I'm a big fan too, despite its failings. I found the characters really winning, which carried it when the subject matter got repetitive. I avoided it during its first few years, because I knew it came from the guy who gave us the infantile "Two and a Half Men." And the original promos - all showing the nerdy guys lusting after the hot blonde - indicated it would be more of the same. But by the time I started watching, roughly halfway through the run, the show - and the characters - had grown up a lot. (Especially Howard, who is almost nothing like his original incarnation.) And while I don't identify with any of the characters, I have a brainy friend who totally identifies with Amy. There's a warmth to the characters and their relationships, plus an overall sweetness, that makes the show addictive.
On Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 1:31:03 PM UTC-4, MelissaP wrote: > > I think the show did a wonderful job of improving public perceptions of > scientists and engineers, especially after Melissa and Mayim were added to > the cast. > > As someone who worked among scientists and engineers for almost 30 years, > I think the writers did an about perfect job of portraying them in a sitcom > format. > > What won me over? At the beginning of the series when Sheldon put down > Howard for being only an engineer and only having a Master's degree. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Aug 23, 2018, at 1:04 PM, M-D November <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > I tried to like BBT, but after a while it just smacked of 'nerd minstrel > show'. The cast is great, and I'm sure they do the best they can with > what's written for them, but I know so many people who self-identify as > exactly the types Sheldon, Leonard, et al. are supposed to be and they're > nothing like that in real life. It's tough to suspend disbelief to that > extent. > > On Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 2:13:59 AM UTC-4, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: >> >> Talented cast. Talented writers. I look forward to them working on a new >> sitcom that features more than a single joke. >> >> On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 4:02 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> After 12 seasons. >>> LINK >>> <https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-bang-theory-end-season-12-1136717> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
