Comments on: TV review: ‘The Big Bang Theory’

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:11:50 +0000

I love this show. Mainly because I know and am one of those guys. Up higher “Steve” said he was a nerd by trade. POSER! I’m a nerd by birth. I speak nine languages and only two of them are human. Top that! :p~~~ My wife loves the show too. She was on the floor laughing when the guys put their X10 on the internet. My response was, “BTDT, like 8 years ago!” Still the reason for doing it was nerdologically correct. And last Halloween, THE DOPLER EFFECT! It still gets me.

By: LM

LM — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:22:21 +0000

I think this is one of the unsung greats of this season. I’ve written twice about it, most recently here:

http://flamingnose.blogspot.com/2007/11/discover-big-bang-theory.html

Heck, I even think the beautiful girl is hitting most of the laughs. Goodness knows it’s got a great timeslot and I just hope that people start appreciating it.

By: Axel

Axel — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:35:17 +0000

I REALLY Like Big Bang Theory. I agree the people who don’t think this is probably one of the funnist shows on TV today are examples of why most american TV is such drivel. This is very close to British Humor. In classic British humor, they take an idea and build on it until it reaches near outlandish purportions. This show is a riot because I have known all of those guys , granted somewhat toned down versons of those guys, but still I can recognize aspects of people I know. All you have to do is go to a Scifi Convention, Gaming Convention, Society for Creative Anchronism group , or talk to a 15 year old that’s hooked on computer games and you’ll see them.

Axel

By: Tami

Tami — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:43:14 +0000

O.K., all you people who don’t think this show is funny, you could’nt be more wrong!!
This show is hysterical. It’s about time we got a funny (laugh track) sitcom that doesnt treat everyone as though they’re stupid. I actually understand most of what they say, and the stuff that goes over my head, is still delivered so well that I am laughing troughout the entire show. Also, I can’t NOT believe that NO ONE has commented on the fact that the show is like a Roseanne reunion. Leonard was David, Darlene works with him and Jackie is Sheldons mom. Just to see these people working together again gives me the warm and fuzzy’s. It’s and added bonus that the show is smart AND hilarious. I HOPE IT’S ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME!!!

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:20:44 +0000

My husband and I are both geeks, although not science geeks, and this is one of our favorite new shows (tied with Reaper)– the one with Sheldon’s mother was the best so far. I’m hoping it hangs in there and doesn’t get cancelled- it’s the best laugh we get all week.

By: Missy

Missy — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:59:15 +0000

I watched the pilot episode twice I thought it was so funny! Jim Parsons (who plays a lead character, Sheldon) is fantastic – his dead-pan delivery is dead on! I’ll watch ’til they cancel!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:11:47 +0000

I love this show. I found myself pulling for Leonard to get the girl. It’s scientific stuff is way over my head so I wouldn’t know if they were giving correct theories or not. However, I think the jokes are funny and I thoroughly enjoy this show. I hope CBS gives it a decent chance.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:40:10 +0000

So I just need somewhere to talk about this show/life and this is google’s #1 so yeah… I’m a chemist (in training) so this show is just fantastic. I got really excited over the Born-Oppenheimer approximation mentioned in the first episode. I passed p chem. So anyway, it’s like 2 AM and I have to get up at 5 but I’m doing some calculations (what else is worth staying up this late?) and money for nothing by zz top starts playing and the timing was just so funny. I’m furiously punching numbers into my calculator with the power riff intro playing in perfect timing.

Oh yeah, and the periodic shower curtains are like $30. That is so stupid.

Acids are way better than bases.

That is all.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:15:41 +0000

I thought this show was great. I am a nerd by trade, though not a physicist (I am a signal processing engineer). I work in a lab where Sheldon’s description of the “mass cultural delusion” would not be out of place. This is what really impressed me: these guys talk like real live nerds. Orange, who posted above, is obviously not working with the right kind of nerds.

What’s more, my wife, who is not nearly as nerdy as me and who is definitely not scientifically or mathematically minded, laughed at the joke cited by Eric (and several more times throughout the show). The humor does not depend on understanding the physics being discussed; the humor is in the absolute geekiness of the thought of putting that on a t-shirt. I actually knew a guy in college who had a t-shirt made that said the following:

And God said

And there was light.

To those who say that the nerdiness is overdone, I say, “That’s how you make it funny.” The genius of Bill Cosby what that he described life accurately, with a few mild exaggerations to really bring it home.

And for what it’s worth, it is refreshing to see a show making references to science that are accurate, even though most of the viewers wouldn’t notice if it were not accurate. I mean, after hearing a Starfleet officer declare that “the phase magnitude of that signal is within a few megahertz of transporter frequencies,” I appreciate the writers doing a little research and/or hiring a decent consultant.

By: John F.

John F. — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:34:07 +0000

I can’t stand this show. Everything about it is totally forced and overwrought, not to mention that the chemistry (what chemistry?) between cast members is totally lacking. This show is trying (and failing miserably) to replace The Class, which won a People’s Choice Award last year for Best New Comedy. If you’re going up against that kind of competition, then you’d better bring more than a few badly timed laugh tracks (especially since The Class made me laugh out loud, often rolling off the couch, with every episode last year). This show failed to generate even one laugh out of either my wife or me, and the example you cite here is a perfect indication of why–it’s pathetically unfunny non-comedy. For most people, you’d have to explain that one on way too many levels, and that just doesn’t make for good comedy. At this point, NOTHING on CBS amounts to anything, not even the much touted How I Met Your Mother, which was forced to switch timeslots with The Class last year in an effort to increase its audience. It’s obvious to me and to many observers (and obviously to the 9 million plus who voted for The Class at the People’s Choice Awards) that CBS has just completely lost sight of what makes good comedy. I mean, when was the last time CBS had a good comdy? M*A*S*H*? Wasn’t The Bob Newhart Show on CBS? Maybe The Odd Couple? I don’t know, but none of those shows have been on for more than two decades.