
**More actor replacements** 1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Vincent Price as Murray Slaughter 2. Fantasy Island - Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize reverse roles as Tattoo and Mr. Rourke respectively 3. Columbo - Christopher Lloyd as Columbo 4. Sesame Street - Ted Cruz as Oscar the Grouch 5. Dukes of Hazzard - Paul Lynde and Liberace as Bo and Luke Duke 6. Sherlock - Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino as Sherlock Holmes ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9779 "2022-08-26T15:04:26Z")
**More actor replacements** 1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Vincent Price as Murray Slaughter 2. Fantasy Island - Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize reverse roles as Tattoo and Mr. Rourke respectively 3. Columbo - Christopher Lloyd as Columbo 4. Sesame Street - Ted Cruz as Oscar the Grouch 5. Dukes of Hazzard - Paul Lynde and Liberace as Bo and Luke Duke 6. Sherlock - Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino as Sherlock Holmes 7. Gilligan’s Island - Jim Parsons as Gilligan ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9780 "2022-08-26T21:41:13Z")
**More actor replacements** 1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Vincent Price as Murray Slaughter 2. Fantasy Island - Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize reverse roles as Tattoo and Mr. Rourke respectively 3. Columbo - Christopher Lloyd as Columbo 4. Sesame Street - Ted Cruz as Oscar the Grouch 5. Dukes of Hazzard - Paul Lynde and Liberace as Bo and Luke Duke 6. Sherlock - Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino as Sherlock Holmes 7. Gilligan’s Island - Jim Parsons as Gilligan 8. Star Trek - Jim Nabors as Capt. James T. Kirk ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9781 "2022-08-26T22:34:10Z")
**More actor replacements** 1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Vincent Price as Murray Slaughter 2. Fantasy Island - Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize reverse roles as Tattoo and Mr. Rourke respectively 3. Columbo - Christopher Lloyd as Columbo 4. Sesame Street - Ted Cruz as Oscar the Grouch 5. Dukes of Hazzard - Paul Lynde and Liberace as Bo and Luke Duke 6. Sherlock - Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino as Sherlock Holmes 7. Gilligan’s Island - Jim Parsons as Gilligan 8. Star Trek - Jim Nabors as Capt. James T. Kirk 9. Seinfeld - Julie Andrews as Elaine ---
**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:** [August 27, 2022, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9782 "2022-08-27T03:10:31Z")
> [@](#): > > **More actor replacements** 1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Vincent Price as Murray Slaughter 2. Fantasy Island - Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize reverse roles as Tattoo and Mr. Rourke respectively 3. Columbo - Christopher Lloyd as Columbo 4. Sesame Street - Ted Cruz as Oscar the Grouch 5. Dukes of Hazzard - Paul Lynde and Liberace as Bo and Luke Duke 6. Sherlock - Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino as Sherlock Holmes 7. Gilligan’s Island - Jim Parsons as Gilligan 8. Star Trek - Jim Nabors as Capt. James T. Kirk 9. Seinfeld - Julie Andrews as Elaine 10. Xena, Warrior Princess - Judge Judy as Xena NEXT: **Other appearances of actors from The Big Bang Theory** \* 1. Judging Amy – Jim Parsons (he was outstanding in a minor role) \*TV or movie ---
**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:** [August 27, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9783 "2022-08-27T03:15:59Z")
**Other appearances of actors from The Big Bang Theory** \* 1. Judging Amy – Jim Parsons (he was outstanding in a minor role) 2. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation - Johnny Galecki (he played Rusty Griswold) ---
**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:** [August 27, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9784 "2022-08-27T11:27:21Z")
**Other appearances of actors from The Big Bang Theory** \* 1. Judging Amy – Jim Parsons (he was outstanding in a minor role) 2. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation - Johnny Galecki (he played Rusty Griswold) 3. Harley Quinn - voiced by Kaley Cuoco ---
**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:** [August 27, 2022, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9785 "2022-08-27T12:00:47Z")
**Other appearances of actors from The Big Bang Theory** \* 1. Judging Amy – Jim Parsons (he was outstanding in a minor role) 2. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation - Johnny Galecki (he played Rusty Griswold) 3. Harley Quinn - voiced by Kaley Cuoco 4. Better Call Saul - Kevin Sussman (cancer-stricken identity theft victim) ---
**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:** [August 27, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9786 "2022-08-27T13:39:56Z")
**Other appearances of actors from The Big Bang Theory** \* 1. Judging Amy – Jim Parsons (he was outstanding in a minor role) 2. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation - Johnny Galecki (he played Rusty Griswold) 3. Harley Quinn - voiced by Kaley Cuoco 4. Better Call Saul - Kevin Sussman (cancer-stricken identity theft victim) 5. Florence Foster Jenkins - Simon Helberg (Jenkins’s pianist) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9787 "2022-08-27T14:11:29Z")
**Other appearances of actors from The Big Bang Theory** \* 1. Judging Amy – Jim Parsons (he was outstanding in a minor role) 2. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation - Johnny Galecki (he played Rusty Griswold) 3. Harley Quinn - voiced by Kaley Cuoco 4. Better Call Saul - Kevin Sussman (cancer-stricken identity theft victim) 5. Florence Foster Jenkins - Simon Helberg (Jenkins’s pianist) 6. Star Trek: TNG - Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) ---
**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:** [August 27, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004/9788 "2022-08-27T16:07:29Z")
> [@](#): > > **Other appearances of actors from The Big Bang Theory** \* 1. Judging Amy – Jim Parsons (he was outstanding in a minor role) 2. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation - Johnny Galecki (he played Rusty Griswold) 3. Harley Quinn - voiced by Kaley Cuoco 4. Better Call Saul - Kevin Sussman (cancer-stricken identity theft victim) 5. Florence Foster Jenkins - Simon Helberg (Jenkins’s pianist) 6. Star Trek: TNG - Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher) 7. Roseanne – Sarah Gilbert as Darlene 8. JFK – Laurie Metcalf as Susie Cox, a person who didn’t really exist, but Oliver Stone wanted a token woman lawyer on Jim Garrison’s team [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=488) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-1/839004.md?page=490)