The Big Bang Theory

[Ted Striker]

Just checked and don't think he's actually in Argo...Just someone who looks wierdy (and a bit like him)!

 

[Kid_Eternity]

S6ep7 is back to the old form. Brilliant! And Amy and Bernadette aren't in it. Coincidence...?

Have to say it's lost a little of it's geekery since they've turned it into Friends.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Amy has some of the best lines I reckon. She's definitely a more interesting character than Penny.

 

[danny la rouge]

She's definitely a more interesting character than Penny.

That's spelled "<knock, knock, knock> Penny".

 

[gentlegreen]

Penny works because of her similarity with Sheldon - in the sense of her hicksville upbringing... and her relationship with Leonard raises interesting issues about what constitutes a relationship.

 

[gabi]

I know Leonard is played by a bloke called Johnny Galecki, but I only know that because I saw a brilliant quote from him that someone postedon facebook, relating to rumours about him being gay:

that's fucking brilliant

 

[Greebo]

Penny works because of her similarity with Sheldon - in the sense of her hicksville upbringing... and her relationship with Leonard raises interesting issues about what constitutes a relationship.

Okay GG that's really scary, a nerd (or is it geek?) dissecting a comedy with nerds/geeks in it from an anthropological view.

 

[gentlegreen]

I don't even have an engineering degree.

 

[paul russell999]

I've got to agree with the people who think that Bernadette and, in particular, Amy are a bit cringeworthy. My enjoyment of the episodes is pretty much in inverse proportion (???) to how long Amy is on the screen.

 

[gentlegreen]

I'm guessing they wanted a proper scientist in the cast.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Penny works because of her similarity with Sheldon - in the sense of her hicksville upbringing... and her relationship with Leonard raises interesting issues about what constitutes a relationship.

Excuse me, but I had that upbringing.

Anyway, I thought she was from Omaha. Omaha is a city of 400K people.

 

[T & P]

I don't mind Amy. Giving Sheldon a girlfriend was a great move IMO, and Amy is unhinged enough to fit the bill.

Am I the only one who thinks Raj is the weak link?

 

[Epona]

I actually like Bernadette and find her funny - her role as a sort of continuation of Howard's mother is hilarious, she has some great lines and delivers them well.

Some of the posts on this thread seem to come down to little more than 'meh, we don't want gurls in the show, they ruin it', which I disagree with. It's just Amy I find annoying, because the character is completely unrealistic in any way because she's overly caricatured beyond the point where there's any common ground allowing me to relate to her. I'd rather have Leslie Winkle back, intellectually sparring/getting into confrontations with Sheldon, that was far more interesting and funny, and she was realistic - that could so easily have been developed into a far more interesting hate/love/intellectual competitive type scenario despite her earlier dalliances with Leonard. Bring back Leslie Winkle!

 

[zoooo]

I bloody loved Leslie Winkle.
But actually I like Amy and Bernadette too. So having all of them would be a-ok.

For a long time, maybe a whole series or two, I wasn't that fond of Raj or Howard, but eventually they grew on me and now I love 'em all.

 

[danny la rouge]

Excuse me, but I had that upbringing.

Anyway, I thought she was from Omaha. Omaha is a city of 400K people.

I thought she was from a small town in Nebraska? She may have mentioned Omaha as part of her travel plans, but I'm pretty sure it's a small town she's supposed to be from.

 

[danny la rouge]

I think I may know too much about this.

 

[gentlegreen]

I thought she was from a small town in Nebraska? She may have mentioned Omaha as part of her travel plans, but I'm pretty sure it's a small town she's supposed to be from.

Principle pastime "cow-tipping" apparently - whatever that is ...

 

[Chz]

The writers loved Leslie Winkle too; but they found it nigh-impossible to make her character mesh with the rest of the cast on a continuing basis. They'd made her a regular member of the cast at one point (like Stuart is this year), but it just didn't work out. I can see why.

FWIW, Amy is meant to be Sheldon's match - except with hormones.

 

[danny la rouge]

I like this show. Every weekend I watch this programs with my family. really awesome TV series.

Would you know where I can click links for this stuff? If not, I'm in the mood for terrible, boring shite. Know any James Bond or Hobbit links?

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Principle pastime "cow-tipping" apparently - whatever that is ...

I'd have gotten a beating for cow-tipping. Rat plinking was ok.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Cow tipping:

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...2977436520DD6A9B5BB929&view=detail&FORM=VIRE4

 

[gentlegreen]

Whenever I hear that said, I think of "sheep tupping" - which is something entirely different.

 

[Sirena]

The writers loved Leslie Winkle too; but they found it nigh-impossible to make her character mesh with the rest of the cast on a continuing basis. They'd made her a regular member of the cast at one point (like Stuart is this year), but it just didn't work out. I can see why.

FWIW, Amy is meant to be Sheldon's match - except with hormones.

I think I agree that Amy and Bernadette are a bit boring. But I like Leslie Winkle (when she occasionally popped in) and I just love Stuart

 

[gentlegreen]

Spoiler

I feel at home with TBBT because I was a great fan of Roseanne

 

[gentlegreen]

I actually just downloaded the Big Bang "whip" app for my Android phone.

 

[paul russell999]

I thought she was from a small town in Nebraska? She may have mentioned Omaha as part of her travel plans, but I'm pretty sure it's a small town she's supposed to be from.

I was sad enough to look at Wikipedia about this, which says "Penny ... Originally from a small town outside of Omaha, Nebraska..."

 

[zoooo]

I like Kripke.
(God knows how you spell that. Americans' names be weird.)

 

[Deareg]

I have only started to read this thread but am wondering, At what point did people start liking it? I have only been watching it myself for about 6 months or so and think it is brilliant.

 

[gentlegreen]

It took me years of ignoring it because of my vast age - though during my disco days (late 30s), I actually watched Friends - and I was into Roseanne before that ...
So it was last Xmas - found it complimented Brian Cox well - I'm more of a mechanic than even a mere engineer and have always mistrusted physics and maths, but I watched a lot of his stuff and even found myself recognising Mars in the sky ...

I still struggle with the computer game and comic thing though .... and I have never watched Star Wars or Indiana Jones or read Tolkien and hope never to have it inflicted on me.

 

[Greebo]

I have only started to read this thread but am wondering, At what point did people start liking it? I have only been watching it myself for about 6 months or so and think it is brilliant.

Episode one, series one.