TV Binge Watch (Part 3)

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TV Series that take place in prison

  1. Prison Break
  2. Oz
  3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  4. Orange Is the New Black
  5. On the Rocks

Seventies sitcom featuring Tom Poston. Only one season, but it was there!

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  1. Prison Break
  2. Oz
  3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  4. Orange Is the New Black
  5. On the Rocks
  6. The Prisoner
    The prison is atypical, but there are guards, people have numbers, and you can’t just leave. However, I’ll leave it to the OP whether this one counts.
1083

TV Series that take place in prison

  1. Prison Break
  2. Oz
  3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  4. Orange Is the New Black
  5. On the Rocks
  6. The Prisoner
  7. Hogan’s Heroes
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V Series that take place in prison

  1. Prison Break
  2. Oz
  3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  4. Orange Is the New Black
  5. On the Rocks
  6. The Prisoner
  7. Hogan’s Heroes
  8. Women in Prison

Sitcom with Peggy Cass that only lasted thirteen episodes.

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TV Series that take place in prison

  1. Prison Break
  2. Oz
  3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  4. Orange Is the New Black
  5. On the Rocks
  6. The Prisoner
  7. Hogan’s Heroes
  8. Women in Prison
  9. Prisoner (AKA Women of Cell Block H)
1086

TV Series that take place in prison

  1. Prison Break
  2. Oz
  3. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  4. Orange Is the New Black
  5. On the Rocks
  6. The Prisoner
  7. Hogan’s Heroes
  8. Women in Prison
  9. Prisoner (AKA Women of Cell Block H)
  10. Beyond Scared Straight

pass

1087

Shows that we’re improved by adding a new main character to the cast.

  1. Always Sunny in Philadelphia was improved by adding Danny DeVito as Frank to the cast
1088

Shows that we’re improved by adding a new main character to the cast.

  1. Always Sunny in Philadelphia was improved by adding Danny DeVito as Frank to the cast
  2. Melrose Place’s ratings went up after Heather Locklear joined the cast as Amanda
1089

Shows that we’re improved by adding a new main character to the cast.

  1. Always Sunny in Philadelphia was improved by adding Danny DeVito as Frank to the cast
  2. Melrose Place’s ratings went up after Heather Locklear joined the cast as Amanda
  3. The Big Bang Theory improved by leaps and bounds after adding Amy Farrah-Fowler as a love interest for Sheldon (I know I may be in the minority here among TBBT fans on this message board).
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Shows that we’re improved by adding a new main character to the cast.

  1. Always Sunny in Philadelphia was improved by adding Danny DeVito as Frank to the cast
  2. Melrose Place’s ratings went up after Heather Locklear joined the cast as Amanda
  3. The Big Bang Theory improved by leaps and bounds after adding Amy Farrah-Fowler as a love interest for Sheldon (I know I may be in the minority here among TBBT fans on this message board).
  4. The IT Crowd, an already good show, was much improved when Matt Berry joined the cast as Douglas Reynholm, adding his wonderful Matt Berry-ness to the mix.
1091

Shows that we’re improved by adding a new main character to the cast.

  1. Always Sunny in Philadelphia was improved by adding Danny DeVito as Frank to the cast
  2. Melrose Place’s ratings went up after Heather Locklear joined the cast as Amanda
  3. The Big Bang Theory improved by leaps and bounds after adding Amy Farrah-Fowler as a love interest for Sheldon (I know I may be in the minority here among TBBT fans on this message board).
  4. The IT Crowd, an already good show, was much improved when Matt Berry joined the cast as Douglas Reynholm, adding his wonderful Matt Berry-ness to the mix.
  5. Stranger Things - Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield joined the main cast after season 2, and elevated the group dynamic beyond the male nerd trope (plus Eleven), and allowing the characters to grow up.
1092

Shows that were improved by adding a new main character to the cast.

  1. Always Sunny in Philadelphia was improved by adding Danny DeVito as Frank to the cast
  2. Melrose Place’s ratings went up after Heather Locklear joined the cast as Amanda
  3. The Big Bang Theory improved by leaps and bounds after adding Amy Farrah-Fowler as a love interest for Sheldon (I know I may be in the minority here among TBBT fans on this message board).
  4. The IT Crowd, an already good show, was much improved when Matt Berry joined the cast as Douglas Reynholm, adding his wonderful Matt Berry-ness to the mix.
  5. Stranger Things - Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield joined the main cast after season 2, and elevated the group dynamic beyond the male nerd trope (plus Eleven), and allowing the characters to grow up.
  6. Parks and Recreation - (a two-fer!) Adam Scott and Rob Lowe both joined the cast in the penultimate episode of season two. After Paul Schneider (who?) was jettisoned two episodes later, the ensemble was solidified for the rest of the show’s run, and arguably its best years.
1093

Shows that were improved by adding a new main character to the cast.

