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I think that actually speaks to the quality of the characters beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 10/06/2011 06:06:59 PM
Now do not misunderstand. I am not claiming BBT as some form of high art. But I rather enjoy the tweaks and kicks they make. Or, rather, made before they realised the average viewer were more interested in who slept with whom.



In season one, the characters were very flat- "hur hur lookit the nerds." 4 seasons later, they've been immensely fleshed out. Penny has daddy issues and sometimes an inferiority complex. Raj's mutism is really starting to get to him. Amy is a very interesting look on an alternate version of Sheldon. The other characters have had similar growth and development.


So... it stands to reason, that once you have more interesting, fleshed-out characters, you can have more character-based storylines.



The Sheldon thing is a perfect example. You can have an online-dating story whenever you want to. But because it happened after we had gotten to know Sheldon, it was much more effective.
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So, I just saw this BBT quote in the Quote of the Day... beetnemesis - 09/06/2011 12:59:51 AM 889 Views
That quote grates at me like cheese in a cheese grater? yeah something like that. *NM* Timthetrolloc - 09/06/2011 06:21:47 AM 293 Views
Seeing quotes like that (and the World of Warcraft episode) is what keeps me from watching. j-whitt987 - 09/06/2011 06:45:20 AM 675 Views
What is wrong with it? *NM* Camilla - 09/06/2011 10:38:09 AM 274 Views
It's an attempt to sound smart while saying something incredibly childish and simple Helene - 09/06/2011 10:57:14 AM 668 Views
Re: It's an attempt to sound smart while saying something incredibly childish and simple Camilla - 09/06/2011 11:43:27 AM 683 Views
Which is why I don't want to watch BBT. The character is wholly unappealing. *NM* Helene - 09/06/2011 01:44:46 PM 275 Views
Huh Camilla - 09/06/2011 01:47:10 PM 663 Views
I dislike BBT because it's such a cliche.. Helene - 09/06/2011 03:50:33 PM 598 Views
Re: I dislike BBT because it's such a cliche.. Camilla - 09/06/2011 03:54:41 PM 694 Views
I didn't know there was another girl in the show Helene - 11/06/2011 07:20:02 AM 766 Views
No.Sheldon is characterized by: Arrogance, Know-it-all,lack of knowledge about social conventions, *NM* beetnemesis - 09/06/2011 03:16:44 PM 294 Views
Which his lack of normal language points to. Camilla - 09/06/2011 03:18:10 PM 603 Views
Basically? ANYONE WHO COULD PUT TOGETHER THAT DETAILED A PASTICHE WOULD KNOW THE ORIGINAL SAYING beetnemesis - 09/06/2011 03:30:16 PM 608 Views
... Camilla - 09/06/2011 03:33:11 PM 747 Views
I think that actually speaks to the quality of the characters beetnemesis - 10/06/2011 06:06:59 PM 680 Views
Regarding the point in your title Camilla - 09/06/2011 03:35:17 PM 600 Views
Eh. I think if they re-did the joke today they'd make Sheldon use the original, but force/explain it beetnemesis - 10/06/2011 04:48:16 PM 654 Views
your problem with this makes no sense. *NM* temeraire - 11/06/2011 02:42:00 AM 251 Views
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