# 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:** 42
**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:** [January 9, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/821 "2023-01-09T14:03:42Z")
**TV shows that “jumped the shark”** 1. Happy Days 2. Brady Bunch 3. Mork & Mindy Jonathan Winters as their baby. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/822 "2023-01-09T14:20:49Z")
**TV shows that “jumped the shark”** 1. Happy Days 2. Brady Bunch 3. Mork & Mindy 4. ER Or more accurately, dropped a helicopter on someone. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/823 "2023-01-09T15:02:49Z")
**TV shows that “jumped the shark”** 1. Happy Days 2. Brady Bunch 3. Mork & Mindy 4. ER 5. Roseanne The Conners win the lottery. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/824 "2023-01-09T15:19:57Z")
**TV shows that “jumped the shark”** 1. Happy Days 2. Brady Bunch 3. Mork & Mindy 4. ER 5. Roseanne 6. Get Smart Max and 99 married and had kids. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/825 "2023-01-09T17:50:28Z")
**TV shows that “jumped the shark”** 1. Happy Days 2. Brady Bunch 3. Mork & Mindy 4. ER 5. Roseanne 6. Get Smart 7. The Love Boat There already was some blowback about giving the captain an eleven-year-old daughter and making her a _de facto_ ‘member’ of the ship’s crew _(Vicki Stubing, played by Jill Whelen)_, although she did grow into the role as she became a teenager… however, once they added Ship’s Photographer ‘Ace’ Evans _(played by Ted McGinley)_ _ **EVERYBODY** _ headed for the lifeboats. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**TV shows that “jumped the shark”** 1. Happy Days 2. Brady Bunch 3. Mork & Mindy 4. ER 5. Roseanne 6. Get Smart 7. The Love Boat 8. Glee It faced the problem that all school- or teen- comedy/dramas do eventually: the kids grow up and graduate. It jumped when Rachel went to New York and new kids were added to the chorus back in Lima. Now, there were two storylines in each episode, only loosely related to each other, and it was difficult to keep up. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/827 "2023-01-09T18:07:58Z")
**TV shows that “jumped the shark”** 1. Happy Days 2. Brady Bunch 3. Mork & Mindy 4. ER 5. Roseanne 6. Get Smart 7. The Love Boat 8. Glee 9. The Six Million Dollar Man Two words: Bigfoot…aliens ---
**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:** [January 9, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/828 "2023-01-09T21:22:39Z")
**TV shows that “jumped the shark”** 1. Happy Days 2. Brady Bunch 3. Mork & Mindy 4. ER 5. Roseanne 6. Get Smart 7. The Love Boat 8. Glee 9. The Six Million Dollar Man 10. MASH It got pretty damn preachy its last few years. Pass. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/829 "2023-01-10T01:13:42Z")
**TV shows that showcase sexual tension between the leads who aren’t supposed to be romantically involved** (but eventually do) 1. The X-Files - Mulder & Scully ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/830 "2023-01-10T02:17:18Z")
**TV shows that showcase sexual tension between the leads who aren’t supposed to be romantically involved** (but eventually do) 1. The X-Files - Mulder & Scully 2. Moonlighting - Maddie & David ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/831 "2023-01-10T06:14:45Z")
**TV shows that showcase sexual tension between the leads who aren’t supposed to be romantically involved** (but eventually do) 1. The X-Files - Mulder & Scully 2. Moonlighting - Maddie & David 3. Remington Steele - Remington and Laura ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/832 "2023-01-10T13:37:50Z")
**TV shows that showcase sexual tension between the leads who aren’t supposed to be romantically involved** (but eventually do) 1. The X-Files - Mulder & Scully 2. Moonlighting - Maddie & David 3. Remington Steele - Remington and Laura 4. The Big Bang Theory - Leonard and Penny Sheldon doesn’t think they should be, anyway. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/833 "2023-01-10T13:43:07Z")
**TV shows that showcase sexual tension between the leads who aren’t supposed to be romantically involved** (but eventually do) 1. The X-Files - Mulder & Scully 2. Moonlighting - Maddie & David 3. Remington Steele - Remington and Laura 4. The Big Bang Theory - Leonard and Penny 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy and Angel ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/834 "2023-01-10T13:51:18Z")
**TV shows that showcase sexual tension between the leads who aren’t supposed to be romantically involved** (but eventually do) 1. The X-Files - Mulder & Scully 2. Moonlighting - Maddie & David 3. Remington Steele - Remington and Laura 4. The Big Bang Theory - Leonard and Penny 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy and Angel 6. Star Trek: The Next Generation - Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/835 "2023-01-10T14:07:08Z")
**TV shows that showcase sexual tension between the leads who aren’t supposed to be romantically involved** (but eventually do) 1. The X-Files - Mulder & Scully 2. Moonlighting - Maddie & David 3. Remington Steele - Remington and Laura 4. The Big Bang Theory - Leonard and Penny 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy and Angel 6. Star Trek: The Next Generation - Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher 7. Castle - Castle and Beckett ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/836 "2023-01-10T14:13:44Z")
**TV shows that showcase sexual tension between the leads who aren’t supposed to be romantically involved** (but eventually do) 1. The X-Files - Mulder & Scully 2. Moonlighting - Maddie & David 3. Remington Steele - Remington and Laura 4. The Big Bang Theory - Leonard and Penny 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy and Angel 6. Star Trek: The Next Generation - Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher 7. Castle - Castle and Beckett 8. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Kira Nerys and Odo ---
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**TV shows that showcase sexual tension between the leads who aren’t supposed to be romantically involved** (but eventually do) 1. The X-Files - Mulder & Scully 2. Moonlighting - Maddie & David 3. Remington Steele - Remington and Laura 4. The Big Bang Theory - Leonard and Penny 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy and Angel 6. Star Trek: The Next Generation - Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher 7. Baywatch - Caroline and Logan I didn’t actually watch this show, so I’m not sure my answer qualifies. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/838 "2023-01-10T14:34:21Z")
**TV shows that showcase sexual tension between the leads who aren’t supposed to be romantically involved** (but eventually do) 1. The X-Files - Mulder & Scully 2. Moonlighting - Maddie & David 3. Remington Steele - Remington and Laura 4. The Big Bang Theory - Leonard and Penny 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy and Angel 6. Star Trek: The Next Generation - Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher 7. Baywatch - Caroline and Logan 8. Dark Shadows - Angelique and Barnabas ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/839 "2023-01-10T14:37:09Z")
Housekeeping… **TV shows that showcase sexual tension between the leads who aren’t supposed to be romantically involved** (but eventually do) 1. The X-Files - Mulder & Scully 2. Moonlighting - Maddie & David 3. Remington Steele - Remington and Laura 4. The Big Bang Theory - Leonard and Penny 5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy and Angel 6. Star Trek: The Next Generation - Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher 7. Castle - Castle and Beckett 8. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Kira Nerys and Odo 9. Baywatch - Caroline and Logan 10. Dark Shadows - Angelique and Barnabas **Pepperwinkle** you’re up ---
**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:** [January 10, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/840 "2023-01-10T16:16:20Z")
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