# No Big Bang Theory 1/11 thread? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 12, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613 "2010-01-12T03:16:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/21 "2010-01-13T00:19:51Z")
> [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](#): > > Maybe they need to do a episode with Mayim Bialk too!! Bialk should stick to neuroscience. There was a clip with her on _The Dish_ this week and it was awful. I’m trying to imagine the rules Sheldon would lay down before copulation. No whistling, for one. It’d have to be scheduled. There’d probably be electrodes somewhere too, for charting later. What else? ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/22 "2010-01-13T16:35:41Z")
One of my favorite parts was that there was an audible gasp from parts of the audience at the mention of Stan Lee’s autograph. I think the show is drawing in a heavily geek crowd. It would be funny to get some of these really educated rockers to come on and throw around some lingo from their fields. Members of The Offspring and Bad Religion have advanced science degrees. They nerds could get dragged to a concert of (presumably a fictional) band, meet the band, and find out that they relate on science topics, letting them party with the band and feel cool. ---
**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 13, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/23 "2010-01-13T16:52:41Z")
What threw me out of the episode was the ending. There is no way that Sheldon would have slept in Leonard’s room. This is a man who throws out perfectly made French Toast becuase it’s oatmeal day. Sleep in someone else’s room without massive planning and preparation? Unthinkable! But yeah, if Sheldon ever does do the horizontal bop, it will involve electrodes. And flow charts. And probably a Wonder Woman outfit. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/24 "2010-01-13T17:17:06Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > What threw me out of the episode was the ending. There is no way that Sheldon would have slept in Leonard’s room. This is a man who throws out perfectly made French Toast becuase it’s oatmeal day. Sleep in someone else’s room without massive planning and preparation? Unthinkable! > > But yeah, if Sheldon ever does do the horizontal bop, it will involve electrodes. And flow charts. And probably a Wonder Woman outfit. Yeah, I’m not sure why “Nobody is supposed to be in my room!” was never uttered. I mean, I know why, because it set up the joke better, but it really did break character for him to even let her in. ---
**Author:** ![Brandus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Brandus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brandus)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/25 "2010-01-13T17:39:46Z")
Is Sheldon a virgin? I wonder if the show will ever pair him with someone. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/26 "2010-01-13T17:53:24Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > What threw me out of the episode was the ending. There is no way that Sheldon would have slept in Leonard’s room. This is a man who throws out perfectly made French Toast becuase it’s oatmeal day. Sleep in someone else’s room without massive planning and preparation? Unthinkable! I think it shows how utterly unthinkable it would be for Sheldon to participate in what is obviously one of those primitive copulation rituals. He knew exactly what was going on, and his aversion to it far outweighed any aversion he’d have over sleeping in Leonard’s room. Penny regularly forces him to compromise his personal compulsions and idiosyncrasies. She makes him drive her and sing to her, for crying out loud. 🙂 The fact he so easily said “I’ll sleep in Leonard’s room” just underscores how averse he was to a woman in his room, because we _know_ how he’d normally react to the idea. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/27 "2010-01-13T19:41:20Z")
I think it was a nod to her obvious geek cred. Sheldon was comfortable with her. I see Sheldon as more likely to end up back at the sperm bank than to actually procreate with a partner. No way would he survive having diapers in the place! ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/28 "2010-01-13T20:06:35Z")
Sheldon is asexual, because he’s childlike. He’s brilliant but had the emotional development of a child. You notice how he how in other episodes, Penny bribes him with a comic book, and in this episode, it’s toys that cause him to change his mind. His mind knows what sex is, but like a child before puberty, he can’t see what the big deal is about ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/29 "2010-01-13T20:31:31Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > His mind knows what sex is, but like a child before puberty, he can’t see what the big deal is about But he stole a peak at Penny when she was naked and copped a feel. I don’t think he;s completely asexual just when it’s funny. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/30 "2010-01-13T22:26:51Z")
