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The Big Bang Theory Season 11 |OT| The Big Ten - Mondays on CBS at 8/7c
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PhoncipleBone
Banned
Just watching now. Penny in overalls? Yes, please. And those arms...
Raj not even mentioned. Classic BBT.
He is.
Who do you think the uninvited house guests are?
Great. I was right. He doesn't even warrant his name in the summary anymore
I think most of GAF generally not being fans of the show is a contributor. Then you have the passerbys who might be interested in the show slightly who are dissuaded from GAF's hive-mind and steer clear, or the people who watched a few episodes and dropped it, and lastly the actual fans who used to watch the show but dropped it because of the way the last 2-3 seasons have been.
Especially with the ways the show has been handling character progression or not handling it at all with certain characters, or starting something new with a character and then dumping it and the next season, etc.
Especially with the ways the show has been handling character progression or not handling it at all with certain characters, or starting something new with a character and then dumping it and the next season, etc.
Are there a lot of comedies with long threads here on GAF?
There's an element of that, but comedies don't generally have big threads. Modern Family doesn't even have one for this season.
Last night's ep wasn't bad. Some amusing jokes, and the first ep in a looooong time which didn't make me hate Stuart. Pity poor Raj - so much back-and-forth with his character. And, as usual, the emotional centre is the Penny/Sheldon relationship - so good (and satisyfing) to watch, I think.
Season seems to be shaping-up to be fairly decent. A shame that there's still so much wasted potential, though.
Season seems to be shaping-up to be fairly decent. A shame that there's still so much wasted potential, though.
I'm about ready for the show to wrap up, and I'm ashamed to say that about a show that I've made several OPs for.
They've danced near that a few times over the years, and it really is so obvious that they a) want to do it, given Raj's femininity and Stuart's awkwardness with women and b) are afraid of having a gay (or Bi?) couple on such a high-profile comedy show. If this is the last season, I can see them doing it in the penultimate or last episode.
Yeah, out of everyone on the show, her and Jim Parsons are the people/characters I watch it for. And they're the only two who I care about seeing in something after the show finishes... Well, Kunal Nayyar as well, but that's simply to see if what I suspect is true - that the writing on the show is what hampers him, and that he'd excel in something "better".
User 479360
Banned
The Romanian lady is hilarious.
I still love the show even though the quality went down when it became more of an established relationship sitcom. But it's not on Netflix. So I need to rely on syndication that's not always on the most convenient time and usually reruns some old episode I've already seen six time. I reckon for much of international GAF it's becoming increasingly difficult to post in threads like these. I don't know how many people torrent comedy shows.
User 479360
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This is a really good episode.
Rear Window
Neo Member
At least there was a shoutout to Batman the Animated Series.
All I can really say about this episode... or remember. Show was better when they were nerds with trouble with women. Now it's just like any other relationship comedy.
Even Sheldon is in a relationship. Of all people...
What happened to Howard being a creep? Raj not talking to women? Leonard doing stupid things in front of women and getting embarrassed? You could drive more comedic angles to Penny in her slut days, like the dumb guys she would date. One in particular was funny as hell.
Show used to be about making fun of nerds and jocks. Now it is about... relationships :/, just like every other comedy.
They even cut down on the number of various sets I believe. Like, no more Cheesecake Factory.
And Howard's relationship with his mother was really funny! Then they killed her off. How can you kill off a character that is never even physically on the show? There were funny angles they used to draw from Howard still living at home. Now that's gone too. The relationship between Howard and Raj lost its humor.
I miss the old episodes
Not sure why I still watch.
Even the quarrel between Sheldon and Will Weaton was better than them getting along now. Every angle of the show is worse than before. Every character is worse except for Sheldon I guess. They even butchered Amy. Turned her from a female Sheldon with a bunch of quirks to... a normal girl?
All I can really say about this episode... or remember. Show was better when they were nerds with trouble with women. Now it's just like any other relationship comedy.
Even Sheldon is in a relationship. Of all people...
What happened to Howard being a creep? Raj not talking to women? Leonard doing stupid things in front of women and getting embarrassed? You could drive more comedic angles to Penny in her slut days, like the dumb guys she would date. One in particular was funny as hell.
Show used to be about making fun of nerds and jocks. Now it is about... relationships :/, just like every other comedy.
They even cut down on the number of various sets I believe. Like, no more Cheesecake Factory.
And Howard's relationship with his mother was really funny! Then they killed her off. How can you kill off a character that is never even physically on the show? There were funny angles they used to draw from Howard still living at home. Now that's gone too. The relationship between Howard and Raj lost its humor.
I miss the old episodes
Not sure why I still watch.
Even the quarrel between Sheldon and Will Weaton was better than them getting along now. Every angle of the show is worse than before. Every character is worse except for Sheldon I guess. They even butchered Amy. Turned her from a female Sheldon with a bunch of quirks to... a normal girl?
At least there was a shoutout to Batman the Animated Series.
All I can really say about this episode... or remember. Show was better when they were nerds with trouble with women. Now it's just like any other relationship comedy.
