Big Bang Theory

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:41 am

Not another religion topic! This is about the TV show on CBS. Some more recent episodes (including the season finale which aired yesterday...)

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/video/

It's a sitcom with a laugh-track, maybe sort of like Friends or some other tired American comedies, but all the main characters are overachieving nerds. Sometimes the jokes like to beat you over the face, but the show is at its best when the characters just don't relate to social norms at all. Sheldon is by far the best, relating everyday problems to Star Trek TOS episode story archs or quantum theory experiments. Darlene's boyfriend from Roseanne is the main character (Johnny Galecki), and she is in it as well as one of his flings, I won't spoil that though. The main plot is him trying to get with the hot neighbor chick who only dates jerks. Very cliche, but if you have food allergies, watch too much sci-fi, or get into disputes about time delegated for Halo nights, then you can relate. It almost gets it right.

I don't watch a lot of TV but after catching some of this I felt like I was missing out. So I thought I'd share. The episode titles seem like stabs at TOS episodes too with names like "The Bat Jar Conjecture".

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:58 am

i like this show. the bit where they were all playing halo 3 (and another episode where they were all on laptops playing WoW) in their apartment was pretty funny

my fav character is probably the one who thinks he's the fonz

tv needs more shows taking the piss out of nerds

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:56 am

I love this show as well. The dialogue is absolutely hillarious. Maybe I love it so much because my friends and I tried to talk all technical like this when we were in highschool.

I hope it stays around for a while, absolutely brilliant

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:03 pm

szycag wrote:sitcom with a laugh-track

Am I the only one who hates this shit?

Watching this is akin to reading a book consisting of one-liners, where the funny parts are underlined.

mr_m0nks · Post by **mr_m0nks** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:40 pm

in a similar vein is The IT crowd on channel 4 (in the uk) which revolves around 3 guys and their manager in a large firms IT dept

has Noel Fielding from the mighty boosh in it too

check it out:

http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/t ... I/itcrowd/

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:43 pm

I can't stand laugh tracks either. Thank goodness they didn't use them in the US version of The Office.

I love what I've seen of IT Crowd, only seen a couple of episodes though, Richard Ayoade is usually my favorite character in anything he's in (Darkplace!) Thanks for the link.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:33 pm

yeah, richard is awesome in IT crowd (what was the mock chat-sow thing he did on c4? something david learner?). irish dude in IT crowd shouts his lines too much. he literally couldn't over-emphasise enough

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Tue May 20, 2008 4:07 pm

IT Crowd rules as well. Not as much as big bang theory though.

Also what the hell is up with british shows only having 6 episodes per "series" and only having a "series" whenever the hell they feel like it? That's laziness compared to America if you ask me

Ozymandiaz1260 · Post by **Ozymandiaz1260** » Tue May 20, 2008 5:44 pm

^^^ Japan likes to pull that kind of shit too, I don't understand it all

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Tue May 20, 2008 6:08 pm

indstr wrote:IT Crowd rules as well. Not as much as big bang theory though.

Also what the hell is up with british shows only having 6 episodes per "series" and only having a "series" whenever the hell they feel like it? That's laziness compared to America if you ask me

no its just the IT crowd that does that. there usually random not set like they are in the US

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Tue May 20, 2008 6:51 pm

Lordstar wrote:
indstr wrote:IT Crowd rules as well. Not as much as big bang theory though.

Also what the hell is up with british shows only having 6 episodes per "series" and only having a "series" whenever the hell they feel like it? That's laziness compared to America if you ask me
no its just the IT crowd that does that. there usually random not set like they are in the US

There's this other british show I like called "Feel the force" that so far has only had 1 "series". And also Little Britain hasn't had much content in the past few years either.

WTF

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:05 pm

Two reasons why The IT Crowd is superior to The Big Bang Theory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Q6xbEZ-f0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTbX1aMajow

That said, I like Big Bang but I'm afraid it's not going to last for long unless it moves away from it's conventional sitcom roots. The nerd/geek angle paints it a fresh new layer, but underneath it are the same old colors that are bound to make people tire of it after a while.

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:10 pm

Woah, does it star the Boosh/Marenghi guys?

D · Post by D » Wed May 21, 2008 1:32 pm

laugh tracks are only disturbing on non-funny shows.
I never heard anyone complaining about Seinfeld's laughing tracks. Or is the live audience factor much better?

moonblood · Post by **moonblood** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:35 pm

Nuke wrote:Two reasons why The IT Crowd is superior to The Big Bang Theory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Q6xbEZ-f0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTbX1aMajow

That said, I like Big Bang but I'm afraid it's not going to last for long unless it moves away from it's conventional sitcom roots. The nerd/geek angle paints it a fresh new layer, but underneath it are the same old colors that are bound to make people tire of it after a while.

that second one made me laugh like a maniac here at work

british humor is the best

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:35 pm

Nuke wrote:Two reasons why The IT Crowd is superior to The Big Bang Theory:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Q6xbEZ-f0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTbX1aMajow

That said, I like Big Bang but I'm afraid it's not going to last for long unless it moves away from it's conventional sitcom roots. The nerd/geek angle paints it a fresh new layer, but underneath it are the same old colors that are bound to make people tire of it after a while.

LOL, I was just telling my GF about that emergency number song from IT crowd the other day

Honestly I'm surprised big bang has lasted even as long as it has. So I'm content with any more episodes that come out

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:04 pm

The big bang theory? It's pretty horrible.

The IT Crowd is greatly underrated, I think. It's very much a spiritual successor to Father Ted, and shares that kind of soft surrealism.

Mouth to Mouth with Dean Learner was pretty good for the two episodes I watched of it. A very brave format for a comedy show, and one that was mostly successful.

New series of Garth Merenghi on the way! Sould be a hoot.

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Fri May 23, 2008 4:33 am

Just watched the season finale, it's been the best episode yet! I love the chemistry between Leonard and Penny. Reminds me of another show that was on a few years ago, "Good Morning Miami" that was pretty good as well

Can't wait for more next season!

JoshF · Post by **JoshF** » Fri May 23, 2008 4:46 am

New series of Garth Merenghi on the way! Sould be a hoot.

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