You can’t really judge Sheldon’s pathology, because the writers keep changing it to be funny, as Oredigger77 rightly points out. That said…The fact that Sheldon did peek at (the hero always peeks) and was able fondle Penny might be because he has no respect for her, unlike the fabulous geek chick. It’s possible, given Sheldon’s Bible-belt upbringing he has an advanced Madonna/whore complex. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/31 "2010-01-13T22:51:44Z")
Danica McKellar is still cute as can be. A passable episode. I know Leonard is supposed to be a geek - but even _I_ know that once you promise not to laugh at a woman you don’t then laugh and make fun of her psychic. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/32 "2010-01-13T22:56:56Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > You can’t really judge Sheldon’s pathology, because the writers keep changing it to be funny, as Oredigger77 rightly points out. > > That said…The fact that Sheldon did peek at (the hero always peeks) and was able fondle Penny might be because he has no respect for her, unlike the fabulous geek chick. It’s possible, given Sheldon’s Bible-belt upbringing he has an advanced Madonna/whore complex. But he did not fondle Penny intentionally, did he? I was under the impression that did it by mistake, since his eyes were closed at the time. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/33 "2010-01-14T00:46:42Z")
Surely The Hulk doesn’t say “Puny Human!”, what with Dr Banner being a human and all? ---
**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:** [January 14, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/34 "2010-01-14T01:03:19Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > But he stole a peak at Penny when she was naked and copped a feel. I don’t think he;s completely asexual just when it’s funny. I don’t think stealing a peak necessarily means anything. I have stolen a peek at people I’m not at all attracted to . . . even people not of my preferred gender . . . just out of curiosity. I think psychologically he hasn’t reached puberty yet. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/35 "2010-01-14T01:27:46Z")
> [@gytalf2000](#): > > But he did not fondle Penny intentionally, did he? I was under the impression that did it by mistake, since his eyes were closed at the time. The initial contact may have been a mistake, but IIRC, Sheldon’s hand stayed there until Penny told him to move it. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/36 "2010-01-14T04:31:43Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > Surely The Hulk doesn’t say “Puny Human!”, what with Dr Banner being a human and all? He considered puny Banner to be, well, a puny human. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/37 "2010-01-14T13:51:59Z")
Unfortunately, we had a houseguest who had never seen BIG BANG THEORY. This was a crappy one for an introduction, since all the jokes depended on knowing the characters. Sigh. Gotta tell him to Netflicks the first season, I suppose. It does make me wonder how this show is so high-rated, since most of the humor would only be appreciated by us nerds. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/38 "2010-01-14T14:40:15Z")
I caught the show sporadically and didn’t much care for the Howard and Raj characters. Raj was too dorky and Howard was just skeevy. I was given the DVDs for Christmas, and watching from the beginning has made me appreciate them more. Raj is a sweetie and Howard – well, he’s slightly less skeevy. There was an episode where he wasn’t in his usual outlandish outfit, his hair was mussed, he wasn’t trying to hit on someone and he was actually kinda cute. Leonard is funnier too. ETA: I wish they’d occasionally have some different kinds of nerds. The math and science are way over my head (I’m dumber than Penny) and I’d like to see them interact with a book nerd, and a movie nerd who watches something other than SF/fantasy. I’d also like to see Sheldon interact with a kitten or a puppy. ---
**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 14, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/39 "2010-01-14T14:48:53Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > Surely The Hulk doesn’t say “Puny Human!”, what with Dr Banner being a human and all? The Hulk (at least when I was a kid) hated Banner. Hated him with a passion. Don’t confuse Hulk with confusing concepts of identity! Hulk smash! ---
**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 14, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613/40 "2010-01-14T15:15:28Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > It does make me wonder how this show is so high-rated, since most of the humor would only be appreciated by us nerds. There are enough of us out there to make a decent demographic. We are legion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-big-bang-theory-1-11-thread/524613.md?page=3)