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I can't remember the last time I watched a comedy series to the end. I like the first couple seasons of big bang theory. Then Kaley Cuoco started dating Leonard and Blossom was on it a lot and I kind of stopped. I liked the office. Then somebody bought dunder mifflin or something, stopped. I liked always sunny. Then Danny devito. Stopped. How I met your mother. No idea when I stopped. No real reason. Don't mind watching it, just stopped. 30 rock. So good early on. Can't remember when our why I stopped. So many good comedies and either they couldn't sustain it or I just got bored with it.

 
Pumpnick said:
I just don't get it? horrible
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Ok, so the basic idea is that at the "beginning" of our universe, all matter was compacted into a single, super-dense speck. Then something happened to cause that speck to start expanding at incredible speeds. This "explosion" was the Big Bang. Since then, matter in the universe has been expanding farther and farther from the center.

An accompanying theory is that, at some point, the universe will reach its limit, and then will start to contract. Eventually it will all collapse back down into a single, super-dense speck and the whole cycle will start again.

 
Pumpnick said:
I just don't get it? horrible
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This thread 2 or 3 years ago wouldn't have made any sense but now...yeah the show is past it's peak and gone downhill fast.

 
bostonfred said:
I can't remember the last time I watched a comedy series to the end. I like the first couple seasons of big bang theory. Then Kaley Cuoco started dating Leonard and Blossom was on it a lot and I kind of stopped. I liked the office. Then somebody bought dunder mifflin or something, stopped. I liked always sunny. Then Danny devito. Stopped. How I met your mother. No idea when I stopped. No real reason. Don't mind watching it, just stopped. 30 rock. So good early on. Can't remember when our why I stopped. So many good comedies and either they couldn't sustain it or I just got bored with it.
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So you watched sunny in Philadelphia for 7 whole episodes? :lol:

 
belljr said:
bostonfred said:
I can't remember the last time I watched a comedy series to the end. I like the first couple seasons of big bang theory. Then Kaley Cuoco started dating Leonard and Blossom was on it a lot and I kind of stopped. I liked the office. Then somebody bought dunder mifflin or something, stopped. I liked always sunny. Then Danny devito. Stopped. How I met your mother. No idea when I stopped. No real reason. Don't mind watching it, just stopped. 30 rock. So good early on. Can't remember when our why I stopped. So many good comedies and either they couldn't sustain it or I just got bored with it.
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So you watched sunny in Philadelphia for 7 whole episodes? :lol:
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three seasons maybe? I don't know. I definitely watched a bunch of his episodes. Just don't like him. Every scene he's in is worse because of him.
 
No I'm saying Danny devito was added in the 8th episode ever on sunny. The start of season 2. Season 1 was only 7 episodes

It's not like it was on for years before he joined :)

 
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bostonfred said:
I can't remember the last time I watched a comedy series to the end. I like the first couple seasons of big bang theory. Then Kaley Cuoco started dating Leonard and Blossom was on it a lot and I kind of stopped. I liked the office. Then somebody bought dunder mifflin or something, stopped. I liked always sunny. Then Danny devito. Stopped. How I met your mother. No idea when I stopped. No real reason. Don't mind watching it, just stopped. 30 rock. So good early on. Can't remember when our why I stopped. So many good comedies and either they couldn't sustain it or I just got bored with it.
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This.

 
bostonfred said:
I can't remember the last time I watched a comedy series to the end. I like the first couple seasons of big bang theory. Then Kaley Cuoco started dating Leonard and Blossom was on it a lot and I kind of stopped. I liked the office. Then somebody bought dunder mifflin or something, stopped. I liked always sunny. Then Danny devito. Stopped. How I met your mother. No idea when I stopped. No real reason. Don't mind watching it, just stopped. 30 rock. So good early on. Can't remember when our why I stopped. So many good comedies and either they couldn't sustain it or I just got bored with it.
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This is kinda where I'm at...

Early Bing Bang Theory was formulaic as most sitCom's are, but it was also pretty clever. Great for mindless humor after a long day when you want to just turn your brain off and be entertained. Has its time and place, I guess. But yeah... it's been in a downward spiral for a while now.

 
bcdjr1 said:
Pumpnick said:
I just don't get it? horrible
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Ok, so the basic idea is that at the "beginning" of our universe, all matter was compacted into a single, super-dense speck. Then something happened to cause that speck to start expanding at incredible speeds. This "explosion" was the Big Bang. Since then, matter in the universe has been expanding farther and farther from the center.

An accompanying theory is that, at some point, the universe will reach its limit, and then will start to contract. Eventually it will all collapse back down into a single, super-dense speck and the whole cycle will start again.
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Bazinga

 
I do like the guest actors that they get. Christine Baranski and Laurie Metcalf are very good as Leonard and Sheldon's mothers. Bob Newhart is also good as Professor Proton.

