The Big Bang Theory: What Went Wrong? - Wisecrack Edition

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[@hazzasazza444]

The biggest flaw of TBBT is that the writers assumed that all very smart people love nerdy things, when in reality being a nerd and being academically clever are actually quite different.

[@finnley7977]

Lmao It’s called stereotypes and it’s funny

[@lambda3553]

ok one thing, they never assumed all smart people love geeky things, they are saying that these "extraordinary people" have similar tastes. an example. in your friend group I'd bet everybody in there like similar things (if you have any). and btw Amy doesnt like any of that geeky stuff and I'd consider her "smart". and technically a nerd could mean anybody that is really good at something or multiple things, example, Im a "Math nerd" but I don't like si-fi that much. anyway I was just pointing out le obvious

[@finnley7977]

@@lambda3553 ikr Amy’s actor is a neurobiologist and it’s the same thing with Shelton’s actor

[@ericstorm6582]

Why is it a flaw when it's clearly just showing the four of them loving nerdy things too? It's just them specifically that's four out of million other scientists

[@Ryan-dz7mg]

@@finnley7977 Sheldons actor isn’t a scientist at all Lol

[@AzjatyckiCukier]

Remove the laugh track and witness one of the most grim and unsettling series emerge.

[@iisgray]

This is true for most shows with a laugh track (I saw an episode of Friends with the laugh track removed and it was the first time I ever consistently laughed at an episode of the show) But, yeah, that would immediately make the show better, even if its quality would be unintentionally gained at that point

[@DocktorMongoose]

Replace it with shit noises and it's watchable kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKvZY413adN9ppI

[@blondiesaband]

The reason it is so awkward without the laugh track is because it is written around it.

[@batmann6755]

Azjatycki Cukier is that readily available somewhere? If so, where?

[@5quepasa]

On youtube. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHy2ZIB9p86NmdU

[@kddavvis5943]

So basically, instead of making ‘smart’ jokes, they’re making jokes about being smart

[@sinuslebastian6366]

That's the whole show in a nutshell.

[@Lil_Valor]

Eshwar Raj I get why people would be critical that the show relies more on “oh that’s a science thing so it’s funny” rather than the audience actually understanding the science to get the joke but what people tend to forget is that this shows target audience was mainly regular people that just wanted to unwind, shut off their brain for a while and just enjoy the show for what it was. I think being so critical and analyzing a show like this defeated the whole purpose.

[@merlinpinkfeather]

@@Lil_Valor people dont overanalize this, there is nothing to analize here. Your point about target audience is correct, and the people who shit on this show are, presumably and hopefully, smart and wannabe smart people and they arent satisfied with this. They will relax and unwind to somwthing like rick and morty

[@meltorak123]

Anti-intellectualism at its best

[@Jane-oz7pp]

@@Lil_Valor That's not a defense, that literally just makes it bullying lmao

[@MoltenPlastic]

I was always amazed how much free time time these "scientists" had, seeing they were apparently working on cutting edge theories and engineering while also playing online videogames and reading comics most of the time. I actually found the female characters more realistic under that point of view. Still enjoy the show though (not as much as Silicon Valley, but it's a whole different level).

[@princessmarlena1359]

I would agree except for Penny. A Nebraska girl with a California accent doesn’t really work, such as That ‘70s Show with Donna and Jackie being from Wisconsin yet sounding Californian (I know the actresses are from CA, but still…). Also, Kaley is really skinny, most people from Nebraska that I’ve met are kind of big.

[@bigmanmccheez5342]

@@princessmarlena1359 people’s accents change when they move so that can be an acceptable excuse. Also she’s meant to be an actress so having a clean accent makes sense

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@bigmanmccheez5342 odd…I moved to the South four years ago, but still have my “California accent”, if you can even call what we have an accent. But maybe so.

[@FIRING_BLIND]

@@princessmarlena1359 well it can easily be explained by making her parents from Cali. I'm from Texas but only have a very slight drawl because neither of my parents have any Texas accent

[@SierNotsruht]

The ending of Silicon Valley was disappointing to say the least.

[@siva2727]

References are not jokes , they're just references - Susan Jay Bauman

[@davidkippy101]

That's my VCR repairman

[@siva2727]

Somebody got my jo... um reference

[@rerikm]

that's funny!

[@redmage7716]

That's not really the point though. Look at something like family guy you can attack it for relying on reference humor, but at least those are used in the sense that the audience is supposed to be in on said reference. BBT the audience is meant to feel superior for not getting the reference. This is a show for people that, don't understand pop culture and feel alienated by people that do.

[@rra7490]

Redmage 77 Where would you live that a person wouldn’t understand pop culture? Pop culture is everywhere, it is possible not to get something in pop culture because there is so much but no matter what you know some pop culture. The show tried to be cool but it’s just really stale with nerd thing and comic books. I never associated scientists with being into comic books, seems quite opposite to me though I like both.

[@ericchan6628]

They got girlfriends and ran out of ideas .. nerd plot gets old...

[@davidlawler8295]

It's Friends with references.

[@alexbenavidez4500]

They were riding on the characters being so one-dimensional in their stereotype, that it actually goes against their established character by virtue being in a relationship. They had to eliminate a big part of their personality and "comedy" routine It really shows that they had no idea how to make them actual people with exaggerated sitcom stereotypes, and instead just make them nothing but stereotypes

[@e11esounds]

The show was legitimately bad from the first episode. Most insulting pile of garbage ever to get renewed.

[@e11esounds]

David Lawler except it’s not because Friends ... has jokes ? And characters that were somewhat fleshed out? And was actually...funny?

[@markborishnikoff5485]

@@davidlawler8295 I think BBT had more dignity than friends though.

[@OCD.Reader]

I liked the first 2 seasons. After watching the whole series multiple times, I now know why. In the beginning, all of them had coloured personas. They had their own eccentricities but also had a human side that you can connect to. Sheldon was quirky but he was not rude, he would listen to leanard when he was made aware of the situation. In the later season, sheldon just straight up became an egoistical jerk. For leanard, he was smart but also wanted to embrace the other lifestyle. He would stand up to people. By the end, he was just a needy people pleaser. For raj, he had problems talking to girls, but had a very friendly and amicable persona. He would have no problems sleeping with girls, or making fun of haward. by the end, we was just reduced to a whinny homosexual momma’s boy. I can keep going on. They had a promising start but instead to building on the human characters, they just took all of their eccentricities and made those their whole character.

[@calebkuti7897]

It’s pretty much Family Guy but about nerds. Heck at least Family Guy has creative moments in some of the episodes like Stewie’s inventions and the songs

[@olavjorvik94]

Your summary is the best I’ve seen here so far. Totally agree. Penny was kind but stupid at the beginning. 3 seasons in, she was just awful. Leonard would never fall for her if she was like that from the get go. And she would never show interest in them either. She would slam the door in their face the first time they came over. I’ve never watched the show until the end, but I’m doing it now. I’m on season 6 now. Think I’ve watched the up to the 10 first seasons at some point. Gonna see it, just to have done it. But I won’t do it again. Chuck Lorre is good. But not great. Same thing at Two and a half men. It was a great show, that was ruined. By him. If you want a good show, watch HIMYM.

[@calebkuti7897]

@@olavjorvik94 I made the mistake of watching season 3 first and I fucking HATED Penny!!!! If you want to watch a good show, watch Teen Titans

[@FallenBishop77]

This happens in all shows it’s called fladerization of character and yes some are worse than others but all shows have this

[@calebkuti7897]

@@FallenBishop77 The curse of long running shows

[@andreacavalli4290]

As an avid D&D player, I've always felt they had no idea of what a roleplaying game even is.

[@erikxx2940]

Why is that? I just played it once but I felt like the way they played in the show was so much fun.

[@andreacavalli4290]

@@erikxx2940 It Is just a feeling, but I remember distinctly Sheldon Cooper using is character to get revenge on Santa Claus. It made no sense in the contest of roleplaying, to me. But it is just my personal opinion.

