ArsMoriendi
02.22.14 | I love South Park, but I still like Big Bang Theory and even without the laugh track I still laughed at some of the jokes in your links. I'm also a big fan of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and even How I Met Your Mother. I'm an awkward guy, so I actually like awkward humor. Also Family Tree is amazing. |
Kalopsia
02.22.14 | yes! The Life and Times of Tim!!!! |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | come on it's not that bad
show has been declining. Seasons 1-3 were great, 4 was alright, 5-7 is meh |
PitchforkArms
02.22.14 | @ Kalopsia LaToT is criminally unheard of dude, am i right?
@ArsMoriendi to each his own. i just don't think the writing is very good, their characters are so gimmicky and one-dimensional, and in all honesty, the "smart humor" isn't very smart, it just makes people think theyre smart for hearing it |
AtomicShane
02.22.14 | East Bound & Down yo |
Rhyme
02.22.14 | they really overuse the laugh track, like i know when i wanna laugh but i dont need the show to tell me something is funny (goes for all shows that use it obvs but TBBT seems to be the biggest offender of this off the top of my head). all the science teachers i've had enjoy this show for some reason. |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | they probably enjoy the sci jokes like wow |
Emim
02.22.14 | Seinfeld |
Rhyme
02.22.14 | true but the science jokes aren't the entire basis of the show |
Monsieur
02.22.14 | Even the science jokes at times are inaccurate. Always forced, though. Very cringe-worthy and low comedy.
Arrested Development = smart comedy about unintelligent people.
BBT = Unintelligent comedy about intelligent people. |
Monsieur
02.22.14 | But as for favorite comedies, Archer has been consistently funny |
PitchforkArms
02.22.14 | Arrested Development is really good, nice call. |
Monsieur
02.22.14 | They joked that one of them had Spiderman underwear. Yet they rag on Sheldon's mom because she's
religious, so it's "clever." Yeah progressive comedy.
Anything Chuck Lorre is behind is dreadful. |
Ryus
02.22.14 | i agree so much dude, it sucks, for good comedies there's arrested development, seinfeld, louie, archer, the office (UK),
spaced |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | what i do hate about it is how all of the guys are, to quote the show, 'colossal asshats' |
Ryus
02.22.14 | it makes me sad that you can quote the show |
InFiction
02.22.14 | Literally the only good thing about The Big Bang Theory is that it's not Two and a Half Men. |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | i was watching it yesterday sorry |
PitchforkArms
02.22.14 | Two and A Half Men had sheen who got mad poon. show sucked dick but at least it had someone with something respectable under his belt |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | i still cant even fathom the fact that people like this show
it is literally the least funny show i have ever seen
at lest whats her tits from 8 simple rules is nice to look at |
Monsieur
02.22.14 | Two and a Half Men had April Bowlby, so my superficiality forgives the show. |
Muisc4Life26
02.22.14 | good show but really overrated |
StallionMang
02.22.14 | It's not worth the mounds of hyberbolic claim it receives |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | "really overrated"
STOP DAT |
Ryus
02.22.14 | the show is ridiculously stupid it's so unfunny don't even get me started |
Insurrection
02.22.14 | watching youtube clips of the show without the laugh track are just depressing |
demon of surveillance
02.22.14 | badingle |
Skoj
02.22.14 | BAZOOPERS |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | i'm sorry i don't hate lemme put the gun to my head |
Ryus
02.22.14 | watching youtube clips of the show without the laugh track are just depressing
watching the show with the laugh track is even more depressing because you see the awful jokes they expect us to laugh at. |
Insurrection
02.22.14 | touche |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | it's a sitcom ffs. and some of the jokes are legitimately funny if you know what they're referencing. seriously, what is up with the big bang theory hate on this site. it's like every other day someone makes a list about how terrible the show is and then a thread of elitist shit follows |
Monsieur
02.22.14 | References like? |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | you people clearly don't watch a lot of tv if you think the fucking big bang theory is one of the worst shows on |
botb
02.22.14 | yeah it's awful |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | comic, physics, a lot of pop culture, etc. it's not the best fucking show ever but it's far from the worst. seems weird to criticise the shit out of it given its genre and demographic. move on and watch something else and stfu about the big bang theory already |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | @matt dude chill the show is just clearly not for everyone. i dont feel 'elite' for disliking the show a lot. i do dislike it A LOT tho. and i do get a lot of what they are referencing. they've done some pretty clever psych jokes that anyone who hasnt taken lots of psych wouldn't get and i know its the same for their science jokes. i still dont like it tho |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | in other news, I've been on an Always Sunny binge lately |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | no man, it's honestly no problem that people dislike this. i more than get that, but every day there's
someone running big bang theory down to the lowest as if it purported to be more than what it is |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | @matt fair enough
i honestly wish i liked it cuz like, goddamn, psych and comics devour my life. and psych jokes are hilarious. should be right up my ally, but i just LOATHE all the characters |
Ryus
02.22.14 | @Gyromania it's not the worst show ever by any stretch of the imagination, just its so popular and seems to get a lot of acclaim which boggles my mind |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | characters are complete fucking douches to each other but its so ridiculous it gets a chuckle |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | @Ryus
acclaim?
