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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 40 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

I feel like every time I tried watching Big Bang Theory, I got this vibe.

"haha that guy is such a fucking nerd!" was virtually every laugh-track riddled joke.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I will always defend BBT as 6 seasons of a great show dragged out and dumbed down for prime time. I think if someone went through it and discarded the filler jokes, arcs that go nowhere and excessive laugh track it could have been really good.

My wife likes the show as background noise and I've studied it. Theres some real relationship writing and some genuinely good character growth, some of the non "Ha! Nerds!" Jokes are actually pretty funny.

[–] atthecoast@feddit.nl 20 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

You’re just not the target audience, as shown in this handy diagram:

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I think Breaking Bad belongs in the middle one with Futurama because I don't think it required intelligence to be entertained.

My first watch through was purely a "watch Hal do some crazy shit" where the action entertained and everything else was just an annoyance. I just didn't care about the moral implications or whatever message the show was trying to make, I was happy watching an "outsider enters dangerous world he knows little about and fucks shit up".

Second watch through I stopped seeing him as Hal and disliked him before the end of the first episode. If anything, he was more like Malcolm (book smart but otherwise dumb and entitled).

Though maybe that's more just about BB being entertaining even if you aren't the target audience.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago

Well god dammit I don't know where I fall.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 hours ago

I read your comment with a laugh track!

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 16 points 7 hours ago

He said hello hahahahhahahaa....hahahahahaha omg omg bro omg he said- he said hahaha he said HELLO hahahaha

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 18 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Hey that’s not fair to BBT, half of those jokes were “Sheldon is neurodiverse”

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 hours ago

No! Stop! He's not! - The showrunner for some reason