[@slashbash1347]

BBT isn't geek humor; it's a normie's interpretation of geek humor. Haha, he said sodium chloride when anyone else would've said salt. THAT'S LITERALLY HOW ALL SMART PEOPLE TALK! SMART PEOPLE DON'T TALK LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE! LAUGH AT IT, DAMN YOU!

[@craigwarner6156]

Slashbash Wrong. Smart people swear and are pretty normal. They don't say sodium chloride instead of salt, nerds and fools trying to make people believe they are smart do.

[@Dukenukem]

Would you believe that people really laugh when you do this in real life situation (not exactly the salt, everybody knows its sodium chloride)? They do.

[@krrr.4902]

Slashbash "Nerd culture" is the punchline of the show. References aren't winks at the nerd audience, they're a jackass elbowing a fellow jackass going "AMIRITE AMIRITE LOL"

[@sebandrews4395]

Ayo, aint that my boy Jimmy Neutron you talkin shit about. Jokes aside, youre right

[@NeedForMadnessSVK]

Whats worse is that its not just regular "normies". I am yet to meet your stereotypical "jock" or someone "uneducated" that likes the show and just want to laugh at nerds, the same way we want to laugh at misfortune of people from The Office or IASIP. Its always reasonably smart people, educated and involved in nerd culture enough to understand the references. They are just not deep enough in the nerd culture to understand how shitty and shallow those jokes are. I am not trying to gatekeep or anything, its just that I noticed that people are usually not aware of the basic principle of this show(laughing at nerds being socially awkward and inept), and just think this is how nerd humor works. They are equivalent of your typical 20 something person that does yoga, once read self help book and took LSD two times and now she thinks its some kind of spiritual guru that says "Namaste" as a farewell, just being oblivious to the fact that its ignorant, you look like an idiot to everyone involved enough, and, in a sense, offensive.

[@eagle7702]

Peenny : Sheldor why you bully me Sheldor : bonanza *deafening earrape laughter *

[@ekx5120]

I can't stop laughing :D

[@salgulinoo8736]

This doesn't even make sense. You may dislike the show but if you're gonna mock it, you should at least say something based on reality.

[@maaw7648]

@@salgulinoo8736 Get a life that was hilarious I'm rewatching the show because I'm bored af and have nothing to watch on Netflix it's alright but even I say some things are stupid.

[@CalijayOfficial]

Your grammar being bad gave me the thought that you were dumb...then i realised your hating on a great show and your a complete idiot.

[@CalijayOfficial]

Dr. M. H. 1: Jim Parsons, he was the best fit for his role and is so great at what he does. The hole cast are. And the characters background and everything are very well thought so the show comes together very well 2: it is funny. I mean there are some lines that make me laugh alot 3: its actually educational. Not just learning science but about life and stuff so yeah. 4: its a time killer. If your contemplating what to watch whilst eating you can just stick on tbbt and there are 12 seasons with 24 episodes average per season with each episode running average 20 mins so you wont run out of content for a while. 5: its original 6: It has something special about it. Its hard to put in words but if you were to watch it there is just...something There is a longer list but this comment feels very long already so ill bail out. Thank you for reading : )

[@nicoleajobo3415]

the weird pilot in which a woman strips naked and takes her bath in the home of 2 strange men she literally just met. but its alright the guys are nerds right? Laugh track

[@guitar_jero]

That happened in my apartment once, but we gave the room for herself and didn't act like creepy weirdos, just carried on with our normal activities. Now that I reflect on it, there was definitely an inusual degree of early and unfounded trust in both ways. No harm done, though.

[@mr.peppermint9994]

As someone who never watched big bang theory, I thought Sheldon was an alien

[@user-zp4il9ou8o]

thats just Marvin Marvin

[@knottreel]

Before I watched the show regularly, I thought it was about two gay guys.

[@desk1185]

He's actually a giant praying mantis

[@Mikewee777]

This show is enhanced my how easy it is to misinterpret.

[@brandonw6139]

Bazinga! Audience: 😂😂😂

[@dildonius]

-BAZINGERDINGER, LEMON! SHUT THE FUCK UP PENNY IM GONNA FUCKIN KILL MYSELF *MEEP MEEP* -Ohhhh *Sheldon!* 😂🤣😂

[@DanielHoffmanddhoffman]

Lightning McQueen

[@3576alan]

Hey! I resemble that remark! 🤗

[@Myke_thehuman]

Only time that was funny was the ball pit scene. And that was only because of the absurdity of the joke.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@dildonius 😂 you gotta stop

[@spirit1600]

Ironically, TBBT made being a nerd and nerd culture (comic cons, etc) popular but at the same time insulted people already involved in the culture.

[@EmmaDilemma039]

My girlfriend has said the same thing, but I'm skeptical of giving this show credit for anything.

[@TheAcdcninja]

As a nerd that was primarily into sci fi and actual science, I felt this way when GoT took off. Suddenly it was perfectly socially acceptable to talk about magic and dragons, but my type of nerd-dom still remained pretty obscure, if anything probably a bit lampooned by this show

[@tylershafer9141]

Yes. Lots of people groups are the butt of a joke. They don't complain as loudly as nerds who hate big bang though. It's one show that pokes fun at you. Who cares. It's funny.

[@sponge260]

Right. Seeing them say how Aquaman is a bad superhero just makes me cringe. They could have at least tried a bit more to get across that they are actually nerds. The "nerds" are basically like people who say they are nerds because they've watched the MCU. As someone who is nerdy, it's just annoying and weird to see inaccuracies and the nerd stereotype of guys who can't talk to girls and are complete losers. I'm honestly surprised they didn't make them all fat and balding with lisps.

[@jamesgentry13]

@@sponge260 Aquaman does suck tho

[@usmanchohan1444]

When I was doing my PhD, I found great emotional support in observing the devotion of Sheldon Cooper to his work. I can't underrate this show, it really helped me through a difficult time.

[@alucardtepes8402]

Awwwww that's nice. How's it going now.

[@samay607]

@@alucardtepes8402 still doing his PhD xD

[@sanyamishra2825]

Exactly!!

[@usmanchohan1444]

@@alucardtepes8402 I got my PhD in 2018 and got a nice job in research ;) Thanks Sheldon! Should have dedicated the thesis to Sheldon: www.unsworks.unsw.edu.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=unsworks_51862&context=L&vid=UNSWORKS&search_scope=unsworks_search_scope&tab=default_tab&lang=en_US

[@maurice482390]

Facts

[@abdurrazzaq2314]

"It's so bad, that it requires PHILOSOPHY to understand how bad it is." wowwwww

[@tr87run45]

That frase dosen't make sense

[@vengefall]

1. It's a sitcom. 2. It has a laugh track. 3. It's made by Chuck Lorre.

[@anonb4632]

vengefall There are some good sitcoms though. I'm not going to name names, because we'd probably have different tastes.

[@exquisitecorpse__]

Then let's burn it.

[@andu1478]

have you even seen any other sitcoms by Chuck? NO youare desperate for attention btw Two and a half men is really fucking good

[@BearTheGrudge]

Andu two and a half men is probably the worst show of all time.

[@mrmoth26]

@@BearTheGrudge No

[@JackTheCarver]

It's not the worst show in the world, but it is possibly the worst example of the use of a laugh track. It kills the flow of conversations and it's played after every single sentence even if there was no joke in it.

[@user-ov9vr1wc2j]

the audience is real

[@kannakamui2334]

S That is true but there is also a an electronic sign in front of them that lights up whenever they are expected to laugh.

[@BaronVonBielski]

it is the worst show.. its a comedy show but makes nobody laugh. its awful. its the worst show on tv. horrifically written as most tv series are.

[@bradmacarthur3810]

@@user-ov9vr1wc2j I don't believe there is an audience. How can a group of people laugh so hard at unfunny things? it baffles me.

