# Sheldon + Blossom = Shark Jump? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 1, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654 "2010-04-01T22:12:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Torpor\_Beast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71e660/32.png) [@Torpor\_Beast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torpor_Beast)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/21 "2010-04-04T05:46:10Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > I have to wonder what sort of woman would be compatible with Sheldon. Bernadette, actually. She seems to be able to think on the same level as Sheldon. And they have similar sense of humor. 😛 ---
**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:** [April 4, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/22 "2010-04-04T06:07:53Z")
Sheldon could be attracted to someone who could best him intellectually and who would be understanding of his handicaps. His realizing that a particular woman is his intellectual equal, his realizing that he wants to be with her, her realizing how to deal with him and what his strengths and weaknesses are, could be fodder for showing something that actually occurs in the real world: character growth. Which would indeed keep out of the rut that they seem to be veering on the edge of. So done right, yes. Done in a way inconsistent with who Sheldon is or in a way that merely makes fun of him? No. Boring. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/23 "2010-04-04T08:02:43Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Full story at: [TV Squad](http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/03/27/sheldon-cooper-may-get-a-big-bang/) > > So what do you think? > > I personally do not like the idea. The only hopeful thing is it says “Potential” > > OK Bialik is so intellegent in real life she’s scary but so is her face 🙂 That’s a bad picture. I saw her in an interview last year and she looked great. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/24 "2010-04-04T09:34:35Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > I like an assexual Sheldon. the thing I don’t like is the use of Mayim Bialik. In real life she has a PhD in neuroscience, so this is an attempt at driving the ratings up. You think casting _Blossom_ is a ratings stunt? For real? If someone doesn’t watch BBT and they see a commercial saying “This week guest starring Blossom!”, what part of that is supposed to drive them in? ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/25 "2010-04-04T12:40:59Z")
I think they should just bring back Danica McKellar. Every episode. Specifically a very special episode featuring her, a hot tub, margaritas, and Penny. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/26 "2010-04-04T13:56:57Z")
> [@GoodOmens](#): > > I think they should just bring back Danica McKellar. Every episode. > > Specifically a very special episode featuring her, a hot tub, margaritas, and Penny. I’m sure Raj would be thrilled. ---
**Author:** ![blainer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@blainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blainer)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/27 "2010-04-04T14:27:19Z")
Wow. That Blossom really blew up, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/28 "2010-04-04T17:26:46Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > I personally do not like the idea. Relax, you’re making a big deal out of nothing. Pon farr only happens once every seven years, so even if Sheldon _does_ get his freak on, we won’t see it again until BBT is in its tenth season. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/29 "2010-04-09T15:13:49Z")
News regarding the season finale from a friend who managed\* to get into the audience for the filming: Do you _really_ want to know? You can probably guess.Leonard and Penny break up. \*: Because it was the season finale, most of the seats had been reserved for VIPs. Out of ~215 seats, only 32 were available for normal, standing-in-line people, although a few VIPs didn’t show and a dozen people on stand-by got in. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/30 "2010-04-09T15:33:57Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > News regarding the season finale from a friend who managed\* to get into the audience for the filming: > > Do you _really_ want to know? You can probably guess.Leonard and Penny break up. Fucking lame. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/31 "2010-04-10T22:28:28Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > But Sheldon’s too [del]gay[/del] intellectual to have sex with Mayim Bialik! Can anybody imagine Sheldon being in love? > > I can imagine him giving a booty call though. [knock knock knock]Woman! [knock knock knock]Woman![knock knock knock]Woman! > > Now a romance twixt him and Leonard’s mom (Christine Baranski) might be worth watching. My mom never loved me… but she loved you!! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/32 "2010-04-10T23:04:32Z")
Warning to anyone who hasn’t yet read **garygnu** ’s spoiler: It does _not_ pertain to Sheldon and his love interest, as might have been guessed from the context, but rather to a different plot development. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/33 "2010-04-11T00:27:14Z")
::Shudder:: I keep thinking back to Sheldon’s caffeine reaction. Sheldon finally, actually, getting turned on by someone? Be afraid; be very afraid! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/34 "2010-04-11T11:58:53Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > You think casting _Blossom_ is a ratings stunt? Definately a ratings stunt. Why? Because there is no good reason to use Mayim Bialik, other than the fact this is a show about very intelligent people And in real life Bialik is one of these people that is “so smart she’s scary.” The same way it’s for ratings when they bring on Laurie Metcalf as Sheldon’s mom. Both Metcalf and Johnny Galecki were _Roseanne_ alumnus. I’m not saying this is the only show to do this. It’s done quite often, but it’s always done for the sake of ratings. I love Laurie Metcalf. I think she is sorely underrated and watching \*Roseanne \*in reruns, one realizes that Roseanne Barr owes much of the success of her show to Metcalf. And Metcalf was one of the few people on “The Big Bang Theory” regular or guest star, that was really funny and deserved to be on it. Nevertheless the casting was done for ratings. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/35 "2010-04-11T20:06:10Z")
Isn’t everything on a TV show done for ratings? Shouldn’t it be? You want to produce something that people will like, and the ratings are a measure of what people like. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/36 "2010-04-11T22:47:11Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Isn’t everything on a TV show done for ratings? Next thing you know, restaurants will starting charging people for _food!_ ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/37 "2010-04-13T10:53:36Z")
And then watching to see if they\* like\* it! ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654/38 "2010-04-13T12:45:34Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > News regarding the season finale from a friend who managed\* to get into the audience for the filming: > > Do you _really_ want to know? You can probably guess.Leonard and Penny break up. So now she’s free to hook up with Sheldon? Or _Leonard_ is, I’m not fussy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheldon-blossom-shark-jump/534654.md?page=1)