Even Sheldon is in a relationship. Of all people...
What happened to Howard being a creep? Raj not talking to women? Leonard doing stupid things in front of women and getting embarrassed? You could drive more comedic angles to Penny in her slut days, like the dumb guys she would date. One in particular was funny as hell.
Show used to be about making fun of nerds and jocks. Now it is about... relationships :/, just like every other comedy.
They even cut down on the number of various sets I believe. Like, no more Cheesecake Factory.
And Howard's relationship with his mother was really funny! Then they killed her off. How can you kill off a character that is never even physically on the show? There were funny angles they used to draw from Howard still living at home. Now that's gone too. The relationship between Howard and Raj lost its humor.
I miss the old episodes
Not sure why I still watch.
She died, literally.
Agreed that the older episodes and group dynamics were a lot better, but they probably felt like they had to change otherwise people would complain that the characters never have any personal growth.
Rear Window
Neo Member
Oh, I was unaware. Hmm, shoulda recasted her in hindsight. The jokes are also a lot safer than they were before. No more risk, clear boundaries. What happened to Sheldon and Howard getting into insult matches?
Decent episode, as usual the worst part was the Howard/Raj/Bernie bits and the random Romanian lady was terrible.
Not really liking how it feels like all the groups are split up now into separate storylines mostly. The show was at it's best when it had the 4 guys + Penny dynamic.
They started coasting more once the show got ultra popular.
Not really liking how it feels like all the groups are split up now into separate storylines mostly. The show was at it's best when it had the 4 guys + Penny dynamic.
They started coasting more once the show got ultra popular.
I hadn't watched an episode in a while and just catched the last one. Holy shit that was bad, the whole Sheldon part was like catering below the lowest common denominator with random 'wacky' secondary characters, specially the Romanian woman. Also, I see they still don't know what to do with Raj.
Personally speaking, I was starting to be very turned-off by Howard being a creep - times change, and perving on women isn't quite as funny as it was 10 years ago. Raj not talking to women was funny, but they boxed themselves into a corner, and then made it that he could only talk to them when he was drunk... which is just kind of gross. And disturbing, actually - making him a wino. :/ And slut jokes require a lot more skill than BBT writers have to pull of consistently well - Frasier's skewering of Roz is still so smart and humourous, through... 11 seasons? 12? Again, personally, the characters were so cliched that Penny was always the dumb blonde slut, which just... It's not funny, after awhile. Not anymore.
Oddly enough, I think the show is now so bland, and runs through so many cliches, that it feels like it satisfies no-one and everyone. Tune in and you can be sure to get a few chuckles, but the people who expect more than nerd/jock jokes are disappointed, and the people who just want nerd/jock jokes are just as disappointed.
BigJonsson
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I still watch but it's getting pretty dull
Langdon Alger
Banned
I think married people just aren't as interesting as an on again/off again, will they/won't they couple. Now that two of the couples are married, and Sheldon and Bialik might as well be married, it's just not as fun. Plus, Howard can't be sleazy and creepy anymore. The only character with an open dating life is Raj, and they keep introducing and then totally dropping his girlfriends. They need to inject new life into the show somehow.
You seem to be one step away from nerd blackface.
? *confused* What do you mean by that?
Edit: Even more confused by your post after stepping away for a couple of hours, considering that none of the complaints I made are related to nerd culture. Unless you class creeping on women, alcoholism and slut jokes part of nerd culture?
Latest ep was actually pretty good... The
scene was funny, and Kaley Cuoco
was amaaaaaaazing, and led to a good scene after. A couple of nice winks and nods about how relationships work. The series is definitely plateauing, as everyone settles into relationships (or is ignored by the writers), and it's certainly relying on the charm of the actors to pull it along, but still... Just about worth keeping with.
Klingon/Gobbledegook
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User 479360
Banned
Agreed, although I think I like it more than most here.
This was another good episode. I question why
Sheldon would be willing to move to the much smaller apartment, or at least seem to be
The
sex dungeon
good lord
If TBBT gives us nothing else, this'll have made it all worthwhile.
Also, that there's no webm of this yet makes me despair. (Over and above this, though, it really was such a great episode.)
Darth Pinche
Member
Thank you, I needed that gif today. Bazinga , indeed!
Ghost_Messiah
Member
Thought it was a surprisingly good episode! I noticed that even with the slight decline every season usually has gems like the most recent episode so I still think it's worth tuning in every week. The
was hilarious and Kaley looked sexy and stunning as always in the
scene.
So yeah thought it was a very special episode. Looking forward to next week!
Klingon language scene
sex dungeon
So yeah thought it was a very special episode. Looking forward to next week!
Escape Goat
Member
Yeah, that last scene... You can give the series a lot of stick for not being as funny as it was, now most characters are settled into relationships. But the flip-side of that is that the characters show so much warmth and empathy, it just gets you in the feelings. And very rarely is it done in a sentimental way... It's always leveraged with a joke, or a sarcastic look, or, as in Amy's case, subtle-but-loving manipulation.
Mmmhmmmm.
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