I actually looked around before posting but not knowing that it was called time stamps I had no luck, thanks for free lesson... I probably just should have quoted someone to figure it out.Abandon4093 said:
PEOPLE DON'T LIKE A THING THAT I LIKE! WHY?
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for me the jokes generally aren't witty enough. there are every now and then the extremely witty joke they have which cracks me up but generally the jokes aren't witty enough for me.
And I'm talking Community witty here.
Also the characters seem a bit shallow to me.
And I'm talking Community witty here.
Also the characters seem a bit shallow to me.
i like the big bang theory, but the I.T crowd beats it by far. the characters are just more likable and real. like in the TBBT the characters are supposed to be nerds but somehow get into a lot of situations that i cant see nerds getting into, wheras in the I.T crowd roy never gets with the ladies
I don't like the show because it basically says this.
oh hey, there are some socially awkward nerds over there. Let us laugh at them because they aren't good at socializing.
Don't socially awkward people have to go through enough humiliation already? Do they need people laughing at them?
oh hey, there are some socially awkward nerds over there. Let us laugh at them because they aren't good at socializing.
Don't socially awkward people have to go through enough humiliation already? Do they need people laughing at them?
but it's not in acronym form it's just some coloured dots between the letters.
So... apparently people have something against live-audience laughter?
Weird. In Britain, a great many comedy shows are filmed in front of a live audience, and I find the laughter actually helps - since, after all, things always get funnier if you're in a group, and the audience helps produce that atmosphere.
Never watched this show, but the thread is insightful about American comedy.
Weird. In Britain, a great many comedy shows are filmed in front of a live audience, and I find the laughter actually helps - since, after all, things always get funnier if you're in a group, and the audience helps produce that atmosphere.
Never watched this show, but the thread is insightful about American comedy.
My statistician friend hates NUMBERS with passion.
I think the same goes for BBT.
People like the characters dislike the portrayal of the characters and those who never took interest in nerd are not interested in the show.
I personally love the show, but I maybe speaking too soon as I have only reached the end of season 3 and just about to start the fourth season.
I think the same goes for BBT.
People like the characters dislike the portrayal of the characters and those who never took interest in nerd are not interested in the show.
I personally love the show, but I maybe speaking too soon as I have only reached the end of season 3 and just about to start the fourth season.
I really like all the characters, I think they're well written. There is a slight bit of character development - I think we can say that Penny becomes more knowledgeable and Raj gets over his fear of talking to women (eventually). But the thing that I've gradually come to hate about it is that Sheldon's become the number one fan favourite, and virtually every episode of TBBT has become about him. He's a great character and all but... it gets tiring. I enjoyed the first couple of seasons where there were more episodes about each of the characters rather than just Sheldon being Sheldon and also being mildly annoying to the other characters and being awkward in social situations.
IDK. It's like that show I watch when I'm waiting for something else to come on.
IDK. It's like that show I watch when I'm waiting for something else to come on.
On the contrary, most people that I know actually like The Big Bang Theory. I personally don?t because the characters are annoying jerks (Sheldon especially, but for some reason, he?s probably the only character I can tolerate), the show relies too strongly on shallow pop culture/self-referential humour, abuses the laugh track more times than a Romanian orphan, and I just don?t find it that funny. At all. I wouldn?t care about the stereotypes if it actually had interesting storylines, character development and, most importantly, was genuinely funny. But it?s not.
I mean, I?ve watched it multiple terms in boredom on E4, and have been forced to at friends? houses, and I think I?ve only genuinely laughed about two times in all the episodes I?ve watched. It?s not that I don?t get it?I do. But most of the jokes are nothing more than references to gaming consoles or complicated science, as if they?re trying to reach out of the screen and say to a nerd or someone that just finds nerds funny, ?Look, we?re acknowledging you! Laugh with me, Padawans!?
But hey, one of my favourite sitcoms is Friends, and I know a couple of people who can?t stand it. No biggie.
I mean, I?ve watched it multiple terms in boredom on E4, and have been forced to at friends? houses, and I think I?ve only genuinely laughed about two times in all the episodes I?ve watched. It?s not that I don?t get it?I do. But most of the jokes are nothing more than references to gaming consoles or complicated science, as if they?re trying to reach out of the screen and say to a nerd or someone that just finds nerds funny, ?Look, we?re acknowledging you! Laugh with me, Padawans!?
But hey, one of my favourite sitcoms is Friends, and I know a couple of people who can?t stand it. No biggie.
Inserting a laugh track is a horrible form of trying to make something funny.