  1. Always Sunny in Philadelphia was improved by adding Danny DeVito as Frank to the cast
  2. Melrose Place’s ratings went up after Heather Locklear joined the cast as Amanda
  3. The Big Bang Theory improved by leaps and bounds after adding Amy Farrah-Fowler as a love interest for Sheldon (I know I may be in the minority here among TBBT fans on this message board).
  4. The IT Crowd, an already good show, was much improved when Matt Berry joined the cast as Douglas Reynholm, adding his wonderful Matt Berry-ness to the mix.
  5. Stranger Things - Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield joined the main cast after season 2, and elevated the group dynamic beyond the male nerd trope (plus Eleven), and allowing the characters to grow up.
  6. Parks and Recreation - (a two-fer!) Adam Scott and Rob Lowe both joined the cast in the penultimate episode of season two. After Paul Schneider (who?) was jettisoned two episodes later, the ensemble was solidified for the rest of the show’s run, and arguably its best years.
  7. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine got even better than it already was when it added Michael Dorn to the cast to play Lieutenant Commander Worf.
1094

Shows that were improved by adding a new main character to the cast.

  1. Always Sunny in Philadelphia was improved by adding Danny DeVito as Frank to the cast
  2. Melrose Place’s ratings went up after Heather Locklear joined the cast as Amanda
  3. The Big Bang Theory improved by leaps and bounds after adding Amy Farrah-Fowler as a love interest for Sheldon (I know I may be in the minority here among TBBT fans on this message board).
  4. The IT Crowd, an already good show, was much improved when Matt Berry joined the cast as Douglas Reynholm, adding his wonderful Matt Berry-ness to the mix.
  5. Stranger Things - Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield joined the main cast after season 2, and elevated the group dynamic beyond the male nerd trope (plus Eleven), and allowing the characters to grow up.
  6. Parks and Recreation - (a two-fer!) Adam Scott and Rob Lowe both joined the cast in the penultimate episode of season two. After Paul Schneider (who?) was jettisoned two episodes later, the ensemble was solidified for the rest of the show’s run, and arguably its best years.
  7. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine got even better than it already was when it added Michael Dorn to the cast to play Lieutenant Commander Worf.
  8. Newhart added Larry, Darryl, and Darryl to the cast for the second season as well as put a character who didn’t work on a bus. The trio plus leaning into a townful of eccentrics played to Bob Newhart getting to be the “one sane guy” on the show.
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  1. Always Sunny in Philadelphia was improved by adding Danny DeVito as Frank to the cast
  2. Melrose Place’s ratings went up after Heather Locklear joined the cast as Amanda
  3. The Big Bang Theory improved by leaps and bounds after adding Amy Farrah-Fowler as a love interest for Sheldon (I know I may be in the minority here among TBBT fans on this message board).
  4. The IT Crowd, an already good show, was much improved when Matt Berry joined the cast as Douglas Reynholm, adding his wonderful Matt Berry-ness to the mix.
  5. Stranger Things - Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield joined the main cast after season 2, and elevated the group dynamic beyond the male nerd trope (plus Eleven), and allowing the characters to grow up.
  6. Parks and Recreation - (a two-fer!) Adam Scott and Rob Lowe both joined the cast in the penultimate episode of season two. After Paul Schneider (who?) was jettisoned two episodes later, the ensemble was solidified for the rest of the show’s run, and arguably its best years.
  7. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine got even better than it already was when it added Michael Dorn to the cast to play Lieutenant Commander Worf.
  8. Newhart added Larry, Darryl, and Darryl to the cast for the second season as well as put a character who didn’t work on a bus. The trio plus leaning into a townful of eccentrics played to Bob Newhart getting to be the “one sane guy” on the show.
  9. I prefer the Natalie episodes of Monk to the Sharona episodes. I thought Sharona was the same joke repeated over and over, and it got tiring, while Natalie actually played off the Monk character, and had fresh humor each episode.
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  1. Always Sunny in Philadelphia was improved by adding Danny DeVito as Frank to the cast
  2. Melrose Place’s ratings went up after Heather Locklear joined the cast as Amanda
  3. The Big Bang Theory improved by leaps and bounds after adding Amy Farrah-Fowler as a love interest for Sheldon (I know I may be in the minority here among TBBT fans on this message board).
  4. The IT Crowd, an already good show, was much improved when Matt Berry joined the cast as Douglas Reynholm, adding his wonderful Matt Berry-ness to the mix.
  5. Stranger Things - Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield joined the main cast after season 2, and elevated the group dynamic beyond the male nerd trope (plus Eleven), and allowing the characters to grow up.
  6. Parks and Recreation - (a two-fer!) Adam Scott and Rob Lowe both joined the cast in the penultimate episode of season two. After Paul Schneider (who?) was jettisoned two episodes later, the ensemble was solidified for the rest of the show’s run, and arguably its best years.
  7. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine got even better than it already was when it added Michael Dorn to the cast to play Lieutenant Commander Worf.
  8. Newhart added Larry, Darryl, and Darryl to the cast for the second season as well as put a character who didn’t work on a bus. The trio plus leaning into a townful of eccentrics played to Bob Newhart getting to be the “one sane guy” on the show.
  9. I prefer the Natalie episodes of Monk to the Sharona episodes. I thought Sharona was the same joke repeated over and over, and it got tiring, while Natalie actually played off the Monk character, and had fresh humor each episode.
  10. MASH - Frank Burns served as a foil for Hawkeye but was such an unlikeable character that Larry Linville eventually decided that he couldn’t do anything more with him. He was replaced by Winchester who was still a foil, but was still a compassionate surgeon and more well-rounded character.

