# 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:** 410
**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 13, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8181 "2025-05-13T10:15:18Z")
> [@](#): > > **Who Was That Masked Man?** _– TV characters who were usually masked_ 1. The Green Hornet 2. Batman 3. Oliver Queen - Arrow 4. Zorro 5. Din Djarin, a.k.a. the Mandalorian 6. Daredevil 7. The Lone Ranger 8. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8182 "2025-05-13T10:19:18Z")
> [@](#): > > **Who Was That Masked Man?** _– TV characters who were usually masked_ 1. The Green Hornet 2. Batman 3. Oliver Queen - Arrow 4. Zorro 5. Din Djarin, a.k.a. the Mandalorian 6. Daredevil 7. The Lone Ranger 8. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9. The Tick ---
**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 13, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8183 "2025-05-13T12:09:57Z")
**Who Was That Masked Man?** _– TV characters who were usually masked_ 1. The Green Hornet 2. Batman 3. Oliver Queen - Arrow 4. Zorro 5. Din Djarin, a.k.a. the Mandalorian 6. Daredevil 7. The Lone Ranger 8. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 9. The Tick 10. Robin **Beloved characters who died on screen** 1. Derek Shepherd - _Grey’s Anatomy_ ---
**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 13, 2025, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8184 "2025-05-13T12:46:04Z")
**Beloved characters who died on screen** 1. Derek Shepherd - _Grey’s Anatomy_ 2. Buffy Summers - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ sacrificed her life to save humanity at the end of season 5…until she wasn’t dead in season 6. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8185 "2025-05-13T13:46:20Z")
**Beloved characters who died on screen** 1. Derek Shepherd - _Grey’s Anatomy_ 2. Buffy Summers - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 3. Detective Bobby Simone - _NYPD Blue_ ---
**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 13, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8186 "2025-05-13T13:57:19Z")
**Beloved characters who died on screen** 1. Derek Shepherd - _Grey’s Anatomy_ 2. Buffy Summers - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 3. Detective Bobby Simone - _NYPD Blue_ 4. Kenny McCormick - _South Park_ ---
**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 13, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8187 "2025-05-13T14:34:23Z")
**Beloved characters who died on screen** 1. Derek Shepherd - _Grey’s Anatomy_ 2. Buffy Summers - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 3. Detective Bobby Simone - _NYPD Blue_ 4. Kenny McCormick - _South Park_ 5. John Reese - _Person of Interest_ ---
**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 13, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8188 "2025-05-13T15:39:34Z")
**Beloved characters who died on screen** 1. Derek Shepherd - _Grey’s Anatomy_ 2. Buffy Summers - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 3. Detective Bobby Simone - _NYPD Blue_ 4. Kenny McCormick - _South Park_ 5. John Reese - _Person of Interest_ 6. Lieutenant Tasha Yar - _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ ---
**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 13, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8189 "2025-05-13T16:16:53Z")
**Beloved characters who died on screen** 1. Derek Shepherd - _Grey’s Anatomy_ 2. Buffy Summers - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 3. Detective Bobby Simone - _NYPD Blue_ 4. Kenny McCormick - _South Park_ 5. John Reese - _Person of Interest_ 6. Lieutenant Tasha Yar - _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 7. Winifred Burkle - _Angel_ ---
**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:** [May 13, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8190 "2025-05-13T16:22:40Z")
**Beloved characters who died on screen** 1. Derek Shepherd - _Grey’s Anatomy_ 2. Buffy Summers - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 3. Detective Bobby Simone - _NYPD Blue_ 4. Kenny McCormick - _South Park_ 5. John Reese - _Person of Interest_ 6. Lieutenant Tasha Yar - _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 7. Winifred Burkle - _Angel_ 8. Will Gardner - _The Good Wife_ ---
**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 13, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8191 "2025-05-13T17:08:05Z")
> [@](#): > > **Beloved characters who died on screen** 1. Derek Shepherd - _Grey’s Anatomy_ 2. Buffy Summers - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 3. Detective Bobby Simone - _NYPD Blue_ 4. Kenny McCormick - _South Park_ 5. John Reese - _Person of Interest_ 6. Lieutenant Tasha Yar - _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 7. Winifred Burkle - _Angel_ 8. Will Gardner - _The Good Wife_ 9. Joxer - _Xena: Warrior Princess_ ---
**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 14, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8192 "2025-05-14T03:30:15Z")
**Beloved characters who died onscreen** 1. Derek Shepherd - _Grey’s Anatomy_ 2. Buffy Summers - _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ 3. Detective Bobby Simone - _NYPD Blue_ 4. Kenny McCormick - _South Park_ 5. John Reese - _Person of Interest_ 6. Lieutenant Tasha Yar - _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ 7. Winifred Burkle - _Angel_ 8. Will Gardner - _The Good Wife_ 9. Joxer - _Xena: Warrior Princess_ 10. Maude Flanders - _The Simpsons_ Pass. ---
**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 14, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8193 "2025-05-14T09:55:26Z")
**Actors who have done at least 3 successful series** (I’ll let posters define the terms, but IMO, anything that didn’t make it to a second season