# 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:** 269
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5361 "2024-07-08T13:35:29Z")
**Overrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. Gilmore Girls 2. Psych 3. Curb Your Enthusiasm 4. Big Bang Theory 5. Two and a Half Men ---
**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 8, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5362 "2024-07-08T13:37:46Z")
**Overrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. Gilmore Girls 2. Psych 3. Curb Your Enthusiasm 4. Big Bang Theory 5. Two and a Half Men 6. Stranger Things Not saying it’s _bad_, mind you. It just doesn’t draw me in very deeply. ---
**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 8, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5363 "2024-07-08T13:54:16Z")
**Overrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. Gilmore Girls 2. Psych 3. Curb Your Enthusiasm 4. Big Bang Theory 5. Two and a Half Men 6. Stranger Things 7. Survivor I absolutely cannot account for this show’s longevity or popularity over time ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5364 "2024-07-08T14:08:43Z")
**Overrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. Gilmore Girls 2. Psych 3. Curb Your Enthusiasm 4. Big Bang Theory 5. Two and a Half Men 6. Stranger Things 7. Survivor 8. Friends ---
**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 8, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5365 "2024-07-08T14:48:24Z")
**Overrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. Gilmore Girls 2. Psych 3. Curb Your Enthusiasm 4. Big Bang Theory 5. Two and a Half Men 6. Stranger Things 7. Survivor 8. Friends 9. Anything Reality-TV ---
**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 8, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5366 "2024-07-08T20:25:17Z")
**Overrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. Gilmore Girls 2. Psych 3. Curb Your Enthusiasm 4. Big Bang Theory 5. Two and a Half Men 6. Stranger Things 7. Survivor 8. Friends 9. Anything Reality-TV 10. The Office Either version. Pass. ---
**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 8, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5367 "2024-07-08T21:00:45Z")
**Underrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. NewsRadio ---
**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 8, 2024, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5368 "2024-07-08T21:08:29Z")
**Underrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. NewsRadio 2. Wilfred (US) Haven’t seen the Australian version. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5369 "2024-07-08T22:23:11Z")
**Underrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. NewsRadio 2. Wilfred (US) 3. Rubicon Got lost in the AMC prestige TV years. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5370 "2024-07-09T00:02:19Z")
**Underrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. NewsRadio 2. Wilfred (US) 3. Rubicon 4. Sports Night ---
**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 9, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5371 "2024-07-09T12:41:19Z")
**Underrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. NewsRadio 2. Wilfred (US) 3. Rubicon 4. Sports Night 5. Young Sheldon ---
**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 9, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5372 "2024-07-09T13:09:11Z")
**Underrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. NewsRadio 2. Wilfred (US) 3. Rubicon 4. Sports Night 5. Young Sheldon 6. Q.E.D. ---
**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 9, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5373 "2024-07-09T14:05:57Z")
**Underrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. NewsRadio 2. Wilfred (US) 3. Rubicon 4. Sports Night 5. Young Sheldon 6. Q.E.D. 7. Police Squad ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5374 "2024-07-09T14:41:58Z")
**Underrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. NewsRadio 2. Wilfred (US) 3. Rubicon 4. Sports Night 5. Young Sheldon 6. Q.E.D. 7. Police Squad 8. Humans ---
**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:** [July 9, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5375 "2024-07-09T17:53:29Z")
**Underrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. NewsRadio 2. Wilfred (US) 3. Rubicon 4. Sports Night 5. Young Sheldon 6. Q.E.D. 7. Police Squad 8. Humans 9. Max Headroom ---
**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 9, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5376 "2024-07-09T18:39:50Z")
**Underrated shows, as far as you’re concerned** 1. NewsRadio 2. Wilfred (US) 3. Rubicon 4. Sports Night 5. Young Sheldon 6. Q.E.D. 7. Police Squad 8. Humans 9. Max Headroom 10. Firefly **Show premises you’re pretty sure have never been made** 1. “The Moose Report” - a live action show where actors dress in moose costumes and portray a family of mooses that have been lawyers for past three generations, but the youngest wants to be a meteorologist and do weather reports. ---
**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 9, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5377 "2024-07-09T19:05:59Z")
**Show premises you’re pretty sure have never been made** 1. “The Moose Report” - a live action show where actors dress in moose costumes and portray a family of mooses that have been lawyers for past three generations, but the youngest wants to be a meteorologist and do weather reports. 2. “Classical Gas” - Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Johann Sebastian Bach, finding themselves sinking ever more deeply into debt because they can’t make ends meet as composers, become partners in a gas station and also sell weed, bootleg LPs, and knock-off Rolex watches to their favorite customers. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5378 "2024-07-09T21:42:21Z")
**Show premises you’re pretty sure have never been made** 1. “The Moose Report” - a live action show where actors dress in moose costumes and portray a family of mooses that have been lawyers for past three generations, but the youngest wants to be a meteorologist and do weather reports. 2. “Classical Gas” - Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Johann Sebastian Bach, finding themselves sinking ever more deeply into debt because they can’t make ends meet as composers, become partners in a gas station and also sell weed, bootleg LPs, and knock-off Rolex watches to their favorite customers. 3. “Who’s The Pope?” - A conman finds that he’s a lookalike for the Pope and fills in for publicity events. One day, the real Pope decides to go on vacation leaving the fake to take his place. Hijinks ensue! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5379 "2024-07-10T02:52:59Z")
**Show premises you’re pretty sure have never been made** 1. “The Moose Report” - a live action show where actors dress in moose costumes and portray a family of mooses that have been lawyers for past three generations, but the youngest wants to be a meteorologist and do weather reports. 2. “Classical Gas” - Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Johann Sebastian Bach, finding themselves sinking ever more deeply into debt because they can’t make ends meet as composers, become partners in a gas station and also sell weed, bootleg LPs, and knock-off Rolex watches to their favorite customers. 3. “Who’s The Pope?” - A conman finds that he’s a lookalike for the Pope and fills in for publicity events. One day, the real Pope decides to go on vacation leaving the fake to take his place. Hijinks ensue! 4. “Gilligan’s Island: The LOST Episodes” - The castaways meet the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 and must explain to them they are never getting off this island. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2024, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5380 "2024-07-10T05:26:06Z")
[quote=“knoodler, post:5379, topic:972711, full:true”] **Show premises you’re pretty sure have never been made** 1. “The Moose Report” - a live action show where actors dress in moose costumes and portray a family of mooses that have been lawyers for past three generations, but the youngest wants to be a meteorologist and do weather reports. 2. “Classical Gas” - Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Johann Sebastian Bach, finding themselves sinking ever more deeply into debt because they can’t make ends meet as composers, become partners in a gas station and also sell weed, bootleg LPs, and knock-off Rolex watches to their favorite customers. 3. “Who’s The Pope?” - A conman finds that he’s a lookalike for the Pope and fills in for publicity events. One day, the real Pope decides to go on vacation leaving the fake to take his place. Hijinks ensue! 4. “Gilligan’s Island: The LOST Episodes” - The castaways meet the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 and must explain to them they are never getting off this island. 5. Name that theorem! - A game show where contestants are given successive lines of a mathematical proof and have to guess what the final conclusion is. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=268) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=270)