Next: Characters who were put on a bus

  1. Barney Miller - Detective Chano Amenguale disappeared after the second season and wasn’t mentioned until a few years later when a new detective was transferred in.
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Characters who were put on a bus

  1. Barney Miller - Detective Chano Amenguale disappeared after the second season and wasn’t mentioned until a few years later when a new detective was transferred in.
  2. Happy Days - Chuck Cunningham was Richie’s older brother in Season 1, showed up for a couple of episodes in Season 2, and then was never seen again. Nobody spoke of him, and Richie had always been the oldest child in the Cunningham family.
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Characters who were put on a bus

  1. Barney Miller - Detective Chano Amenguale disappeared after the second season and wasn’t mentioned until a few years later when a new detective was transferred in.
  2. Happy Days - Chuck Cunningham was Richie’s older brother in Season 1, showed up for a couple of episodes in Season 2, and then was never seen again. Nobody spoke of him, and Richie had always been the oldest child in the Cunningham family.
  3. Mork & Mindy - Mindy’s dad and grandma disappeared after the first season. Dad showed up once or twice later on, but not often.
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Characters who were put on a bus

  1. Barney Miller - Detective Chano Amenguale disappeared after the second season and wasn’t mentioned until a few years later when a new detective was transferred in.
  2. Happy Days - Chuck Cunningham was Richie’s older brother in Season 1, showed up for a couple of episodes in Season 2, and then was never seen again. Nobody spoke of him, and Richie had always been the oldest child in the Cunningham family.
  3. Mork & Mindy - Mindy’s dad and grandma disappeared after the first season. Dad showed up once or twice later on, but not often.
  4. MASH - Spearchucker Jones and Ugly John, two supporting characters from the movie and book, were part of the main cast but largely left out after Season One. No story mentioned the whereabouts of either men.
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Characters who were put on a bus

  1. Barney Miller - Detective Chano Amenguale disappeared after the second season and wasn’t mentioned until a few years later when a new detective was transferred in.
  2. Happy Days - Chuck Cunningham was Richie’s older brother in Season 1, showed up for a couple of episodes in Season 2, and then was never seen again. Nobody spoke of him, and Richie had always been the oldest child in the Cunningham family.
  3. Mork & Mindy - Mindy’s dad and grandma disappeared after the first season. Dad showed up once or twice later on, but not often.
  4. MASH - Spearchucker Jones and Ugly John, two supporting characters from the movie and book, were part of the main cast but largely left out after Season One. No story mentioned the whereabouts of either men.
  5. The West Wing - Mandy Hampton was put on a bus after Season 1 and there was much rejoicing. She was the worst character on the entire show.