[@ciaran6869]

@@BaronVonBielski ok this is the stupidest comment in this comment show it was actually funny in seasons 1-6 7-9 imo were decent 10-12 were bad the writing was good in the earlier seasons but your statement that this is the worst tv show is so wrong there are so many worse tv shows .

[@lestercross5123]

I remember the sperm bank. Might have even been the 1st scene of the 1st episode. Leonard characterizes Sheldon as a chronic masturbator. But for almost all of the series he was completely disinterested in sex. In fact, most of the main characters after debuting had some personality traits rearranged... Meh, who cares if it's not a master class in character development? They clearly did something right!

[@Mikewee777]

Yeah, chronic masturbation definately distracts away from making meaningful bonds with others. I liked Howard's monologue in the bathroom where he reflects on how his ridiculous porn standards were stopping him from enjoying Bernadette's rocking body .

[@WNActivist88]

That was the pilot episode, not the first episode. They took his character and split it with Howard.

[@SierNotsruht]

Yes, season 1 was the best season because it did not put an emphasis on only certain aspects of the characters

[@michaeladkins6]

Its almost like he original four characters evolved after meeting Penny, which was the Big Bang. KZbin is turning on the Big Band Theory. It was on 12 years and could have lasted much longer.

[@SiyahBeyza]

He always interested in making babies without sex. İts not about masturbate

[@zanti4132]

I've noticed that "lazy writing" has become a popular phrase for lazy writers.

[@jyotektosgaimur]

Its almost as if theres a theme reoccurence?

[@xshadowscreamx]

Channel explained why the show is bad though.

[@jyotektosgaimur]

@@xshadowscreamx i thought this comment meant that the lazy writers who wrote these terrible stuff were the ones who were called lazy writers. I dont think this was in reference to Wisecrack writers.

[@JohnBainbridge0]

I think the core problem is it's a show ABOUT nerds, not a show FOR or BY nerds. All the "nerds" of the show are just hollow stereotypes, used as a punchline. Lonely awkward nerds are lonely and awkward (insert laugh track here). Now, comare this to The IT Crowd - clearly created BY and FOR nerds. And it's freakin' hilarious! Why? Because they're not sereotypes, but relatable characters. They're laughing WITH us, not AT us. And that lets us laugh at ourselves.

[@bbardy3924]

Well the point is that a lot of nerds are lonely people who play d and d games, I definitely know some people like in the big bang theory in real life. also It crowd is sterotypes as well. One character living in the basement and never coming out. The other nerd couldn't talk to women The It crowd was insert punchline he cant talk to women passes out. A lot of big bang had very relocatable characters as well. I

[@batmanlaughed800]

No B Bardy, that is completely wrong. Every nerd I know socially awkward or not, are in high paying jobs, with a stable group of friends and colluges. You might as well say; "the point is a lot of feminist are shouting, man haters, that cut their hair short, grown armpit hair and paint their faces with menstrual blood. You are referencing "extremist" nerdism. Not "typical" nerdism. Go to any comic con, even the people in cosplay will be talking about their lives in "addition to" their fandom. TBBT is a collection of cliques and caricatures, nothing more.

[@vsssa1845]

@@bbardy3924 if nerds you know are playing DND games then they must be pretty young. Also this "nerd" stereotype is bs, this show portrays how dumb people view smart people, albeit in an exaggerated manner.

[@spabiantun26]

You're completely right, those Sheldon cuts they use are not supposed to be funny just because they use a reference for the sake of using a reference, they are supposed to be funny because of Sheldon's total absence of social skills. So, he doesn't understand when or how it is appropiate to give "stick to the book" definitions or explain his behavior with a vocabulary that (he's supposed to know, because he's super smart) most of people are not going to understand. So his "social stupidity" becomes the joke.

[@ericbazinga]

If only The Big Bang Theory was like The IT Crowd... Oh, if only. I fucking love The IT Crowd and only wish it lasted longer than the equivalent of one US season. (To say it has 4 seasons is rediculous when each season is only about 5 episodes. For comparison, a season of The Big Bang Theory is 24 episodes.)

[@alkaholic4848]

The Big Bang Theory has one single joke: Intelligent science nerds lack practical day to day skills. And they just keep recycling it over and over in various different forms. Which isn't true, or funny. And even if it was a little funny at first, it certainly isn't after the 50,000th time they've recycled it. Take that away, and there's nothing left, that's all the show is.

[@doe-dw9lo]

Just like how the office is a bunch of office people doing silly stuff. Friends are friends doing stuff. Himym is a story about meeting mothers but with people doing funny stuff. Remove all that and you get strangely uncomfortable tropes i guess

[@jackgarcia5926]

@@doe-dw9lo you said it "doing funny stuff" problem being big bang theory completely skipped that step.

[@markokralj3398]

And this is why Community is best

[@MagcargoMan]

Take away the false strawman in your comment and there's nothing left. That's all the comment is.

[@jfish032]

OMG 🙏🏼 thank youuuuu

[@michaelf9664]

There is a lot wrong with this show, and you nailed some of it, like the scornful humor (although beat-on-your-friends is a common trope outside TBBT too) and the kitchen-sink approach to geekdom. But the references aren't always as brainless as you claim and the show does often have a lot of heart. It also has a lot of character growth, sometimes cringily uneven but sometimes profound. And even when we're laughing at exaggerated nerd cultures, it's still normalized so that we accept it and the characters that embody it.

[@edgardeitz5746]

Personally, I see the whole thing as being a balance between what @michaelf9664 says here, and what is said in the video. To improve the show (in an alternate universe), one might want to find anything that worked (the actual humanity to the series) and tweak the existing episodes (past a certain point) to better implement the aformentioned humanity.

[@captnrobert8462]

With me identifying as a nerd, I actually did enjoy at least some of the humor of BBT because of the fact it made fun of nerds.

[@WNActivist88]

Therein lies the problem, laughing AT, and not WITH. The show was just a direct mockery and insult to nerd culture.

[@mooselove]

BBT: nerd reference you don’t understand, and those that do understand it understand how poorly they portrayed it Audience: 😆 😂 🤣

[@e11esounds]

Meow Holly Meow if by audience you mean the canned laughter track then sure.

[@sambradley9091]

@@e11esounds Actually I looked it up. Amazingly, against all odds, there is a real live audience. I don't know why they go or why they laugh but it is real against all odds.

[@bowmanc.7439]

As someone who didn’t get a single reference, and also someone who knows many Chinese people that enjoy this show, I think the reason for it’s popularity has something to do with laughing at stupid Americans. As fans of the show often are the same people who genuinely find Americans and Americans culture inferior. So they don’t need to get the reference, they just need to know it’s “unpopular”.(yes I know Star Wars is popular but not in China.)

[@justbeyondthecornerproduct3540]

In terms of getting the references, there was one point in the show I remember watching when some old dude shows up to Sheldon as a Force ghost, and in every second shot he has a different lightsaber hilt. They didn't even lampshade it. It baffled me that the props department didn't just keep the one hilt aside for that scene.

[@andrewmoss5866]

@@sambradley9091 I liked the show earlier on but as the writers ran out of ideas it became a mystery to me as to why the audience was laughing at nearly every line of dialogue delivered.

[@LuxasVTUBER]

*Just watch it without the laugh track and you know what‘s wrong*

[@xRedFlag]

Worse than a funeral

[@shmuels1383]

Its actually a live studio audience

[@GamesFromSpace]

It's called a sitcom. That is one of their tools. Remove the laugh track and you throw off the performance's timing, so of course it sounds worse. Might as well say "Block the left half of the screen and you know what's wrong."

[@tenzinsmith7991]

Joshua Pearce What about The Office? No laugh track, yet hilarious.

[@jojolenoob2766]

Yeah I don't particularly like something who say went to laugh but event with or without that it's fun ^^

[@AchimaelProductions]

I actually like The Big Bang Theory and yet agree with most of what you say here. I just find the show enjoyable and get a kick out of the geek & science references given that I'm a geek and an engineer because it's nice to know there's people out there like me too.

