# 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:** 281
**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:** [August 1, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5601 "2024-08-01T18:02:01Z")
**Your Favorite Summer Olympics on TV Events** 1. Women’s Gymnastics 2. Synchronized Swimming 3. Boxing 4. Skateboarding 5. Handball 6. Sprint cycling 7. Archery 8. Basketball 9. Women’s beach volleyball ---
**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:** [August 1, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5602 "2024-08-01T22:20:05Z")
**Your Favorite Summer Olympics on TV Events** 1. Women’s Gymnastics 2. Synchronized Swimming 3. Boxing 4. Skateboarding 5. Handball 6. Sprint cycling 7. Archery 8. Basketball 9. Women’s beach volleyball 10. Track cycling – specifically, team pursuit **LEAST Favorite Summer Olympic Event on TV** 1. Synchronized swimming Since everything has to be done in unison, does that mean you can be docked points if your partner drowns but you don’t? _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5603 "2024-08-02T00:04:01Z")
**LEAST Favorite Summer Olympic Event on TV** 1. Synchronized swimming 2. Handball I expected to see something like jai alai and instead I see reverse soccer. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5604 "2024-08-02T05:45:08Z")
**LEAST Favorite Summer Olympic Event on TV** 1. Synchronized swimming 2. Handball 3. Rhythmic Dancing ---
**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:** [August 2, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5605 "2024-08-02T19:46:35Z")
**LEAST Favorite Summer Olympic Event on TV** 1. Synchronized swimming 2. Handball 3. Rhythmic Dancing 4. Golf ---
**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:** [August 2, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5606 "2024-08-02T19:52:13Z")
**LEAST Favorite Summer Olympic Event on TV** 1. Synchronized swimming 2. Handball 3. Rhythmic Dancing 4. Golf 5. Marathon An impressive athletic achievement, yes. Exciting to watch, no. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5607 "2024-08-02T19:53:38Z")
**LEAST Favorite Summer Olympic Event on TV** 1. Synchronized swimming 2. Handball 3. Rhythmic Dancing 4. Golf 5. Marathon 6. Race walking ---
**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:** [August 2, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5608 "2024-08-02T19:54:55Z")
**LEAST Favorite Summer Olympic Event on TV** 1. Synchronized swimming 2. Handball 3. Rhythmic Dancing 4. Golf 5. Marathon 6. Race walking 7. Breaking It’s a form of dance, dammit, not a sport. Just like chess is a tabletop game and _also_ not a sport. I have spoken! ---
**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:** [August 9, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5609 "2024-08-09T01:05:35Z")
[quote=“Elendil\_s\_Heir, post:5608, topic:972711”] **LEAST Favorite Summer Olympic Event on TV** 1. Synchronized swimming 2. Handball 3. Rhythmic Dancing 4. Golf 5. Marathon 6. Race walking 7. Breaking 8. Dressage If you don’t like human dancing in the Olympics horse dancing has got to be worse. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5610 "2024-08-09T16:49:13Z")
**LEAST Favorite Summer Olympic Event on TV** 1. Synchronized swimming 2. Handball 3. Rhythmic Dancing 4. Golf 5. Marathon 6. Race walking 7. Breaking 8. Dressage 9. Speed Climbing Just seems silly to me. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5611 "2024-08-09T23:43:05Z")
**LEAST Favorite Summer Olympic Event on TV** 1. Synchronized swimming 2. Handball 3. Rhythmic Dancing 4. Golf 5. Marathon 6. Race walking 7. Breaking 8. Dressage 9. Speed Climbing 10. Golf Next: **Shows about Athletes** 1. Eastbound and Down ---
**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:** [August 10, 2024, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5612 "2024-08-10T00:38:39Z")
Next: **Shows about Athletes** 1. Eastbound and Down 2. Pitch A short-lived show about the first woman to play in Major League Baseball ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5613 "2024-08-10T04:43:05Z")
Next: **Shows about Athletes** 1. Eastbound and Down 2. Pitch 3. Cheers Ex pro ballplayer runs a bar. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5614 "2024-08-10T04:59:05Z")
**Shows about Athletes** 1. Eastbound and Down 2. Pitch 3. Cheers 4. Coach ---
**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:** [August 10, 2024, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5615 "2024-08-10T06:21:32Z")
**Shows about Athletes** 1. Eastbound and Down 2. Pitch 3. Cheers 4. Coach 5. American Gladiators _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5616 "2024-08-10T11:25:40Z")
**Shows about Athletes** 1. Eastbound and Down 2. Pitch 3. Cheers 4. Coach 5. American Gladiators 6. The Contender America’s Next Top Model with boxers instead. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5617 "2024-08-10T14:36:31Z")
**Shows about Athletes** 1. Eastbound and Down 2. Pitch 3. Cheers 4. Coach 5. American Gladiators 6. The Contender 7. Basketball Wives ---
**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:** [August 10, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5618 "2024-08-10T15:58:05Z")
**Shows about Athletes** 1. Eastbound and Down 2. Pitch 3. Cheers 4. Coach 5. American Gladiators 6. The Contender 7. Basketball Wives 8. I Spy The team’s cover was as an internationally ranked amateur tennis bum and his trainer. That’s how they explained traveling the world and hobnobbing with the rich and powerful. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5619 "2024-08-10T18:23:50Z")
**Shows about Athletes** 1. Eastbound and Down 2. Pitch 3. Cheers 4. Coach 5. American Gladiators 6. The Contender 7. Basketball Wives 8. I Spy 9. Hard Knocks ---
**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:** [August 10, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5620 "2024-08-10T20:23:11Z")
**Shows about Athletes** 1. Eastbound and Down 2. Pitch 3. Cheers 4. Coach 5. American Gladiators 6. The Contender 7. Basketball Wives 8. I Spy 9. Hard Knocks 10. Ted Lasso **Smart People TV** 1. Nova [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=280) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=282)