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Anyone else a fan.

One of the few shows that always give me genuine LOL's.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:07 pm
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I've always found The Big Bang Theory to be hilarious. ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:10 pm
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me too. not sure why but I always enjoy it.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:10 pm
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Yup.

Took a while to find its feet, but Cougar approves.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:14 pm
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Yep - currently working my way through the S1 - 4 box set.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:16 pm
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There's a box set? Oink.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:20 pm
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Yup - the guy who plays Sheldon (Jim Parsons?) is a comic genius i reckon. Although the premise of the show is based around the bloke with glasses it's the Sheldon character that steals every scene.

It doesn't hurt that the young lady who plays Penny is rather attractive as well, mind you i do think she has good comic timing as well.

Is it me, or does the fiancee of the Jewish Engineer chap look to be turning into his mother? Guess that's another in-joke for the show ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:22 pm
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Loving season 5 Sheldon has gone a bit darker.

One of the funniest shows ever.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:23 pm
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Agree with all above, script, casting, characterisation and timing are all brilliant.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:26 pm
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Yup, about the only comedy I enjoy on TV these days.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:28 pm
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seem to be able to watch the repeats without getting bored as very funny, penny penny penny penny was hot in 8 simple rules also


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:31 pm
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also a fan.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:33 pm
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Dud, she was a kid then! ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

(actually i have no idea how old she is!)

EDIT: Seems she started filming 8 simple rules when she was 17, hmmmm ๐Ÿ‘ฟ


 
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We in the Bouy household are mahooosive fans of it. It was MrsBouy who introduced it to me, when she did i thought she was some kind of science geek, until we shared a bottle or two over the very first few episodes..

Hilarious, loving Sheldon coming out of his shell a bit now, more sarcasm please and lets see how he can develop some kind of cynical muhaha kinda laugh.

Kuthrapali too, "can't talk to girls unless drunk" How many men are actually like that...


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 8:34 pm
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does the fiancee of the Jewish Engineer chap

Can I request no spoilers please? I'm still working through season 2..!


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 9:13 pm
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I like it now. I used to find it really annoying but I think its got better, or I've got geeky enough to find it funny.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 9:16 pm
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Bestest thing tho is the cameos. Anders and Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica. Inspired !


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 9:17 pm
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Loved it from episode one

I'm in love with Melissa Rauch


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 9:17 pm
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Amy Farrah Fowler, woof.
Very funny show, smart & up to date.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 9:17 pm
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It's the only thing I go out of my way to watch these days. Sheldon in the ball pool actually made me spray dinner all over the place.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 9:17 pm
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Love it. Sheldon and Amy Farrah Fowler are great characters.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 9:18 pm
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Wow - it seems success does bring its rewards !

from wiki
"[i]In September 2010, Parsons and costars Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco signed new contracts, guaranteeing each of them $200,000 per episode for the fourth season of The Big Bang Theory, with substantial raises for each of the next three seasons. The three were also promised a percentage of the show's earnings[/i]"


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 9:38 pm
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Amy Farrah Fowler, woof.

And bizarrely, the actress, after being tv's Blossom, got a doctorate in neuroscience.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 9:59 pm
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Love it. It's something I'll always seek out on a plane, and chuckle happily at it.

It's not rude, or offensive. It's just funny. I like that.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 10:02 pm
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Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty.......


 
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me and the misses try not to miss it always gives me the chuckles ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 10:04 pm
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Love the tags, by the way! Superb!


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 10:05 pm
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I dont find it side splitting funny but I do really like it. One of the few things I watch. As said above Sheldon steals it.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 10:41 pm
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superb,

the mechanical tongue scene, priceless.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 10:47 pm
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Bazinga. Love it now though I was once a Big Bang hater but having watched after season one and understanding what it was about I now 'get it'! Very funny.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 10:53 pm
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agree that Sheldon makes the show, no doubt.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 10:57 pm
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Bazinga ๐Ÿ˜†

Best thing on TV at the moment.

The one where they camp out to watch the meteor shower is pure comic genius ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 10:59 pm
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From within the academic setting I find it rather close to reality ๐Ÿ™‚


 
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Wolowitz is my favourite ๐Ÿ˜†


 
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Sheldons religious ma is a good character, in fact all the parents are amusing too


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 11:06 pm
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im obviously alone in the world but i think its a bit crap


 
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Big fan. Favourite episode is when Sheldon has his tantrum in the comic store.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 11:08 pm
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I call one of the kids in my A-level class "Sheldon" he told his mother, she watched the show and laughed all the way through, she now calls him Sheldon.

Bazinga


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 11:17 pm
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Love it!!!!


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 11:21 pm
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Eeeexcellent.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 11:22 pm
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At the risk of a thread derailment / tangent, do you all watch Chuck as well?

To my embarrassment I've only seen the first episode, but it's been on my radar for a long time as something I'll enjoy. Seems to have the same sort of geek humour as TBBT.

Eg, he spends most of the pilot ep with plasters on the ends of his fingers. Later there's a party and he's finally, shyly talking to the girl he has a crush on. She asks him about his fingers, has he been in an accident? Oh, no, he says, new Call of Duty.

