# 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:** 351
**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:** [December 19, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7001 "2024-12-19T13:24:20Z")
**Characters that you would love to hang out with.** 1. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Sam Seaborn, _The West Wing_ 3. Frankie Bergstein, _Grace and Frankie_ ---
**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:** [December 19, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7002 "2024-12-19T13:49:59Z")
**Characters that you would love to hang out with.** 1. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Sam Seaborn, _The West Wing_ 3. Frankie Bergstein, _Grace and Frankie_ 4. Judge Harry Stone, N_ight Court_ ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7003 "2024-12-19T14:11:15Z")
**Characters that you would love to hang out with.** 1. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Sam Seaborn, _The West Wing_ 3. Frankie Bergstein, _Grace and Frankie_ 4. Judge Harry Stone, _Night Court_ 5. Diane Chambers, _The Good Wife_ and _The Good Fight_ ---
**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:** [December 19, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7004 "2024-12-19T14:51:49Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Diane Chambers, _The Good Wife_ and _The Good Fight_ Don’t you mean Diane _Lockhart_? I’ve never seen those two shows, but I googled because I was surprised that Diane Chambers from _Cheers_ might be in them. Excellent user-name/post combo, btw. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7005 "2024-12-19T15:52:18Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > Don’t you mean Diane _Lockhart_? D’oh!! 🤦‍♀️ Yes, Diane Lockhart. Sigh. (And HA about the username/post thing!!) I fixed the list: **Characters that you would love to hang out with.** 1. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Sam Seaborn, _The West Wing_ 3. Frankie Bergstein, _Grace and Frankie_ 4. Judge Harry Stone, _Night Court_ 5. Diane Lockhart, _The Good Wife_ and _The Good Fight_ ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7006 "2024-12-19T15:55:07Z")
**Characters that you would love to hang out with.** 1. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Sam Seaborn, _The West Wing_ 3. Frankie Bergstein, _Grace and Frankie_ 4. Judge Harry Stone, _Night Court_ 5. Diane Lockhart, _The Good Wife_ and _The Good Fight_ 6. Venus Flytrap, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7007 "2024-12-19T16:24:21Z")
**Characters that you would love to hang out with.** 1. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Sam Seaborn, _The West Wing_ 3. Frankie Bergstein, _Grace and Frankie_ 4. Judge Harry Stone, _Night Court_ 5. Diane Lockhart, _The Good Wife_ and _The Good Fight_ 6. Venus Flytrap, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 7. Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli - _Happy Days_ For a brief period in the 70s no one epitomized “cool” better than this character ---
**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:** [December 19, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7008 "2024-12-19T19:19:49Z")
[quote=“knoodler, post:7007, topic:972711”] **Characters that you would love to hang out with.** 1. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Sam Seaborn, _The West Wing_ 3. Frankie Bergstein, _Grace and Frankie_ 4. Judge Harry Stone, _Night Court_ 5. Diane Lockhart, _The Good Wife_ and _The Good Fight_ 6. Venus Flytrap, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 7. Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli - _Happy Days_ 8. Chris Stephens - _Northern Exposure_ ---
**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:** [December 20, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7009 "2024-12-20T14:00:05Z")
**Characters that you would love to hang out with.** 1. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Sam Seaborn, _The West Wing_ 3. Frankie Bergstein, _Grace and Frankie_ 4. Judge Harry Stone, _Night Court_ 5. Diane Lockhart, _The Good Wife_ and _The Good Fight_ 6. Venus Flytrap, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 7. Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli - _Happy Days_ 8. Chris Stephens - _Northern Exposure_ 9. Homer Simpson, _The Simpsons_ ---
**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:** [December 20, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7010 "2024-12-20T16:17:13Z")
**Characters that you would love to hang out with.