Almost a decade ago I watched four or five episodes to see why it had such a polarizing effect on people and I was amazingly underwhelmed.
Most of the hate for TBBT is unwarranted and comes more from nerds getting mad that it makes them look bad by association than from any sin the show actually commits (of which there are many). It's so incredibly unremarkable, intrinsically unfunny, pedestrian and lowest-common-denominator-chasing that it creates a void around it. The show exists on the same wavelength as the background radiation of popular culture. It is every reddit comment too dumb to bother downvoting. Every tweet you skipped after the first word. It is a Funko Pop in a landfill buried under moldering copies of Maxim and Game Informer. Energy expended thinking about it is wasted. Huffing your own farts is a better use of time than forming an opinion on The Big Bang Theory more nuanced than "sucks" and "who cares". It carved out a perfect niche for itself as something so mindbogglingly mediocre that it's not even fun to hate on its own merits, and that's incredible.
Crowd laughs nervously and a few grunts are heard from the back seats as people edge closer to hear the punchline.
"Why not? Don't you like the internet?"
The crowd suddenly stands up, aware that they are about to receive what they came for. People slowly edge closer to the set as Sheldon prepares for his next line. Sweat is clearly visible on his brow and his mouth is quivering in anticipation as he readies himself for what is about to happen.
"I just prefer Firefox because, like the fox, I am cunning and nimble."
The crowd suddenly surges forward as the words escape Sheldon's mouth. They are so powerful, they almost shake the very foundations of the CBS studios. He watches as, in what he perceives as slow motion, the crowd moves toward his fragile body. He has been preparing for this moment his whole life. This is his moment. This is his Emmy. This is his Golden Globe. This is even his Oscar. The crowd converges around him so quickly they ignore the trampled cries of Leonard and Penny, who now lie shaking on the floor, their bones crushed by the sheer mass of the crowd. Sheldon stares back at the eyes around him. What he sees are no longer people. What he sees is the human psyche stripped down to its core. Their lives, what they were before this moment has been forgotten. Ravenous. Hungry. They want one thing from him. Sheldon closes his eyes, clears his mind and relaxes his body. What happens next depends completely on the next few seconds. The time between this and what he mutters next feels like an eternity. Slowly, he opens his eyes. He looks at Leonard, then at Penny, both lying lifeless on the floor. Without a second thought, he says with resounding conviction...
"BAZINGA"
In a split second, the crowd pounces on his ready and waiting body. Man, woman, child all at once. Sheldon cries out in complete ecstasy as they consume his flesh. He stops suddenly, as he drifts into eternal slumber. Peace at last.
The Big Bang Theory
Almost a decade ago I watched four or five episodes to see why it had such a polarizing effect on people and I was amazingly underwhelmed.
Most of the hate for TBBT is unwarranted and comes more from nerds getting mad that it makes them look bad by association than from any sin the show actually commits (of which there are many). It's so incredibly unremarkable, intrinsically unfunny, pedestrian and lowest-common-denominator-chasing that it creates a void around it. The show exists on the same wavelength as the background radiation of popular culture. It is every reddit comment too dumb to bother downvoting. Every tweet you skipped after the first word. It is a Funko Pop in a landfill buried under moldering copies of Maxim and Game Informer. Energy expended thinking about it is wasted. Huffing your own farts is a better use of time than forming an opinion on The Big Bang Theory more nuanced than "sucks" and "who cares". It carved out a perfect niche for itself as something so mindbogglingly mediocre that it's not even fun to hate on its own merits, and that's incredible.
Don't you think huffing your own farts might have been a better use of time than writing this comment
oh absolutely, a thousand percent, but I'm not here to use time wisely
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The Big Bang Theory
"I've never been a fan of Internet Explorer"
Crowd laughs nervously and a few grunts are heard from the back seats as people edge closer to hear the punchline.
"Why not? Don't you like the internet?"
The crowd suddenly stands up, aware that they are about to receive what they came for. People slowly edge closer to the set as Sheldon prepares for his next line. Sweat is clearly visible on his brow and his mouth is quivering in anticipation as he readies himself for what is about to happen.
"I just prefer Firefox because, like the fox, I am cunning and nimble."
The crowd suddenly surges forward as the words escape Sheldon's mouth. They are so powerful, they almost shake the very foundations of the CBS studios. He watches as, in what he perceives as slow motion, the crowd moves toward his fragile body. He has been preparing for this moment his whole life. This is his moment. This is his Emmy. This is his Golden Globe. This is even his Oscar. The crowd converges around him so quickly they ignore the trampled cries of Leonard and Penny, who now lie shaking on the floor, their bones crushed by the sheer mass of the crowd. Sheldon stares back at the eyes around him. What he sees are no longer people. What he sees is the human psyche stripped down to its core. Their lives, what they were before this moment has been forgotten. Ravenous. Hungry. They want one thing from him. Sheldon closes his eyes, clears his mind and relaxes his body. What happens next depends completely on the next few seconds. The time between this and what he mutters next feels like an eternity. Slowly, he opens his eyes. He looks at Leonard, then at Penny, both lying lifeless on the floor. Without a second thought, he says with resounding conviction...
"BAZINGA"
In a split second, the crowd pounces on his ready and waiting body. Man, woman, child all at once. Sheldon cries out in complete ecstasy as they consume his flesh. He stops suddenly, as he drifts into eternal slumber. Peace at last.
BAZINGA
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