Probably loses something in translation but it made me think "we shall do well here."


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 11:27 pm
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The Big Bang episode where Sheldon is in the Ball Pit was the best ever, I could watch that over and over.


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 11:39 pm
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Mrs Busydog and I both think it is a truly funny show--genius in it's humor.
Sheldon has some cool t-shirts as well


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 11:43 pm
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Yep, TBBT is proper funny. Very clever in its attention to detail and with excellent dialogue.

Don't get to watch it as much as I used to though ๐Ÿ™


 
Posted : 17/11/2011 11:49 pm
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+1 love it, even got my 9yr old singing the theme tune!!


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 12:15 am
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Loved it since episode 1, cracks me up every time. Penny...Penny....Penny
One of my favs is where Sheldon has coffee for the first time


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 12:16 am
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love it , sheldon steals the show,and like chuck too .


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 12:21 am
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It's funny, but a bit of a guilty pleasure... I'll watch it if I know nobody else might catch me doing so, but it is quite a cringeworthy watch (well Sheldon is) if you've never watched it before. Took me a few times before I started appreciating his comic over reactions were all part of what makes the show funny.


 
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I think their episode titles are really creative as well


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 12:29 am
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Along the lines of TV----
Is The Office still on in the UK. I used to watch the US version,but it isn't the same after Steve Carrell left. Never saw the UK version, so don't have any direct comparison


 
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As a long term student/academic/geek, I thought I might like it. But I hate it. Lazy stereotypes and rubbish plots, combined with pseudo-scientific tosh just wind me up.

A much better series about universities is [url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/nov/17/your-next-box-set-community ]Community[/url].


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 12:39 am
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the big bland.

how tiresome....

whatever next? 2 and a half men?
as groundbreaking as a nun on a spacehopper.


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 1:00 am
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whatever next? 2 and a half men?

Actually, no. That was first, then Big Bang. Same guys behind it.

Funniest thing on TV - it even tops My Name is Earl.


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 8:30 am
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Got hooked when I flicked onto it once and saw Sheldon quip about reinstalling [i]all[/i] his operating systems.
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Raj and Howard's characters seem pretty weak but still watchable.


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 8:32 am
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Love it,


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 8:58 am
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[i]At the risk of a thread derailment / tangent, do you all watch Chuck as well?[/i]

/tumbleweed. ๐Ÿ˜‰

I like big bang but chuck for me is very tedious. only watched a couple of episodes and got bored.

but good call on TBBT, I'll add the box set to my amazon wish list.


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 9:16 am
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Like choron, I don't find it remotely funny, the laughter track especially does my head in. But the world would be a dull place if we all liked the same stuff.


 
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nun on a spacehopper? where?


 
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Also love it. I think Amy is turning into the new best character, especially seeing her come out of her shell with absolutely no social tact whatsoever.

I also watch Community. How can you not love a show which calls one episode "Advanced Gay"?


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 11:03 am
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Besty!!

Phah.


 
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Amy Farrah Fowler, woof.

And bizarrely, the actress, after being tv's Blossom, got a doctorate in neuroscience.

If my geek-fu is appropriately strong today, I believe she has a doctorate in neuropsychology. TV's Blossom was also suggested as a member of the Physics Bowl team before the character was introduced.

There's a good Nerdist podcast from Comicon with a panel of the Big Bang Theory cast.


 
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In other news, I've now found out you can't do nested quoting.

I'll go and sit in the noob corner.


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 11:19 am
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Raj is a really annoying character.


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 11:36 am
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Used to really grate on me, I'd enjoy it if the 'smart' bits were of xkcd quality, but they're not. It's just bland 'laugh at the socially retarded geek grappling with this social situation' over and over again. Now I've filtered it out and it doesn't annoy me much, but it still doesn't make me laugh.
Maybe I'm comically maladjusted, I prefer more twisted humour...


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 11:42 am
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they are all really annoying characters.

it goes round and round and round


 
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I've liked and loved TBBT from ep 1. It does get a little stereotypical but there are some "comedy gold" moments. As mentioned above the cameos are great and the little nerdy bits rae fun to watch for.

Chuck is a great idea that should never have lasted more than a season.


 
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BBT is genius, one of the few things worth watching on the box (apart from 9hrs of rugby this weekend)


 
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Well I've tried to watch BBT but comes across to me like one of many annoying US sitcoms; I started to watch the one with the balls but got bored.

Is The Office still on in the UK. I used to watch the US version,but it isn't the same after Steve Carrell left.

Not on AFAIK but I watch it on the web. James Spader sort of replaced and Steve and he does well. Andy Bernard is the manager now, I like him but the failure of him and Erin to get together and the way it plays out annoys me. Has its moments but peaked in the 3rd and 4th seasons I think. Interestingly the 1st one, which was based on the UK version, was the worst.


 
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Sounds like some of the characters are too much like like some on here


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 1:48 pm
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me too. not sure why but I always enjoy it.

Penny (knock) Penny (knock) Penny EDIT (missed a knock)


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 2:00 pm
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Awful program.


 
Posted : 18/11/2011 2:03 pm