# TV Binge Watch (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711>\
**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\
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**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:** [March 23, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4241 "2024-03-23T20:54:04Z")

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**Differently-abled roles on TV**

1. Longstreet - blindness
2. Arthur “Artie” Abrams, _Glee_ - uses a wheelchair
3. _Switched at Birth_ – about 1/2 the cast is Deaf-- and played by Deaf actors
4. Robert T. Ironside, _Ironside_ - uses a wheelchair
5. Adam Janikowsky, _Mom_ – wheelchair
6. Walter White Jr., _Breaking Bad_ - cerebral palsy
7. Louis Canning, _The Good Wife_ – inexplicably, Tardive Dyskinesia, albeit, he’s played by Michael J. Fox who has a _different_ movement disorder IRL-- Parkinson’s disease
8. Steve Austin, _The Six Million Dollar Man_ – both legs, right arm, and left eye replaced by sci-fi ‘bionic’ prosthetics

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4242 "2024-03-23T21:01:33Z")

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**Differently-abled roles on TV**

1. Longstreet - blindness
2. Arthur “Artie” Abrams, _Glee_ - uses a wheelchair
3. _Switched at Birth_ – about 1/2 the cast is Deaf-- and played by Deaf actors
4. Robert T. Ironside, _Ironside_ - uses a wheelchair
5. Adam Janikowsky, _Mom_ – wheelchair
6. Walter White Jr., _Breaking Bad_ - cerebral palsy
7. Louis Canning, _The Good Wife_ – inexplicably, Tardive Dyskinesia, albeit, he’s played by Michael J. Fox who has a _different_ movement disorder IRL-- Parkinson’s disease
8. Steve Austin, _The Six Million Dollar Man_ – both legs, right arm, and left eye replaced by sci-fi ‘bionic’ prosthetics
9. Jerry “Hands” Espenson, _Boston Legal_ - Asperger’s Syndrome (mild autism)

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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4243 "2024-03-24T02:01:58Z")

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**Differently-abled roles on TV**

1. Longstreet - blindness
2. Arthur “Artie” Abrams, _Glee_ - uses a wheelchair
3. _Switched at Birth_ – about 1/2 the cast is Deaf-- and played by Deaf actors
4. Robert T. Ironside, _Ironside_ - uses a wheelchair
5. Adam Janikowsky, _Mom_ – wheelchair
6. Walter White Jr., _Breaking Bad_ - cerebral palsy
7. Louis Canning, _The Good Wife_ – inexplicably, Tardive Dyskinesia, albeit, he’s played by Michael J. Fox who has a _different_ movement disorder IRL-- Parkinson’s disease
8. Steve Austin, _The Six Million Dollar Man_ – both legs, right arm, and left eye replaced by sci-fi ‘bionic’ prosthetics
9. Jerry “Hands” Espenson, _Boston Legal_ - Asperger’s Syndrome (mild autism)
10. Stevie - Malcolm in the Middle - wheel chair and asthma

Fusion TV (Shows mixing multiple of Genres)

1. Firelfly (SciFi and Western)

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4244 "2024-03-24T08:06:56Z")

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**Fusion TV (Shows mixing multiple of Genres)**

1. Firefly (SciFi and Western)
2. Star Trek: Lower Decks (Sci Fi and Comedy)

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**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:** [March 24, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4245 "2024-03-24T08:11:58Z")

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> **Fusion TV (Shows mixing multiple of Genres)**

1. Firefly (SciFi and Western)
2. Star Trek: Lower Decks (Sci Fi and Comedy)
3. Xena: Warrior Princess (little bit of everything)

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**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:** [March 24, 2024, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4246 "2024-03-24T08:46:31Z")

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**Fusion TV (Shows mixing multiple of Genres)**

1. Firefly (SciFi and Western)
2. Star Trek: Lower Decks (Sci Fi and Comedy)
3. Xena: Warrior Princess (little bit of everything)
4. The Love Boat (Drama, Comedy, Romance)

Usually three storylines, one each dealing with drama, comedy, and romance.

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**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:** [March 24, 2024, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4247 "2024-03-24T09:02:38Z")

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**Fusion TV (Shows mixing multiple of Genres)**

1. Firefly (SciFi and Western)
2. Star Trek: Lower Decks (Sci Fi and Comedy)
3. Xena: Warrior Princess (little bit of everything)
4. The Love Boat (Drama, Comedy, Romance)
5. The Munsters (Horror, Comedy)

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4248 "2024-03-24T10:00:42Z")

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**Fusion TV (Shows mixing multiple of Genres)**

1. Firefly (SciFi and Western)
2. Star Trek: Lower Decks (Sci Fi and Comedy)
3. Xena: Warrior Princess (little bit of everything)
4. The Love Boat (Drama, Comedy, Romance)
5. The Munsters (Horror, Comedy)
6. WandaVision (Sci Fi, Superhero, Comedy, Thriller, Mystery)

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**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:** [March 24, 2024, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4249 "2024-03-24T10:35:12Z")

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**Fusion TV (Shows mixing multiple of Genres)**

1. Firefly (SciFi and Western)
2. Star Trek: Lower Decks (Sci Fi and Comedy)
3. Xena: Warrior Princess (little bit of everything)
4. The Love Boat (Drama, Comedy, Romance)
5. The Munsters (Horror, Comedy)
6. WandaVision (Sci Fi, Superhero, Comedy, Thriller, Mystery)
7. Moonlighting (Drama, Comedy, Detective, Romance)