 
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bostonfred said:
I can't remember the last time I watched a comedy series to the end. I like the first couple seasons of big bang theory. Then Kaley Cuoco started dating Leonard and Blossom was on it a lot and I kind of stopped. I liked the office. Then somebody bought dunder mifflin or something, stopped. I liked always sunny. Then Danny devito. Stopped. How I met your mother. No idea when I stopped. No real reason. Don't mind watching it, just stopped. 30 rock. So good early on. Can't remember when our why I stopped. So many good comedies and either they couldn't sustain it or I just got bored with it.
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This is kinda where I'm at...

Early Bing Bang Theory was formulaic as most sitCom's are, but it was also pretty clever. Great for mindless humor after a long day when you want to just turn your brain off and be entertained. Has its time and place, I guess. But yeah... it's been in a downward spiral for a while now.
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Most shows peak in their first few years and then they just become a cash cow set on automatic.

 
bcdjr1 said:
Pumpnick said:
I just don't get it? horrible
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Ok, so the basic idea is that at the "beginning" of our universe, all matter was compacted into a single, super-dense speck. Then something happened to cause that speck to start expanding at incredible speeds. This "explosion" was the Big Bang. Since then, matter in the universe has been expanding farther and farther from the center.An accompanying theory is that, at some point, the universe will reach its limit, and then will start to contract. Eventually it will all collapse back down into a single, super-dense speck and the whole cycle will start again.
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It seems unlikely given what we know today that the universe will contract. It is not only expanding it is getting faster not slowing down.
 
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Mr. Ected said:
I do like the guest actors that they get. Christine Baranski and Laurie Metcalf are very good as Leonard and Sheldon's mothers. Bob Newhart is also good as Professor Proton.
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Those three are great. Kripkie is $$ also. I used to love this show but now its pretty bad. Penny's hair hasn't helped. When I go back and watch the old Three and a Half Men show's this stuff looks even worse now.
 
:shrug: I still like it and find it funny...watch it every week.

Look...for those of you complaining about Penny's visual decline (early seasons, she had hair and was frequently wearing shirts with no bra, lately she looks matronly), all I have to say is that if the show ever is really in ratings jeopardy, all they have to do is write some episodes where Bernadette has a slutty phase, and that'll pull everyone right back in. She's stacked... :eek:

 
Fat Nick said:
:shrug: I still like it and find it funny...watch it every week.

Look...for those of you complaining about Penny's visual decline (early seasons, she had hair and was frequently wearing shirts with no bra, lately she looks matronly), all I have to say is that if the show ever is really in ratings jeopardy, all they have to do is write some episodes where Bernadette has a slutty phase, and that'll pull everyone right back in. She's stacked... :eek:
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Yeah Bernadette is really put together.

 
Fat Nick said:
:shrug: I still like it and find it funny...watch it every week.

Look...for those of you complaining about Penny's visual decline (early seasons, she had hair and was frequently wearing shirts with no bra, lately she looks matronly), all I have to say is that if the show ever is really in ratings jeopardy, all they have to do is write some episodes where Bernadette has a slutty phase, and that'll pull everyone right back in. She's stacked... :eek:
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bostonfred said:
I can't remember the last time I watched a comedy series to the end. I like the first couple seasons of big bang theory. Then Kaley Cuoco started dating Leonard and Blossom was on it a lot and I kind of stopped. I liked the office. Then somebody bought dunder mifflin or something, stopped. I liked always sunny. Then Danny devito. Stopped. How I met your mother. No idea when I stopped. No real reason. Don't mind watching it, just stopped. 30 rock. So good early on. Can't remember when our why I stopped. So many good comedies and either they couldn't sustain it or I just got bored with it.
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This is kinda where I'm at...

Early Bing Bang Theory was formulaic as most sitCom's are, but it was also pretty clever. Great for mindless humor after a long day when you want to just turn your brain off and be entertained. Has its time and place, I guess. But yeah... it's been in a downward spiral for a while now.
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Early Jim Parsons was really clever too...one of the best acting jobs I've ever seen in a sitcom.

 
Meh. I don't mind it. It's not nearly as good as it once was, but what sitcom is after many years of being on air?

 
NCCommish said:
bcdjr1 said:
Pumpnick said:
I just don't get it? horrible
Click to expand...
Ok, so the basic idea is that at the "beginning" of our universe, all matter was compacted into a single, super-dense speck. Then something happened to cause that speck to start expanding at incredible speeds. This "explosion" was the Big Bang. Since then, matter in the universe has been expanding farther and farther from the center.An accompanying theory is that, at some point, the universe will reach its limit, and then will start to contract. Eventually it will all collapse back down into a single, super-dense speck and the whole cycle will start again.
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It seems unlikely given what we know today that the universe will contract. It is not only expanding it is getting faster not slowing down.
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Yes, current observations suggest The Big Rip lies ahead as every bit of matter and space gets infinitely stretched

 
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As far as the show goes, I loved it for a long time, but the last couple seasons have been rather blah. I like it enough to still watch, but I am unimpressed.

 
bostonfred said:
I can't remember the last time I watched a comedy series to the end. I like the first couple seasons of big bang theory. Then Kaley Cuoco started dating Leonard and Blossom was on it a lot and I kind of stopped. I liked the office. Then somebody bought dunder mifflin or something, stopped. I liked always sunny. Then Danny devito. Stopped. How I met your mother. No idea when I stopped. No real reason. Don't mind watching it, just stopped. 30 rock. So good early on. Can't remember when our why I stopped. So many good comedies and either they couldn't sustain it or I just got bored with it.
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You stopped watching Sunny when Danny DeVito showed up? That might be the most insane thing I've ever read on this board.

