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[Meganium]

I tried watching TBBT but for some reason it's not really my cup of tea. I've been trying to give myself a few chances to watch whenever the reruns are being aired. xD

 

[Hikamaru]

I've been exposed to The Big Bang Theory a lot I basically think Sheldon is too cute (hehehehehe seriously he is) and oh god his Bazinga catchphrase is so funny, especially after I reblogged an image to my Tumblr page which involved it as a parody.

Speaking of which, I have a soft spot for celebs with "adorable" faces in general, as evidenced by a lot of the stuff I post on Tumblr generally being cute. Guess it fits with me loving generally cute Pokemon as well.

 

[Shining Raichu]

I like Big Bang even more since they added Bernadette and Amy and rounded out the female side of the cast. It shows evolution of the show and at the same time it just kinda works better as an ensemble comedy when the genders are more evenly distributed.

 

[Sableye~]

Am I the only who has never watched it and has no plans to?
I don't watch a lot of tv, honestly. I do stream anime online, though, but that's only because I don't know if they air Death Note still.

 

[Hikamaru]

Am I the only who has never watched it and has no plans to?
I don't watch a lot of tv, honestly. I do stream anime online, though, but that's only because I don't know if they air Death Note still.

I guess it's faded into obscurity. That's what happens a lot when I hear about cancelled anime series.

 

[Tsutarja]

If I want to watch a series that's been on for a while, I'd have to put it on hold.. that is until I get Netflix. I really don't prefer starting to watch a series when it's still going on because I would have to see the development of its characters.

 

[Alexander Nicholi]

I don't always watch anime, but when I do it's either Fruits Basket, InuYasha or Advanced Gen Pokemon.

 

[Kanzler]

Am I the only who has never watched it and has no plans to?
I don't watch a lot of tv, honestly. I do stream anime online, though, but that's only because I don't know if they air Death Note still.

*raises hand*

Me neither. If I'm watching something it's documentaries on Youtube.

 

[Cordelia]

I love Big Bang Theory so much! I bought a little rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock dice game haha.

 

[Somniac]

I feel like I'm going to voice an unpopular opinion here.

Disclaimer: I realize the show is largely a parody of nerd-culture. Just a point of reference, purely out of curiosity I have sat through around 10 episodes [from various seasons] of TBBT since it came out. Now by common consensus, I am what most people would refer to as a typical 'nerd' [and probably not in the good way]. I enjoy fantasy genres spanning across all media types and infact I obsess over the fandoms I enjoy. I'm an avid D&D player even to the point of having two D&D tattoos. I've played videogames for the majority of my life, and still own more consoles than most people believe exist. I collect comics, I write fantasy, I draw comics myself. I have varying degrees of OCD related to several topics (Of note: tidying and organisation). So yes, I'm probably a nerd. I've grown to accept that.

I can't stand The Big Bang Theory, and here's why. [wall of text inbound, switch all power to front deflector screens]

Spoiler:

Firstly the laugh track. The laugh track exists to tell us that it's alright to laugh at 'nerds' and even people with social anxiety. That shouldn't be alright.

Secondly the sheer amount of people that now think it's the 'cool thing to do' to refer to themselves as nerds or geeks. That is simply personal preference, if someone wishes to pretend to be interested in a subculture simply to portray an outward image to others, then I have no right to tell them to stop. That does not mean I have to like it. Admittedly the show isn't solely responsible for this, but it is a large contributor.

Thirdly the accuracy (Mainly focusing on it's gaming references it seems, most of the others are pretty solid). The show does get some of it's references correct and for that I must commend it, it's a rarity with TV nowadays. However the amount that it does not get correct is staggering. Of the top of my head; the show claims you can loot your allies corpses in WOW. I'm sure you could find many more with a little research.
I'd like to point out that every form of media will risk inaccuracies when they make as many blatant references as TBBT, all I ask for is a little background research next time the show pulls the old 'Look, remember this thing? Sure you do, that makes this reference funny right?' card.

