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xyphilia
07/04/18 5:13:36 AM
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goes on and stopped being about these pathetic nerds who do comic books and star trek wars and nothing else, and is more traditional sitcomy with a nerdy twist. The inclusion of the girls and the episodes that focus on the girls are really good, especially the Amy-Bernardette dynamic, and of course Penny-Amy-Bernadette dynamic (or Penny with one of the other 2)

I especially like Blossom's sympathetic portrayal of Amy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-IHbN1PUI0" data-time="


Especially since it didn't seem like she was going to be all that likable in the beginning.

Which is weird considering you know, it's tbbt.
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Chicken
07/04/18 5:14:14 AM
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Shut the fuck up
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NibeIungsnarf
07/04/18 5:14:51 AM
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Chicken posted...
Shut the fuck up
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PanzerElite
07/04/18 5:16:35 AM
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It would have been better if it focused less on the girls. It should have been about the guys getting into hijinks more.

Like a Trailer Park Boys with nerds
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Back_Stabbath
07/04/18 5:19:05 AM
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whoa the indian one can talk around women now?
hes beaten me then.
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xyphilia
07/04/18 5:20:34 AM
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Honestly they don't even need the laugh track (or I know technically "studio audience that's done a lot of drugs and laughs at anything" as it were) and should be confident in their own jokes, I cracked up at Amy wanting Sheldon to do an accent, that was good stuff.
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xyphilia
07/04/18 8:57:53 AM
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But yeah I love how hilariously catty girls can be, penny's reaction to bernadette's backstab lol:

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MedeaLysistrata
07/04/18 8:58:47 AM
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does the visible minority character have a girlfriend yet?
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Genocet_10-325
07/04/18 8:59:18 AM
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MedeaLysistrata posted...
does the visible minority character have a girlfriend yet?

He's had a few but they never last
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Hexenherz
07/04/18 9:11:18 AM
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Literally the only part about that that made me crack a smile was Teller pantomiming a suicide, because that's how I feel when I watch that show and because that's what Teller's character is always about.

Everything else was the same stupid bland dialogue that sounds like something two random GTA pedestrians would have. Disjointed as hell. There was nothing funny at all in this clip, and the reference to string theory was just completely pointless. Like, "hey we need to make a science reference, let's just say something SCIENCEY and put a laugh track behind it".

You've literally ruined my Independence Day with this shit.
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SpoiltTrouser
07/04/18 9:39:11 AM
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no it hasn't, it has gotten markedly worse over time. at least 90% of episodes from new seasons is unwatchable rubbish. Season 2 and 3 were the peaks, the show has been on a decline ever since.
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HiddenLurker
07/04/18 9:43:47 AM
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DoomsSD posted...
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That's probably what 90% of the audiance and TC likes about the show.
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LinksLiege
07/04/18 9:52:47 AM
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Early TBBT: Worthless, derivative sitcom which nerd loves because "HAHAHA HE MENTIONED STAR WARS AGAIN!"

New TBBT: Worthless, derivative sitcom.

It's no wonder it's big, though. Stupid people watch it and feel like they're watching a smart comedy because it mentions scientific terms every so often. Modern "nerd culture" is just sad.
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Solo_Wing
07/04/18 10:01:17 AM
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Gave it a shot a long while ago. I remember it was so boring and uninteresting I turned it off after 5 mins.
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xyphilia
07/04/18 2:08:55 PM
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Fucking lamafo long winded rants about hating tbbt never fail to crack me up. Posts like #10 are a damn classic.
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ACHEEKSMALLOY
07/04/18 2:18:07 PM
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*bad joke
* LAUGH TRACK
*LAUGH TRACK
*LAUGH DAMNIT!!!!!

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Hexenherz
07/04/18 2:32:09 PM
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They're like not even jokes, it's just... comments.

"I wasn't paying attention, I was thinking about string theory, can you repeat it?" *laugh track*

"Oh look at our baby girl, can you believe she's getting married?!" *laugh track*

"I like video games" *laugh track*
"Do you like video games?" *more intense laugh track*
"Just whatever you can get on the phone through the Apple Store, like Clash of Clans" *uproar*
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Vol2tex
07/04/18 2:38:53 PM
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TC, I agree actually. I was a huge BBT fan in the early days but mostly stopped watching around 2011 since I was taking night classes. I watch the reruns though and while I will say that I still enjoy the first 2 seasons, I like that there has been character development. The stories also feel a bit more mature. The episode with Howard's letter from his father came on recently and the ending was actually pretty touching.
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xyphilia
07/04/18 3:15:12 PM
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How do people not find it funny? Howard speaking possibly offensive Chineseish language is hilarious!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVuQ65LB16M" data-time="


It's funny because it's several layers
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Kruppe
07/04/18 3:16:50 PM
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PanzerElite posted...
It would have been better if it focused less on the girls. It should have been about the guys getting into hijinks more.