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**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:** [March 24, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4250 "2024-03-24T15:33:57Z")

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**Fusion TV (Shows mixing multiple of Genres)**

1. Firefly (SciFi and Western)
2. Star Trek: Lower Decks (Sci Fi and Comedy)
3. Xena: Warrior Princess (little bit of everything)
4. The Love Boat (Drama, Comedy, Romance)
5. The Munsters (Horror, Comedy)
6. WandaVision (Sci Fi, Superhero, Comedy, Thriller, Mystery)
7. Moonlighting (Drama, Comedy, Detective, Romance)
8. The Wild Wild West (Western and Spy)

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4251 "2024-03-24T15:39:39Z")

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**Fusion TV (Shows mixing multiple of Genres)**

1. Firefly (SciFi and Western)
2. Star Trek: Lower Decks (Sci Fi and Comedy)
3. Xena: Warrior Princess (little bit of everything)
4. The Love Boat (Drama, Comedy, Romance)
5. The Munsters (Horror, Comedy)
6. WandaVision (Sci Fi, Superhero, Comedy, Thriller, Mystery)
7. Moonlighting (Drama, Comedy, Detective, Romance)
8. The Wild Wild West (Western and Spy)
9. Law and Order (police procedural, legal drama)

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**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:** [March 25, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4252 "2024-03-25T02:30:50Z")

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**Fusion TV (Shows mixing multiple of Genres)**

1. Firefly (SciFi and Western)
2. Star Trek: Lower Decks (Sci Fi and Comedy)
3. Xena: Warrior Princess (little bit of everything)
4. The Love Boat (Drama, Comedy, Romance)
5. The Munsters (Horror, Comedy)
6. WandaVision (Sci Fi, Superhero, Comedy, Thriller, Mystery)
7. Moonlighting (Drama, Comedy, Detective, Romance)
8. The Wild Wild West (Western and Spy)
9. Law and Order (police procedural, legal drama)
10. Archer (always a comedy, but in different seasons has done spy stories, noir mystery, contemporary crime, sf and pre-WW2 island adventure)

Next up:

**Characters on _Archer_**

1. Sterling Archer, Codename “Duchess”

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4253 "2024-03-25T07:33:26Z")

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**Characters on _Archer_**

1. Sterling Archer, Codename “Duchess”
2. Dr. Algernop Krieger, morally bankrupt tech guy

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**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:** [March 25, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4254 "2024-03-25T13:54:25Z")

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**Characters on _Archer_**

1. Sterling Archer, Codename “Duchess”
2. Dr. Algernop Krieger, morally bankrupt tech guy
3. Pam Poovey, the HR director

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**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:** [March 25, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4255 "2024-03-25T14:03:46Z")

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**Characters on _Archer_**

1. Sterling Archer, Codename “Duchess”
2. Dr. Algernop Krieger, morally bankrupt tech guy
3. Pam Poovey, the HR director
4. Cheryl Tunt, secretary

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4256 "2024-03-25T15:45:45Z")

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**Characters on _Archer_**

1. Sterling Archer, Codename “Duchess”
2. Dr. Algernop Krieger, morally bankrupt tech guy
3. Pam Poovey, the HR director
4. Cheryl Tunt, secretary
5. Mitsuko Miyazumi

A corporeal hologram that serves as Doctor Krieger’s girlfriend.

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**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:** [March 25, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4257 "2024-03-25T16:58:54Z")

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**Characters on _Archer_**

1. Sterling Archer, Codename “Duchess”
2. Dr. Algernop Krieger, morally bankrupt tech guy
3. Pam Poovey, the HR director
4. Cheryl Tunt, secretary
5. Mitsuko Miyazumi
6. Mallory Archer, boss lady

Hard-drinking, vain, demanding, arrogant… and somewhat secretive about her past.

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**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:** [March 25, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4258 "2024-03-25T17:12:29Z")

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**Characters on _Archer_**

1. Sterling Archer, Codename “Duchess”
2. Dr. Algernop Krieger, morally bankrupt tech guy
3. Pam Poovey, the HR director
4. Cheryl Tunt, secretary
5. Mitsuko Miyazumi
6. Mallory Archer, boss lady
7. Cyril Figgis, timorous accountant/surprisingly competent field agent

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4259 "2024-03-25T17:35:28Z")

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**Characters on _Archer_**

1. Sterling Archer, Codename “Duchess”
2. Dr. Algernop Krieger, morally bankrupt tech guy
3. Pam Poovey, the HR director
4. Cheryl Tunt, secretary
5. Mitsuko Miyazumi
6. Mallory Archer, boss lady
7. Cyril Figgis, timorous accountant/surprisingly competent field agent
8. Lane Kane

“Lana… Lana… Lana! LANAAAAAA!”

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**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/4260 "2024-03-25T23:37:31Z")

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**Characters on _Archer_**

1. Sterling Archer, Codename “Duchess”
2. Dr. Algernop Krieger, morally bankrupt tech guy
3. Pam Poovey, the HR director
4. Cheryl Tunt, secretary
5. Mitsuko Miyazumi
6. Mallory Archer, boss lady
7. Cyril Figgis, timorous accountant/surprisingly competent field agent
8. Lane Kane
9. Woodhouse, faithful butler even when whacked out on smack

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