# Big Bang Theory, February 27, 2014 -- "The Table Polarization" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460 "2014-02-27T23:21:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/41 "2014-02-28T21:48:24Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > [Maybe…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=716911) OMG! I was just kidding. Ok everybody, stay away from any railroad tracks. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/42 "2014-02-28T22:23:33Z")
> [@jimbuff314](#): > > Okay, what the hell’s going on? Did somebody on the SDMB evict an old gypsy woman from her house or something? Yeah. Yeeesh… this thread is so negative and pedantic. It’s like Shelden’s contagious or something. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/43 "2014-02-28T23:06:25Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I did get a kick out of Amy’s manipulation, but Penny and Leonard in IKEA was too cartoonish and predictable. And I thought it was stupid that they all caved and left the table at the end. It was an okay ep. I got a few laughs (Leonard’s translation, Raj’s observation about sitting on the floor v Penny sitting there, Amy playing Sheldon). What I’d have liked to seen is everyone team up to manipulate Sheldon into liking the table. I’d have thought the obvious solution would be rather than asking him to try it, concede that he’ll never use it but since he isn’t could he pick the best spot so Leonard could sit there? Once he’d found the ideal seat, he wouldn’t stand for someone else having it. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/44 "2014-03-01T00:04:46Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > And yet I listed two other times they used that part of the set in the post right above yours. I was probably typing my reply when you clicked “submit reply”. I admit I never refresh the page to check for new answers before I hit “submit reply”. I apologize. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/45 "2014-03-01T00:09:49Z")
I like TBBT and I hesitate to read these episode threads. They are a downer. Almost every week someone says least funny episode of the season, or the series and it has jumped the shark. And jeez, some people are so hung up on continuity. In the episode where Amy criticize the _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ movie, I think the writers and producers were thumbing a nose and the obsession of people who were nitpicking continuity problems. TBBT is a 22 minute show. It is not Homer’s _Iliad_, or Dickens _Oliver Twist_. If they didn’t take some editorial shortcuts, IMO the show would be impossible to watch. Sheldon, Leonard and the gang theoretically have lives that are not been covered in the show and if something like Bernadette’s brother shows up next month, I swear there will be some people pissed that he was not at the wedding. ---
**Author:** ![LarkingPot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@LarkingPot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LarkingPot)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/46 "2014-03-01T00:33:33Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > They’ve totally altered the layout of the living room as well. The furniture is rotated about 45° counter-clockwise in the room. Apparently because of the camera angles needed for certain shots. > > Fire that director and never use him again. Yeah no. Lorre is not gonna fire a director who has directed 57 episodes of the series. In fact I hope Gay Linvill directs EVERY episode of the show from now on.😃 Overreact much?:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/47 "2014-03-01T00:59:16Z")
Excuse me. Didn’t you already respond to that post? ---
**Author:** ![LarkingPot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@LarkingPot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LarkingPot)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/48 "2014-03-01T01:08:54Z")
> [@jimbuff314](#): > > Excuse me. Didn’t you already respond to that post? :dubious::rolleyes::rolleyes:😕:dubious: Kindly link to where it is written that a poster may not respond to the same post more than once. I’ll wait for your apology.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/49 "2014-03-01T01:23:50Z")
Will I get a warning if I go get some popcorn? ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/50 "2014-03-01T01:37:27Z")
