# 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:** 283
**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 12, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5641 "2024-08-12T16:42:38Z")
**Characters working white-collar jobs** 1. Don Draper - _Mad Men_, advertising exec 2. Clark Kent - _The Adventures of Superman_ - mild-manner reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper 3. Josh Lyman, _The West Wing_ - White House Deputy Chief of Staff 4. Ben Matlock, _Matlock_ - Defense attorney ---
**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 12, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5642 "2024-08-12T17:04:28Z")
**Characters working white-collar jobs** 1. Don Draper - _Mad Men_, advertising exec 2. Clark Kent - _The Adventures of Superman_ - mild-manner reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper 3. Josh Lyman, _The West Wing_ - White House Deputy Chief of Staff 4. Ben Matlock, _Matlock_ - Defense attorney 5. Ellis Dragon, _Unstable_, CEO of a biotech company ---
**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:** [August 12, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5643 "2024-08-12T20:55:35Z")
**Characters working white-collar jobs** 1. Don Draper - _Mad Men_, advertising exec 2. Clark Kent - _The Adventures of Superman_ - mild-manner reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper 3. Josh Lyman, _The West Wing_ - White House Deputy Chief of Staff 4. Ben Matlock, _Matlock_ - Defense attorney 5. Ellis Dragon, _Unstable_, CEO of a biotech company 6. Jason Bull, _Bull_, trial scientist ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5644 "2024-08-12T21:09:07Z")
**Characters working white-collar jobs** 1. Don Draper - _Mad Men_, advertising exec 2. Clark Kent - _The Adventures of Superman_ - mild-manner reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper 3. Josh Lyman, _The West Wing_ - White House Deputy Chief of Staff 4. Ben Matlock, _Matlock_ - Defense attorney 5. Ellis Dragon, _Unstable_, CEO of a biotech company 6. Jason Bull, _Bull_, trial scientist 7. Sheldon Cooper, _The Big Bang Theory_, theoretical physicist ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5645 "2024-08-12T21:52:54Z")
**Characters working white-collar jobs** 1. Don Draper - _Mad Men_, advertising exec 2. Clark Kent - _The Adventures of Superman_ - mild-manner reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper 3. Josh Lyman, _The West Wing_ - White House Deputy Chief of Staff 4. Ben Matlock, _Matlock_ - Defense attorney 5. Ellis Dragon, _Unstable_, CEO of a biotech company 6. Jason Bull, _Bull_, trial scientist 7. Sheldon Cooper, _The Big Bang Theory_, theoretical physicist 8. Dr. Gregory House, _House, MD_, specialist in diagnostic medicine ---
**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 13, 2024, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5646 "2024-08-13T02:50:31Z")
**Characters working white-collar jobs** 1. Don Draper - _Mad Men_, advertising exec 2. Clark Kent - _The Adventures of Superman_ - mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper 3. Josh Lyman, _The West Wing_ - White House Deputy Chief of Staff 4. Ben Matlock, _Matlock_ - Defense attorney 5. Ellis Dragon, _Unstable_, CEO of a biotech company 6. Jason Bull, _Bull_, trial scientist 7. Sheldon Cooper, _The Big Bang Theory_, theoretical physicist 8. Dr. Gregory House, _House, MD_, specialist in diagnostic medicine 9. Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_, consulting detective ---
**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 13, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5647 "2024-08-13T13:12:43Z")
**Characters working white-collar jobs** 1. Don Draper - _Mad Men_, advertising exec 2. Clark Kent - _The Adventures of Superman_ - mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper 3. Josh Lyman, _The West Wing_ - White House Deputy Chief of Staff 4. Ben Matlock, _Matlock_ - Defense attorney 5. Ellis Dragon, _Unstable_, CEO of a biotech company 6. Jason Bull, _Bull_, trial scientist 7. Sheldon Cooper, _The Big Bang Theory_, theoretical physicist 8. Dr. Gregory House, _House, MD_, specialist in diagnostic medicine 9. Sherlock Holmes, _The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_, consulting detective 10. Mary Richards, _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_, TV producer **Shows Where All Of The Original Major Cast Members Are Dead** 1. The Adventures Of Superman ---
**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 13, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5648 "2024-08-13T13:24:32Z")
**Shows Where All Of The Original Major Cast Members Are Dead** 1. The Adventures Of Superman 2. