# TV Binge Watch (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 4, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711 "2022-10-04T16:51:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 122
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2421 "2023-07-18T07:38:10Z")
**Shows with about a fish out of water (i.e. a characters in a place they’re unsuited for.)** 1. Northern Exposure 2. Green Acres _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2422 "2023-07-18T11:01:07Z")
**Shows with about a fish out of water (i.e. a characters in a place they’re unsuited for.)** 1. Northern Exposure 2. Green Acres 3. American Auto ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2423 "2023-07-18T12:49:12Z")
**Shows with about a fish out of water (i.e. a characters in a place they’re unsuited for.)** 1. Northern Exposure 2. Green Acres 3. American Auto 4. the Beverly Hillbillies ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2424 "2023-07-18T13:23:09Z")
**hows with about a fish out of water (i.e. a characters in a place they’re unsuited for.)** 1. Northern Exposure 2. Green Acres 3. American Auto 4. the Beverly Hillbillies 5. Mork & Mindy ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2425 "2023-07-18T13:57:01Z")
**hows with about a fish out of water (i.e. a characters in a place they’re unsuited for.)** 1. Northern Exposure 2. Green Acres 3. American Auto 4. the Beverly Hillbillies 5. Mork & Mindy 6. Schitt’s Creek ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2426 "2023-07-18T14:26:26Z")
**Shows with about a fish out of water (i.e. a characters in a place they’re unsuited for.)** 1. Northern Exposure 2. Green Acres 3. American Auto 4. the Beverly Hillbillies 5. Mork & Mindy 6. Schitt’s Creek 7. Sleepy Hollow ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2427 "2023-07-18T14:38:37Z")
**Shows with about a fish out of water (i.e. a characters in a place they’re unsuited for.)** 1. Northern Exposure 2. Green Acres 3. American Auto 4. the Beverly Hillbillies 5. Mork & Mindy 6. Schitt’s Creek 7. Sleepy Hollow 8. It’s About Time A sixties sitcom about astronauts who accidentally travel back in time and get stuck in caveman days. Hilarity ensues. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2428 "2023-07-18T21:09:49Z")
**Shows with about a fish out of water (i.e. characters in a place they’re unsuited for.)** 1. Northern Exposure 2. Green Acres 3. American Auto 4. The Beverly Hillbillies 5. Mork & Mindy 6. Schitt’s Creek 7. Sleepy Hollow 8. It’s About Time 9. Perfect Strangers ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2429 "2023-07-19T04:54:18Z")
**Shows with about a fish out of water (i.e. characters in a place they’re unsuited for.)** 1. Northern Exposure 2. Green Acres 3. American Auto 4. The Beverly Hillbillies 5. Mork & Mindy 6. Schitt’s Creek 7. Sleepy Hollow 8. It’s About Time 9. Perfect Strangers 10. Land of the Lost **Aliens on TV** 1. The Solomons - 3rd Rock from the Sun ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2430 "2023-07-19T05:03:03Z")
**Aliens on TV** 1. The Solomons - 3rd Rock from the Sun 2. Mork - Mork and Mindy ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2431 "2023-07-19T11:00:33Z")
**Aliens on TV** 1. The Solomons - 3rd Rock from the Sun 2. Mork - Mork and Mindy 3. Beldar, Prymaat, and Connie (The Coneheads) – _Saturday Night Live_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2432 "2023-07-19T11:31:47Z")
**Aliens on TV** 1. The Solomons - 3rd Rock from the Sun 2. Mork - Mork and Mindy 3. Beldar, Prymaat, and Connie (The Coneheads) – _Saturday Night Live_ 4. Uncle Martin - My Favorite Martian ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2433 "2023-07-19T11:59:45Z")
**Aliens on TV** 1. The Solomons - 3rd Rock from the Sun 2. Mork - Mork and Mindy 3. Beldar, Prymaat, and Connie (The Coneheads) – _Saturday Night Live_ 4. Uncle Martin - My Favorite Martian 5. ALF - ALF ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2434 "2023-07-19T13:32:37Z")
**Aliens on TV** 1. The Solomons - 3rd Rock from the Sun 2. Mork - Mork and Mindy 3. Beldar, Prymaat, and Connie (The Coneheads) – _Saturday Night Live_ 4. Uncle Martin - My Favorite Martian 5. ALF - ALF 6. Kal-El (Clark Kent) - The Adventures of Superman ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2435 "2023-07-19T13:33:00Z")
**Aliens on TV** 1. The Solomons - 3rd Rock from the Sun 2. Mork - Mork and Mindy 3. Beldar, Prymaat, and Connie (The Coneheads) – _Saturday Night Live_ 4. Uncle Martin - My Favorite Martian 5. ALF - ALF 6. Kal-El (Clark Kent) - The Adventures of Superman 7. George Francisco - Alien Nation ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2436 "2023-07-19T15:22:32Z")
**Aliens on TV** 1. The Solomons - 3rd Rock from the Sun 2. Mork - Mork and Mindy 3. Beldar, Prymaat, and Connie (The Coneheads) – _Saturday Night Live_ 4. Uncle Martin - My Favorite Martian 5. ALF - ALF 6. Kal-El (Clark Kent) - The Adventures of Superman 7. George Francisco - Alien Nation 8. Spock - 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:** [July 19, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2437 "2023-07-19T17:34:21Z")
**Aliens on TV** 1. The Solomons - 3rd Rock from the Sun 2. Mork - Mork and Mindy 3. Beldar, Prymaat, and Connie (The Coneheads) – _Saturday Night Live_ 4. Uncle Martin - My Favorite Martian 5. ALF - ALF 6. Kal-El (Clark Kent) - The Adventures of Superman 7. George Francisco - Alien Nation 8. Spock - Star Trek 9. Talos - Secret Invasion ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2438 "2023-07-19T18:08:22Z")
**Aliens on TV** 1. The Solomons - 3rd Rock from the Sun 2. Mork - Mork and Mindy 3. Beldar, Prymaat, and Connie (The Coneheads) – _Saturday Night Live_ 4. Uncle Martin - My Favorite Martian 5. ALF - ALF 6. Kal-El (Clark Kent) - The Adventures of Superman 7. George Francisco - Alien Nation 8. Spock - Star Trek 9. Talos - Secret Invasion 10. Garak - ST:DS9 **TV actors who had different careers prior to acting** 1. Ken Jeong (_Community_) - Doctor ---
**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:** [July 19, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2439 "2023-07-19T19:07:51Z")
**TV actors who had different careers prior to acting** 1. Ken Jeong (_Community_) - Doctor 2. Rob Riggle (The Daily Show) - Marine officer ---
**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:** [July 20, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/2440 "2023-07-20T00:19:18Z")
> [@](#): > > **TV actors who had different careers prior to acting** 1. Ken Jeong (_Community_) - Doctor 2. Rob Riggle (The Daily Show) - Marine officer 3. Camryn Manheim (_The Practice_; _Ghost Whisperer_; _L&O_, the resurrection) ASL interpreter (it’s why, on _Law & Order, TOS_ & _The Practice_ she played lawyers who spoke ASL, and then, as the CO of the precinct on the L&O resurrection, she was able to communicate with a Deaf person in custody, and tossed off a line about having a Deaf son-- something I don’t believe has been explored further) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=121) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=123)