# Any love for Big Bang Theory here? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832 "2008-09-23T14:06:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/1 "2008-09-23T14:06:15Z")
I just started watching this show this summer. It wasn’t exactly what I’d suspected, especially given the creator. I like that if focuses more on the guys than on the budding relationship with the cute girl across the hall, although even that has it’s interesting moments. Sure, the stereotypes of the main players are a bit over the top, but there some truth in there, and if they toned them down they probably never would have been able to sell the show. Would love to hear what others think about this one. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/2 "2008-09-23T14:30:25Z")
We love this show. It’s on the Tivo list, even though we rarely miss the broadcast. We both know too many people just like the characters. I thought the show was going to be crap based on the premise. Boy, was I wrong! Clever writing, good actors, no “I got this job because I’m pretty” actresses, nerd humor galore, and a whole closet full of new t-shirts to find and buy. What more could one ask for? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/3 "2008-09-23T14:47:44Z")
I’m a huge fan, although I have not yet seen the season opener. I record all my shows and then watch at the end of the week. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/4 "2008-09-23T15:12:18Z")
I like it very much too, would post more but is halo night. ---
**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/5 "2008-09-23T15:19:22Z")
Does anyone else feel like this show is becoming the safe haven for Roseanne refugees? ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/6 "2008-09-23T15:25:35Z")
I started watching it over the summer and I love it. I recommended it to a friend of mine and he couldn’t watch it. He’s currently doing post-graduate work and found the characters to be way too similiar to people he actually knows. The characters are definitely over the top but there is a lot of truth hidden away. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/7 "2008-09-23T15:55:19Z")
It’s my favorite current sitcom. The episode last night started off sort of iffy, but by the middle was great. Liked the ending too. Penny going to a completely oblivious Sheldon for advice always makes a good scene. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/8 "2008-09-23T16:13:55Z")
I’m kind of embarrassed to say that I like it. Most of the acting sucks, but the nerdosity of it all is simultaneously refreshing and painful to witness. I love that the Roseanne kids are back together. They’re the only two who can act, as far as I’m concerned. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/9 "2008-09-23T16:17:03Z")
I don’t think the acting sucks at all! The guy who plays Sheldon is fantastic. I’ve watched a couple of interviews with him and he’s not like that in real life so he really has to ACT to turn into Sheldon (does anyone think he looks like Dave Matthews?) It’s a good solid show and I am very glad to see it back this fall! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/10 "2008-09-23T16:25:49Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > I love that the Roseanne kids are back together. I’ve never seen Roseanne (the show). Which are the Roseanne kids? I’m pretty sure I read that Leonard was one. ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/11 "2008-09-23T16:27:20Z")
I love this show - and I really love the theme song. It’s by TMBG isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/12 "2008-09-23T16:35:38Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > I’ve never seen Roseanne (the show). Which are the Roseanne kids? I’m pretty sure I read that Leonard was one. The Leonard character was dating Roseanne’s daughter on Roseanne. The daughter now plays a minor character as a scientist who Leonard has also dated. She is as much a nerd as the other guy characters. Also Rosanne’s sister has made an appearance as Sheldon’s mom. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/13 "2008-09-23T16:35:41Z")
> [@ShelliBean](#): > > It’s by TMBG isn’t it? I’m fairly sure it’s by BNL, not TMBG. ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/14 "2008-09-23T16:36:41Z")
We love this show in our house. Sheldon gets the funniest lines. Leonard is a sweetheart, and Penny is a realistic pretty girl who isn’t a jerk. I love the episode when Sheldon felt that Leonard’s lie to Penny (to avoid seeing her sing in her musical) was unrealistic and then went completely overboard in his elaborate alternate lie. His “cousin” was hilarious in his acting gig as a recovering drug-addicted dude. ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/15 "2008-09-23T16:41:44Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > I’m fairly sure it’s by BNL, not TMBG. And here I thought it was the POTUSoA. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/16 "2008-09-23T16:44:08Z")
> [@ShelliBean](#): > > I love this show - and I really love the theme song. It’s by TMBG isn’t it? **BANG!** I think it is. I very much dig this show, along with How I Met Your Mother. Mmmmm. Penny. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/17 "2008-09-23T16:45:24Z")
Sheldon really does make the show. But the characters are all strong. I can’t believe this show is from the same guy that did “Dharma and Greg” (which was good for about 3 episodes) and “2 1/2 Men” (which I’ve tried to watch but cannot.) ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/18 "2008-09-23T16:48:21Z")
I’m a big fan. The acting leaves something to be desired sometimes (except the guy who plays Sheldon), but the writing is fantastic and the different geek archetypes they included are so very true. I think the Halloween episode is my favorite so far. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/19 "2008-09-23T16:50:37Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > I can’t believe this show is from the same guy that did “Dharma and Greg” (which was good for about 3 episodes) and “2 1/2 Men” (which I’ve tried to watch but cannot.) Same guy did Roseanne and Cybill, plus wrote the theme song for the TMNT (just to throw in another acronym). FWIW I think he’s just the producer and not a writer, although I could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832/20 "2008-09-23T16:51:34Z")
I love this show but missed it last night cause my schedule changed and now I have to work Monday evenings. Dang! Wonder if it’s available for viewing on the internet like some of ABC’s show are. Anyone know? and I downloaded the theme song - It is by Barenaked Ladies. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-love-for-big-bang-theory-here/464832.md?page=2)