Big Bang Theory

soft kitty warm kitty little ball of fur! Does that answer your question?

I have a wallet and t-shirt with this song on them.. Both bought for me by the same friend lol

I hate this show. It's like Blackface for nerds

Your comment was so damn ignorant! How dear you compare this show to BLACKFACE? seriously? You need to go to school and read a little bit before you start making ignorant comments like the one you just made!

HAHAHA I came her for hot pictures of Penny and Bernadette and end up with the best thread of the day!!! I love you MFP!!!

The only thing that bothers me is that Penny has been getting gradually dumber and dumber as the series goes on. She started at average intelligence and kid of started rolling backwards.

I noticed that, too, and I don't like it.

The first few seasons, she didn't know the science stuff, but she was street smart. Now she's turning into just a dumb blond.

That's interesting! We always seem to see things differently. I was thinking that since she has been hanging with the guys, she has learned quite a bit. However, in considering the episode where she did the history paper on slavery, I have to admit you have a valid point, RML.

Also the one with Bob Newhart. She came off so ridiculously dumb in that one, even when he explained things really well. Yet she understood things Sheldon taught her when she was trying to learn some physics when she first dated Leonard.

And we don't ALWAYS see things differently!

To be fair, she didn't understand a thing Sheldon taught her - just memorised lines. Like an actress.
I agree the character has started to come across as slower, I wonder if that's got something to do with her drinking problem?

I hate this show.

Same
As a real life "nerd" (recent engineering school graduate, works as a computer programmer) I just don't get the appeal.

People can now make fun of us and perpetuate stereotypes on TV as well as in real life ^_^

Like that has never been done before. :huh:

To be fair, she didn't understand a thing Sheldon taught her - just memorised lines.

Hmmm. I came away with the impression she understood it a little bit, at least. I'll have to pay closer attention next time I see that episode. I'm annoyed it went off Netflix streaming. :grumble:

Absolutely HOOKED. I've seen all the episodes and re-runs again and again. They air it on three different channels here, so it's pretty much always on. They never get old.

When they make a joke about something that relates to me, I laugh because it's usually funny.

I worked in journalism for many years. There are entire Facebook pages dedicated to making fun of us. Usually they are run by and "liked" by 99% journalists or former journalists. They are full of stereotypes. They are funny and fun.

I laugh at myself all the time.

Community, IT Crowd, The Guild, Comic Book Men
All shows that offer affectionate parody or portrayal of nerds. BBT makes it cruel IMO

The generation gap is showing here. I remember the first time I watched a "nerd show" that made me proud to be a nerd. That was the movie "Revenge of the Nerds." My friends and I were applauding and whooping at the end. And then the scene where they were all, "Who is proud to be a nerd?" and we were in tears, literally. That was nearly 30 years ago. The fact that this show is going on its seventh season is a testament to how portrayal of nerds has changed over the years. You are too young to remember how nerds used to be portrayed in popular culture. These guys are so awesome in their portrayal of nerds being *real* people with *real* thoughts, feelings, interests, etc. They are entirely lovable. For you to be offended is not just absurd, but downright ignorant, imo. Check out how nerds were portrayed in the 70s and early 80s, then get back with me.

Look at Saved By the Bell!

"Nerds" were just props in that show.

That's a great example! Nerds were ridiculed back then, or thought of as someone to help the main character with their homework on one episode or whatever. But a main character? A whole cast of nerds? Unthinkable back then.

@laces_out

its a typical CBS comedy like Two and a Half Men. they get some cheap laughs but thats about it.

Man....LOST

That shows ending pissed me off so much
I invested so much in that show, just to be given a finger at the end. :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :explode:

The generation gap is showing here.

I think that's the biggest part of it.

The first "all nerd" show I remember was Head of the Class, and even on that show, there was only one actual awkward nerd, and he was still the butt of every joke.

Even Doogie Howser was a step up.

When they make a joke about something that relates to me, I laugh because it's usually funny.

I worked in journalism for many years. There are entire Facebook pages dedicated to making fun of us. Usually they are run by and "liked" by 99% journalists or former journalists. They are full of stereotypes. They are funny and fun.