[@MochaNeko]

oh my god i actually needed to see a comment like this. i love this show (or at least the later seasons) and seeing all the hate it gets made me feel insecure about liking it

[@darknessblade98]

@@MochaNeko the earlier are better tho 👀

[@morpho5539]

I was feeling insecure about liking this show when I was growing up. Looking back I no longer find the show funny or enjoyable but I think I used to like it so much because of all the references to geek culture and I related a bit to the characters.

[@edgardeitz5746]

I also like the show, but also agree with this video. Still good for a laugh, though... ;)

[@takedowndude5009]

People are just followers they hate it bc others are telling them to hate it. In reality is a good comfort show I grew up watching it bc I always wanted a group of friends like Raj and Leonard lol

[@rcc_96]

Despite all the problems with this show, I have to confess that I still love it despite those problems. I first watched it when I was 11 years old and it left an impression on me. I think we all have our hypocrisies when it comes to content we enjoy, and that’s okay.

[@rcc_96]

I’m sure this will be a heavily disliked comment

[@Aro7241]

@@rcc_96 Nah bruh. It's a fun show

[@DirtyGeorge]

@@rcc_96 can't dislike comments

[@nigelnyoni8265]

I think that the content of this video explains why you enjoyed it at age 11. After that, cognitive biases made you continue to enjoy it.

[@no_se_nada_de_nada]

I also liked it when I was 11, I've matured tho, now I'm normal.

[@tradutorajuliana]

"Community is the best sitcom about nerd culture because it doesn't just use references. It lives and breathes them." -> I second this. Please make a video about Community!

[@boertush]

Juliana A You should check out the it crowd, it's pretty much what the big bang theory was based on anyways

[@MrKenpachi28]

was SO GOOD!!

[@vincemarkarnedo6644]

Juliana Arthuso Yeeeesss. The references works 'cause it we know more infor about the characters or its part of the narrative.

[@michaeladkins6]

Community was great. What would season 12 look like?

[@withinsanityy]

I've heard before that "Community is a smart show about dumb people, while TBBT is a dumb show about smart people."

[@liamskeen2884]

this video just reminded me how good futurama is

[@andu1478]

dude os fucking cartoon you are peobably 5 years old

[@jetster4117]

@@andu1478 the hell did you say??

[@hbeachley]

I love the joke in futurama where they fall 2 feet because “this universe seems to be 2 feet lower than ours.” I always wonder if we found a way to time travel, wouldn’t you end up in a different place because of the rotation of the earth?

[@andu1478]

@@jetster4117 it even ran on cartoon network for a while and i found a video on youtube that said top endings of your childhood cartoons and futurama was in that so...

[@MagcargoMan]

Except it's not. It pales in comparison to The Simpsons and people only act like it's great because it has the occasional Feels episode.

[@ronryan7398]

BBT was never funny. Without a laugh track I wouldn't know where or when to laugh.

[@grapefives7762]

In a weird way, the awfulness of Howard early in the show made it super easy and fun to laugh at him because he was just an awful person. But then they redeemed him and pretended like he wasn't awful before.

[@Jetix87]

I think it boils down to, we thought we were getting a show for us about us. We were being represented. But it ended up being a show for other people ABOUT us. Basically it's a show for my dad, not for me.

[@MagcargoMan]

I wonder if dads are equally offended about every family sitcom ever.

[@Hieidrkdragon3]

There can never be a show about "us". Everyone is unique. Because everyone is unique, it is impossible to put a group of people in a box with an accurate label on it. There are thousands of people who have similar qualities to the 4 guys in TBBT, but will never be able to fully identify with any of them because differences are a thing. There will never be a character/show/etc... that actually represents an individual. If you are looking to any form of story telling to see yourself reflected you will always be disappointed.

[@conors4430]

Jetix87 why would you think it’s a show about nerds for nerds? When was that ever the point, or is that just what you read into it

[@gaggs233]

I don't think it's meant to be a show for nerds. There are audience for these things u know

[@yannbancillon4321]

Watch comnunity, that's a real show with nerdy content

[@GearheadDaily]

When i realized people were laughing at the nerds and not WITH them, it was way less funny.

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Gearhead Daily This. However, I give the show the benefit of the doubt and believe they did start off laughing WITH, and then went to AT when the writers got lazy and/or ran out of ideas.

[@boss-anova]

Why would you base your sources of entertainment on why OTHER people laugh?

[@RobGradyVO]

Gearhead Daily nail on the head

[@JustaRandomGuy890]

Gearhead Daily how can this show get less funny

[@hellblaze10]

but your supposed to laugh at them thats the point of a comedy show

[@elainasadaka]

honestly the show was actually good and funny up until about season 3 or 4 then it was just really lame and everyone kinda dissolved into their relationships if that makes any sense.

[@extraterrestrialhorse9722]

Never was

[@glopping1984]

Agreed

[@deleted9371]

Fun fact: the only live studio audience is when there's a scene in the living room of Leonard and Sheldon's apartment the rest is all canned laughter so its only put where the script needs it to be not automatically making said joke funny as this video implies

[@jenaheys1531]

No sht sherlock

[@popculturejunkies9330]

The fact that Big Bang Theory got 12 seasons without flinching on the part of CBS and Community fought tooth and nail with so many losses for 6 seasons and 110 episodes means we are in The Darkest Timeline

[@roge2342]

Once more, none did this so im gonna do so #sixseasonsandamovie

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

Okay just write this in proper English and people will understand

[@wilhelmdietz4023]

I like Big Bang Theory a lot more than Community, so I'm glad they did.

[@antony3877]

@@wilhelmdietz4023 I'm so sorry for your lack of taste

[@MasterKey2004]

@@antony3877 you seem to be a narcissistic. There is no good or bad, tastes change overtime. If someone likes romantic movies while the other one likes action movies then that doesn’t mean that we can consider romantic movies as bad taste. I get that many jokes are lazy but you can’t mock those who like them

[@CrimzinEclipse2010]

2:10 Sheldon defining friction wasn’t the joke there. The joke was the fact that he was so socially inept, that he thought it appropriate to define friction while she had a broken arm in a tub.

[@ShanghaiRooster]

At last, someone who gets it. The whole joke is that Sheldon is simultaneously the smartest and the dumbest guy in the room. Schrödinger's idiot-savant. Everything else is window-dressing.

[@LezbeOswald]

so the joke is laughing at an autistic/autistically-coded person? got it. that doesn't make it better at all.

[@franky_saint]

@@LezbeOswald Grow a spine, Nancy.

[@numbermunch9008]

Oh my goodness nerd guy not society, 🤪😂😂 I never get it before

[@BearTheGrudge]

Sure except that’s ALWAYS the joke. Like literally every joke is that. They got it, trust me. It’s impossible to not get as it’s like getting hit in the face with a Christmas ham.

[@stephenusery652]

I watched for quite few years. It was simple and silly, and that's all I needed from it. So many hip comedies of the time were based on vicarious embarrassment, and that cringe comedy seemed to hold its characters in way more contempt than TBBT did.

[@Mikewee777]

Exactly. This [TBBT] show was about try-hards but they told the story in a way that took just enough effort to be mildly entertaining without turning the audience into worse people . I dare you to take a look at " Rick and morty " audiences by comparison.

[@prithom5991]

the thing is i actually loved it

[@El_Nini89]

Same here

[@RogueBoyScout]

Star Trek, Heisenberg Uncertainty Principal.... Doctor Who, X-Box, Fibonacci Sequence... Hey, I just wrote an episode of TBBT... sweet.

[@cosmefulano401]

You couldn't even write your name in a piece of paper

[@andu1478]

@Dan Edwards Have you even seen the show? Ill tell you :no Is like saying Futurama is a trash cartoon for children without even seeing it IT'S UNFAIR

[@e11esounds]

Alexandru Jiman wow I’d never actually seen a real life human that liked this show. You know there are good TV shows out there, and you don’t have to watch insulting garbage?

