Funny, from the occasional bit I've caught from time to time, Raj and Howard were the only two characters with actual story arcs. Sheldon spouted meme caatchphrases and the other two were just the token mismatched couple thats in every sitcom.
Big Bang Theory Star Trio Gets $1 Million Per Episode for Season 8
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Show had potential early, but it's far too set in its ways and is now being milked to a slow death. You could just about make a 6-7 slice pie graph to represent the shows entire joke repertoire that gets reused over and over.
It really went to shit when they decided all the characters had to be coupled with love interests too. It's become less about about appealing to geeks and more about pointing out the otherwise generic considerations of 30-something couples. (Like just about every other sitcom in existence)
Calling it now. Show is officially the new Two and a Half Men.
It really went to shit when they decided all the characters had to be coupled with love interests too. It's become less about about appealing to geeks and more about pointing out the otherwise generic considerations of 30-something couples. (Like just about every other sitcom in existence)
Calling it now. Show is officially the new Two and a Half Men.
It is pretty funny. Personally, I find it even funnier that so many of the same people would ***** about SJWs if any other group was raging.PunkRex said:
Not a fan of the term, but I do love the irony.PunkRex said:
"That show is offensive!"
"STFU, SJW! Now, the Big Bang Theory offends me, so it's different!"
Except, you know, that's far too self aware.
Well that brings up the point that Charlie Sheen was the highest paid TV actor for a while being on an equally/more shitty show that he didn't even have to act in considering his character was a sexaholic, substance abusing, rich white guy named Charlie.ron1n said:
Why shouldn't the stars of a network's biggest show hold out for a matching salary? The network makes more money from advertising, syndication and merchandising that their salary is just a drop in the bucket.
My wife tried to get me into the show because she and her friends love it. I can't suspend my disbelief that they would endure Sheldon for any reason. From what I've seen, he adds nothing to the group. I asked "is this one of those shows where people don't like him, but they have to put up with him because he helps them pay the rent in a nice building that they otherwise would not have been able to afford?" The answer I received was "no." So they pander to Sheldon's very particular tastes because... all of the other characters are "real enough" to me. I can put myself into their shoes for the most part. What I cannot wrap my mind around is why the hell they would put up with Sheldon or worse yet, bend to his ridiculous whim. Everything I've seen about him makes me think "I would be rubbing my forehead constantly in frustration if I had to be around that guy, and would avoid him at all costs."
As for the contracts, as mentioned here, it sucks the the trio decided "fuck those other guys, we've gotta get ours," as opposed to "let's all stick it out and demand equal pay." I think the network would have caved if those 3 said "pay us all 1 million, or you'll have to write us out of the show as well." I'm not in the business, but I imagine it awkward to work with people that you know don't have your back. What's it like reporting to work knowing that your co-stars are making that much more than you, and weren't willing to go to bat for you? I'm not saying that a janitor has every right to be angry that he's not being paid the same as a CEO. But in this case, as seen with the actors in "Friends," they could have banded together and demanded more. Instead, the trio said "good luck!" That sucks.
As for the contracts, as mentioned here, it sucks the the trio decided "fuck those other guys, we've gotta get ours," as opposed to "let's all stick it out and demand equal pay." I think the network would have caved if those 3 said "pay us all 1 million, or you'll have to write us out of the show as well." I'm not in the business, but I imagine it awkward to work with people that you know don't have your back. What's it like reporting to work knowing that your co-stars are making that much more than you, and weren't willing to go to bat for you? I'm not saying that a janitor has every right to be angry that he's not being paid the same as a CEO. But in this case, as seen with the actors in "Friends," they could have banded together and demanded more. Instead, the trio said "good luck!" That sucks.
That came to my mind immediately, as well. I vividly recall the news that they were turning down something like $750K USD per episode in holding out for the cool million, per actor.SeventhSigil said:
Yet somehow it's nearly impossible to say an actor is greedy. Everyone just agrees they deserve to be zillionaires for being so sooper talented. Only the TV studio could be greedy for *not* paying out extra zillions to already wealthy actors. I'm sure there's a 99% that might benefit if the 1% of actors would stop their greed, maybe because salary superficially reflects upon value and status in the industry.
They're each going to be making a million per episode? I can't believe enough people watch the show to warrant that amount.
Playing Devil's advocate: they got the one million. In hindsight, they would have been fools to accept less than that when it's clear (now) that the network was willing to give it. Let's distill it: the network is willing to give you 1 million, so why would you settle for less than that? We can go back on forth about whether or not that makes them greedy, and how it affects the other 99%, but I think the lesson is "don't settle for less."AgedGrunt said:
That's something that I hope to instill in my daughter, but I don't know how. Especially without her coming across as a "greedy, selfish, *****," or whatever else people will say. But I don't want her "settling" in life. I want her to get/take as much as she can. While it's not "fair" that these actors are paid 1 million per episode, and school teachers probably don't make that their entire careers, life isn't fair, and I think we'll accomplish more if we quit pretending that it is.
