Funny, I’ve always assumed that his name is Waldo.
No, she definitely saw the ST movie. That was an added bit of agony for Sheldon on their return- that she actually saw it before he did.
Believe me, that was a much toned-down Eliza Dushku. To see her at her peak, either Buffy, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Bring It On, or The New Guy have great Eliza Dushkage.
I agree with Wheelz - Dukshu, while an attractive woman, isn’t really the outstanding example thereof she’s frequently touted as. (In fact, this is the best looking she’s been that I’ve seen.)
She’s better in person, I think. She was on Howard Stern, and all the guys were beside themselves over her. These are guys that see no shortage of hot chicks.
Not that it matters. It’s kind of sad to be so insecure as to tout yourself “above the fray” at the expense of an actress you aren’t even familiar with.
I’ve met Eliza. She’s hot, believe me!
I don’t think it was a hollow gesture. Wolowitz knows Sheldon well enough to recognize that if he offered the spot, he really was contrite. Everyone might also have guessed that his contrition wasn’t enough to actually overpower his obsessiveness. He really made an effort, and everyone concedes that a minute and a half in the wrong spot really represents something significant, when you take Sheldon’s frame of reference into account. If you put it in human terms, it’s as though he offered to build him a house with his bare hands, but collapsed from exhaustion before the roof was finished. “Forget about it man, I think we’re good.”
I agree, the fact that Sheldon wanted it back is to be expected in keeping with the comedy.
Sort of like on the final episode of Mary Tyler Moore where Ted thinks HE is going to get the chop and begs the others to walk off the job if goes. Then he finds out, the others are getting let go and he is staying
For once Ted does the right thing and stands up for his friends and says he’s quitting too. Of course the station manager says, “I wish you’d reconsider Ted” and Ted replies, “Ok…Ok..”
The other recognize that Ted was genuine and tried to do the right thing but didn’t have it in him.
When Ted meekly goes to Murray and says, “I thought you all would be mad, 'cause I didn’t quit.”
Murray sums it up by saying, “No, when a donkey flies, you don’t blame him if he doesn’t stay up long.”
The point being the fact Ted did the right thing, if only for a minute was a HUGE thing and no one really would expect him to follow through. The gesture itself was enough.
It just occurred to me that they lost the opportunity to, a few episodes down the line, have Sheldon unexpectedly shoo someone off the couch. “You’re in Howard’s spot.”
I guess that’s directed at me, so I’ll try to explain. I don’t claim to be above any kind of fray. I just happen not to have seen any of Ms. Dushku’s previous work. (I tried, but I never really got into Buffy. Doesn’t make me “above” anything.) When I heard that she was appearing on BBT, I figured I’d finally get to see what all the fuss was about. I honestly was not as impressed as I hoped I’d be, and said so here. That’s pretty much it.
Mind you, she definitely registers on the hotness scale. I just personally don’t place her as close to te top as some others clearly do. No biggie.
So I appreciate your concern, Ellis, but rest assured I generally consider myself a pretty happy and secure guy. 
Lame episode. Sometimes I feel like the writers spitball a few ideas for an hour, break for lunch and someone patches the scenes together the night before shooting.
Cramming guest stars in should go more smoothly too.
Wolowitz dreaming of Katee Sackhoff and George Takei - GOOD
The gang meeting Summer Glau on a train - CONTRIVED
Actually, we had an FBI agent come to our office to do security checks and she was a mid-20s female who was quite beautiful. So maybe that is their style.
FBI agents are masters of disguise. “She” was actually a 57-year-old man.
Funny, I would say the exact opposite.
I don’t know about the FBI. But the actress on Covert Affairs says she got a private tour of the CIA and the women there were surprisingly quite stunning.
Those drinks that Sheldon was talking about have all been out of fashion for decades, but I don’t think anyone’s made that Rosewater Rickey thing since before Prohibition.
But she had that exact problem in one of the first few episodes. She tried to get a female neighbor to stop taking advantage of the boys, and wound up using a geeky metaphor. Surely in three years, she’s gotten used to it.
Thirded. I didn’t even know that was Eliza Dukshu until I just read it here. I just saw her as “generic pretty girl”.
Yeah, Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s appearance seemed purely a vanity matter. Didn’t add anything to the episode except bolstering the geek-cred.
I haven’t seen the episode you mention, but a geeky metaphor is one thing. Discussing the intricacies of the Kobayashi Maru is about as deep into geekdom as you can get without carrying a foam sword.
But, Dr. Tyson is certainly a snappy dresser.