[@andu1478]

this show is only like 50% garbage if you swallow the the dumb shit you get some really good jokes it isn't a masterpiece or something is average on my sitcom shows rankings also humor is subjective and this show isn't insulting wtf is 12+ ans if you only saw this guys rewiew and get your info from this guy isn't a critic idk what to say go on imdb all the rewiews are positive that's why i said humor is subjective and i only started watching this show because Chuck Lorre directed a show i liked,, Two and a half men'' again this isn't Friends or Seinfeld or anything but is anyway better than the big bang theory btw what shows do you consider good shows i mean sitcoms?

[@MagcargoMan]

Nah, you wrote an unfunny comment that pretends it's witty.

[@spacecowboy2711]

I don't think it's "where did it go wrong" it's "how was this ever considered right?"

[@notaraven]

I have only watched what my relatives would put on to be polite but i feel the show had 2 main appeals that kept the audience happy. 1 Nerd love: the show always has a love sub plot in the background that is usually done fairly well, kind of hard to mess one up in a sitcom but worth mentioning, many people are attracted to romantic comedies and relationship growth so they can ignore some of the weaker elements in writing. 2 anti intellectualism: the big punchline for all the episodes is "look at these brilliant men messing up these easy tasks". Most of the "nerds" basically have really bad lives and backstories and have crippling social anxiety with huge egos that ruin any connection with the outside world. its continuing the idea that being smart comes with drawbacks and that you the audience are in some ways superior for living a normal life and gaining skills they haven't.

[@spacecowboy2711]

Alan Hagerty tl;dr

[@benwasserman8223]

Well tell that to people who watched the show for eleven seasons, gave it ratings and an 82% on Rotten Tomatoes

[@notaraven]

space cowboy lol true to sum it up people like relationship/character growth and feel smarter then smart people

[@barracuda0405]

@@spacecowboy2711 okay edge-lord

[@diamondssophia341]

It’s a sitcom that’s entertaining & I’m sure that was its sole purpose. If it wasn’t entertaining it wouldn’t have been profitable enough to make 12 seasons and a spin off

[@Wanheda10094]

If no. of seasons is a measure of a show's quality then The Grey's Anatomy should be at the pinnacle of "good content". In my country..a show has been on air since 2008 and is one of the shittiest shows you'll ever come across. TBBT caters to all those people who think that no matter how fucked up their personality and their decisions are..Every aspect of their life will turn out just perfect.

[@trstmeimadctr]

In the genre of sitcoms, the Big Bang Theory is honestly really good after the first season. Sure it has it's cringe moments (season 1 definitely has the most), but it has made genuinely laugh fairly often.

[@hakimsuliman8903]

​​@@foundationssofmusickkk5488age has nothing to do with it it's an opinion

[@KirumaSensei]

@@hakimsuliman8903yap yap wamp wamp… idk where the hell u got age from but u clearly have not watch the show let alone read the comment

[@crizpycucumber264]

The problem is they overuse the laughtrack and try too hard to squeeze jokes out ot every situation

[@harsidak6711]

True

[@EuniceLucie]

ever seen two broke girls?

[@reepo5058]

@@EuniceLucie bros never watched FRIENDS

[@vph6823]

Same thought, using laughtrack is very cringe

[@BambinaSaldana]

I think it is a little overused, but I think a more major problem is when the laugh tracks kick in. They usually take until the end of the sentence to laugh when the funny part is halfway through, and sometimes it is used inappropriately, like when Sheldon and Amy were watching the video of Sheldon's dad.

[@marysonjatudor2483]

I thought the 'joke' was Sheldon's social inaptitude.

[@xavierentwistle8758]

Maria Petrutz it is, just the people that don't like the show don't understand that.

[@jeremybrown9611]

Maria Petrutz haters

[@naptimegaming1347]

I enjoyed the show because they are just comic versions of people that we know. Sheldon is (probably autistic) non understanding of social cues. Raj is the one that is scared of girls. Howard is the one that is obsessed with girls. And lastly Leonard is actually normal, he is just a guy that is smart and looks like a nerd. If anyone actually acted like him and looked... Normal, then he could be one of us. Yes, they are overdone, but I feel like they just riff on Sheldon this whole show, when Howard is honestly my fav.

[@agnizzab2913]

I see some points here but the show is fun to watch. If you just watch the show and stop thinking about what is incorrect or why its funny and just enjoy it. Thats what i do

[@glopping1984]

I love this show but I do agree that the laugh track isn’t needed at most times

[@GregDoerfler]

The video is titled "what went wrong" implying the show used to be ok and got worse. Where is this discussion?

[@hbluemole6941]

Exactly! I liked the first seasons and was looking forward to this!

[@cancerino666]

I don't think it changed, just got old and repetitive.

[@utm0st]

@@cancerino666 earlier seasons were okay, towards the end it was legitimately 1/10. I find it a bit crazy anyone would not see the drop off in quality No character growth, no new side characters, no continuity between episodes, forced jokes, those are the main problems imo

[@patrickobrien5311]

it went wrong when a producer gave these writers the go-ahead to make this stupid show

[@nekomancer7319]

Nothing went wrong, that couldn't happen because it was always trash.

[@Ultinuc]

Honestly my real problem is the laugh tracks. They put them in during moments that aren't at all funny. *Sheldon sits down* *Laugh track*

[@DaDunge]

Ultinuc yeah I can second that the peoplen who put in the laugh track have no idea what is funny and what's not.

[@tomleonard830]

"Sheldon sits down" could be funny depending on the context. So not a good example.

[@hariman7727]

We're supposed to always be laughing at Sheldon, the most ridiculous caricature of nerddom ever, because he's the show's punchline.

[@adamcuthbert4383]

If they didn't put them in during moments that aren't at all funny, there'd never be any laughter because there's never a funny moment on that series.

[@ede292]

When will the American public learn that (most) sitcoms and all reality TV are just garbage entertainment?

[@user-gj2ql1fd3h]

I do understand most of the jokes and I actually love this show 😭

[@al-saif_]

i think you understood nothing said in the video and just want to feel smart by the fact that you understand references

[@simona4315]

The most obnoxious and entitled character is a white male Texan and all the jokes are on the brown guy and Jewish guy, says a lot about you.

[@zacharywinzenburg3423]

Big bang theory feels like watching a group of Redditers

[@parv_verma]

I liked the first 3 season. Then it started getting too much into relationships and I lost interest.

[@andrewmoss5866]

Very true. It was good when it first started but the writers then ran out of ideas and decided to just milk it while they could by making it a lame relationship show where everyone (except Raj, for some reason) gets coupled.

[@blueshirtinvestor945]

you’re missing a big one if you don’t completely watch the whole series. thank me later

[@MrRetroRhythm]

They had to. In order to stay on past season two, they need strong wahmen to take over or they will end at season 2. Case in point, the show Men At Work.

[@helldeirch]

all shows are about relationships

[@craigh4153]

Yep - turned into The Big Friends Theory.

[@OpenMind3000]

"it´s funny because it´s nerdy or a reference" ... that is the concept of the show... Just watch "the IT Crowd", when you want to watch a proper show about nerds.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

too bad that it stopped onlu after some episodes

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

this jen is the internet

[@DodgyDaveGTX]

"Just don't talk to them about memory... or RAM..." "Hah! Memory **IS** RAM!"

[@elliest55]

+Craig X: "Big bang characters are less stereotypical than the IT crowd. " Maybe, but the IT crowd is not trying to be two things at once. By not taking itself seriously and throwing realism out the window (think of Richmond) it allows the viewers to accept the ridiculousness and caricaturishness of the characters' behaviours. TBBT, on the other hand, is trying to be heart-warming and give the characters a story-arc even though its main humour source are stereotypes and shallow jokes. You can call that a tonal inconsistency, existential confusion, or just lack of spark/talent in the writing department. As for the video, I agree that it pushes it a bit when trying to link the critique to philosophy (bit pretentious), but the creator is right in his judgement that this is a *bad* comedy.

