# 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:** 403
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8041 "2025-05-06T04:39:00Z")
**War shows** 1. _The Young Rebels_ (American Revolution) 2. _Baa Baa Black Sheep_ (AKA _Black Sheep Squadron_) (WWII Pacific Theater) 3. _The Rat Patrol_ (North Africa, WWII) 4. _Blackadder Goes Forth_ (Western Front, WWI) 5. _Turn: Washington’s Spies_ (American Revolution) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8042 "2025-05-06T04:43:21Z")
**War shows** 1. _The Young Rebels_ (American Revolution) 2. _Baa Baa Black Sheep_ (AKA _Black Sheep Squadron_) (WWII Pacific Theater) 3. _The Rat Patrol_ (North Africa, WWII) 4. _Blackadder Goes Forth_ (Western Front, WWI) 5. _Turn: Washington’s Spies_ (American Revolution) 6. _MASH_ (Korean War) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8043 "2025-05-06T06:09:27Z")
**War shows** 1. _The Young Rebels_ (American Revolution) 2. _Baa Baa Black Sheep_ (AKA _Black Sheep Squadron_) (WWII Pacific Theater) 3. _The Rat Patrol_ (North Africa, WWII) 4. _Blackadder Goes Forth_ (Western Front, WWI) 5. _Turn: Washington’s Spies_ (American Revolution) 6. _MASH_ (Korean War) 7. _Hogan’s Heroes_ (WWII) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8044 "2025-05-06T06:13:10Z")
**War shows** 1. _The Young Rebels_ (American Revolution) 2. _Baa Baa Black Sheep_ (AKA _Black Sheep Squadron_) (WWII Pacific Theater) 3. _The Rat Patrol_ (North Africa, WWII) 4. _Blackadder Goes Forth_ (Western Front, WWI) 5. _Turn: Washington’s Spies_ (American Revolution) 6. _MASH_ (Korean War) 7. _Hogan’s Heroes_ (WWII) 8. _China Beach_ (Vietnam War) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8045 "2025-05-06T08:38:37Z")
**War shows** 1. _The Young Rebels_ (American Revolution) 2. _Baa Baa Black Sheep_ (AKA _Black Sheep Squadron_) (WWII Pacific Theater) 3. _The Rat Patrol_ (North Africa, WWII) 4. _Blackadder Goes Forth_ (Western Front, WWI) 5. _Turn: Washington’s Spies_ (American Revolution) 6. _MASH_ (Korean War) 7. _Hogan’s Heroes_ (WWII) 8. _China Beach_ (Vietnam War) 9. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ (Dominion War) At least, for the final two seasons. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8046 "2025-05-06T09:19:46Z")
> [@](#): > > **War shows** 1. _The Young Rebels_ (American Revolution) 2. _Baa Baa Black Sheep_ (AKA _Black Sheep Squadron_) (WWII Pacific Theater) 3. _The Rat Patrol_ (North Africa, WWII) 4. _Blackadder Goes Forth_ (Western Front, WWI) 5. _Turn: Washington’s Spies_ (American Revolution) 6. _MASH_ (Korean War) 7. _Hogan’s Heroes_ (WWII) 8. _China Beach_ (Vietnam War) 9. _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ (Dominion War) 10. _F Troop_ (US Civil War) **Shows, the premise of which allows them to take place across different eras** (bonus points if the premise isn’t “time travel”) 1. Cold Case ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8047 "2025-05-06T12:52:21Z")
**Shows, the premise of which allows them to take place across different eras** (bonus points if the premise isn’t “time travel”) 1. Cold Case 2. Quantum Leap ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8048 "2025-05-06T12:57:22Z")
**Shows, the premise of which allows them to take place across different eras** (bonus points if the premise isn’t “time travel”) 1. Cold Case 2. Quantum Leap 3. This is Us ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8049 "2025-05-06T14:11:19Z")
**Shows, the premise of which allows them to take place across different eras** (bonus points if the premise isn’t “time travel”) 1. Cold Case 2. Quantum Leap 3. This is Us 4. Roots Not sure this counts? If not, use Outlander which does use time travel. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8050 "2025-05-06T14:13:45Z")
**Shows, the premise of which allows them to take place across different eras** (bonus points if the premise isn’t “time travel”) 1. Cold Case 2. Quantum Leap 3. This is Us 4. Roots 5. Pushing Daisies Made frequent use of flashbacks of the characters, particularly Ned and Chuck, as children. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8051 "2025-05-06T14:34:57Z")
[ **Shows, the premise of which allows them to take place across different eras** (bonus points if the premise isn’t “time travel”) 1. Cold Case 2. Quantum Leap 3. This is Us 4. Roots 5. Pushing Daisies 6. How I Met Your Mother ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8052 "2025-05-06T14:47:40Z")
[ **Shows, the premise of which allows them to take place across different eras** (bonus points if the premise isn’t “time travel”) 1. Cold Case 2. Quantum Leap 3. This is Us 4. Roots 5. Pushing Daisies 6. How I Met Your Mother 7. Dead Man’s Gun ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8053 "2025-05-06T17:41:48Z")
[ **Shows, the premise of which allows them to take place across different eras** (bonus points if the premise isn’t “time travel”) 1. Cold Case 2. Quantum Leap 3. This is Us 4. Roots 5. Pushing Daisies 6. How I Met Your Mother 7. Dead Man’s Gun 8. BlackAdder ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8054 "2025-05-06T17:59:00Z")
**Shows, the premise of which allows them to take place across different eras** (bonus points if the premise isn’t “time travel”) 1. Cold Case 2. Quantum Leap 3. This is Us 4. Roots 5. Pushing Daisies 6. How I Met Your Mother 7. Dead Man’s Gun 8. BlackAdder 9. Centennial miniseries Michener wrote a number of books where he chose a geographic location (Hawaii, Poland, Alaska, etc.) and followed the area over different eras. The (fictional) town of Centennial was one such novel that got turned into a miniseries ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8055 "2025-05-06T19:32:35Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > **War shows** > … > 10. _F Troop_ (US Civil War) _F Troop_ was set after the Civil War, I believe. **Shows, the premise of which allows them to take place across different eras** (bonus points if the premise isn’t “time travel”) 1. Cold Case 2. Quantum Leap 3. This is Us 4. Roots 5. Pushing Daisies 6. How I Met Your Mother 7. Dead Man’s Gun 8. BlackAdder 9. Centennial miniseries 10. The West Wing There were several extended flashbacks on the show. Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8056 "2025-05-06T22:43:31Z")
**Those meddling kids** 1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8057 "2025-05-06T22:55:17Z")
**Those meddling kids** 1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2. James Bond Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8058 "2025-05-06T23:05:15Z")
**Those meddling kids** 1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2. James Bond Jr. 3. Scooby Doo (numeroud series) ---
**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:** [May 6, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8059 "2025-05-06T23:13:02Z")
> [@](#): > > **Those meddling kids** 1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2. James Bond Jr. 3. Scooby Doo (numeroud series) 4. Nancy Drew, Reporter ---
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