> [@LarkingPot](#): > > :dubious::rolleyes::rolleyes:😕:dubious: > > Kindly link to where it is written that a poster may not respond to the same post more than once. > > I’ll wait for your apology.:rolleyes: It was a question. I am sorry. It just seemed to me that the manner in which you responded to **silenus’s** post the first time, you didn’t appear to leave any base uncovered that required you to come back and **whack the frikkin’ living shit out of it** again. Oh, BTW. Thank god for smilies, huh? And **Becky2844** - I dunno. I believe **TubaDiva** alluded to such in a recent ATMB thread. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/51 "2014-03-01T03:21:47Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > TBBT is a 22 minute show. It is not Homer’s _Iliad_, or Dickens _Oliver Twist_. If they didn’t take some editorial shortcuts, IMO the show would be impossible to watch. It’s not the shortcuts, it’s the countryside rambles. Because everyone could have pointed out that the scene could have gone like this: Bernadette: Have you guys ever thought of getting a dining table? Sheldon: I don’t want a dining table! Penny: Sheldon, how many people will the living room seat? Sheldon: Six. Penny: And how many people do we have for dinner every week? Sheldon: Seven. Penny: So how about you two **geniuses** add _one more frickin’ chair_ to the living room, which you’ve obviously needed for about two years? Everyone: (pause one beat, looks at each other) Penny: Geniuses. Seriously? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/52 "2014-03-01T03:58:22Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > It’s not the shortcuts, it’s the countryside rambles. Because everyone could have pointed out that the scene could have gone like this: Don’t be silly. Sheldon’s solution would be to eliminate one person from the group. Then they’d spend the next 20 minutes about whether it be Howard or Raj. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/53 "2014-03-01T04:25:48Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > It’s not the shortcuts, it’s the countryside rambles. Because everyone could have pointed out that the scene could have gone like this: > > Bernadette: Have you guys ever thought of getting a dining table? > Sheldon: I don’t want a dining table! > Penny: Sheldon, how many people will the living room seat? > Sheldon: Six. > Penny: And how many people do we have for dinner every week? > Sheldon: Seven. > Penny: So how about you two **geniuses** add _one more frickin’ chair_ to the living room, which you’ve obviously needed for about two years? > Everyone: (pause one beat, looks at each other) > Penny: Geniuses. Seriously? Yep, then TBBT would have had 29 minutes of commercials. What is TV version of the Laffer Curve? Ratio of Ad Time/Show Time that keeps the viewer watching? 😃 analogous to the ratio of Taxation/Earnings that keeps a worker working? ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/54 "2014-03-01T05:30:58Z")
> [@LarkingPot](#): > > :dubious::rolleyes::rolleyes:😕:dubious: > > Kindly link to where it is written that a poster may not respond to the same post more than once. > > I’ll wait for your apology.:rolleyes: Holy crap, it’s **brazil84** ’s twin. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/55 "2014-03-01T09:02:29Z")
I think I’ll continue to watch and enjoy the show . . . but not bother with these threads again. Too much petty stark going on. At least the guys on the show actually get paid for being this way. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/56 "2014-03-01T12:15:07Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I think I’ll continue to watch and enjoy the show . . . but not bother with these threads again. Too much petty stark going on. At least the guys on the show actually get paid for being this way. I’m really sorry you feel that way. I tried to intervene with the person that was doing nothing but making nasty remarks to everyone but I see I just made things worse. Don’t go away - I know you love posting here. Tell you what - I haven’t been posting very long. I’ll stop posting. I got a lot of enjoyment for years and years just by reading threads here (since the '90s!). I’m sure there are a lot of people just like me, marveling at the wit and wisdom of posters here, the horror of blimps, **Cervaise** letting loose on telemarketers, et al, but for whatever reason choosing not to post. I’ll just go back to doing that. Please don’t go. Goodbye. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/57 "2014-03-01T12:40:59Z")
> [@LarkingPot](#): > > :dubious::rolleyes::rolleyes:😕:dubious::rolleyes: : ( mmm ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/58 "2014-03-01T15:35:35Z")
I like the show. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t watch it. I just think the creators have turned Sheldon from a funny character to something that is insufferable. It’s only through the charm of Jim Parsons that the character is bearable. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/59 "2014-03-01T21:26:18Z")
> [@LarkingPot](#): > > I’m curious as to why you aren’t whining and complaining that Sheldon’s slutty assistant has been AWOL for most of the season. I’ve been quietly whimpering in my bunk… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460/60 "2014-03-02T04:04:21Z")
She was slutty? I must have missed an episode. All I gathered was she was interested in Leonard. And that she might be a better match for him than Penny. Oh, and after Sheldon told her to take the on-line sexual harassment course for him, I thought she looked for another job opportunity and found one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-february-27-2014-the-table-polarization/682460.md?page=4)