# 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:** 427
**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 12, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8521 "2025-06-12T15:13:34Z")
**Shows that enjoyed (arguably) greater success in syndication** 1. Star Trek 2. Mama’s Family 3. Gilligan’s Island 4. The Andy Griffith Show 5. Green Acres 6. The Addams Family 7. King of Queens ---
**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 12, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8522 "2025-06-12T17:12:13Z")
**Shows that enjoyed (arguably) greater success in syndication** 1. Star Trek 2. Mama’s Family 3. Gilligan’s Island 4. The Andy Griffith Show 5. Green Acres 6. The Addams Family 7. King of Queens 8. The Brady Bunch ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8523 "2025-06-12T18:40:06Z")
**Shows that enjoyed (arguably) greater success in syndication** 1. Star Trek 2. Mama’s Family 3. Gilligan’s Island 4. The Andy Griffith Show 5. Green Acres 6. The Addams Family 7. King of Queens 8. The Brady Bunch 9. The Flintstones ---
**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:** [June 12, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8524 "2025-06-12T18:56:54Z")
**Shows that enjoyed (arguably) greater success in syndication** 1. Star Trek 2. Mama’s Family 3. Gilligan’s Island 4. The Andy Griffith Show 5. Green Acres 6. The Addams Family 7. King of Queens 8. The Brady Bunch 9. The Flintstones 10. Monty Python’s Flying Circus **TV college professors** 1. Dr. John Sturgis - _Young Sheldon_ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8525 "2025-06-12T19:01:16Z")
**TV college professors** 1. Dr. John Sturgis - _Young Sheldon_ 2. Prof. Ian Duncan - _Community_ ---
**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 12, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8526 "2025-06-12T19:03:16Z")
**TV college professors** 1. Dr. John Sturgis - _Young Sheldon_ 2. Prof. Ian Duncan - _Community_ 3. Dick Solomon - _3rd Rock from the Sun_ ---
**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 12, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8527 "2025-06-12T19:06:12Z")
**TV college professors** 1. Dr. John Sturgis - _Young Sheldon_ 2. Prof. Ian Duncan - _Community_ 3. Dick Solomon - _3rd Rock from the Sun_ 4. Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. - _The Paper Chase_ ---
**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:** [June 12, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8528 "2025-06-12T19:15:11Z")
**TV college professors** 1. Dr. John Sturgis - _Young Sheldon_ 2. Prof. Ian Duncan - _Community_ 3. Dick Solomon - _3rd Rock from the Sun_ 4. Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. - _The Paper Chase_ 5. Annalise Keating - _How To Get Away With Murder_ ---
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**TV college professors** 1. Dr. John Sturgis - _Young Sheldon_ 2. Prof. Ian Duncan - _Community_ 3. Dick Solomon - _3rd Rock from the Sun_ 4. Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. - _The Paper Chase_ 5. Annalise Keating - _How To Get Away With Murder_ 6. Declan Dunn - _Mysterious Ways_ ---
**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:** [June 12, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8530 "2025-06-12T22:25:06Z")
> [@](#): > > **TV college professors** 1. Dr. John Sturgis - _Young Sheldon_ 2. Prof. Ian Duncan - _Community_ 3. Dick Solomon - _3rd Rock from the Sun_ 4. Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. - _The Paper Chase_ 5. Annalise Keating - _How To Get Away With Murder_ 6. Declan Dunn - _Mysterious Ways_ 7. Dr. Ross Geller - _Friends_ nitpick-- Prof. Kingsfield taught law school, not college ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8531 "2025-06-12T22:45:17Z")
