If Raj and Stewart actually start dating, I will forgive all. As long as they never change the theme song.
Angel: Miss me? Lilah: Only in the sense of…no.
'Just Rewards (2)'
Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants
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-t - Sep 27, 2012 6:15:09 pm PDT #6024 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Steph L. - Sep 27, 2012 6:17:40 pm PDT #6025 of 8624
I look more rad than Lutheranism
If Raj and Stewart actually start dating, I will forgive all.
I was thinking the same thing!
§ ita § - Sep 27, 2012 6:32:46 pm PDT #6026 of 8624
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I decided to try an entire episode of BBT, and I still feel the same disconnect as I did to shorter clips. The punchy things described above, but to Stewart and the astronauts also (well, not the Russian guy--I've had a thing for him for a while). I'd be impressed if the took the clueless moment and made it a gay relationship, but I don't imagine I'd find it funny.
Okay, now 2 1/2 Men came on, and Kutcher is still working that really pretty not attractive thing, and this isn't punchy, this is hives. Gotta go.
-t - Sep 27, 2012 7:32:55 pm PDT #6027 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's a strange thing to say about a sitcom, but I don't really watch it for the humor. When it started it was just such a treat to see actual science-y jokes on TV, the kinds of things we would chortle over in college as we plowed through acres of homework. There's less of that lately, for my money, but I really like Sheldon and especially Sheldon's friendship with Penny (neither of which were really shown off well in this episode). And the other characters have their moments. Any given episode will not be dense with moments I can cherish, but there are enough to keep me coming back.
And I do really like the theme song. BNL!
Also, it's on at seven here, which is when I am vulnerable to shows that wouldn't make it up against things I like better (see also: HIMYM)
§ ita § - Sep 27, 2012 7:52:24 pm PDT #6028 of 8624
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I didn't laugh for the first season of Arrested Development, but I was glued to the screen and fascinated by just about everyone. The disliking was some of the most well orchestrated in any sitcom I've ever watched. Not a throwaway like Pierce, where sometimes I see the value and sometimes I want to stab him in the face.
I can't really work out where that would happen with BBT, but it's not like I got in early or anything.
-t - Sep 27, 2012 8:36:43 pm PDT #6029 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, it's not that kind of compelling, at least for me.
It's not a cult show, it's a broadly popular show with some content that is appealing to the cult audience, but it's being broadly appealing that is important to how it's written and produced.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 28, 2012 3:53:49 am PDT #6030 of 8624
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The disliking was some of the most well orchestrated in any sitcom I've ever watched.
I think Archer is the only one that comes close, and AD had to be an influence given the Jessica Walter factor.
Lee - Sep 28, 2012 10:34:28 am PDT #6031 of 8624
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I just got my Troy and Abed in the morning mug.
I feel like my life is now more complete.
le nubian - Sep 28, 2012 10:37:23 am PDT #6032 of 8624
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I named my phone "coolcoolcool"
Lee - Sep 28, 2012 10:45:08 am PDT #6033 of 8624
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
hee
or do I mean pop pop