# Big Bang Theory: The Property Division Collision **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 2, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606 "2016-12-02T04:42:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/21 "2016-12-02T19:14:11Z")
I laughed hard at last night’s episode. A very strong season. “Quick do something Batman” ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/22 "2016-12-02T19:59:04Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > In both apartments they broke the fourth wall, which was a little disconcerting to me. They did? Did I miss something? Or do you mean a more literal definition of ‘broke the fourth wall’? ---
**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:** [December 2, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/23 "2016-12-02T20:00:25Z")
They didn’t so much break it as they hung pictures on it. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/24 "2016-12-02T20:00:29Z")
Rather than break the fourth wall, they actually showed it to us. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/25 "2016-12-04T12:12:21Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Why aren’t the guys working on their project? Since they now have three years instead of three months they can goof off a bit? They show very little of the guys at work. There are episodes around in it, but it has never been a main theme. I’m sure they’ll get back to it eventually, but while watching 3 guys do science and technology can be fun (better if it is two guys and a hot girl), it is seldom funny. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/26 "2016-12-04T15:53:33Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > They did? Did I miss something? Or do you mean a more literal definition of ‘broke the fourth wall’? Did I goof? They were looking directly at the audience/camera and talking about pictures hung on the wall and such. They weren’t actually talking to the audience. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/27 "2016-12-04T16:02:08Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Did I goof? They were looking directly at the audience/camera and talking about pictures hung on the wall and such. They weren’t actually talking to the audience. I’ll have to go look. I didn’t get the impression they were actually talking to the audience, just to each other about the picture hanging on the ‘fourth wall’. Perhaps I missed something. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/28 "2016-12-05T15:08:45Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Why aren’t the guys working on their project? Since they now have three years instead of three months they can goof off a bit? As soon as they reported to the officer that they couldn’t meet the deadline, and he extended it to three years … they hurried out of the room, making it clear that it was time to goof off. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/29 "2016-12-06T02:22:38Z")
Nitpick: He extended it to two years: > **[The Big Bang Theory Recap: It Doesn’t Add Up](https://www.vulture.com/2016/10/big-bang-theory-recap-season-10-episode-3.html)** > > When Sheldon Cooper admits that he’s wrong, it’s a very big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/30 "2016-12-12T20:18:21Z")
Fun episode. Has the actual symbolism of their apartment’s flag ever been explained? ---
**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:** [December 12, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/31 "2016-12-12T20:37:26Z")
Sheldon likes it. Although they have never explained why, since the image is rather [common](http://bigbangtheory.wikia.com/wiki/The_Official_Apartment_4A_Flag). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/32 "2016-12-12T20:45:50Z")
Thank you! I’d expect Sheldon to have the flags of California and Pasadena displayed, too, but maybe he just doesn’t like the designs. > **[Flag of California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_California)** > > The Bear Flag is the official flag of the U.S. state of California. The precursor of the flag was first flown during the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and was also known as the Bear Flag. A predecessor, called the Lone Star Flag, was used in an 1836 independence movement; the red star element from that flag appears in the Bear Flag of today. > The 1911 statute stated: > The bear flag is hereby selected and adopted as the state flag of California. ... The said bear flag shall consist of a flag of a lengt... [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Flag_of_Pasadena%2C_California.png) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Flag_of_Pasadena%2C_California.png) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/33 "2016-12-12T22:21:01Z")
Another poor episode ruined by running two unrelated stories in too short of time. Either do one main story or two interrelated stories.\* Agree that it was nice to see a tiny bit of the “good” Stewart again. Facing off against Raj is better than the old sad sack buddy routine. Many years ago, I used to defend Sheldon as “not a jerk”. That he just had alternate social skills. No malevolence intended. Sometimes the writers would drift off the good center of this oddness, but they’d never stray too far or too long. But this episode … Big time jerk all the way. What a loss. - _Seinfeld_ could sometimes have as many as 4 interrelated story arcs going on in parallel. This show usually can’t do 2 anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606/34 "2016-12-13T01:45:24Z")
I’ll bet that today’s episodes of BBT are at least five minutes shorter than episodes of Seinfeld, because of the increased number of commercials and station promos. That’s an entire character arc per show. I didn’t think either story in this episode was too short, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-the-property-division-collision/773606.md?page=1)