NTs hate The Big Bang Theory.

**Promethea** · 03-30-2012 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by Proteus

That's just it, the show isn't about this type of stuff. It's a caricature of geek stereotypes combined with some random "science talk" thrown in to make the dialogue sound more intellectual and higher brow than it actually is. It's one of those shows non-nerdy people who are enamoured with the geek-chic trend that's so popular today like because "zomg nerdz r so cool"!. Lots of people who actually would fit under the nerd umbrella just find it lame and unfunny. Guess I should also mention I don't like sitcoms in general.

Futurama does a far better job of interjecting obscure scientific references while actually being funny.

You said it even better. I should read the whole thread before I post. I really should.

**Sonny** · 03-30-2012 10:06 PM

I love it.

I hate my name. It has nerd in it. Leo-nerd!

The laugh track is annoying though.

**HippoHunter94** · 03-31-2012 12:52 AM

I've seen every episode of that show, and the only reason to watch it is Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler.

**Persephone** · 03-31-2012 11:23 AM

I hate sitcoms and TV shows in general, though sitcoms get 90% of my vitriol. I might hate the Big Bang Theory less than other sitcoms but it doesn't mean I'm not going to hate it.

Originally Posted by Promethea

You said it even better. I should read the whole thread before I post. I really should.

I should have too. Proteus is absolutely right. While it get a chuckle from me sometimes, the show on the whole is just lame and unfunny. It's for non-nerds who are into the "nerd culture" and nerds (NTs) who appreciate a sitcom that's about them and only they can understand. I do have a very particular taste in comedy. When it's not comedy (strictly), I like humor, but sitcoms are on one of the lowest rungs in entertainment for me because there is essentially no greater point than to be "funny" on a periodic basis. And they always recycle their jokes. What the hell. I would rather not hear a joke at all than hear it over 9000 times.

I get bored easily. Like, extremely easily. I will play a video game for three days and nights straight and then never go back to it because I'd be totally bored by it. Now I don't even play video games because they're all the same and thus boring. The same with entertainment.

**AintGotNoExpressions** · 03-31-2012 01:00 PM

I don't like it because the jokes feel incredibly forced and the characters are more of a mash up of nerd stereotypes than representations of real people. As far as sitcoms go I like Modern Family the best.

**runnerveran** · 03-31-2012 05:43 PM

I do like TBBT, but not as much as I like South Park or Futurama.

Originally Posted by skycloud86

I like the programme, but the laugh track is awful and it makes you feel stupid, as if you don't know when to laugh. I don't watch it that much, though, and it could be a lot better.

I hate laugh tracks for the reason you stated, as well as the fact that they're annoying and distracting. They need to be rid of entirely. And immediately.

**danlikesgirls** · 03-31-2012 05:53 PM

yeah it's alright, not as good as 2 and a Half men though

**quadrivium** · 03-31-2012 08:09 PM

It's too forced for me. It tries too hard. However, most sitcoms do.

**Mind Swirl** · 03-31-2012 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by Finagle

I liked the first 10 episode or so, then it got boring. Not my kind of humor I guess.

It was similar with me. A friend had the series and we watched the first season which I thought had some pretty funny bits, but I noticed it got increasingly boring the more I saw. Maybe it was because they use the same kind of jokes over and over.

Not the worst show ever, not the best.

**Seeker99** · 03-31-2012 09:15 PM

Of course one could complain about the caricuristic characters, unrealistic situations and annoying laugh track. But this is an enormous waste of your time, considering IT'S A SITCOM. If you can't deal with these things or don't like sitcom humour, that's fine. It doesn't mean the show is poorly made - it's just conforming to a genre, and there's nothing wrong with that. No, technical jargon and endless references don't make the dialogue clever. But it can still be entertaining.

I think the "geeks" who object to the show are annoyed by it because they feel like their world is being portrayed in a way that doesn't relate to them. People get annoyed because they personally don't fit the stereotypes. "I'm a scientist but I don't spend all my time watching sci fi", or "I'm a comic book fan but I don't dress up in silly costumes", or "I play video games but I don't have terrible social skills".

I can imagine how you would be annoyed if you're part of a subculture that for years has been made fun of, and is suddenly made "chic" in an unrealistic way. Yes, the show is a mish-mash of geek stereotypes. But it still manages to normalise these characters, who in most other shows would be nothing more than the target of a brief and bad-natured joke. If you're a "geek", a comic book fan, a physicist, whatever... I don't think people will actually believe that you live the life portrayed in the show. If you care about how "non-geeks" perceive you in relation to your geeky tendencies, I think this show can only be doing you a favour.

One complaint against the show however, that I do think is extremely valid is the feminist argument. And by the way, whatever happened to Leslie Winkle? I love Bernadette and Amy but IMHO the show was better before they were the female leads.