have you seen this thread |
Ryus
02.22.14 | @Green Baron outside of this thread of course, the point of this thread is to decimate everyone who likes the show |
Ending
02.22.14 | Seinfeld man love that show. |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | i like the jokes, it's just horribly contrived most of the time. more often than not i appreciate the subtle nods to these things, granted the characters can be a little overwhelming |
Ryus
02.22.14 | yeah seinfeld is brilliant |
Insurrection
02.22.14 | i think curb is funnier tbh |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | "i like the jokes, it's just horribly contrived most of the time. more often than not i appreciate the subtle nods to these things, granted the characters can be a little overwhelming"
the least nerdy one, the white guy with glasses, i dont mind him. and i dont mind the chick cuz shes a babe.
but the indian dude and the dude that looks like hes from star trek with the bowl cut kinda whatever and then the ultra nerd holy fuck it hurts to listen to them speak |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | seinfeld is indeed great. pretty sure one of my favourite shows is hated by most on this site (community), which i'll never for the life of me understand. archer is ofc brilliant, been watching that a lot lately |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | and i thought people liked community |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | need to watch more curb
community is fine |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | potsy: howard? the jewish dude. he's actually my favourite. prob because he's so sarcastic and catty |
Monsieur
02.22.14 | It's fine for background noise, but I feel endangered if I listen to it for too long. Omg he said "coitus" instead of sex. He's smart and socially awkward just like me right 5/5 fucking love science 5/5 ugh |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | @gyro yeah the sarcastic and catty one holy fuck i hate him |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | green baron: last time i talked about how much i loved community and all the meta humour i was flamed by like 15 different people all saying it's one of the worst shows ever, but lauding arrested development as one of the best shows ever (it is, don't get me wrong; but i think they're both equally witty, so i'm always confused when someone loves one and detests the other) |
Ryus
02.22.14 | I've never seen community, probably should if its like arrested development which is absolutely amazing |
Nud
02.22.14 | Terrible, terrible show |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | there are hot girls on community and it has chevy chase. dec show. should watch more
i can see why people wouldnt like tho, its like, overly fab sometimes
arrested dev. is great |
Insurrection
02.22.14 | loved the first three seasons of community, saw the first episode of season 4 and gave up on it
since dan harmon is back i might give it another shot |
Nud
02.22.14 | Good shows: the mighty boosh, it crowd, eastbound and down |
Nud
02.22.14 | Nathan barley |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | i think community is probably one of the most clever shows in recent years tbh, and i don't see how people can disagree. granted they take on some pretty highbrow concepts |
Monsieur
02.22.14 | Ah The IT Crowd is pretty hysterical. |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | the indian dude is my least favorite of them prob |
TheGreatQ
02.22.14 | TBBT deserves neither the level of acclaim nor the level of hate it receives. |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | it crowd is amazing!
insurrection: yah season 4 was decent but now that harmon is back, season 5 is shaping up to be one of the strongest seasons |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | ^^^ pretty much. it's decent for what it does |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | "TBBT deserves neither the level of acclaim nor the level of hate it receives."