 
Like most shows, it has to evolve....but it doesn't want to in a way that upsets the formula too much. To that, you get:

1. The marriage....but the predictable "Leonard still has to live with Sheldon".

2. Penny (I'm presuming Cuoco wanted her character to mature), getting a job as a high dollar Pharma-Girl and losing her 'twentysomething" hotness.

3. Raj getting the hot girlfriend, but still embracing his metro/bromance relationship with Howard.

4. Almost on cue (due to sweeps/ratings) evolutions in Sheldon and Amy's relationship.

The smartest thing they probably could have done was have Penny become a cult movie star due to her Ape Movie. At least they could have gotten a couple of seasons out of her embracing (and deriding) the nerdom that comes with the Comic/FanboyConvention Circuit and more fully embrace the World that the guys enjoy so much. You could have had a season where shes's the objecy of the advances of a real actor playing himseld and brought him on for awhile (someone who has the nerd cred or something like that so you could juxtapose the Boys idolization of him/his character with their hatred for trying to steal Penny). You might have even been able to make it sort of a "nerd" Entourage type show...as Penny would start getting casted in other fanboy movies that the Boys love. Instead...they went predictable.

 
Thunderlips said:
Like most shows, it has to evolve....but it doesn't want to in a way that upsets the formula too much. To that, you get:

1. The marriage....but the predictable "Leonard still has to live with Sheldon".

2. Penny (I'm presuming Cuoco wanted her character to mature), getting a job as a high dollar Pharma-Girl and losing her 'twentysomething" hotness.

3. Raj getting the hot girlfriend, but still embracing his metro/bromance relationship with Howard.

4. Almost on cue (due to sweeps/ratings) evolutions in Sheldon and Amy's relationship.

The smartest thing they probably could have done was have Penny become a cult movie star due to her Ape Movie. At least they could have gotten a couple of seasons out of her embracing (and deriding) the nerdom that comes with the Comic/FanboyConvention Circuit and more fully embrace the World that the guys enjoy so much. You could have had a season where shes's the objecy of the advances of a real actor playing himseld and brought him on for awhile (someone who has the nerd cred or something like that so you could juxtapose the Boys idolization of him/his character with their hatred for trying to steal Penny). You might have even been able to make it sort of a "nerd" Entourage type show...as Penny would start getting casted in other fanboy movies that the Boys love. Instead...they went predictable.
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I personally hoped that when Leonard was going to get married that they brought back Priya or Leslie Winkle for some episodes.

 
Slipped a little the last two seasons with Penny getting a real job, still histerical though. They are getting some good laughs out of Amy & Sheldon breaking up this season, but that will probably be short lived.

Biggest issue the show has to deal with is just the natural progression of the characters lives. Leonard & Penny are married now. Raj has a GF (although setup to end.) How long before the Howard & Bernadette want to have a kid plotline?

 
Galileo said:
As far as the show goes, I loved it for a long time, but the last couple seasons have been rather blah. I like it enough to still watch, but I am unimpressed.
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This is where I am at. The show was funny at first but it got old. My DVR is still programmed to record so I watch it occasionally. Some weeks I just delete it. I would not care if the show ended immediately.

 
"We're nerdy"

*laughtrack*

"We play video games"

*lauggtrack*

"We aren't athletic"

*laughtrack*

I probably left out some laughtracks, but you get the gist.

 
bostonfred said:
I can't remember the last time I watched a comedy series to the end. I like the first couple seasons of big bang theory. Then Kaley Cuoco started dating Leonard and Blossom was on it a lot and I kind of stopped. I liked the office. Then somebody bought dunder mifflin or something, stopped. I liked always sunny. Then Danny devito. Stopped. How I met your mother. No idea when I stopped. No real reason. Don't mind watching it, just stopped. 30 rock. So good early on. Can't remember when our why I stopped. So many good comedies and either they couldn't sustain it or I just got bored with it.
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Does it count as "watching a comedy series to the end" if the show gets cancelled and you're still watching? I was still all-in on Arrested Development to the end in its run on network TV, but that one ended prematurely. For a network sitcom that had a bunch of seasons and a proper finale where I watched every episode (or almost every episode) during its run, I think I might need to go all the way back to Seinfeld. I can't think of any since then.

 
I like Big Bang Theory and The Office :shrug:

Of course the last few seasons have been a noticeable step-down, but that's pretty much true for every sitcom this far in. Just like all the rest, they've started structuring the episodes around advancing the plot with humor thrown in where they can fit it rather than setting up the entire episode around something that they can create jokes off of.

It's still a LOT better than How I Met Your Mother was in its last couple seasons.

 
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