And it takes someone really easily amused to actually be tricked by it.
And it takes someone really easily amused to actually be tricked by it.
Well, the reason I don't like it is three fold:
1) I generally dislike American comedies that lean towards harsh studio lighting, excessive makeup, and what I consider to be a "contrived, over-controlled" atmosphere. Everyone always looks and acts so prosthetic in these things, it actually weirds me out.
2) I don't find the jokes funny (assuming that is what they're supposed to be). Last time I watched it, the gag consisted of seeing the tall nerd acting upset, because he can't use the washroom on his preferred day. The scene laboured this gag for about five minutes. I'm not sure which part I was supposed to find funny - the childish gurning, the implausibly poor priorities, or the implied OCD/autism.
3) The concept of laughing at nerds just feels really dated. Nerd culture is really prevalent in this day and age, and I suppse nerds are meant to be the target audience for this show (I guess), but Big Bang Theory just seems to be a vehicle for laughing at everything nerds say and do - which was tired as a premise, even by the 1980s. Nerds being awkward around women? Comic relief Indians? Thrown in sci-fi/science references in casual conversation? Yawn.
1) I generally dislike American comedies that lean towards harsh studio lighting, excessive makeup, and what I consider to be a "contrived, over-controlled" atmosphere. Everyone always looks and acts so prosthetic in these things, it actually weirds me out.
2) I don't find the jokes funny (assuming that is what they're supposed to be). Last time I watched it, the gag consisted of seeing the tall nerd acting upset, because he can't use the washroom on his preferred day. The scene laboured this gag for about five minutes. I'm not sure which part I was supposed to find funny - the childish gurning, the implausibly poor priorities, or the implied OCD/autism.
3) The concept of laughing at nerds just feels really dated. Nerd culture is really prevalent in this day and age, and I suppse nerds are meant to be the target audience for this show (I guess), but Big Bang Theory just seems to be a vehicle for laughing at everything nerds say and do - which was tired as a premise, even by the 1980s. Nerds being awkward around women? Comic relief Indians? Thrown in sci-fi/science references in casual conversation? Yawn.
I hate the show, if you actually watch and listen to what is being said a lot of the time, they are poking fun at the nerdy types. This started, and was meant to be a show about nerds for nerds, but it quickly became a show for the masses to have a laugh at the nerds expense. It's not subtle either, they have full on said as much in the show.
Also, as many have said, the laugh track. Watch the show with the laugh track taken out, there are a few edits around the internet. The jokes are horrible, and mixing in with my first point, are clearly written by people who aren't nerds, but have researched ways to make them look as socially inept as possible so the masses can laugh at them.
It also doesn't help that none of the actors are actual nerds, and infact the guys that play Leonard and Sheldon are massive assholes in real life, it really puts me off.
If you want some intelligent comedies, try Arrested Development (which I am sure most people on here have seen) or another, lesser known one, Dead Like Me.
Also, as many have said, the laugh track. Watch the show with the laugh track taken out, there are a few edits around the internet. The jokes are horrible, and mixing in with my first point, are clearly written by people who aren't nerds, but have researched ways to make them look as socially inept as possible so the masses can laugh at them.
It also doesn't help that none of the actors are actual nerds, and infact the guys that play Leonard and Sheldon are massive assholes in real life, it really puts me off.
If you want some intelligent comedies, try Arrested Development (which I am sure most people on here have seen) or another, lesser known one, Dead Like Me.
I do love TBBT. Someone mentioned Spaced and IT Crowd, both are better, but TBBT is still lovely.
See, although I don't remember that bit, simply reading you recounting it and imagining Sheldon and Penny doing that bit made me snigger. It's the awkwardness that makes it work, it's not just smooth quips, it's realistic vaguely face-palm-y situations.PsychedelicDiamond said:
Isn't he's over that? He was talking to women sober now last time I checked, admittedly I haven't been following it that closely for the last season or so... but yeah, I do think that now they're so popular the series doesn't try as hard, it happens with a lot of franchises, unfortunately.Rylot said:
It's just not funny.
You can go through quite a few of these on youtube and each one is worse than the last.
Most modern sitcoms fail the "opinion" argument. It's not a good show and if you like it you should just admit that you like garbage. It's okay to like garbage, just don't like garbage and tell me it's pizza rolls.
Wait, what?
You can go through quite a few of these on youtube and each one is worse than the last.
Most modern sitcoms fail the "opinion" argument. It's not a good show and if you like it you should just admit that you like garbage. It's okay to like garbage, just don't like garbage and tell me it's pizza rolls.
Wait, what?