[@DarrenSemotiuk]

BOOM! 100% CORRECT. (One of my kids actually BOUGHT "The Internet" for me as a Christmas gift... that's how good The IT Crowd is. Generation-spanning awesomeness.)

[@cool_alienempire6884]

I also hated when I mentioned something that I was really into be it physics or sci-fi and have someone tell me I was referencing Big Bang Theory 😖

[@willbennett4544]

My dad has watched every episode. He admits it sucks, but he "doesn't have to think about it and it's just background noise".

[@PhantomRX]

The thing is...people watch it thinking it is a show for nerds. But it isn't for nerds or nerd culture...it is ABOUT nerds and nerd culture...but it shows a wrong representation of it. Basically making fun of it indirectly. It could be a smarter show, but instead it showcases nerds so "non-nerds" can laugh at them from the seat of their couch.

[@Fazzel]

Videos like this and the comments are the reason people laugh at nerds.

[@oldmanhogan2668]

The thing is its poorly written.

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Worse, if we’re to believe what Jim Parsons has said about his character, the show is frequently laughing at Aspergers/Autism.

[@DarkerPhoenix1]

Name one modern they sitcom that accurately portrays regular people? Characters in comedies are over the top and remember they are fictional and the show isn't really realistic.

[@doktormcnasty]

Correct. As referenced in the clip Futurama is a show for nerds. Not this bloody claptrap of a laughtrack disaster.

[@Lexichi22]

Even the laugh track isn't sure if the jokes are supposed to be funny.

[@jf1376]

I was just watching cowboy bebop

[@jf1376]

@Yoongi pls diss me they're told to laugh at certain points though

[@SemiCommma]

Yoongi pls diss me . . . Are you dumb

[@calebkuti7897]

The laugh track is so annoying! It actually makes Young Sheldon look good

[@maddoxthenerd7623]

Eewrrttrtrrtrrtrtrrrrrrrrrreeeeeerrrrrrrrerrtrrrrqrrrrree

[@dalekmoon]

I watched it for Penny and the Doctor Who references kept me coming back. They referenced Dr. Who more than the BBC did. [insert laugh track here]

[@maferperea7737]

Ok thank you, now I feel stupid for binge watching this on Amazon and genuinely laugh

[@rhiannejones3815]

Like what you like - this is just one fairly narrow interpretation based on a single philosophy

[@wilhelmdietz4023]

Yeah, don't be influenced by these sort of things, I like Big Bang Theory a lot, but it's interesting to see what opinions other people have.

[@ericstorm6582]

@@wilhelmdietz4023 I think it's interesting to see how most haters just complain about the laugh tracks and stereotypes which arguably are also true, don't take a second to think about the character development of each character

[@CC-Cobalt-1043]

@@ericstorm6582 and people whine about how great they've matured into successful people

[@ajguevara6961]

We will never forget your sacrifice Thomas. God, well, if he even exist, bless you.

[@DalithaMW]

AJ Guevara He existed, but he's been subjected to so many laugh tracks he's transcended into another plane of existence. He is...Doctor Notlaughtten

[@danielramsey6141]

So he faded out of our Reality and entered a New one?! Damn...I salute Thomas for going that extra mile! See you Space Cowboy!

[@sammylane21]

You meant to say God WILL " and not "God well" , am I correct?

[@alexanerose4820]

Nah I'm sure He;s out there. I mean with comedy like this there has to be soembody watching the show called humanity and somritmes i wish I xould watch with him instead of ebing part of it.

[@pixelbomb97]

I love the contradiction of saying it's wrong to get humor out of scorn and pain of BBT characters while making their own jokes about the pain of Thomas

[@IAmTheAce5]

I thought Sheldon’s jokes were his obliviousness to the most salient aspects of the situation

[@jeandassay2145]

IAmTheAce5 gg My Master

[@gracewheeler3268]

IAmTheAce5 they are, but when you hate the show it's easy to miss

[@melonheadthecherrybomb5886]

I thought that it was more than that. While the Sheldon jokes get the most laughs, there is also Lenard trying to date a hot woman, Raj is too nervous to ask a girl out, and Walowitz is pervy.

[@Dukenukem]

well, that all stops about 5 or six seasons in, that its all about "nerds living normal life" without all of mentioned defining character features (Sheldon gets Amy, Leonard marries Penny, Howard Marries Bernadett and Raj goes gay).

[@bibubbletea]

It is, they didn't really understand

[@xshadowscreamx]

The look on Jim parsons face when he is obviously just regurgitating his lines is another nail in the shows "comedy".

[@VJ-fr2zd]

I had a laughing fit about not being able to afford Thomas therapist 😂

[@daviddennis4722]

Penny had no character growth from season 1-8

[@e11esounds]

David Dennis all she had to do was look confused slash annoyed at their science talk. Yaaaaaaaaawwwwn.

[@markborishnikoff5485]

Well, she was what Jennifer Aniston was to friends.

[@ley8443]

THANK YOU

[@oppositeofbatman]

In the first 5 episodes of season 1 she changed a little but not after that

[@elizabethread1538]

Idk she did begin as a horny silly teenager with no patience for anybody who is a little bit different but by the end is a loving wife and mother to sheldon

[@borntoolate9081]

wow. a mainstream, primetime sitcom with lazy writing. I never thought I would see the day.

[@olgajaworska7430]

I think characters shitting on each other is more like a tradition of the genre. To counteract that, TBBT had a lot of sweet moments. The guys singing to Bernadette in the hospital is one of the most heartwarming moments in all of sitcom history. Also, if you understand a subject of a joke, it is a lot of the times pretty amusing. And if not, it is refreshing to observe interactions of educated people. For me it was more annoying in the Friends to see any remotely interesting topic brought up by Chandler or Ross being ridiculed for its outlandishness. As to the "awkward nerd" stereotype, I think its just that the show started when it was still in fashion and later they got self conscious about it, for example, making Penny date a scientist that was both hot and a genius or making Leonard's gf Priya both socially adjusted and being able to outsmart Sheldon in an argument.

[@tanmayjain5385]

The Big Bang Theory is the Michael Bay movies of comedy shows

[@salum75]

all american sitcoms are based on bullying and characters insulting each other

[@doktormcnasty]

As 'murican as apple pie & accidental gun fatalities in the home it is!

[@HawkSlam]

Aspiring Marauder British sitcoms don’t generally use absurdity, though of course some do, and US sitcoms do sometimes use absurdity, though often not.

[@glitchysquid1137]

He literally stated in the video that Europeans invented the concept of Comedy superiority, or "Its funny when your better than someone."

[@FirstnameLastname-gr5kb]

Okay but... My Name Is Earl?

[@nighton3]

Ehh ever heard of "Faulty Towers"?

[@charlieni645]

Community is the far better sitcom about nerd culture because it doesn't just use references. It lives and breathes them.

[@1Maenad]

倪传历 I loved community but was that about nerd culture? Idk.

[@vyrxcx]

All the DnD episodes.

[@satellite964]

Agreed

[@12martin12rojas]

倪传历 underrated show

[@towncarpimp99]

Community was funny at many levels and knew it. No laugh track needed. Any actually funny show doesn’t need to tell you when it’s being funny.

[@limegreenelevator]

I just learned about aleph-null in discrete math today, and now it pops up in this video that I have not seen before today. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MY BRAIN.

[@marshyhmr7766]

There’s a world where the eltingville club was picked up and the big bang theory never went beyond the pilot.

[@Azzyzazz]

"Sheldon it's 2AM get out of my bedroom" is actually pretty funny thoooo

[@AlexSeverinski]

Is it, though?

