# What series have you watched in its entirety more than once?

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I haven’t watched any U.S. TV series more than once beginning-to-end; however, I’m sure I’ve seen every episode of **M_A_S\*H** at least twice over the years. Mostly from when I was a kid. I don’t watch hardly any non-sports TV these days other than Netflixing the occasional highly-reviewed show such as **Breaking Bad** or **The Sopranos**. Even then, once through is enough for me.

I \*do \*watch quite a few Korean TV series, which are different than U.S. shows in that they have a specific scripted start/middle/end, typically about 16-24 hour-long episodes. One of these series, **My Lovely Sam-soon** , I’ve watched twice. Another one, **Stairway to Heaven** , is due for a second watch in the near future.

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Rome  
Sherlock (what’s out so far)  
Slayers (anime)

I’ve watched the first season of The West Wing and the first two seasons of Criminal Minds and Misfits multiple times, as well as the Soul Society arc of Bleach.

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The Young Ones  
Sherlock Holmes (with Jeremy Brett, which I think was several series or something. I don’t know that it has one specific name!)  
Peep Show (probably 4x)  
Freaks & Geeks  
Spaced (probably 4x)  
Arrested Development  
Blackadder  
Jeeves & Wooster

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I have a terrible memory and thus a complete list is impossible but shows that I have made an effort to watch from start to finish over the last couple of years:

MASH  
Eureka (to ease my pain after it’s cancellation)  
Leverage (see Eureka)  
Fame  
West Wing  
Pushing Daisies  
Firefly  
Veronica Mars (In preparation for next years movie!)

And thanks to this thread I now have a wish list of others to prep for.

I started this when I had a long commute by GO Train. 1.5 hrs each way is 4 1hr episodes a day and saved my sanity.

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> [@madsircool](#):
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> No Gilligans Island?

Ahh, yeah…I’m reasonably certain that I’ve seen every episode at least 4 or 5 times, thanks to infinite reruns on weekday afternoons when I was a kid. 🙂

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The Sopranos 3x  
The Wire 3x  
Firefly 2x

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Nip/Tuck

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Star Trek TOS  
The Monkees  
Veronica Mars  
Rockford Files  
Firefly  
Freaks and Geeks  
Seinfeld  
Flight of the Conchords

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Firefly (duh)  
Coupling  
The Mighty Boosh  
Spaced  
Black Adder  
Red Dwarf  
Father Ted  
The IT Crowd  
Look Around You

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Deadwood: …kind of easy with only 30 some episodes. I have watched them all through at least 4 times.

The Sopranos: Only two full watches.

Venture Brothers: About 3 times before this past season. Now including this season in that mix…takes it to two full watches.

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The Monkees  
Soap  
WKRP in Cincinnati  
Seinfeld  
The Larry Sanders Show  
NewsRadio  
Freaks & Geeks  
The Wire  
The Shield

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**Freaks and Geeks** is the only one I’m sure I’ve watched more than once, probably 4 or 5 times.

I’ve tried to watch **Breaking Bad** over, but the anticipation of too many gut punches always stops me.

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BLACKADDER (all four seasons/incarnations) would be the only one.

Perhaps POLICE SQUAD, too.

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Firefly at least three times.  
Deadwood twice.  
Wonder falls three times.  
MASH at least twice.  
Star Trek TOS, The Brady Bunch and Gilligan’s island many times.

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ER, in it’s entirety three times through. Other episodes here and there. It’s the greatest show ever.

Is it cheating that on the third time, I watched it while I worked?

Soon I’ll probably be rewatching 90210 for the second time.

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The Night Stalker  
The Professionals  
UFO

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How are people watching Deadwood? Is it available for streaming somewhere?

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> [@MovieMogul](#):
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> BLACKADDER (all four seasons/incarnations) would be the only one.
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> Perhaps POLICE SQUAD, too.

Ah, yes. I forgot these. I also saw the Blackadder specials.

I’ve watched **Middleman** all the way through, but on;ly once.

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> [@Shakes](#):
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> How are people watching Deadwood? Is it available for streaming somewhere?

I Netflixed the DVDs. That was a couple of years ago.

…just checked; they are still available

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At least twice  
Deadwood  
Forsyte Saga  
Parade’s End  
Bleak House  
Sherlock Holmes  
Upstairs, Downstairs  
QBVII

Half a dozen times  
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy  
Smiley’s People  
House of Cards (original)  
Fawlty Towers

Eleventy billion times  
Pride & Prejudice (BBC mini series, both 1995 and 1980 versions)  
Sense & Sensibility (BBC 2008)

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