^ i can stand behind this statement |
Ryus
02.22.14 | It mostly receives hate BECAUSE of its acclaim though, if they had made just one season and cancelled it then no one would care but since it's still going strong with great ratings and reviews everyone is destroying it |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | @insurrection ive noticed u are no longer an asshat upon my return
i mean this as endearingly as possible |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | well the newer seasons aren't that great though
its prime was seasons 2 and 3 |
AmericnZero02
02.22.14 | Awww I like the big gang theory. Some favorite comedies off the top of my head would be seinfeld, the fresh prince, modern family, the bernie mac show, old south park & family guy. |
Nud
02.22.14 | If you like the it crowd download then get nathan barley |
Nud
02.22.14 | Pretty sure its only one season but its classic as fuck |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | gotta be one of those elite few defiantly going against the grain! but that actually makes sense. part of the reason i hate bands like nickelback is because of how popular and successful they are lol. shameful admission |
Monsieur
02.22.14 | Not a sitcom, but I've been addicted to QI recently. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | haha gyro ur humility is always impressive |
Insurrection
02.22.14 | thats the nicest thing anyones ever said to me potsy
tbh drugs helped |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | im just a bag of comliments today. i told emim hes not a hipster too! |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | old south park is great but i think it's one of the most consistently funny shows on air. i like how they're keeping in with recent media trends |
Ryus
02.22.14 | unlike the simpsons which has effectively destroyed its legacy and become a piece of trash |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | "tbh drugs helped" lololol pfffffff
but not actually pfft. i mean thats kind of a preposterous statement in some rights but also not at all because admittedly i wouldnt be the person i am at all if i hadnt done way too many drugs in my youth |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | potsy: more self-deprecating than most ;D |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | "unlike the simpsons which has effectively destroyed its legacy and become a piece of trash"
ugh, agreed |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | @gyro you like the new stuff?
i find it super hit and miss. none of them are amazing funny but some are still good and then others are just meeeeeeh hard |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | "more self-deprecating than most ;D"
haha i wouldnt consider u self-depreciating, but then, ud know better than me
but i do admire modesty in a person |
Trebor.
02.22.14 | As an aspiring comedy screenwriter I watch Big Bang Theory to learn exactly what not to do in a script |
UnnamedOcean
02.22.14 | Can't believe one of the guys on this show won an Emmy over Louis CK. |
ShadowRemains
02.22.14 | larry david is a goddamn genius |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | truth |
Monsieur
02.22.14 | Not a fan of Louis CK, actually. Always tried because of the hype, but I don't find him funny. |
Insurrection
02.22.14 | one of the few times i fully agree with you shadow |
Trebor.
02.22.14 | Larry David and Louis C.K. are objectively the best comedy writers |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | louis ck is alright. he's funny but this wave of comedians that fall back on offensive content to be funny is just kinda whatever |
Ryus
02.22.14 | agree hard, they're hilarious, Louis CK is so honest and self-deprecating |
Monsieur
02.22.14 | Brian Regan ftw |
UnnamedOcean
02.22.14 | Even if you don't find him funny, he writes, acts, and produces his own show. |
Monsieur
02.22.14 | That's like saying even if I can't sing, I still record myself.
All jokes aside, though, I get your point. Self-dep comedians just make me depressed and remember how
shitty the world/poverty is. That's not why I put on a comedy. |
Ryus
02.22.14 | No, it isn't. |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | "That's like saying even if I can't sing, I still record myself"
not really. silver jews. guy sucks at singing. its why his voice is great. |
tempest--
02.22.14 | community is the best |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | potsy: i like 'em well enough. some of it is terribly unfunny, but more oft than not i think they hit the mark in a scathingly humorous way |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | true enough. i always have appreciated their ability to be revoltingly scathing in their somehow intelligent social commentaries while simultaneously linking them in cleverly spot on ways to things otherwise completely unrelated. point and case world war zimmerman. |
Gyromania
02.22.14 | hahaha so good.