[@norouziman8748]

Its not that funny it gave me a smile but thats it

[@sambradley9091]

@Watching TrainsgoBy Bruh what the fuck are you talking about, every single person I know who enjoys this show is older and everyone younger makes fun out of it like nothing else. Don't turn a point about how a show is crappy into your soapbox about completely unrelated bs

[@luciuspaullus1948]

That was one of the better jokes. I actually chuckled a little bit.

[@problemimentali]

It's a dulled down version of the old: a doctor to a patient "you have to stop masturbating" "oh, why?" "because I'm examining you"

[@Brew311]

It was a funny show until the writers introduced Amy Farrah Fowler. Then, it went from a show about geeks and science to geeks and relationships.

[@spac3chees3]

Agree.

[@vanillajack5925]

100% right!

[@deepseagirl2033]

Agree. Not to mention Amy was an extremely obnoxious character. More like an Ugly Betty rip-off than an actually well written character

[@KirumaSensei]

Y’all clearly have no idea what good writing looks like sense y’all are too busy meat riding each other.

[@justzack641]

Funny, so many people say this show is bad and unfunny and all that, yet it got 12 seasons. It ran longer than even some of the best sitcoms ever made. Interesting.

[@redmain9553]

I feel like people gonna hate me for loving this show 💀🤣

[@ericstorm6582]

Don't go to Reddit, the hate there is almost supernaturally weird

Yeah. Your mom hates you too

[@redmain9553]

@ she liked the show to tho. It helped her learn engli

[@Adventurer-te8fl]

Ye, a bunch of toxic haters

[@JessieWard33]

Okay say it with me, any show that goes past six seasons is in the danger zone, and virtually anything that makes it to 8 is it's own worst enemy.

[@wendel5868]

Except Seinfeld.

[@SoupKF]

The Simpsons & Futurama

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Even 6 is pushing it.

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Aditya Ingole Game of Thrones is a serialised story, which is slightly different. We’re talking about shows in which each episode is its own entirely self-contained story. These expire much faster, as they inevitably run out of stories to tell after a certain number.

[@bluebutterfly5062]

Personally i think 5 is the cutoff. The only exception is If u fucked up the 3rd and/or 4th season but somehow managed to make a nice comeback season 5. Then u can run with the good stuff for another season or two but then YOU'RE DONE

[@AssassinKillua15]

It lasted way too long. 4 seasons would've been fine.

[@wendel5868]

The characters/actors are funny, not the jokes.

[@fubar22v50]

Horseman Secretariat over milking the cow , i agree

[@LaGranAlimania]

No seasons would've been fine

[@bergonath8851]

Make that 4 seconds.

[@Dukenukem]

before it descended to "Friends who do science" it was fine. The saturation with "relationship drama" is what killed it.

[@carbonrick-roller7428]

I love how you pointed out how great futurama is in contrast to big bang theory. Futurama does such a great job playing with fun sci fi concepts and using actual science in their jokes.

[@kipbong-un1152]

My only regret is that I can't dislike this more than once.

[@ArchangelSteve]

NEEEEERRRRRRDDDDDD!!!

[@kipbong-un1152]

@@ArchangelSteve kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGXOhWCKmZp0abs

[@MarkanVaran7]

it's just what happens when you don't have the guts and decency to end things when they run it's course. This show should have ended years ago. Now it's over.

[@drransom01]

ArnoldFTW97 like walking Dead? Which should've been cancelled 5 years ago? But you probably think is the greatest show on TV

[@isaaclee807]

Next up, Young Sheldon!

[@rams5506]

It's not over yet what you talking about😑 Also this show is amazing.

[@aakksshhaayy]

No it's what happens when you have to most popular show among 18 - 49 year olds and you're bringing in the cash by the truck loads. They don't give a shit about the quality they just want to make as many episodes as possible and get that cash.

[@pabloa8102]

ArnoldFTW97 like spongebob

[@user-ti1kq9me9t]

The best summary I've heard about The Big Bang Theory is: It is a show about smart people for dumb people.

[@crimsonsamuraiftw]

Portrayed by dumb people and how they perceive smart people. So.. Art imitates Life imitates Art.

[@professorfukyu744]

6 Broseph all sitcoms are for dumb people.

[@msjkramey]

crimsonsamuraiftw except one of them actually has a PhD in neuroscience...

[@crimsonsamuraiftw]

I'm not even necessarily speaking of the actors/resses alone. The writers are mostly at fault.

[@iisgray]

Did you know that unintelligent people are capable of getting degrees? She may have a degree in neuroscience, but she's also publicly stated wrong information about science with the kind of confidence that only comes from D-K victims. I used to work with a guy who had a PhD in history and was the leading expert in ancient Egypt at his college (it was a small but good college, so this is the equivalent of maybe being in the department at all of a larger university imo). One of my favorite things he used to say is that BS stood for bullshit, and PhD stood for Piled high and Deep. Anyway, my point is, post-secondary education is important, and more people should get one. Honestly, even if people don't get a career relevant to their degree afterward, they do have a better understanding of the world than the average person who hasn't gotten a degree... but no matter how far they go in that program, it doesn't mean they're smart. Trump has a degree from an ivy league school. So does Hillary. Whether you think he's the idiot, or whether you think she is, the fact remains: even high degrees from the best schools available can write an idiot's name on a piece of paper with their official seal on it.

[@danieltallon4316]

I finished watching the series and I have to say, as a geek, that I enjoyed almost all of it. The references don’t always age well, but the characters really do develop, and call out the years of emotional abuse - which most shows don’t do. I see a group of incredibly intelligent, and equally flawed, individuals that I rooted for throughout the series. It wasn’t perfect, but I think it was pretty damn good.

[@colindowden2182]

Good fro you l found it to be garbage though.

Shut the fuck up nerd

[@ShinChan-jx2nm]

Well sucks to be u kiddo

[@simona4315]

The most obnoxious and entitled character is a white male Texan and all the jokes are on the brown guy and Jewish guy, says a lot about you.

[@joshuawainaina8103]

My problem was that it went from being a love stroy between Leonard and Penny to the Sheldon show

[@nightmares_phoo]

It a good turn. If you have braincells you'd see that Penny is a whore and so is Leonard a male counterpart. It's was stupid. And no person how desparate they may be, won't fall for whores. Later we found another whore who claims herself as a Catholic, Bernadette. It's clearly in the show in episodes. It was actually a stupid way to put down your society.

[@KookiesNolly]

You’re like 10000 episodes too late.

[@markmolino6091]

Eli N.S ,Agreed.

[@johnsonjohnson3261]

Seriously... this really strikes me as some low hanging fruit here.

[@cadbane7780]

Man, it looks liked this show suuuuuuuucked.... Especially for neeeeeeeeeerds. I’m glad I’ve never seen it 👍🏻

[@AVALARMusicOfficial]

Are we really going to pretend that Big Bang Theory was EVER good? Can't anyone ever admit that a show sucked from the start?

[@jayw900]

I don't think they have made 10.000 episodes yet.

[@seokjin7722]

Loved this show as a kid. Hate this show as an adult.

[@umersalman1]

Same bro, same. I rewatched it now that i am older. The writing is so bad its hard to believe.

[@jjmcnamara5236]

This is genuinely my favorite show. Is there something wrong with me? 🤣🤣

[@hindenburg1596]

Never watched Boardwalk Empire, The Wire, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Mr. Robot, The Americans, Penny Dreadful, Hannibal?

[@mohsinb1301]

No , it is one of my favorite sitcoms. Just critica are full of air and some people need material for their youtube channel

[@danieljohnkirby9412]

Sheldon's DMV "joke" is literally just an explanation of the right answer. The correct answer is "when it has recently rained", Sheldon's whole thing is just a needlessly detailed explanation of _why_ that is.

[@dannybenhur6123]

I don't laugh when I'm watching Big Bang theory...I'm just like 'I understood that Reference'...

[@kuhndj67]

Yea me too... but that's not enough to make something entertaining.

[@dannybenhur6123]

David Kuhn I agree it's not that entertaining...it's a weird show..