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ---
**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:** [August 13, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5649 "2024-08-13T13:32:22Z")
**Shows Where All Of The Original Major Cast Members Are Dead** 1. The Adventures Of Superman 2. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 3. Chico and the Man ---
**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 13, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5650 "2024-08-13T13:48:30Z")
**Shows Where All Of The Original Major Cast Members Are Dead** 1. The Adventures Of Superman 2. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 3. Chico and the Man 4. Green Acres ---
**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 13, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5651 "2024-08-13T13:48:34Z")
**Shows Where All Of The Original Major Cast Members Are Dead** 1. The Adventures Of Superman 2. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 3. Chico and the Man 4. Burns and Allen ---
**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:** [August 13, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5652 "2024-08-13T14:01:46Z")
**Shows Where All Of The Original Major Cast Members Are Dead** 1. The Adventures Of Superman 2. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 3. Chico and the Man 4. Green Acres 5. Burns and Allen 6. Hogan’s Heroes ---
**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 13, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5653 "2024-08-13T15:05:42Z")
**Shows Where All Of The Original Major Cast Members Are Dead** 1. The Adventures Of Superman 2. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 3. Chico and the Man 4. Green Acres 5. Burns and Allen 6. Hogan’s Heroes 7. Gunsmoke Buck Taylor, who played Newly O’Brien, is the only one left, and he wasn’t exactly what I’d call a major character compared to Matt, Doc, Festus, or Miz Kitty. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 13, 2024, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5654 "2024-08-13T21:14:01Z")
**Shows Where All Of The Original Major Cast Members Are Dead** 1. The Adventures Of Superman 2. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 3. Chico and the Man 4. Green Acres 5. Burns and Allen 6. Hogan’s Heroes 7. Gunsmoke 8. The Honeymooners ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5655 "2024-08-13T21:53:52Z")
Some kind of weird curse is affecting the casts of all kinds of old shows. I assume modern TV production methods have found a way to avoid this, right? ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5656 "2024-08-13T22:39:19Z")
**Shows Where All Of The Original Major Cast Members Are Dead** 1. The Adventures Of Superman 2. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 3. Chico and the Man 4. Green Acres 5. Burns and Allen 6. Hogan’s Heroes 7. Gunsmoke 8. The Honeymooners 9. The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson ---
**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 13, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5657 "2024-08-13T22:48:36Z")
Doc Severinsen is still alive. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5658 "2024-08-14T10:30:44Z")
Really??! Thought that was a pretty safe bet. **Shows Where All Of The Original Major Cast Members Are Dead** 1. The Adventures Of Superman 2. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 3. Chico and the Man 4. Green Acres 5. Burns and Allen 6. Hogan’s Heroes 7. Gunsmoke 8. The Honeymooners 9. In the Heat of the Night ---
**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 14, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5659 "2024-08-14T11:14:04Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > Really??! Thought that was a pretty safe bet. Keep trying 🙂 > [@Skunkdog](#): > > In the Heat of the Night Google tells me that at least eight of the seventeen actors they list as _Main_ are still alive. ---
**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:** [August 14, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/5660 "2024-08-14T12:13:28Z")
**Shows Where All Of The Original Major Cast Members Are Dead** 1. The Adventures Of Superman 2. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 3. Chico and the Man 4. Green Acres 5. Burns and Allen 6. Hogan’s Heroes 7. Gunsmoke 8. The Honeymooners 9. In the Heat of the Night 10. F Troop pass [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=282) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=284)