# 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:** 445
**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:** [July 27, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8881 "2025-07-27T00:34:56Z")
**Home Renovation Shows** 1. Renovation Aloha 2. Home Town 3. This Old House 4. Love It or List It 5. Extreme Home Makeover ---
**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:** [July 27, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8882 "2025-07-27T02:45:19Z")
**Home Renovation Shows** 1. Renovation Aloha 2. Home Town 3. This Old House 4. Love It or List It 5. Extreme Home Makeover 6. The New Yankee Workshop ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8883 "2025-07-28T06:21:08Z")
**Home Renovation Shows** 1. Renovation Aloha 2. Home Town 3. This Old House 4. Love It or List It 5. Extreme Home Makeover 6. The New Yankee Workshop 7. Property Brothers ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8884 "2025-07-28T14:56:29Z")
**Home Renovation Shows** 1. Renovation Aloha 2. Home Town 3. This Old House 4. Love It or List It 5. Extreme Home Makeover 6. The New Yankee Workshop 7. Property Brothers 8. Flip or Flop ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8885 "2025-07-28T15:07:11Z")
**Home Renovation Shows** 1. Renovation Aloha 2. Home Town 3. This Old House 4. Love It or List It 5. Extreme Home Makeover 6. The New Yankee Workshop 7. Property Brothers 8. Flip or Flop 9. Good Bones ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8886 "2025-07-28T17:31:35Z")
**Home Renovation Shows** 1. Renovation Aloha 2. Home Town 3. This Old House 4. Love It or List It 5. Extreme Home Makeover 6. The New Yankee Workshop 7. Property Brothers 8. Flip or Flop 9. Good Bones 10. No Demo Reno **Real life crime solving shows** 1. Forensic Files ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8887 "2025-07-28T17:42:47Z")
**Real life crime solving shows** 1. Forensic Files 2. Dragnet ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8888 "2025-07-28T18:08:17Z")
**Real life crime solving shows** 1. Forensic Files 2. Dragnet 3. Forensic Factor ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8889 "2025-07-28T18:23:44Z")
**Real life crime solving shows** 1. Forensic Files 2. Cold Case 3. Forensic Factor Dragnet was a _ **fictional** _ show. I replaced it with a show that solves _ **real** _ crimes. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8890 "2025-07-28T18:24:46Z")
Would _Cops_ count? ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8891 "2025-07-28T18:29:23Z")
Dragnet’s opening tag was: > “Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.” ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8892 "2025-07-28T18:31:33Z")
.Yes. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8893 "2025-07-28T18:33:01Z")
Good point, but I was thinking of the type of shows they have on the ID channel. I’ll add it back in. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8894 "2025-07-28T18:33:23Z")
Whew. **Real life crime solving shows** 1. Forensic Files 2. Dragnet 3. Forensic Factor ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8895 "2025-07-28T18:34:26Z")
**Real life crime solving shows** 1. Forensic Files 2. Dragnet 3. Forensic Factor 4. Cops ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8896 "2025-07-28T18:35:38Z")
Aren’t we a persnickety bunch. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8897 "2025-07-28T19:04:15Z")
**Real life crime solving shows** 1. Forensic Files 2. Dragnet 3. Forensic Factor 4. Cops 5. COld Case Files ---
**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:** [July 28, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8898 "2025-07-28T21:33:20Z")
Indeed we are, **knoodler**! 😆 **Real-life crime-solving shows** 1. Forensic Files 2. Dragnet 3. Forensic Factor 4. Cops 5. Cold Case Files 6. The First 48 ---
**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:** [July 29, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8899 "2025-07-29T01:37:33Z")
**Real-life crime-solving shows** 1. Forensic Files 2. Dragnet 3. Forensic Factor 4. Cops 5. Cold Case Files 6. The First 48 7. City Confidential ---
**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:** [July 29, 2025, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/8900 "2025-07-29T09:49:14Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Dragnet’s opening tag was: > > > “Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.” That was my thought when I saw it; I thought it was clever. > [@knoodler](#): > > Aren’t we a persnickety bunch. 😆 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=444) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=446)