Big Bang Theory

[Rico]

Another new episode tonight...

The Big Bang Theory - The Cohabitation Formulation

[Rico]

Preview for tonight's new episode.  Looks like fun!

The Big Bang Theory - The Toast Derivation

[spaltor]

I'm beginning to get frustrated with this show.  Is it just me, or does it seem to have gotten much more "mainstream" this season?  Where are the geek jokes?  The unviersity?  The research?  It's become about weird friends and their quest for sex.

[billybob476]

Well I'd say it has always been about weird friends and their quest for sex.

[Bryancd]

Well I'd say it has always been about weird friends and their quest for sex.

Sounds like my teenage years pretty much well summed up.

[billybob476]

Well I'd say it has always been about weird friends and their quest for sex.

Sounds like my teenage years pretty much well summed up.

/seconded.

[spaltor]

Right, but it used to be more than that.  And it also used to be done differently.  I don't know how to describe it, really. 

There used to be something different and appealing about this show, and now it just seems like any other sitcom.  Almost like it's being dumbed down for a general audience.

[Rico]

I wouldn't call it dumbed down.  I think they are just trying new things.  It's also partly because they are bringing more girls into the series.  Keep in mind this season they have had Wil Wheaton, the Indiana Jones episode, the costume Justice League show, and others.  And most weeks there are a ton of geek-jokes - many Trek related ones, like Penny and her "shields" being up.  I would agree the show has changed and evolved but I still find plenty of geek moments and enjoy it a lot each week.

[jedijeff]

I find a lot of shows have Geek references in them, maybe more subtle then Big Bang Theory, but it is out there a lot. Shows like How I met your Mother, The Office and 30 Rock are littered with cool geek references, and not in a mocking manner either. Every time they go to Barneys apartment or house in How I met your Mother, there is something geeky cool there.

I must admit, I was a bit let down on this weeks episode, as I was hoping for more Levar Burton, but the one seen seemed to fit well. Maybe he will be back in a future episode along with evil Wil Wheaton :) .

[sheldor]

This hasn't been my favorite season but still enjoyable

[billybob476]

I think what you guys are seeing is the influence a girlfriend is having on Sheldon. This season seems to be concentrating a bit more on him learning how to handle different social situations and less on firing one joke after the other. It's not dumbed down, just...different.

[spaltor]

Maybe that's it - I don't like Amy at. all.  She's a copy of Lilith (Cheers), and IMHO a bad one.  Bernadette is okay, but her kinks seem unnecessary.

I know stereotypes are funny, but could they give us a geeky girl that's actually attractive?  Or an attractive guy that's not dumb as a brick?

[billybob476]

Waht about Raj's sister?

[Jobydrone]

Hey watch what you say about my girl Blossom! 

[Rico]

Maybe that's it - I don't like Amy at. all.  She's a copy of Lilith (Cheers), and IMHO a bad one.  Bernadette is okay, but her kinks seem unnecessary.

I know stereotypes are funny, but could they give us a geeky girl that's actually attractive?  Or an attractive guy that's not dumb as a brick?

I think Bernadette is very pretty, and pretty geeky too.

If you want another attractive geek girl on TV right now, watch "No Ordinary Family."  Autumn Reeser who plays Katie on there is a huge comic book fan and geek.  She's always quoting characters from comics, "Star Wars" things and so forth.