I laugh at myself all the time.

Community, IT Crowd, The Guild, Comic Book Men
All shows that offer affectionate parody or portrayal of nerds. BBT makes it cruel IMO

The generation gap is showing here. I remember the first time I watched a "nerd show" that made me proud to be a nerd. That was the movie "Revenge of the Nerds." My friends and I were applauding and whooping at the end. And then the scene where they were all, "Who is proud to be a nerd?" and we were in tears, literally. That was nearly 30 years ago. The fact that this show is going on its seventh season is a testament to how portrayal of nerds has changed over the years. You are too young to remember how nerds used to be portrayed in popular culture. These guys are so awesome in their portrayal of nerds being *real* people with *real* thoughts, feelings, interests, etc. They are entirely lovable. For you to be offended is not just absurd, but downright ignorant, imo. Check out how nerds were portrayed in the 70s and early 80s, then get back with me.

Look at Saved By the Bell!

"Nerds" were just props in that show.

That's a great example! Nerds were ridiculed back then, or thought of as someone to help the main character with their homework on one episode or whatever. But a main character? A whole cast of nerds? Unthinkable back then.

huh?

what about Square Pegs?

The ending of Lost made me homicidal toward the writers. I am STILL angry about that one!

That was an example of terrible writing. They didn't know where they were going with the show, so they just threw a bunch of stuff out there and then couldn't figure out a way to wrap it up.

That is how I felt....man I would study that show, jump in on forums and try to figure things out.......

The ending of Lost made me homicidal toward the writers. I am STILL angry about that one!

That was an example of terrible writing. They didn't know where they were going with the show, so they just threw a bunch of stuff out there and then couldn't figure out a way to wrap it up.

That is how I felt....man I would study that show, jump in on forums and try to figure things out.......

The writers didn't even know what was up. Ugh.

I'm terrified GRRM is going to do something similar with ASOIAF (Game of Thrones), but I'm keeping faith that he has an actual plan and direction. Lost made me gun shy.

Know the feeling.

@laces_out

its a typical CBS comedy like Two and a Half Men. they get some cheap laughs but thats about it.

Man....LOST

That shows ending pissed me off so much
I invested so much in that show, just to be given a finger at the end. :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :explode:

The ending of Lost made me homicidal toward the writers. I am STILL angry about that one!

That was an example of terrible writing. They didn't know where they were going with the show, so they just threw a bunch of stuff out there and then couldn't figure out a way to wrap it up.

I never understood why that show was so popular. I thought the writing was terrible right from the beginning.

It was all mysterious and complex and appeared to be going somewhere profound and interesting.

Had they actually wrapped up any of the storylines, it might have been.

@laces_out

its a typical CBS comedy like Two and a Half Men. they get some cheap laughs but thats about it.

Man....LOST

That shows ending pissed me off so much
I invested so much in that show, just to be given a finger at the end. :grumble: :grumble: :grumble: :explode:

The ending of Lost made me homicidal toward the writers. I am STILL angry about that one!

That was an example of terrible writing. They didn't know where they were going with the show, so they just threw a bunch of stuff out there and then couldn't figure out a way to wrap it up.

yep! it was the ultimate contempt for their audience. for a few years, they claimed that they knew how the show would end. fans took that to mean that they had some overall story-arc that would be followed and would explain everything. that's not what the writers meant at all. all they meant was they knew the final scene would be Jack lying down to die and closing his eyes (which was the opposite of the first scene in the first episode). Lost ruined serialized TV for me. i simply refuse to be manipulated into watching a show every week thinking that there was something interesting being slowly revealed, only to find out it was a bunch of monkey poo thrown against the wall to see what would stick. the rebooted BSG did that to me too. that show jumped the shark when they decided to make some of the key humans actually cylons in hiding.

BTW, it should come as no surprise that the showrunner responsible for Lost also wrote the screenplay for the awful, horrible, illogical, laughable Alien prequel a couple of years ago - Promotheus. the film looked great, but the story was so absurd and illogical i actually started laughing during it.