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I do not intend for this to be patronizing at all, but is it mostl popular outside NY? Is it mostly popular with college kids? It's just incredible to me that I could talk about tv with a lot of people (friends, coworkers, family) and no one ever mentions it, NCIS (I'm not even sure what this is) or any other CBS show. The only CBS show I ever hear anyone mention is Survivor, and even that is maybe 2 people in the last 8 years.
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I thought they might have gone that route. It would have been MAGICAL.
NCIS is older people. I haven't checked Big Bang Theory's demographics much lately, but I would guess it also skews old.
EDIT: CBS also doesn't really aim for that kind of show. They're mostly procedurals with relatively likable characters or traditional sitcoms that go setup -> punchline -> audience laughter -> setup -> punchline -> etc. The only one of their scripted shows that isn't fairly traditional in structure is How I Met Your Mother.
Also also, "you may notice my swagger has a new swagger" was the best. THE BEST!
I was incredibly glad they didn't go there. so so happy.
plus they already laid the brando joke out for us
I'm in NY and everyone talks about two shows: Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother.
You're falling into the trap of assuming your environment is reflective of society at large. You just happen to live in an area where people don't watch BBT, or just don't talk about watching BBT.
It worked there, not so sure it would've worked in Community. Good episode, definitely agree that Troy is the normal one of the group.
It's just very surprising to me. Could it be based on education levels (the NBC comedies seem smarter in general)? I mean, I could just happen to only know people who don't watch it, but that seems like a huge coincidence. There must be some demographic reason (there isn't much diviersity in the people I know).
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The only problem I had with it is that Abed's been pretty normal lately. Like, he's still silly and wacky but he hasn't seemed so dangerously out of touch with reality, whereas this episode was like the Christmas one where he was proper-crazy. It seemed like a sudden shift in character. On the other hand, it was funny, so whatever, and I guess discovering celebrity look-alikes for hire might explain a sudden regression.
I know, I know... she's the worst. but that doesn't mean she has to be completely dumb and useless.
Nope, still the worst. If she hadn't talked to Jeff about the pills, his doctor wouldnt have given him the second pill which made him hulk out.
"There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as Heaven does its rains, shower its favors alike on the high and the low, the rich and the poor, it would be an unqualified blessing." -- Andrew Jackson
BBT is full of stereotypes that are borderline offensive. The Jewish Mama's boy, The Indian thats shy around women(and is effeminate) and the Nerd that is so obsessed with his pursuits that he can't function in society. All of these characters where stereotypes that where old in early 90s. Its not the 90s anymore, its not even the 00s.
Contrast Abed to Sheldon. One is a good character, the other is a offensive caricature. Unfortunately one practically unknown, while the other is Americas biggest breakout star.
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ok, but does evil Britta wear the goatee, not wear the goatee, or wear it and dye it blue to match that streak in her hair?
it's a caricature on a sit com. pretty standard stuff.
If you look at Sheldon as an over-the-top nerd character, it's so ridiculous it's hard to be offended.
If, however, you look at him as a character with a social disorder, it's the most offensive depiction of such on television.
I'm pretty sure that Sheldon was based on people the writers actually knew.
I don't see how that changes anything. If anything, it's more insulting. Yeah, people with social disorders are awkward and weird and have difficulty relating or empathizing with others. That's hard enough without people looking at them as jesters in the most medieval sense. Whether they knew that's what they were doing or not when they wrote the character, that's how it plays out.
The Dean's reaction to Jeff's new swagger was priceless.
Offense has got to be the goosiest and most useless emotion ever.
I gotta say, sometimes I watch BBT because I just need to turn the brain off and chill out, so I choose it over Commnity.
What's your analysis of House and Sherlock?
The point of Sheldon is that he's awesome because he doesn't see himself limited by arbitrary social conventions. The appeal is that the audience often wishes that they could get away with the same thing.
Maybe Chevy Chase doesn't exist in their reality.
What a magical reality that must be.
But they have Abed's show about themselves. Which would essentially be Community
edit: also, does the audio in the Hulu version seem desynchronized slightly? The audio being slightly ahead of the footage.
edit 2: ah, it is- at least on my end. I cannot watch this
House is an anti-social character with a drug addiction who is shown as struggling daily to relate to the few people he hasnt driven away. The show is a drama and he's a tragic character. Sherlock is much the same. You can't possibly compare a serious, if somewhat soap-opera take on a character to a one-dimensional clown who's sole purpose is "gosh, this guy's so weird, isn't that funny?
Sometimes I wonder if you intentionally try to say the most absurd things possible
i watched it on hulu a little bit ago and the audio was fine... maybe just try again later? sorry, I wish I could be more helpful.
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Shirley headshakingly saying 'the worst'
"It appears you've all noticed that my swagger has gotten a new swagger"
"I explained that really well"
"I'm an exceptional narcissist"
"Abed was the volleyball?" "That makes sense"
Also, the second scene line "I don't know who told you pouting was an option for you, but all you're making me feel right now is hatred of Renee Zellweger" is amazing.
Wow, it sounds like you completely miss the entire point of the character.
I mean, do you really think your analysis is why the guy won two Emmy's and a golden globe for best actor. That doesn't happen because, "LOL, Weirdo!"
The Emmys (and most award shows) seem more like popularity contests more often than not.