Journal Stargoat's Journal: The Big Bang Theory 3
I'm watching this television show called the Big Bang Theory. Having heard it was good, I've watched four episodes in an effort to make sure that my impression is not mistaken.
Impression the first: Not a good laugh to minute ratio.
Impression the second: Rather insulting to the people I call friends. There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding about what it means to have a higher IQ and interacting with people. Basically, there is not much difference between the cowardly insults I associated with primary school and many of the jokes on this show.
Impression the third: There seems to be some racial / bigotry issues. The Jewish and Indian characters are insulting caricatures.
Impression the fourth: The plots are unimpressive predictable. Every episode began with a strong consideration for a throw-away pop culture reference to sub-cultures associated with "nerds", followed by mundane action.
If not for the first impression, the other three would be acceptable. I find the critics who endorse this television program to be contemptible fools or manipulative liars.
Lowbrow American Garbage (Score:2)
"Two and a half geeks"
One would have to watch more to get what is good (Score:2)
Rather like mining diamonds out of a garbage dump, but here goes:
1. While lowbrow, the on-again-off-again relationship between Penny and Leonard yields hope that even the geekiest guy can "ruin" a slut for other men by teaching her to appreciate intelligence. Thus winning said slut for himself.
2. The relationship between Sheldon and Amy shows that we all have a soul mate someplace- even if that soul mate is geekier than we ever imagined she could be.
3. The relationship between Howard (the Jewish guy who
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