# 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:** 196
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3901 "2024-01-13T08:35:22Z")
**Shows with memorable opening themes** 1. The Twilight Zone (main theme) 2. The Simpsons 3. Get Smart 4. Mission: Impossible 5. Peter Gunn 6. All in the Family 7. The Greatest American Hero ---
**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:** [January 13, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3902 "2024-01-13T14:34:07Z")
**Shows with memorable opening themes** 1. The Twilight Zone (main theme) 2. The Simpsons 3. Get Smart 4. Mission: Impossible 5. Peter Gunn 6. All in the Family 7. The Greatest American Hero 8. The Dukes of Hazzard ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3903 "2024-01-13T18:12:57Z")
**Shows with memorable opening themes** 1. The Twilight Zone (main theme) 2. The Simpsons 3. Get Smart 4. Mission: Impossible 5. Peter Gunn 6. All in the Family 7. The Greatest American Hero 8. The Dukes of Hazzard 9. Sanford and Son ---
**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:** [January 13, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3904 "2024-01-13T20:47:02Z")
**Shows with memorable opening themes** 1. The Twilight Zone (main theme) 2. The Simpsons 3. Get Smart 4. Mission: Impossible 5. Peter Gunn 6. All in the Family 7. The Greatest American Hero 8. The Dukes of Hazzard 9. Sanford and Son 10. Star Trek: The Next Generation Reused from the first ST movie. Pass. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3905 "2024-01-15T23:24:11Z")
**Made-for-TV Biopics** 1. Elvis (1979) ---
**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:** [January 16, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3906 "2024-01-16T00:31:39Z")
**Made-for-TV Biopics** 1. Elvis (1979) 2. Brian’s Song (1971) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3907 "2024-01-16T03:03:27Z")
**Made-for-TV Biopics** 1. Elvis (1979) 2. Brian’s Song (1971) 3. Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979) ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3908 "2024-01-16T13:51:17Z")
**Made-for-TV Biopics** 1. Elvis (1979) 2. Brian’s Song (1971) 3. Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979) 4. The Three Stooges (2000) ---
**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:** [January 16, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3909 "2024-01-16T14:08:08Z")
**Made-for-TV Biopics** 1. Elvis (1979) 2. Brian’s Song (1971) 3. Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979) 4. The Three Stooges (2000) 5. Legend in Granite (1973) Ernest Borgnine as Vince Lombardi ---
**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:** [January 16, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3910 "2024-01-16T14:24:18Z")
**Made-for-TV Biopics** 1. Elvis (1979) 2. Brian’s Song (1971) 3. Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979) 4. The Three Stooges (2000) 5. Legend in Granite (1973) 6. Menendez: Blood Brothers ---
**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:** [January 16, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3911 "2024-01-16T14:36:07Z")
**Made-for-TV Biopics** 1. Elvis (1979) 2. Brian’s Song (1971) 3. Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979) 4. The Three Stooges (2000) 5. Legend in Granite (1973) 6. Menendez: Blood Brothers 7. A Woman Called Golda (1982) ---
**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:** [January 16, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3912 "2024-01-16T22:28:47Z")
**Made-for-TV Biopics** 1. Elvis (1979) 2. Brian’s Song (1971) 3. Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979) 4. The Three Stooges (2000) 5. Legend in Granite (1973) 6. Menendez: Blood Brothers 7. A Woman Called Golda (1982) 8. Mae West (1982) starred Ann Jillian ---
**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:** [January 17, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3913 "2024-01-17T00:42:06Z")
> [@](#): > > **Made-for-TV Biopics** 1. Elvis (1979) 2. Brian’s Song (1971) 3. Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979) 4. The Three Stooges (2000) 5. Legend in Granite (1973) 6. Menendez: Blood Brothers 7. A Woman Called Golda (1982) 8. Mae West (1982) 9. The Karen Carpenter Story (1989) ---
**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:** [January 17, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3914 "2024-01-17T14:07:06Z")
**Made-for-TV Biopics** 1. Elvis (1979) 2. Brian’s Song (1971) 3. Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze (1979) 4. The Three Stooges (2000) 5. Legend in Granite (1973) 6. Menendez: Blood Brothers 7. A Woman Called Golda (1982) 8. Mae West (1982) 9. The Karen Carpenter Story (1989) 10. Fall From Grace (Jim and Tammy Bakker story 1990) **War-related shows** 1. Hogan’s Heroes ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3915 "2024-01-17T15:18:40Z")
**War-related shows** 1. Hogan’s Heroes 2. China Beach ---
**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:** [January 17, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3916 "2024-01-17T15:33:13Z")
**War-related shows** 1. Hogan’s Heroes 2. China Beach 3. Tour of Duty ---
**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:** [January 17, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3917 "2024-01-17T16:09:56Z")
**War-related shows** 1. Hogan’s Heroes 2. China Beach 3. Tour of Duty 4. Twelve O’Clock High ---
**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:** [January 17, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3918 "2024-01-17T16:16:37Z")
**War-related shows** 1. Hogan’s Heroes 2. China Beach 3. Tour of Duty 4. Twelve O’Clock High 5. Baa Baa Black Sheep Later renamed “Black Sheep Squadron.” ---
**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:** [January 17, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3919 "2024-01-17T16:25:42Z")
**War-related shows** 1. Hogan’s Heroes 2. China Beach 3. Tour of Duty 4. Twelve O’Clock High 5. Baa Baa Black Sheep 6. The Rat Patrol ---
**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:** [January 17, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/3920 "2024-01-17T16:42:27Z")
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