You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: Back in 2005 there was a program called “Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye.” It was based on a true story about a deaf FBI employee. The final episode was a conclusion; however, as the credit came on to show “The End” it also said, “for now.” Was there a plan to bring this show back at some later date? It was an excellent show but never got the credit it deserved.

A: “Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye” originally aired from 2002 to 2005 on the old Pax TV network. It starred Deanne Bray, who was deaf in real life, and had a devoted following — until “Pax got out of original programming, which ended our show,” said my friend Joan Considine Johnson. She wrote for “Sue Thomas” and her late husband Gary R. Johnson co-created the series with his brother Dave Alan Johnson. (Pax later evolved into Ion.)

Says Joan: “We tried to put together a movie to follow up the series … but could never get all the pieces together all at the same time unfortunately.” But, she added, it’s gratifying that people are still discovering the show, with streaming homes such as Amazon, Peacock, Plex, Tubi and UP Faith & Family. You can also find DVDs and digital releases, including on the website www.hitouchmedia.com, which also features another Johnson brothers creation, “Doc” (2001-04) with Billy Ray Cyrus.

Q: My wife and I just finished watching all five seasons on Netflix of the PBS series “Poldark,” which we greatly enjoyed. Do you know if there will be another season?

A: “Poldark,” based on the novels by Winston Graham and starring Aidan Turner, aired for five seasons from 2015 to 2019, so you have seen all of it. There are other screen versions of “Poldark,” including a 1975-77 series with Robin Ellis in the title role, and a 1996 movie, starring John Bowe. Ellis, by the way, was also in the “Poldark” you watched, as the Reverend Halse.

Q: Let’s say you are binge-watching a show, and you decide to shut it off, what is the proper way to do that if you want it to just pick up where you ended? Does just shutting off your TV stop the show or does it continue to run? I have suspected that if I just shut off the TV without pausing or leaving the show, it continues to run.

A: As someone who does a fair amount of bingeing, I can tell you that I hit pause on the show I am watching, then exit the streaming service. In many cases, when I return to that streamer, the show I left behind is in a “continue watching” list, which will let me pick up where I left off. It’s a pretty common setup, and I’ve used it on Netflix, Paramount+, Hulu, Peacock, Disney+ and Apple TV.

Q: Do the cast members on “Survivor” have sex?

A: Well, a former cast member once said that the players get a kit that includes condoms, so draw your own conclusions.

Q: I am not a fan of sports on TV. I really HATE when football on Sunday runs long and “60 Minutes” and the other CBS programs are pushed back by 30 minutes or more.

A: I’ve heard this complaint before, especially from people who set their DVRs to regularly scheduled showtimes only to lose part of the show because of football overruns. But football is popular and lucrative for the networks and isn’t going away. We make sure to add time to the planned recording of a show if we plan to watch it later or simply find the show streaming the next day (and the streaming may be commercial-free).

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