# 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:** 425
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8481 "2025-06-08T23:13:17Z")
**Sports Announcers** 1. Jack Brickhouse 2. Bob Uecker 3. Bob Costas 4. Howard Cosell 5. Chuck Thompson Voice of the Orioles for four decades (and sometimes the Colts and some national network stuff). Ain’t the beer cold! ---
**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:** [June 8, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8482 "2025-06-08T23:17:42Z")
**Sports Announcers** 1. Jack Brickhouse 2. Bob Uecker 3. Bob Costas 4. Howard Cosell 5. Chuck Thompson 6. Marv Albert ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8483 "2025-06-08T23:19:42Z")
**Sports Announcers** 1. Jack Brickhouse 2. Bob Uecker 3. Bob Costas 4. Howard Cosell 5. Chuck Thompson 6. Marv Albert 7. Bill Schonely Long time play by play announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers, coined phrases like “Rip city!” and “lickety-brindle up the middle!” ---
**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:** [June 9, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8484 "2025-06-09T01:55:33Z")
**Sports Announcers** 1. Jack Brickhouse 2. Bob Uecker 3. Bob Costas 4. Howard Cosell 5. Chuck Thompson 6. Marv Albert 7. Bill Schonely 8. Red Barber Better known for his radio work, but in 1939, he broadcast the first major league baseball game on television, and later had his own TV progam, _Red Barber’s Corner._ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8485 "2025-06-09T02:01:57Z")
**Sports Announcers** 1. Jack Brickhouse 2. Bob Uecker 3. Bob Costas 4. Howard Cosell 5. Chuck Thompson 6. Marv Albert 7. Bill Schonely 8. Red Barber 9. Jim Nantz ---
**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:** [June 9, 2025, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8486 "2025-06-09T08:21:11Z")
**Sports Announcers** 1. Jack Brickhouse 2. Bob Uecker 3. Bob Costas 4. Howard Cosell 5. Chuck Thompson 6. Marv Albert 7. Bill Schonely 8. Red Barber 9. Jim Nantz 10. Chick Hearn New category: **Tragedies witnessed live worldwide on television** 1. 9/11 ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8487 "2025-06-09T13:26:24Z")
**Tragedies witnessed live worldwide on television** 1. 9/11 2. Space Shuttle Challenger ---
**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:** [June 9, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8488 "2025-06-09T13:54:31Z")
**Tragedies witnessed live worldwide on television** 1. 9/11 2. Space Shuttle Challenger 3. 2004 Tsunami in Thailand ---
**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:** [June 9, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8489 "2025-06-09T14:00:44Z")
**Tragedies witnessed live worldwide on television** 1. 9/11 2. Space Shuttle Challenger 3. 2004 Tsunami in Thailand 4. R. Budd Dwyer commits suicide ---
**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:** [June 9, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8490 "2025-06-09T14:12:46Z")
**Tragedies witnessed live worldwide on television** 1. 9/11 2. Space Shuttle Challenger 3. 2004 Tsunami in Thailand 4. R. Budd Dwyer commits suicide 5. The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby ---
**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:** [June 9, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8491 "2025-06-09T15:44:35Z")
**Tragedies witnessed live worldwide on television** 1. 9/11 2. Space Shuttle Challenger 3. 2004 Tsunami in Thailand 4. R. Budd Dwyer commits suicide 5. The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby 6. Hurricane Katrina, and its aftermath, in New Orleans ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8492 "2025-06-09T15:47:11Z")
**Tragedies witnessed live worldwide on television** 1. 9/11 2. Space Shuttle Challenger 3. 2004 Tsunami in Thailand 4. R. Budd Dwyer commits suicide 5. The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby 6. Hurricane Katrina, and its aftermath, in New Orleans 7. Branch Davidians in Waco, TX ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8493 "2025-06-10T00:26:44Z")
**Tragedies witnessed live worldwide on television** 1. 9/11 2. Space Shuttle Challenger 3. 2004 Tsunami in Thailand 4. R. Budd Dwyer commits suicide 5. The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby 6. Hurricane Katrina, and its aftermath, in New Orleans 7. Branch Davidians in Waco, TX 8. LA riots after the Rodney King beating acquittals ---
**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:** [June 10, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8494 "2025-06-10T01:35:14Z")
**Tragedies witnessed live worldwide on television** 1. 9/11 2. Space Shuttle Challenger 3. 2004 Tsunami in Thailand 4. R. Budd Dwyer commits suicide 5. The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby 6. Hurricane Katrina, and its aftermath, in New Orleans 7. Branch Davidians in Waco, TX 8. LA riots after the Rodney King beating acquittals 9. Jan. 6, 2021 attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol A tragedy for American democracy IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8495 "2025-06-10T03:25:13Z")
I wanted to wrap it up with Election Day, 2025, a very real tragedy. **Tragedies witnessed live worldwide on television** 1. 9/11 2. Space Shuttle Challenger 3. 2004 Tsunami in Thailand 4. R. Budd Dwyer commits suicide 5. The Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby 6. Hurricane Katrina, and its aftermath, in New Orleans 7. Branch Davidians in Waco, TX 8. LA riots after the Rodney King beating acquittals 9. Jan. 6, 2021 attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol 10. 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and ensuing nuclear disaster at Fukushima pass ---
**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:** [June 10, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8496 "2025-06-10T13:07:25Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > I wanted to wrap it up with Election Day, 2025, a very real tragedy. That would be 2024, and I agree. **Best TV show of all time** 1. Breaking Bad ---
**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:** [June 10, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8497 "2025-06-10T13:23:55Z")
**Best TV show of all time** 1. Breaking Bad 2. The Carol Burnett Show Ask me in a minute or two and I’ll have a different answer. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8498 "2025-06-10T16:02:32Z")
**Best TV show of all time** 1. Breaking Bad 2. The Carol Burnett Show 3. Star Trek In the sense that it inspired spinoffs, movies, other TV and streaming series, novels, merchandise, fashion, interracial casting, and arguably influenced society more than any other TV show. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8499 "2025-06-10T16:39:35Z")
**Best TV show of all time** 1. Breaking Bad 2. The Carol Burnett Show 3. Star Trek 4. The Sopranos It was unlike anything seen on TV then, and continues to be copied. Reputed “wiseguys” regularly watched it. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8500 "2025-06-10T18:14:47Z")
**Best TV show of all time** 1. Breaking Bad 2. The Carol Burnett Show 3. Star Trek 4. The Sopranos 5. WKRP in Cincinnati It gave us one of the most famous quotes in TV history: “As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=424) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=426)