TV Binge Watch (Part 2)

Thread Games
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Some may know that the first season of what is now known as “Saturday Night Live” was actually titled “NBC’s Saturday Night.” Lorne Michaels always wanted to call his show “Saturday Night Live,” but couldn’t because the above-mentioned show had premiered just 3 weeks earlier. Michaels changed the name after Cosell’s version bit the dust.

And coincidentally, Bill Murray was a regular on “Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell” before joining the other SNL in its second year.

Carry on.

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Abject failures

  1. Pink Lady (and Jeff) - cancelled after five shows
  2. Lawless - canceled after one episode
  3. You’re in the Picture
  4. Manimal
  5. Heil Honey I’m Home!
  6. The Chevy Chase Show
  7. Kingpin
  8. Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
  9. The Magic Hour

Like Chevy Chase, Magic Johnson tried his hand at hosting a talk show, with similar results.

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  1. Pink Lady (and Jeff) - cancelled after five shows
  2. Lawless - canceled after one episode
  3. You’re in the Picture
  4. Manimal
  5. Heil Honey I’m Home!
  6. The Chevy Chase Show
  7. Kingpin
  8. Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell
  9. The Magic Hour
  10. Cop Rock
    First time I saw an ad for it, I thought it was an SNL sketch.

NEXT: Shows with a self-contained story in each episode, but also with a long story underlying the whole show (even if it is never resolved)

  1. Monk – Who killed Trudy?
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Shows with a self-contained story in each episode, but also with a long story underlying the whole show (even if it is never resolved)

  1. Monk – Who killed Trudy?
  2. The Fugitive – Who was the real killer (the one-armed man)?

-“BB”-

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Shows with a self-contained story in each episode, but also with a long story underlying the whole show (even if it is never resolved)

  1. Monk – Who killed Trudy?
  2. The Fugitive – Who was the real killer (the one-armed man)?
  3. Pushing Daisies – How Ned and Chuck deal with the fact that they cannot dare come into physical contact with each other
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Shows with a self-contained story in each episode, but also with a long story underlying the whole show (even if it is never resolved)

  1. Monk – Who killed Trudy?
  2. The Fugitive – Who was the real killer (the one-armed man)?
  3. Pushing Daisies – How Ned and Chuck deal with the fact that they cannot dare come into physical contact with each other
  4. The Mentalist - Who killed Jane’s wife and daughter?
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Shows with a self-contained story in each episode, but also with a long story underlying the whole show (even if it is never resolved)

  1. Monk – Who killed Trudy?
  2. The Fugitive – Who was the real killer (the one-armed man)?
  3. Pushing Daisies – How Ned and Chuck deal with the fact that they cannot dare come into physical contact with each other
  4. The Mentalist - Who killed Jane’s wife and daughter?
  5. MASH - Will the war ever end? (Spoiler alert: it does)
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Shows with a self-contained story in each episode, but also with a long story underlying the whole show (even if it is never resolved)

  1. Monk – Who killed Trudy?
  2. The Fugitive – Who was the real killer (the one-armed man)?
  3. Pushing Daisies – How Ned and Chuck deal with the fact that they cannot dare come into physical contact with each other
  4. The Mentalist - Who killed Jane’s wife and daughter?
  5. MASH - Will the war ever end? (Spoiler alert: it does)
  6. Alias - Can Sidney trust her father?
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Shows with a self-contained story in each episode, but also with a long story underlying the whole show (even if it is never resolved)

  1. Monk – Who killed Trudy?
  2. The Fugitive – Who was the real killer (the one-armed man)?
  3. Pushing Daisies – How Ned and Chuck deal with the fact that they cannot dare come into physical contact with each other
  4. The Mentalist - Who killed Jane’s wife and daughter?
  5. MASH - Will the war ever end? (Spoiler alert: it does)
  6. Alias - Can Sidney trust her father?
  7. Doctor Who - Series 3 (2007) what is the Sound of the Drums?
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Shows with a self-contained story in each episode, but also with a long story underlying the whole show (even if it is never resolved)

  1. Monk – Who killed Trudy?
  2. The Fugitive – Who was the real killer (the one-armed man)?
  3. Pushing Daisies – How Ned and Chuck deal with the fact that they cannot dare come into physical contact with each other
  4. The Mentalist - Who killed Jane’s wife and daughter?
  5. MASH - Will the war ever end? (Spoiler alert: it does)
  6. Alias - Can Sidney trust her father?
  7. Doctor Who - Series 3 (2007) what is the Sound of the Drums?
  8. Breaking Bad - How much longer will Walter live?
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Shows with a self-contained story in each episode, but also with a long story underlying the whole show (even if it is never resolved)

  1. Monk – Who killed Trudy?
  2. The Fugitive – Who was the real killer (the one-armed man)?
  3. Pushing Daisies – How Ned and Chuck deal with the fact that they cannot dare come into physical contact with each other
  4. The Mentalist - Who killed Jane’s wife and daughter?
  5. MASH - Will the war ever end? (Spoiler alert: it does)
  6. Alias - Can Sidney trust her father?
  7. Doctor Who - Series 3 (2007) what is the Sound of the Drums?
  8. Breaking Bad - How much longer will Walter live?
  9. Gilligan’s Island - Will the castaways get off the island? If so, how?
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Shows with a self-contained story in each episode, but also with a long story underlying the whole show (even if it is never resolved)

  1. Monk – Who killed Trudy?
  2. The Fugitive – Who was the real killer (the one-armed man)?
  3. Pushing Daisies – How Ned and Chuck deal with the fact that they cannot dare come into physical contact with each other
  4. The Mentalist - Who killed Jane’s wife and daughter?
  5. MASH - Will the war ever end? (Spoiler alert: it does)
  6. Alias - Can Sidney trust her father?
  7. Doctor Who - Series 3 (2007) what is the Sound of the Drums?
  8. Breaking Bad - How much longer will Walter live?
  9. Gilligan’s Island - Will the castaways get off the island? If so, how?
  10. The Paper Chase - The story of various students’ journeys through law school, from their first day until graduation day.

Next:

Teenager(s) as Main Character(s)

  1. Sabrina the Teenage Witch
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Teenager(s) as Main Character(s)

  1. Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  2. Malcolm in the Middle
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Teenager(s) as Main Character(s)

  1. Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  2. Malcolm in the Middle
  3. Glee
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Teenager(s) as Main Character(s)

  1. Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  2. Malcolm in the Middle
  3. Glee
  4. Saved By The Bell
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Teenager(s) as Main Character(s)

  1. Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  2. Malcolm in the Middle
  3. Glee
  4. Saved By The Bell
  5. Beverly Hills: 90210
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Teenager(s) as Main Character(s)

  1. Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  2. Malcolm in the Middle
  3. Glee
  4. Saved By The Bell
  5. Beverly Hills: 90210
  6. The Patty Duke Show
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Teenager(s) as Main Character(s)

  1. Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  2. Malcolm in the Middle
  3. Glee
  4. Saved By The Bell
  5. Beverly Hills: 90210
  6. The Patty Duke Show
  7. My So-Called Life
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Teenager(s) as Main Character(s)

  1. Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  2. Malcolm in the Middle
  3. Glee
  4. Saved By The Bell
  5. Beverly Hills: 90210
  6. The Patty Duke Show
  7. My So-Called Life
  8. Diff’rent Strokes
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Teenager(s) as Main Character(s)

  1. Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  2. Malcolm in the Middle
  3. Glee
  4. Saved By The Bell
  5. Beverly Hills: 90210
  6. The Patty Duke Show
  7. My So-Called Life
  8. Diff’rent Strokes
  9. Derry Girls