**TV college professors** 1. Dr. John Sturgis - _Young Sheldon_ 2. Prof. Ian Duncan - _Community_ 3. Dick Solomon - _3rd Rock from the Sun_ 4. Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. - _The Paper Chase_ 5. Annalise Keating - _How To Get Away With Murder_ 6. Declan Dunn - _Mysterious Ways_ 7. Dr. Ross Geller - _Friends_ 8. Hank Devereaux - _Lucky Hank_ ---
**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:** [June 12, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8532 "2025-06-12T22:57:24Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > nitpick-- Prof. Kingsfield taught law school, not college Ack…so did Annalise Keating. Should they be removed from the list? ---
**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 12, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8533 "2025-06-12T23:08:54Z")
_Ack…so did Annalise Keating. Should they be removed from the list?_ Of course not. (Just MHO, of course) That’s nitpicking about the specific name of a law program at a given school. Some call it “school of law” some call it “college of law”, and yes, some even call it “law school”. **TV college professors** 1. Dr. John Sturgis - _Young Sheldon_ 2. Prof. Ian Duncan - _Community_ 3. Dick Solomon - _3rd Rock from the Sun_ 4. Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. - _The Paper Chase_ 5. Annalise Keating - _How To Get Away With Murder_ 6. Declan Dunn - _Mysterious Ways_ 7. Dr. Ross Geller - _Friends_ 8. Hank Devereaux - _Lucky Hank_ 9. Professor Harold Everett - _Nanny and the Professor_ ---
**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 13, 2025, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8534 "2025-06-13T02:57:50Z")
**TV college professors** 1. Dr. John Sturgis - _Young Sheldon_ 2. Prof. Ian Duncan - _Community_ 3. Dick Solomon - _3rd Rock from the Sun_ 4. Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. - _The Paper Chase_ 5. Annalise Keating - _How To Get Away With Murder_ 6. Declan Dunn - _Mysterious Ways_ 7. Dr. Ross Geller - _Friends_ 8. Hank Devereaux - _Lucky Hank_ 9. Professor Harold Everett - _Nanny and the Professor_ 10. Prof. Frasier Crane - _Frasier_ (the recent revival series) Pass. ---
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**Writers on TV (Characters who are novelists, journalists, TV writers, et al)** 1. Diane Nguyen, ghost writer (_BoJack Horseman_) ---
**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 14, 2025, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8536 "2025-06-14T01:44:22Z")
**Writers on TV (Characters who are novelists, journalists, TV writers, et al)** 1. Diane Nguyen, ghost writer (_BoJack Horseman_) 2. Richard “Rick” Castle, mystery novelist (_Castle_) ---
**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:** [June 14, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8537 "2025-06-14T01:46:52Z")
> [@](#): > > **Writers on TV (Characters who are novelists, journalists, TV writers, et al)** 1. Diane Nguyen, ghost writer (_BoJack Horseman_) 2. Richard “Rick” Castle, mystery novelist (_Castle_) 3. Jessica Fletcher, mystery novelist (_Murder, She Wrote_) ---
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**Writers on TV (Characters who are novelists, journalists, TV writers, et al)** [/quote] 1. Diane Nguyen, ghost writer (_BoJack Horseman_) 2. Richard “Rick” Castle, mystery novelist (_Castle_) 3. Jessica Fletcher, mystery novelist (_Murder, She Wrote_) 4. Oscar Madison, sports writer (_The Odd Couple_) ---
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**Writers on TV (Characters who are novelists, journalists, TV writers, et al)** 1. Diane Nguyen, ghost writer (_BoJack Horseman_) 2. Richard “Rick” Castle, mystery novelist (_Castle_) 3. Jessica Fletcher, mystery novelist (_Murder, She Wrote_) 4. Oscar Madison, sports writer (_The Odd Couple_) 5. Peggy Olson, advertising copywriter (_Mad Men_) ---
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**Writers on TV (Characters who are novelists, journalists, TV writers, et al)** 1. Diane Nguyen, ghost writer (_BoJack Horseman_) 2. Richard “Rick” Castle, mystery novelist (_Castle_) 3. Jessica Fletcher, mystery novelist (_Murder, She Wrote_) 4. Oscar Madison, sports writer (_The Odd Couple_) 5. Peggy Olson, advertising copywriter (_Mad Men_) 6. Jake Sisko, journalist and aspiring novelist (_Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=426) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=428)