would have to be a critical favorite to be successful; and “done” would mean appearing in at least 3/4 of episodes per season; joining after the first season, or leaving before the last is not disqualifying) 1. Sharon Gless: _Switch_, _Cagney & Lacey_, _Queer as Folk_, _Burn Notice,_ also the less successful, but critically well-regarded, _Trials of Rosie O’Neill_ ---
**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:** [May 14, 2025, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8194 "2025-05-14T11:00:59Z")
**Actors who have done at least 3 successful series** 1. Sharon Gless: _Switch_, _Cagney & Lacey_, _Queer as Folk_, _Burn Notice,_ also the less successful, but critically well-regarded, _Trials of Rosie O’Neill_ 2. William Shatner: _Star Trek, TJ Hooker, Boston Legal_ ---
**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 14, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8195 "2025-05-14T12:29:08Z")
**Actors who have done at least 3 successful series** 1. Sharon Gless: _Switch_, _Cagney & Lacey_, _Queer as Folk_, _Burn Notice,_ also the less successful, but critically well-regarded, _Trials of Rosie O’Neill_ 2. William Shatner: _Star Trek, TJ Hooker, Boston Legal_ 3. Michael Landon: _Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8196 "2025-05-14T13:44:00Z")
**Actors who have done at least 3 successful series** 1. Sharon Gless: _Switch_, _Cagney & Lacey_, _Queer as Folk_, _Burn Notice,_ also the less successful, but critically well-regarded, _Trials of Rosie O’Neill_ 2. William Shatner: _Star Trek, TJ Hooker, Boston Legal_ 3. Michael Landon: _Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven_ 4. Ted Danson: _Cheers_, _Becker_, _The Good Place_; also main roles in _Curb Your Enthusiasm_, _Damages_, _Mr. Mayor_, and in several _CSI_ shows (as Director D.B. Russell) ---
**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 14, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8197 "2025-05-14T13:55:34Z")
**Actors who have done at least 3 successful series** 1. Sharon Gless: _Switch_, _Cagney & Lacey_, _Queer as Folk_, _Burn Notice,_ also the less successful, but critically well-regarded, _Trials of Rosie O’Neill_ 2. William Shatner: _Star Trek, TJ Hooker, Boston Legal_ 3. Michael Landon: _Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven_ 4. Ted Danson: _Cheers_, _Becker_, _The Good Place_; also main roles in _Curb Your Enthusiasm_, _Damages_, _Mr. Mayor_, and in several _CSI_ shows (as Director D.B. Russell) 5. Bob Newhart - _The Bob Newhart Show_ (1961), _The Bob Newhart Show_ (1972-1978), _Newhart_ I can’t find anything on how popular his first show was but it did win an Emmy and a Peabody award. ---
**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 14, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8198 "2025-05-14T14:31:19Z")
**Actors who have done at least 3 successful series** 1. Sharon Gless: _Switch_, _Cagney & Lacey_, _Queer as Folk_, _Burn Notice,_ also the less successful, but critically well-regarded, _Trials of Rosie O’Neill_ 2. William Shatner: _Star Trek, TJ Hooker, Boston Legal_ 3. Michael Landon: _Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven_ 4. Ted Danson: _Cheers_, _Becker_, _The Good Place_; also main roles in _Curb Your Enthusiasm_, _Damages_, _Mr. Mayor_, and in several _CSI_ shows (as Director D.B. Russell) 5. Bob Newhart - _The Bob Newhart Show_ (1961), _The Bob Newhart Show_ (1972-1978), _Newhart_ 6. Burt Reynolds: _Gunsmoke, BL Stryker, Evening Shade_ ---
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**Actors who have done at least 3 successful series** 1. Sharon Gless: _Switch_, _Cagney & Lacey_, _Queer as Folk_, _Burn Notice,_ also the less successful, but critically well-regarded, _Trials of Rosie O’Neill_ 2. William Shatner: _Star Trek, TJ Hooker, Boston Legal_ 3. Michael Landon: _Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven_ 4. Ted Danson: _Cheers_, _Becker_, _The Good Place_; also main roles in _Curb Your Enthusiasm_, _Damages_, _Mr. Mayor_, and in several _CSI_ shows (as Director D.B. Russell) 5. Bob Newhart - _The Bob Newhart Show_ (1961), _The Bob Newhart Show_ (1972-1978), _Newhart_ 6. Burt Reynolds: _Gunsmoke, BL Stryker, Evening Shade_ 7. Harry Morgan - _December Bride_ (1954–1959), _Pete and Gladys_ (1959-1962), _Kentucky Jones_ (1964-1965), _Dragnet 1967_ (1967-1970), _The D.A_ (1971), _M A S H_ (1974-1983), _Blacke’s Magic_ (1986), _Grace Under Fire_ (1996), _Third Rock From The Sun_ (1996-1997), _Love & Money_ (1999) ---
**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 14, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8200 "2025-05-14T14:58:30Z")
**Actors who have done at least 3 successful series** 1. Sharon Gless: _Switch_, _Cagney & Lacey_, _Queer as Folk_, _Burn Notice,_ also the less successful, but critically well-regarded, _Trials of Rosie O’Neill_ 2. William Shatner: _Star Trek, TJ Hooker, Boston Legal_ 3. Michael Landon: _Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven_ 4. Ted Danson: _Cheers_, _Becker_, _The Good Place_; also main roles in _Curb Your Enthusiasm_, _Damages_, _Mr. Mayor_, and in several _CSI_ shows (as Director D.B. Russell) 5. Bob Newhart - _The Bob Newhart Show_ (1961), _The Bob Newhart Show_ (1972-1978), _Newhart_ 6. Burt Reynolds: _Gunsmoke, BL Stryker, Evening Shade_ 7. Harry Morgan - _December Bride_ (1954–1959), _Pete and Gladys_ (1959-1962), _Kentucky Jones_ (1964-1965), _Dragnet 1967_ (1967-1970), _The D.A_ (1971), _M A S H_ (1974-1983), _Blacke’s Magic_ (1986), _Grace Under Fire_ (1996), _Third Rock From The Sun_ (1996-1997), _Love & Money_ (1999) 8. René Auberjonois - _Benson, Boston Legal, Star Trek: Deep Space 9_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=409) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=411)