Fourth, the show doesn't seem to know what it's doing.
The show originally started out as a show about a group of friends. Now the show is about Sheldon cooper, the socially awkward physicist and his group of friends. It's a small difference but it's grating.
I can understand that most audiences will be able to watch a show and pick a favorite character, but that does not mean that the show should focus more on that character. This serves only to lessen the interest in the remaining characters and move the show further and further away from it's original route.

Fifth: Chuck Lorre.
This deserves it's own section. Chuck freaking Lorre and his insistence on portraying all women characters as objects.
TBBT doesn't suffer as much from this as Two and a Half Men does, but arguably; TaaHM had a reason to do so, as it's main character was intentionally a womanizer.
Penny doesn't even have a last name for some time. It's really telling when you female lead doesn't have a last name, and minor male characters do. Don't claim that's an intentional tease, that's lazy writing.

Sixth. There are much better 'Geeky' bands than Barenaked ladies.

Lastly (Alright there's one more afterwards but it barely counts.)
The show does't make us laugh with the characters, it makes us laugh at them. That is the reason for the heavy usage of the laugh-track. To tell us that it's alright to laugh at socially awkward asperger-esque nerds.

Bonus round:
The fans telling me that it's hilarious and assuming that because I enjoy my fandoms and because I didn't flunk my physics A-level, I must also find the show gut-wrenchingly, side-splittingly funny.

Annnnd cringe.

I'll stop yabbering on now.

I love Big Bang Theory so much! I bought a little rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock dice game haha.

Contrary to popular belief that was invented by Sam Kass and Karen Bryla. I'm not saying that TBBT did anythign wrong referencing it, just spreading some little known trivia.

 

[Kanzler]

Annnnd cringe.

That was pretty terrible D: I didn't find it funny at all ><

 

[Legobricks]

Oh this show, that's what TBBT is. I would agree it's distasteful from what I've seen.

If I'm watching something it's documentaries on Youtube.

Me too. Well, I torrent them, same effect.

 

[Cordelia]

I do know that they didn't invent the game. It was just popularized by the show. :3

 

[Sector]

The most hilarious scene from The Big Bang Theory that I remember was from the pilot, when both Sheldon & Leonard both met Penny. Anyone remember that line Sheldon said to tell Penny what they did "that day?" It was great!

Yah, sitcoms aren't that big to me outside of Friends & I've given The Big Bang Theory a big chance after not liking it for a long while(I really didn't like it at first, now its just okay).

I generally prefer an hour(well, 40-45 minute) shows to fill my entertainment. Half hour(20 minutes-ish) is just too short for me.

 

[Tsutarja]

I'm not much of a sitcom person at all, except that the reason I watched Everybody Hates Chris was that I was really convinced to by someone from elementary school (yes I watched it as the series was going along and I was still only in elementary school). I guess I get a lot of my TV-watching habits from my parents (and they don't watch much at all), with the exception of the cartoons that I watch.

 

[Mark Kamill]

The most hilarious scene from The Big Bang Theory that I remember was from the pilot, when both Sheldon & Leonard both met Penny. Anyone remember that line Sheldon said to tell Penny what they did "that day?" It was great!

Yah, sitcoms aren't that big to me outside of Friends & I've given The Big Bang Theory a big chance after not liking it for a long while(I really didn't like it at first, now its just okay).

I generally prefer an hour(well, 40-45 minute) shows to fill my entertainment. Half hour(20 minutes-ish) is just too short for me.

I have that problem with Arrested Development. 20 minute bursts of comedy are fine, but for some reason that show always felt like it tried to fit too much into 20 minutes without making it comfortable. Otherwise, like I said, 20 minute comedies are fine by me. Its the perfect length for the genre, and nothing else is really need from them but short bursts of laughter.

 

[Fairy Tale~]

Hmmmm i seem to be the only one who does NOT like big bang theory?

 

[Mark Kamill]

Apparently not, this whole page is about hating it. >:(

 

[Somniac]

Hmmmm i seem to be the only one who does NOT like big bang theory?

My 789 word rant about it was for naught, it seems.

So what has everyone been doing today? Monday is almost over, have you made the most of it?

 

[Fairy Tale~]

Nope i died kiding Yes i did lol yes no maybie so lol