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re: Why does "How I met.." get love, but "The Big Bang..." gets hate?
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:02 pm to TigersRuleTheEarth
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:02 pm to TigersRuleTheEarth
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I still stand by it. I've seen nothing that makes me think it's geared towards 40+. Just a lot of hullabaloo that it's mean and not really nerdy which really has nothing to do with age.
As I said, I edited. BBT targets Middle America (and succeeds quite well), HIMYM doesn't.
And your response earlier was:
quote:
Yeah. All the Star Wars and Avengers references really target the 40+ market.
Which, if your other quote is correct, has nothing to do with who it targets either. So just because it has random Star Wars and Avengers references does not mean it is targeted at Star Wars and Avengers geeks. It's targeted squarely at Middle America because those references are of no consequence to getting the comedy in the show.
This post was edited on 2/26/13 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:22 pm to Freauxzen
Paraphrasing from memory:
Sheldon: So if I wanted to be the Green Lantern I would have to be chosen by the gaurdians of the universe, but with enough start up capital and a penchant for high tech gadgets I could become Batman.
Leonard:(sarcastically)YOU could be Batman?
Sheldon: Sure.
(In a raspy voice)I'm Batman.
See?
My mom loves that joke.
Sounds like a thread discusion from this very board. So not all of the jokes are nerdy material, but there is plenty. Might I add that that joke is neither mean nor mainstream.
Sheldon: So if I wanted to be the Green Lantern I would have to be chosen by the gaurdians of the universe, but with enough start up capital and a penchant for high tech gadgets I could become Batman.
Leonard:(sarcastically)YOU could be Batman?
Sheldon: Sure.
(In a raspy voice)I'm Batman.
See?
My mom loves that joke.
Sounds like a thread discusion from this very board. So not all of the jokes are nerdy material, but there is plenty. Might I add that that joke is neither mean nor mainstream.
This post was edited on 2/26/13 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 2/26/13 at 12:29 pm to Freauxzen
The issue with BBT is that the characters are static. Sheldon is a genius savant, who displays obvious characteristics of Asberger's syndrome. Chuck Lorre wouldn't actually expose Sheldon's social issues in an episode, because Middle America would feel terrible about laughing at an autistic person. People who suffer from Autism and Asberger's are well aware of their struggles to adapt to social conventions. We are led to believe that Sheldon is one of the smartest people in the world, but somehow doesn't understand his social awkwardness. Oh it's just funny, because smart people don't talk normal with us regular folk. It's not like smart people have normal conversations with people of their intellect or, shudder, with less intelligent people.
Abed on Community is actively autistic. He knows it. His friends know it. The audience knows it. His character can develop because we're all aware of his quirks.
The rest of the characters have different ways of expressing the obsessions with sex. Raj displays sexually ambiguous attributes, despite being a obsessed with heterosexual sex. Walowitz is a sexual pervert, who somehow gets married without actually developing past his obsession with sex. Leonard is supposed to be the normal guy who wants a relationship, but also likes sex. Yet, he just comes off as completely uninteresting.
Abed on Community is actively autistic. He knows it. His friends know it. The audience knows it. His character can develop because we're all aware of his quirks.
The rest of the characters have different ways of expressing the obsessions with sex. Raj displays sexually ambiguous attributes, despite being a obsessed with heterosexual sex. Walowitz is a sexual pervert, who somehow gets married without actually developing past his obsession with sex. Leonard is supposed to be the normal guy who wants a relationship, but also likes sex. Yet, he just comes off as completely uninteresting.
This post was edited on 2/26/13 at 12:31 pm
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