People are still watching this after they turned a somewhat funny show into a worse version of friends when they gave each guy his girl and turned 90% of the conversations about relationship problems with some "nerd"-lingo in between?
But good for them i guess. And not so good for Howard and Raj - i preferred those 2 characters to the rest. *shrug*
So much to that non-news.
But good for them i guess. And not so good for Howard and Raj - i preferred those 2 characters to the rest. *shrug*
So much to that non-news.
I find it odd, only people on the internet seem to dislike/hate Big Bang Theory, every single scientist I know in real life (from US, England, Malta, Germany, Italy, and Denmark) either like or love the show.
They are more deserving than most people making that kind of money. Professional sports players and television actors are infinitely better benchmarked than CEOs and penny in front of steamrollers financial market crowd.AndrewC said:
At least they deliver something of worth (to some) for it as well.
this is a Lorre production... he's never been subtle about writing characters out when his actors don't tow the line. Season 8 would probably open with Bernadette pushing howard and raj in front of a train, then disappearing.elvor0 said:
Eh, industry disputes don't interest me much, I admit. so much back-room dealing and corruption involved.
I spend a lot of time defending BBT, for everything from its premise (seriously guys, yes, it makes fun of the main characters for being nerds... making fun of the main characters has been the premise of EVERY sitcom since the 90s) to its sometimes questionable science. Honestly, if it weren't for the big bang theory, I would be convinced that Chuck Lorre was incapable of creating a sitcom world that wasn't populated by sociopaths we're supposed to find funny for being terrible. At least the more terrible characters of BBT are generally neutrally-intentioned, just neurotic.
I feel odd focusing on her since A)I'm not deeply familiar with her work and B)You could say the following about many actors, but I'm both perplexed and intrigued by the idea that Kaley Cuoco is making this kind of money when "Penny" - shallow, catty, materialistic - has more or less been the only character she's played throughout her entire career. She's not bad per se, but I guess sometimes type-casting really isn't a bad thing.
Also, while I agree that much of the show's humor ranges from mildly insulting to outright garbage - though I found some stuff like a discussion on DC's Infinity Crisis and retconning to be surprisingly interesting - I've actually found the show as a whole has been getting better, particularly in character development, which isn't the greatest ever but still exists.
Also, while I agree that much of the show's humor ranges from mildly insulting to outright garbage - though I found some stuff like a discussion on DC's Infinity Crisis and retconning to be surprisingly interesting - I've actually found the show as a whole has been getting better, particularly in character development, which isn't the greatest ever but still exists.
-Sheldon has increasingly come out of his comfort zone, mostly not by choice, but between kissing Amy and actually liking it and having to deal with Leonard and Penny's engagement and the comic store burning down, he finds his little cocoon world is falling apart.
-Penny, quitting her job and devoting herself to her acting career, has settled in a comfortable relationship with Leonard that in one or two episodes transcends the stupid earlier "boy meets girl" tropes and shows them as friends (the Christmas episode where they exchange gifts and tease each other is probably the best example). Hell, they somewhat inverted the proposal by Leonard, after asking her several times, letting her do the asking when/if she felt ready (it didn't stick that way but it was an interesting idea.)
-Howard, once a womanizing sleaze, got married and legitimately became a better person while dealing with his father's abandonment.
-Raj can now speak to women without needing to be drunk and has been on a few dates, even helping one woman who was more self-conscious than he was.
-Amy, previously devoting herself to Sheldon despite his selfishness (which is supposed to be funny but comes off as just awful) is starting to demand more from their relationship.
-Bernadette...has actually gone backwards and often comes off as mean and really unlikeable.
-Penny, quitting her job and devoting herself to her acting career, has settled in a comfortable relationship with Leonard that in one or two episodes transcends the stupid earlier "boy meets girl" tropes and shows them as friends (the Christmas episode where they exchange gifts and tease each other is probably the best example). Hell, they somewhat inverted the proposal by Leonard, after asking her several times, letting her do the asking when/if she felt ready (it didn't stick that way but it was an interesting idea.)
-Howard, once a womanizing sleaze, got married and legitimately became a better person while dealing with his father's abandonment.
-Raj can now speak to women without needing to be drunk and has been on a few dates, even helping one woman who was more self-conscious than he was.
-Amy, previously devoting herself to Sheldon despite his selfishness (which is supposed to be funny but comes off as just awful) is starting to demand more from their relationship.
-Bernadette...has actually gone backwards and often comes off as mean and really unlikeable.