Like a Trailer Park Boys with nerds

Sorta like Silicon Valley or IT Crowd?
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DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC
07/04/18 3:21:19 PM
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BBT sucks and has always sucked. Sheldon is completely unlikable, he's every negative geek stereotype mixed together and turned up to 11 and IRL would be totally friendless.
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Vol2tex
07/04/18 3:22:01 PM
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DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...
BBT sucks and has always sucked. Sheldon is completely unlikable, he's every negative geek stereotype mixed together and turned up to 11 and IRL would be totally friendless.


How have the ratings been so high for 11 years?
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DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC
07/04/18 3:29:22 PM
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Vol2tex posted...
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...
BBT sucks and has always sucked. Sheldon is completely unlikable, he's every negative geek stereotype mixed together and turned up to 11 and IRL would be totally friendless.


How have the ratings been so high for 11 years?

People have poor taste? ^_^
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Vol2tex
07/04/18 3:46:49 PM
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DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...
Vol2tex posted...
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...
BBT sucks and has always sucked. Sheldon is completely unlikable, he's every negative geek stereotype mixed together and turned up to 11 and IRL would be totally friendless.


How have the ratings been so high for 11 years?

People have poor taste? ^_^


The ratings were like 4 or 5 times that of Community when it was up against it too.
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xyphilia
07/04/18 4:04:10 PM
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Speaking of racist, that line was also hilarious:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wKZbhZLoeQ" data-time="
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Hexenherz
07/04/18 4:48:27 PM
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Vol2tex posted...
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...
BBT sucks and has always sucked. Sheldon is completely unlikable, he's every negative geek stereotype mixed together and turned up to 11 and IRL would be totally friendless.


How have the ratings been so high for 11 years?

Because it's an "intelligent" show where they talk about smart things like science and nerd stuff.
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Dash_Harber
07/04/18 4:52:33 PM
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I actually liked the show in it's early run. It's easy humor that throws in some nerd jokes, which we never used to see in mainstream TV. It's been on way too long, though, and there just isn't much point. People need to shut the hell up about how awful it is, though. There are a plethora of shows out every year that are waaaaay worse.
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Proto_Spark
07/04/18 4:56:10 PM
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I don't get why people hate it so much. Its a generic sitcom that is occasionally funny, but its like 1 laugh an episode.

Its a pretty generic sitcom IMO
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Hexenherz
07/04/18 4:57:34 PM
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Proto_Spark posted...
I don't get why people hate it so much. Its a generic sitcom that is occasionally funny, but its like 1 laugh an episode.

Its a pretty generic sitcom IMO

That's why people hate it. It's generic and overrated...
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xyphilia
07/04/18 5:16:51 PM
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I legit tear up everytime at the end of this scene. When penny invites raj with them to girls night, it is the sweetest thing ever, just her sweet smile and his face of elation at being invited is so heartwarming. I always cry during happy endings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejeVfRxDyGY" data-time="


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Ray_Dorset
07/04/18 5:18:02 PM
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PanzerElite posted...
It would have been better if it focused less on the girls. It should have been about the guys getting into hijinks more.

Like a Trailer Park Boys with nerds


Trailer park boys with nerds minus the comedy
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MutantJohn
07/04/18 5:26:55 PM
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Big Bang Theory is awesome. Stop being mad, nerds.
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Dash_Harber
07/04/18 8:45:48 PM
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Hexenherz posted...

That's why people hate it. It's generic and overrated...


But they hate it more than shows that are a whole lot more generic. For example, Last Man Standing was a dumpster fire of a show that got a renewal despite the fact that every 'joke' (and I use that word charitably) was painfully telegraphed and relied on the entire cast being strawmen. Or 2 Broke Girls. Ran for like 6 seasons and had 90% rating on TV.com, despite the fact that the entire show was just racist or stereotypical caricatures and the story lines were entirely about setting up cliched, painfully obvious punchlines. Those two shows alone are 100x worse than Big Bang Theory, and yet, I don't see them mocked to the meme-tastic level BBT is.
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LinksLiege
07/04/18 9:22:22 PM
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Hexenherz posted...
That's why people hate it. It's generic and overrated...