anywho, i'm outta here, gents. cheers |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.22.14 | peace matt |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | It's always sunny in the big bang theory |
Funeralopolis
02.22.14 | been watching the boondocks a lot lately |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | as far as animated shows go you can get a lot worse |
Ryus
02.22.14 | like family guy |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | yeah.
cartoon network is pretty meh these days |
tempest--
02.22.14 | rick and morty rules so hard |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | aqua teen |
Rowan5215
02.22.14 | Best comedies are Black Books and the IT Crowd |
NordicMindset
02.22.14 | rowan do they have aussie comedies |
Lord(e)Po)))ts
02.23.14 | "
cartoon network is pretty meh these days"
i miss young justice so much :[ |
Ryus
02.23.14 | rick and morty rules so hard
yeah dude!! i didn't think anyone watched that show besides me |
tempest--
02.23.14 | yes aussie comedies are good check lano & woodley |
Rowan5215
02.23.14 | Yes Baron watch Lano & Woodley right now, YouTube it or buy it I don't care but right now |
NordicMindset
02.23.14 | Guys Big Bang's on right now I'm watching |
Dunpeal
02.23.14 | show sucks. agreed |
MuhNamesTyler
02.23.14 | Big Bang is on at least one station every time I turn on the tube |
NordicMindset
02.23.14 | TBS, FOX, MY9, CBS all carry it regularly |
Dunpeal
02.23.14 | show for the lowest common denominator |
NordicMindset
02.23.14 | berzangerz |
MO
02.23.14 | my gf loves this show. if she wants to watch it I let her, but in the meantime poke fun at every character and how fucking annoying and unrealistic they are. she pouts, I relish |
Snake.
02.23.14 | Gavin Free despises the show. |
qwe3
02.23.14 | i read a really good piece about why the big bang theory is a terrible show, pretty interesting: http://butmyopinionisright.tumblr.com/post/31079561065/the-problem-with-the-big-bang-theory
makes some good points, but my main gripe is still that the jokes are terrible and rely on outdated/awful cliches and people's eagerness to have their laughter spoon-fed to them |
Snake.
02.23.14 | I'm pretty surprised that Thom Yorke hasn't killed himself yet despite the fact that Radiohead was mentioned in an episode. |
tempest--
02.23.14 | thanks for that post qwe, good read |
Dunpeal
02.23.14 | they're called cliches for a reason. lowest common denominator comedy gets the most views cuz majority of population are plebs. comprende? |
MO
02.23.14 | big bang theory sucks for pretty much the reasons in that blog qwe posted nice |
NordicMindset
02.23.14 | Thom Yorke prefers South Park |
qwe3
02.23.14 | "they're called cliches for a reason. lowest common denominator comedy gets the most views cuz majority of population are plebs. comprende?"
I understand how cliches work mate, but that people are plebs is kinda beside the point.
anyways i know nothing about american football really but that doesn't stop me from enjoying the League so I'd say that's prob one of the funniest shows atm |
someguest
02.23.14 | should've made it a miniseries about fucking really fat chicks instead |
NordicMindset
02.23.14 | watching it right now and i don't find i as funny as I used to |
NordicMindset
02.23.14 | watching the nwew NBC SHOW |
Ryus
02.23.14 | this thread blew up god damn |
Insurrection
02.23.14 | rafi is the best character ever conceived |
NordicMindset
02.23.14 | hah |
PitchforkArms
02.23.14 | Shit man I went to bang my girlfriend and then my thread gets 100 comments, shit. Well, either way, the thing that I hate MOST about the Big Bang theory isn't even the show (well it is), but I just hate how people will watch it and think just because they said a big word or some psychologists name, that all of a sudden it's a smart show. It's not, and you are not any smarter for watching it, and are most certainly not smarter for loving it. Okay now that that's done, seriously Kenny Powers from Eastbound is like my favorite comedic character |
NordicMindset
02.23.14 | I watch it to get a good laugh don't take it too seriously guys |
qwe3
02.23.14 | "rafi is the best character ever conceived"
WHENEVER I SHIT I COME
LOOK AT ME SO I CAN FINISH |
NordicMindset
02.23.14 | wut is rafi? |
Insurrection
02.23.14 | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHhhNme8t_w |