[@eavesdropswhispers2598]

HA... GAYYYYYYYYY!

[@burbanpoison2494]

In ten years, when they do the reboot, you'll remember that as laughing.

[@AHWolverine]

Me too, I literally feel like I could be sitting in the apt with them. Basically, this video should have just said if you are stupid...you won’t see the genius that goes into the writing of those references to physics or Batman BC they span over a period of years.

[@Wurzelknecht]

My answer to the title question is simple: It's a show based around a single joke: over the top nerd stereotypes. If we're really harsh here, this show should count as discrimination of a subculture, with Penny as the only "normal" character, scoffing at the over the top antics of these weirdos. It's like if there was a sitcom centered around a group of east asian friends, and the entire show is just about racist stereotype jokes like them talking in an over the top accent, having buck teeth, eating rice and taking photos, and the role of Penny is played by the sole western person on the show who scoffs at their asian antics.

[@MinaF99]

Wurzelknecht that’s insane.

[@-haclong2366]

I thought that taking photos was exclusive to the Japanese as a stereotype...

[@MysticWolfMagic]

Wurzelknecht And just like that. To no one’s shock, this became a race issue.

[@MrTStat]

I did not really get the video, but when you put it this way MAN, DAMN, NOW I F**King see it!!

[@heidihansen2188]

exactly and actually, if we want to keep shitting on this show. It is also sexist, homophobic, and racist.

[@MrMonkey2150]

It’s so disappointing that people try to say an incredible show was bad just to get views

[@jongrover8763]

As a nerd, when it comes to identifying which character I identify with most on The Big Bang Theory, is it George Costanza

[@celestinenox]

Yep. Huge disrespect. The reason the references don't rely on understanding is that the nerds and geeks are the joke. This isn't a show FOR geeks and nerds. It's a show for people who want to LAUGH at geeks and nerds.

[@benwasserman8223]

I'm a nerd and I was laughing at this show for many seasons. Hell I even found Sheldon very relatable.... am I not a real nerd?

[@celestinenox]

Lordy. Thing is, you're not supposed to find Sheldon relatable. The whole point of Sheldon is that he's not supposed to be relatable to the audience this show is really aiming at. That you find him relatable and something to laugh at in this show isn't an indication of how "real" your nerdness is or is not--I don't go around telling people what they are or aren't, considering there are many people who would tell me I'm not a real geek because I have boobs--but maybe an indication of how much respect you actually have for yourself and other nerds. Or maybe not. Who knows? All I know is that the writers of producers of this show don't respect us.

[@benwasserman8223]

celestinenox As someone who dealt with a similar inability to understand sarcasm and communicate through pop culture, I’d say Sheldon is very relatable in that department. He’s a complete “I know i have problems but don’t care what anyone else thinks” type who just happens to have a justified yet overflated ego. Oh and if this show disrespects nerds, why was Stephen Hawking such a big fan of it?

[@joelijasonditoka771]

They may be caricatures of what “normies” think nerds are like - but the exaggeration itself is humorous - and the use of overtly exaggerated caricatures is not unusual in comedy - Brooklyn 99 is not how a real precinct operates - or even some of the episodes from friends or seinfield etc etc... I don’t know if the producers are showing any intentional disrespect - I self-identify as a nerd... typical general knowledge and science geek; took pure science in high school then ended up deciding to read law in University... and the references and “smart-jokes” actual appeal to me... the punchlines require some thought and remind of British comedy more than your typical American offering because of it... although I suppose the cued audience laughter signpost the jokes... I still find them funny; more fool me I suppose...

[@celestinenox]

Yes, he's going to be relatable to some, but he's not *supposed* to be. That he's relatable to some people is a side effect of there being an infinite variety of traits and personalities in people. But he's the butt of the joke, which means so is anyone who can relate to him, and that's not cool. You'd have to ask Stephen Hawking. I'm sure his reasons are out there for anyone to find.

[@jairekhenry5750]

Futurama is awesome

[@Paulafan5]

I'm not sure what the difference is between the meta jokes in Futurama and the ones in BBT, except that they like one show and not the other. It seems like they are splitting hairs. Also, a Futurama writer works on BBT (Eric Kaplan). Same type of joke, but their bias clouds how they see it. Yes, I prefer Futurama over BBT, but it's obvious the bias they have against BBT.

[@thedunne1980]

Paulafan5 I disagree. They acknowledge the difference between well thought out jokes that include references in Futurama, and lazy jokes where the reference to something scientific is the joke in BBT. They have legitimate reasons for preferring Futurama.

[@OG-SherlockHolmes]

I could sum up what happened in two words. Amy, Bernadette

[@le-py4tl]

this show is actually one of my favorites ❤️

[@maurice482390]

Thought I was the only one I just wanna sit,smoke weed and laugh not take a sit com seriously that the message that a lot of people don't understand

[@AliFareedMC]

@@maurice482390 I love watching TV, people take the big bang theory too seriously

[@yeahyeahwowman8099]

@@maurice482390 thought that was a good excuse a long time ago, yet what happens when their is like 60 million people just like you doing the same thing. Thing is you light up and watch a turd in a bag on t.v. on that note, so do 59 million other people, then the higher ups think this is what the people want.

[@ojs5988]

​@@maurice482390 the problem isn't "taking it seriously". It's that, there's nothing to laugh at.

[@maurice482390]

@@ojs5988 that's comedy it's objective if don't like it you don't have to watch it. Simple as that. It's like going to a comedy show and being a heckler and easily offended over a few jokes. Same thing with other forms of media.

[@batmanlaughed800]

One it was on way to long, 4 years is enough for any comedy show, it’s self parody now. And two when it became about changing the nerds into “normal” people because girlfriends make everything better it lost its focus and just became Friends with science jokes.

[@loganladue2]

4 years is nothing, even the comedy shows referenced in the video lasted longer than that.

[@batmanlaughed800]

Everyone is entitled to their wrong opinions. Just because other shows jumped the shark after going more than four years doesn't make it the right move.

[@Canwegettosubscribers-nk8nn]

Sheldon: *exists* Audience: *_AAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHAHHAAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAH!!!!!_*

[@andu1478]

AliManía You havent watched the show you have no right to take part in this discussion

[@ijustchangedmyname]

@@andu1478 Tell me, how do you know they haven't watched it? Oh and btw I have seen you all around the comment section defending bbt furiously and it's pretty sad.

[@andu1478]

@@ijustchangedmyname im not saying its pretty sad but im saying it wouldnt be fair to judge rick and morty because the first ever joke is a boob joke just saying so that goes for TBBT

[@calixtecharles]

Your comment is perfect, you deserve 1M like

[@ParkerBG]

Matias Latvala this means that you too have been all around the comment section but as a hater of the show which most would probably agree is even more sad.

[@joshuaerkman1444]

You've missed this one. The big bang theory is funny and interesting because it is intensely relatable for people who are themselves massive nerds. Very often I have had the experience of realizing I am being unnecessarily nerdy, complicated or have lost touch with a none technical point of view. The humour comes in the sudden realization that you have been so intensely lost in high levels of abstraction that you've lost touch with the base level reality and are thus revealed to be quite ridiculous. It requires humbleness and empathy to honestly share these moments with others without experiencing shame or negativity but if you can there is a good deal of connection to be found with the none-nerds in your life.

[@BaronEurchild]

One joke in this video supports that thesis. All of the others, as far as I can tell, go against it. The joke at the DMV works exactly as you describe. It goes above and beyond in a way that is far too in depth for the needs of the situation, but also points out the unique quality of people who think that way. That is a genuinely good joke that both pokes fun at nerds for going to far and also acknowledges that they are correct. Jokes about what bones are called do not do this. They aren’t jokes, they are simply ways to create distance between the characters and reality. Even for those of us who go far above and beyond in lexicon can recognize that the humor is not there for us, it is there for people who laugh because they don’t “get” something.

[@shambhavitripathi6124]

How did this show get 4 EMMYS and the Office got none ?