# 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:** 161
**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:** [September 28, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3201 "2023-09-28T22:13:41Z")
_Moonlighting_ will be streaming on Hulu starting October 10th. In honor of that, **TV Shows That Gave Movie Stars Their Start** 1. Moonlighting - Bruce Willis ---
**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:** [September 28, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3202 "2023-09-28T23:35:38Z")
**TV Shows That Gave Movie Stars Their Start** 1. Moonlighting - Bruce Willis 2. Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place - Ryan Reynolds ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3203 "2023-09-29T08:43:32Z")
**TV Shows That Gave Movie Stars Their Start** 1. Moonlighting - Bruce Willis 2. Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place - Ryan Reynolds 3. Bosom Buddies - Tom Hanks ---
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**TV Shows That Gave Movie Stars Their Start** 1. Moonlighting - Bruce Willis 2. Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place - Ryan Reynolds 3. Bosom Buddies - Tom Hanks 4. Rawhide - Clint Eastwood ---
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**TV Shows That Gave Movie Stars Their Start** 1. Moonlighting - Bruce Willis 2. Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place - Ryan Reynolds 3. Bosom Buddies - Tom Hanks 4. Rawhide - Clint Eastwood 5. Bryan Cranston - Malcolm in the Middle ---
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**TV Shows That Gave Movie Stars Their Start** 1. Moonlighting - Bruce Willis 2. Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place - Ryan Reynolds 3. Bosom Buddies - Tom Hanks 4. Rawhide - Clint Eastwood 5. Bryan Cranston - Malcolm in the Middle 6. Welcome Back, Cotter – John Travolta _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [September 29, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3207 "2023-09-29T12:46:55Z")
**TV Shows That Gave Movie Stars Their Start** 1. Moonlighting - Bruce Willis 2. Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place - Ryan Reynolds 3. Bosom Buddies - Tom Hanks 4. Rawhide - Clint Eastwood 5. Bryan Cranston - Malcolm in the Middle 6. Welcome Back, Cotter – John Travolta 7. 21 Jump Street - Johnny Depp ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3208 "2023-09-29T13:45:52Z")
**TV Shows That Gave Movie Stars Their Start** 1. Moonlighting - Bruce Willis 2. Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place - Ryan Reynolds 3. Bosom Buddies - Tom Hanks 4. Rawhide - Clint Eastwood 5. Malcolm in the Middle - Bryan Cranston 6. Welcome Back, Kotter – John Travolta 7. 21 Jump Street - Johnny Depp 8. Freaks and Geeks - Seth Rogan, Jason Segel, James Franco houskeeping ---
**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:** [September 29, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3209 "2023-09-29T15:04:12Z")
**TV Shows That Gave Movie Stars Their Start** 1. Moonlighting - Bruce Willis 2. Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place - Ryan Reynolds 3. Bosom Buddies - Tom Hanks 4. Rawhide - Clint Eastwood 5. Malcolm in the Middle - Bryan Cranston 6. Welcome Back, Kotter – John Travolta 7. 21 Jump Street - Johnny Depp 8. Freaks and Geeks - Seth Rogan, Jason Segel, James Franco 9. Mork and Mindy - Robin Williams ---
**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:** [September 29, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3210 "2023-09-29T15:07:44Z")
**TV Shows That Gave Movie Stars Their Start** 1. Moonlighting - Bruce Willis 2. Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place - Ryan Reynolds 3. Bosom Buddies - Tom Hanks 4. Rawhide - Clint Eastwood 5. Malcolm in the Middle - Bryan Cranston 6. Welcome Back, Kotter – John Travolta 7. 21 Jump Street - Johnny Depp 8. Freaks and Geeks - Seth Rogan, Jason Segel, James Franco 9. Mork and Mindy - Robin Williams 10. St. Elsewhere - Denzel Washington Next up: **Historical dramas, and the lead actor or actress** 1. _John Adams_ - Paul Giamatti ---
**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:** [September 29, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3211 "2023-09-29T15:10:27Z")
**Historical dramas, and the lead actor or actress** 1. _John Adams_ - Paul Giamatti 2. _The Borgias_ - Jeremy Irons ---
**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:** [September 29, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3212 "2023-09-29T15:16:01Z")
**Historical dramas, and the lead actor or actress** 1. _John Adams_ - Paul Giamatti 2. _The Borgias_ - Jeremy Irons 3. _The White Queen_ - Rebecca Ferguson ---
**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:** [September 29, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3213 "2023-09-29T15:58:36Z")
> [@](#): > > **Historical dramas, and the lead actor or actress** 1. _John Adams_ - Paul Giamatti 2. _The Borgias_ - Jeremy Irons 3. _The White Queen_ - Rebecca Ferguson 4. _Upstairs, Downstairs_ - Jean Marsh I realize this show had an ensemble cast without a true lead, but Jean Marsh was one of the co-creators of the show (the other was Eileen Atkins), and Marsh’s character Rose was the original character around whom the show was built. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3214 "2023-09-29T18:11:17Z")
**Historical dramas, and the lead actor or actress** 1. _John Adams_ - Paul Giamatti 2. _The Borgias_ - Jeremy Irons 3. _The White Queen_ - Rebecca Ferguson 4. _Upstairs, Downstairs_ - Jean Marsh 5. _The Missiles of October_ - William Devane ---
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**Historical dramas, and the lead actor or actress** 1. _John Adams_ - Paul Giamatti 2. _The Borgias_ - Jeremy Irons 3. _The White Queen_ - Rebecca Ferguson 4. _Upstairs, Downstairs_ - Jean Marsh 5. _The Missiles of October_ - William Devane 6. _The Grea_t - Elle Fanning ---
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**Historical dramas, and the lead actor or actress** 1. _John Adams_ - Paul Giamatti 2. _The Borgias_ - Jeremy Irons 3. _The White Queen_ - Rebecca Ferguson 4. _Upstairs, Downstairs_ - Jean Marsh 5. _The Missiles of October_ - William Devane 6. _The Great_ - Elle Fanning 7. _George Washington_ - Barry Bostwick ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3217 "2023-09-30T12:44:00Z")
**Historical dramas, and the lead actor or actress** 1. _John Adams_ - Paul Giamatti 2. _The Borgias_ - Jeremy Irons 3. _The White Queen_ - Rebecca Ferguson 4. _Upstairs, Downstairs_ - Jean Marsh 5. _The Missiles of October_ - William Devane 6. _The Great_ - Elle Fanning 7. _George Washington_ - Barry Bostwick 8. _Houdini & Doyle_ - Michael Weston ---
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**Historical dramas, and the lead actor or actress** 1. _John Adams_ - Paul Giamatti 2. _The Borgias_ - Jeremy Irons 3. _The White Queen_ - Rebecca Ferguson 4. _Upstairs, Downstairs_ - Jean Marsh 5. _The Missiles of October_ - William Devane 6. _The Great_ - Elle Fanning 7. _George Washington_ - Barry Bostwick 8. _Houdini & Doyle_ - Michael Weston 9. _Roots_ - LeVar Burton ---
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**Historical dramas, and the lead actor or actress** 1. _John Adams_ - Paul Giamatti 2. _The Borgias_ - Jeremy Irons 3. _The White Queen_ - Rebecca Ferguson 4. _Upstairs, Downstairs_ - Jean Marsh 5. _The Missiles of October_ - William Devane 6. _The Great_ - Elle Fanning 7. _George Washington_ - Barry Bostwick 8. _Houdini & Doyle_ - Michael Weston 9. _Roots_ - LeVar Burton 10. _Outlander_ - Caitriona Balfe Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3220 "2023-09-30T15:53:10Z")
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