Come on, that's just unfair stereotyping. There are some great American sitcoms out there. You just must not watch a lot of TV.The Plunk said:
PEOPLE DON'T LIKE A THING THAT I LIKE! WHY?
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As an admitted nerd, who has owned a variety of video game consoles over the years, played Magic: The Gathering for a substantial period of time, and is currently studying a degree in science at university, I have to say I really enjoy it. I don't understand why other people don't, but hey, that's their opinion.
I think the main reason I'm not big on it is twofold:
First, it's essentially Spaced done wrong. In Spaced all the jokes, references and nerd-culture was subtle. It served the plot and served the characters. It was never just a reference in a vacuum. In TBBT, the references are often apropos of nothing. In essence, the fact that they referenced something is often meant to be taken as a joke. That isn't funny. That's just Scary Movie as a sitcom, if slightly less mind-numbing.
Second, and this is just me being petty, the culture that's risen about it. I know I shouldn't get pissed off about this but the whole "gosh, I'm such a nerd" thing is fucking irritating. I didn't start reading comics and playing D&D because a wildly popular sitcom includes both as reference points. I started because I enjoy them. I'm not here to be cool I'm here to have a good time. But hey, as far as I know I've actually just invented this type of fan and they're as real as the "gamer girl" stereotype we've been yelling about lately.
But I wouldn't say I hate the show. Just dislike it.
First, it's essentially Spaced done wrong. In Spaced all the jokes, references and nerd-culture was subtle. It served the plot and served the characters. It was never just a reference in a vacuum. In TBBT, the references are often apropos of nothing. In essence, the fact that they referenced something is often meant to be taken as a joke. That isn't funny. That's just Scary Movie as a sitcom, if slightly less mind-numbing.
Second, and this is just me being petty, the culture that's risen about it. I know I shouldn't get pissed off about this but the whole "gosh, I'm such a nerd" thing is fucking irritating. I didn't start reading comics and playing D&D because a wildly popular sitcom includes both as reference points. I started because I enjoy them. I'm not here to be cool I'm here to have a good time. But hey, as far as I know I've actually just invented this type of fan and they're as real as the "gamer girl" stereotype we've been yelling about lately.
But I wouldn't say I hate the show. Just dislike it.
I'm sorry, but I don't concede that it's garbage. It's popular, and it's fairly well regarded by critics. The public like it, the people whose job it is to decide what's good and what isn't like it.sunsetspawn said:
It's OK if you don't like, humour is subjective. It's OK to not enjoy pizza rolls, but don't try to tell everyone else that the pizza rolls are garbage just because you don't like them.