# Big Bang Theory 1/7/16: The Sales Call Sublimation **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436 "2016-01-07T20:43:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/1 "2016-01-07T20:43:07Z")
I don’t mean to step on any toes, but I didn’t see the thread started for tonight’s new episode, the first post-coitus Shamy episode. In more news, they cast Sheldon’s [Meemaw](http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Big-Bang-Theory-Just-Cast-Sheldon-Meemaw-She-Perfect-109587.html)! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/2 "2016-01-08T00:14:31Z")
Personally, I never understood why the thread for BBT has to be started like 5 hours before the show even comes on. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/3 "2016-01-08T01:39:22Z")
Worst. BBT thread. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/4 "2016-01-08T01:40:32Z")
I thought it was a rather thin episode. Leonard seems to be moving forward, getting over his issues with his mother, and Penny got some unwelcome insight into her relationship. At first I thought Stuart was growing, moving out into his own apartment, but then he broke back into the house to watch Howard and Bernadette sleep, and that was just creepy. I did not need to see Simon Helberg in his underwear and socks. Sheldon is back to his own selfish ways, trying to name the asteroid after himself and Amy alone. Well, they can’t all be Shamy coitus episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/5 "2016-01-08T02:07:00Z")
Raj is still dating Emily? Who knew?! ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/6 "2016-01-08T03:43:51Z")
Mildly amusing, although the beginning was tedious. Shamy is excessively boring. The bits with the shrink were best; and hopefully the dissatisfaction revealed could shake up the relationships, realigning Sheldon with Bernadette; Howard with Penny; Leonard with the redhead, Alex — and just maybe, Raj with Amy if one cares what happens to either. [Edit, maybe Raj with Stuart.] Being in California they should all remain good friends. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/7 "2016-01-08T04:16:14Z")
I want more Jane Kaczmarek! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/8 "2016-01-08T13:07:51Z")
A bit of a letdown after the previous few episodes. I thought the asteroid naming was silly- Emily doesn’t seem to be a big enough part of Raj’s life to make him want to name it for her. Sheldon identifying numbers by color and smell was pretty funny. Bernie and Howard definitely need to either change the locks or get a dog. Stuart was creepy, even for him. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/9 "2016-01-08T13:28:36Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Sheldon identifying numbers by color and smell was pretty funny. Oh, I forgot that! So in addition to having an eiditec memory, Sheldon has synesthesia. ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/10 "2016-01-08T13:47:26Z")
It was the _best_ episode of the year, it was the _worst_ episode of the year, it was an episode of _wisdom_, it was an episode of _foolishness_, it was an episode of _belief_, it was an episode of _incredulity_, it was an episode of _Light_, it was an episode of _Darkness_, it was an episode of _hope_, it was an episode of _despair_, in the episode we had _everything_ before us, in the episode we had _nothing_ before us, it was an episode going direct to _Heaven_, it was an episode going direct the _other_ way – in short, an episode so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on the episode being received, for good or for evil, in the _ **superlative** _ degree of comparison only. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/11 "2016-01-08T14:13:02Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > I want more Jane Kaczmarek! Damn straight. I can’t believe she’s 60. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/12 "2016-01-08T14:43:25Z")
It would have been a lot less creepy if Stuart had been holding his teddy bear. Raj would be more likely to want to name the asteroid “Cinnamon” than “Emily.” ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/13 "2016-01-08T14:56:37Z")
> [@Claverhouse](#): > > Mildly amusing, although the beginning was tedious. Shamy is excessively boring. > The bits with the shrink were best; and hopefully the dissatisfaction revealed could shake up the relationships, realigning Sheldon with Bernadette; Howard with Penny; Leonard with the redhead, Alex — and just maybe, Raj with Amy if one cares what happens to either. [Edit, maybe Raj with Stuart.] > Being in California they should all remain good friends. I wouldn’t mind if they brought the psychiatrist back for another episode or two! ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/14 "2016-01-08T16:10:50Z")
Somehow Jane Kaczmarek looks younger now than she did 15 years ago in Malcolm in the Middle. I said to myself, “I know who that is but who?” and then she spoke and her voice made me realize who it was. I wonder if she will be a recurring character for at least a few episodes. Imagine Sheldon in that room? Then again he was tested 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/15 "2016-01-08T16:39:50Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Oh, I forgot that! So in addition to having an eiditec memory, Sheldon has synesthesia. I thought that was pretty neat! My niece has synesthesia, too. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/16 "2016-01-08T16:45:15Z")
Well at least they didn’t go from missing the stunted man-child Stuart while holding his teddy bear in a spare room that they are discussing what to do with into the obvious “How about a nursery with a real child of our own?” storyline. At least not this time. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/17 "2016-01-08T18:43:20Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > Well at least they didn’t go from missing the stunted man-child Stuart while holding his teddy bear in a spare room that they are discussing what to do with into the obvious “How about a nursery with a real child of our own?” storyline. At least not this time. I’m grateful for that, as well. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/18 "2016-01-08T20:37:15Z")
I always like it when they show one of the guys actually doing his job, and have felt that Raj has been neglected in this regard. It was good to seem him in his astrolab (is that the right word?) taking care of business. What was up with the girls with whom Leonard was playing double-Dutch at the end? Who were they? I didn’t like to see Penny back to griping about her lot. She’s worked hard and is a successful pharmacist sales rep now. Give it a rest! ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/19 "2016-01-08T20:51:34Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > What was up with the girls with whom Leonard was playing double-Dutch at the end? Who were they? I was a bit perplexed by that scene, myself. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436/20 "2016-01-08T21:03:02Z")
Maybe Leonard was reclaiming his childhood by jumping rope with kids? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-1-7-16-the-sales-call-sublimation/742436.md?page=2)