I'll admit I watched the first few seasons, but the series really lost the plot when they decided to try give all the male main characters girlfriends/wives. The entire point of the show was that you were supposed to make fun of the guys, not to empathise with them. Like why should I ever feel sorry for sex pest Howard or gigantic asshole Sheldon? I don't care that Howard grew up with an overbearing mother, or that Sheldon saved all of their lives by throwing their homemade bomb in the elevator. It doesn't excuse their asshole behaviour.