** 1. Penny, _The Big Bang Theory_ 2. Sam Seaborn, _The West Wing_ 3. Frankie Bergstein, _Grace and Frankie_ 4. Judge Harry Stone, _Night Court_ 5. Diane Lockhart, _The Good Wife_ and _The Good Fight_ 6. Venus Flytrap, _WKRP in Cincinnati_ 7. Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli - _Happy Days_ 8. Chris Stephens - _Northern Exposure_ 9. Homer Simpson, _The Simpsons_ 10. Eddie Penisi, _Tacoma FD_ **They’re not police, but they help the police solve crimes** 1. Shawn Spencer, _Psych_ ---
**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:** [December 20, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7011 "2024-12-20T16:46:45Z")
**They’re not police, but they help the police solve crimes** 1. Shawn Spencer, _Psych_ 2. R. Quincy, _Quincy, M.E._ we were never told his first name; we only know the initial because it was shown on a business card. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [December 20, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7012 "2024-12-20T16:48:30Z")
**They’re not police, but they help the police solve crimes** 1. Shawn Spencer, _Psych_ 2. R. Quincy, _Quincy, M.E._ 3. Adrian Monk, _Monk_ ---
**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:** [December 20, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7013 "2024-12-20T17:25:55Z")
**They’re not police, but they help the police solve crimes** 1. Shawn Spencer, _Psych_ 2. R. Quincy, _Quincy, M.E._ 3. Adrian Monk, _Monk_ 4. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder She Wrote_ ---
**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:** [December 20, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7014 "2024-12-20T17:33:47Z")
**They’re not police, but they help the police solve crimes** 1. Shawn Spencer, _Psych_ 2. R. Quincy, _Quincy, M.E._ 3. Adrian Monk, _Monk_ 4. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder She Wrote_ 5. Olivia “Liv” Moore, _iZombie_ ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7015 "2024-12-20T17:37:18Z")
**They’re not police, but they help the police solve crimes** 1. Shawn Spencer, _Psych_ 2. R. Quincy, _Quincy, M.E._ 3. Adrian Monk, _Monk_ 4. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder She Wrote_ 5. Olivia “Liv” Moore, _iZombie_ 6. Richard Castle, _Castle_ ---
**Author:** ![FMera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fmera/32/9857_2.png) [@FMera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FMera)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7016 "2024-12-20T17:39:27Z")
**They’re not police, but they help the police solve crimes** 1. Shawn Spencer, _Psych_ 2. R. Quincy, _Quincy, M.E._ 3. Adrian Monk, _Monk_ 4. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder She Wrote_ 5. Olivia “Liv” Moore, _iZombie_ 6. Richard Castle, _Castle_ 7. Patrick Jane, _The Mentalist_ ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7017 "2024-12-21T01:03:57Z")
**They’re not police, but they help the police solve crimes** 1. Shawn Spencer, _Psych_ 2. R. Quincy, _Quincy, M.E._ 3. Adrian Monk, _Monk_ 4. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder She Wrote_ 5. Olivia “Liv” Moore, _iZombie_ 6. Richard Castle, _Castle_ 7. Patrick Jane, _The Mentalist_ 8. Cal Lightman, _Lie To Me_ ---
**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:** [December 21, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7018 "2024-12-21T01:59:30Z")
[quote=“Skunkdog, post:7017, topic:972711, full:true”] **They’re not police, but they help the police solve crimes** 1. Shawn Spencer, _Psych_ 2. R. Quincy, _Quincy, M.E._ 3. Adrian Monk, _Monk_ 4. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder She Wrote_ 5. Olivia “Liv” Moore, _iZombie_ 6. Richard Castle, _Castle_ 7. Patrick Jane, _The Mentalist_ 8. Cal Lightman, _Lie To Me_ 9. Batman, _Batman_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7019 "2024-12-21T02:44:58Z")
**They’re not police, but they help the police solve crimes** 1. Shawn Spencer, _Psych_ 2. R. Quincy, _Quincy, M.E._ 3. Adrian Monk, _Monk_ 4. Jessica Fletcher, _Murder She Wrote_ 5. Olivia “Liv” Moore, _iZombie_ 6. Richard Castle, _Castle_ 7. Patrick Jane, _The Mentalist_ 8. Cal Lightman, _Lie To Me_ 9. Batman, _Batman_ 10. Sherlock Holmes, _Sherlock_ pass ---
**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:** [December 21, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/7020 "2024-12-21T18:45:29Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > 1. Batman, _Batman_ Somewhere along the line during the run of the 1960s TV show, wasn’t Batman deputized – or at least claimed to be? _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=350) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=352)