# 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:** 55
**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:** [February 13, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1081 "2023-02-13T21:03:55Z")
**Shows that have aged poorly (for whatever reason)** 1. Three’s Company (homophobia in multiple episodes) 2. Home Improvement (heavily sexist) 3. All in the Family (where do I start?) 4. My Little Margie (can you smell the condescension?) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1082 "2023-02-13T22:08:47Z")
**Shows that have aged poorly (for whatever reason)** 1. Three’s Company (homophobia in multiple episodes) 2. Home Improvement (heavily sexist) 3. All in the Family (where do I start?) 4. My Little Margie (can you smell the condescension?) 5. Soap (LGBTQ+ issues) I love the show - it was radical in how it treated a homosexual character as A REAL HUMAN BEING, but, c’mon. The first plot line with Jody (gay) in a dress (transvestite) going for a sex change so he could be with his football player boyfriend (transexual); the three terms are not synonyms. ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1083 "2023-02-14T02:11:16Z")
**Shows that have aged poorly (for whatever reason)** 1. Three’s Company (homophobia in multiple episodes) 2. Home Improvement (heavily sexist) 3. All in the Family (where do I start?) 4. My Little Margie (can you smell the condescension?) 5. Soap (LGBTQ+ issues) 6. The Cosby Show ---
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1084 "2023-02-14T08:49:44Z")
**Shows that have aged poorly (for whatever reason)** 1. Three’s Company (homophobia in multiple episodes) 2. Home Improvement (heavily sexist) 3. All in the Family (where do I start?) 4. My Little Margie (can you smell the condescension?) 5. Soap (LGBTQ+ issues) 6. The Cosby Show 7. Benson (tokenism – not to mention a sugar-coated portrayal of politics) Hey, look at us! Not only did we cast a black guy as the lead, we made him smarter than his boss! _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1085 "2023-02-14T13:49:29Z")
**Shows that have aged poorly (for whatever reason)** 1. Three’s Company (homophobia in multiple episodes) 2. Home Improvement (heavily sexist) 3. All in the Family (where do I start?) 4. My Little Margie (can you smell the condescension?) 5. Soap (LGBTQ+ issues) 6. The Cosby Show 7. Benson (tokenism – not to mention a sugar-coated portrayal of politics) 8. The Honeymooners (joking about domestic violence) ---
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1086 "2023-02-14T14:43:50Z")
**Shows that have aged poorly (for whatever reason)** 1. Three’s Company (homophobia in multiple episodes) 2. Home Improvement (heavily sexist) 3. All in the Family (where do I start?) 4. My Little Margie (can you smell the condescension?) 5. Soap (LGBTQ+ issues) 6. The Cosby Show 7. Benson (tokenism – not to mention a sugar-coated portrayal of politics) 8. The Honeymooners (joking about domestic violence) 9. Diff’rent Strokes Essentially destroyed the lives of its young stars. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1087 "2023-02-14T16:03:42Z")
**Shows that have aged poorly (for whatever reason)** 1. Three’s Company (homophobia in multiple episodes) 2. Home Improvement (heavily sexist) 3. All in the Family (where do I start?) 4. My Little Margie (can you smell the condescension?) 5. Soap (LGBTQ+ issues) 6. The Cosby Show 7. Benson (tokenism – not to mention a sugar-coated portrayal of politics) 8. The Honeymooners (joking about domestic violence) 9. Diff’rent Strokes 10. Bonanza Hop-Sing. And every Mexican and Native American were villainous. pass ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1088 "2023-02-15T14:52:34Z")
**Shows that appeal to nerd culture** 1. The IT Crowd ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1089 "2023-02-15T15:16:38Z")
**Shows that appeal to nerd culture** 1. The IT Crowd 2. Star Trek ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1090 "2023-02-15T16:12:46Z")
**Shows that appeal to nerd culture** 1. The IT Crowd 2. Star Trek 3. Doctor Who ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1091 "2023-02-15T16:24:38Z")
**Shows that appeal to nerd culture** 1. The IT Crowd 2. Star Trek 3. Doctor Who 4. QI ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1092 "2023-02-15T17:06:52Z")
**Shows that appeal to nerd culture** 1. The IT Crowd 2. Star Trek 3. Doctor Who 4. QI 5. The Big Bang Theory ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1093 "2023-02-15T17:27:27Z")
**Shows that appeal to nerd culture** 1. The IT Crowd 2. Star Trek 3. Doctor Who 4. QI 5. The Big Bang Theory 6. Firefly ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1094 "2023-02-15T17:36:15Z")
**Shows that appeal to nerd culture** 1. The IT Crowd 2. Star Trek 3. Doctor Who 4. QI 5. The Big Bang Theory 6. Firefly 7. Chuck ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1095 "2023-02-15T17:36:15Z")
**Shows that appeal to nerd culture** 1. The IT Crowd 2. Star Trek 3. Doctor Who 4. QI 5. The Big Bang Theory 6. Firefly 7. Lost in Space ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1096 "2023-02-15T18:43:31Z")
**Shows that appeal to nerd culture** 1. The IT Crowd 2. Star Trek 3. Doctor Who 4. QI 5. The Big Bang Theory 6. Firefly 7. Lost in Space 8. The Simpsons ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1097 "2023-02-15T18:49:46Z")
**Shows that appeal to nerd culture** 1. The IT Crowd 2. Star Trek 3. Doctor Who 4. QI 5. The Big Bang Theory 6. Firefly 7. Lost in Space 8. The Simpsons 9. Jeopardy ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1098 "2023-02-15T18:58:07Z")
**Shows that appeal to nerd culture** 1. The IT Crowd 2. Star Trek 3. Doctor Who 4. QI 5. The Big Bang Theory 6. Firefly 7. Chuck 8. Lost in Space 9. The Simpsons 10. Jeopardy housekeeping. pass ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1099 "2023-02-15T19:19:30Z")
**TV shows that have time references in the title** 1. Beat the Clock ---
**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:** [February 15, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711/1100 "2023-02-15T19:23:39Z")
**TV shows that have time references in the title** 1. Beat the Clock 2. Days of Our Lives [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=54) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-binge-watch-part-2/972711.md?page=56)