If it were just that, it wouldn't be such an irritation.

It's the fact that geek is chic now, and TBBT is shoehorned into it because of that. (Then again, nerd culture is a fucking blight to begin with.)

Also, as I said - people like to pretend it's a smart comedy because it references scientific concepts every so often, but it does so while still sticking to the most derivative sitcom plots and jokes. It isn't smart, at all. It's the sitcom equivalent of a girl posting pics of herself wearing thick-rimmed glasses on instagram with the caption "LOL so nerdy!!"
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Dash_Harber
07/04/18 9:24:52 PM
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LinksLiege posted...
people like to pretend it's a smart comedy


I don't think I've ever heard people comment that. I feel like that is a strawman argument. The closest I've heard is that people praised the show early on for having actual advisors for some of the scientific jokes and references.
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Phantom_Nook
07/04/18 9:25:10 PM
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Proto_Spark posted...
I don't get why people hate it so much. Its a generic sitcom that is occasionally funny, but its like 1 laugh an episode.

Its a pretty generic sitcom IMO

because it's nerd blackface, or something!
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Howl
07/04/18 9:26:53 PM
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SpoiltTrouser posted...
no it hasn't, it has gotten markedly worse over time. at least 90% of episodes from new seasons is unwatchable rubbish. Season 2 and 3 were the peaks, the show has been on a decline ever since.


I agree completely.
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mustachedmystic
07/04/18 9:29:15 PM
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LinksLiege posted...
Stupid people watch it


So it's popular amongst Trump supporters?
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Howl
07/04/18 9:30:15 PM
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mustachedmystic posted...
LinksLiege posted...
Stupid people watch it


So it's popular amongst Trump supporters?


*Laugh track*
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xyphilia
07/05/18 1:11:35 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRIkXlx2QOA" data-time="


Lol I'm so jealous that a gay guy is getting all the kisses from girls
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xyphilia
07/07/18 2:32:19 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U8rkwB7CPg" data-time="


Lol Amy's reaction was more golden than silence at the movies!
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CwebbMichSac4
07/07/18 2:45:52 AM
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bbt is one of the most overrated shows of all time, up there with friends, too
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MorningRose
07/07/18 2:59:57 AM
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I've had to watch a ton of BBT here in the last several months, and... well, I dunno. Sometimes I feel like it is genuinely funny, but a large portion of the time I feel like it's just trying too hard. It's not as bad as I originally believed, but I still maintain that there are probably a lot of people out there who watch it just to feel smarter than what they actually are.
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CwebbMichSac4
07/07/18 3:02:46 AM
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MorningRose posted...
I've had to watch a ton of BBT here in the last several months, and... well, I dunno. Sometimes I feel like it is genuinely funny, but a large portion of the time I feel like it's just trying too hard. It's not as bad as I originally believed, but I still maintain that there are probably a lot of people out there who watch it just to feel smarter than what they actually are.

yeah like you talk about space and neutrinos and shit in your supposed comedy and that all the sudden makes it a smart show
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sktgamer_13dude
07/07/18 3:04:29 AM
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TBBT is pretty good throughout. Only people who follow the hivemind think its bad because theyve likely never watched any of it.

Definitely does get better as it goes on though. Jim Parsons carries the show too, with Kaley Cuoco.
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Dash_Harber
07/07/18 3:04:35 AM
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MorningRose posted...
I've had to watch a ton of BBT here in the last several months, and... well, I dunno. Sometimes I feel like it is genuinely funny, but a large portion of the time I feel like it's just trying too hard. It's not as bad as I originally believed, but I still maintain that there are probably a lot of people out there who watch it just to feel smarter than what they actually are.


I honestly have never seen people claiming it is smart. I do agree that it tries to hard sometimes and is incredibly formulaic. It has it's moments, though.
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CwebbMichSac4
07/07/18 3:05:57 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
MorningRose posted...
I've had to watch a ton of BBT here in the last several months, and... well, I dunno. Sometimes I feel like it is genuinely funny, but a large portion of the time I feel like it's just trying too hard. It's not as bad as I originally believed, but I still maintain that there are probably a lot of people out there who watch it just to feel smarter than what they actually are.


I honestly have never seen people claiming it is smart. I do agree that it tries to hard sometimes and is incredibly formulaic. It has it's moments, though.

i have heard people claim it is smart. But do i believe it is? not for a second
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