# The Big Bang Theory February 7, 2013: The Spoiler Alert Segmentation **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 8, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715 "2013-02-08T16:53:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/21 "2013-02-08T21:43:01Z")
Make that _Wolowitz_, with one “L.” I’ve been chastised! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/22 "2013-02-08T23:07:56Z")
[This is purportedly a layout](http://mrsalles.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/big_tbbt.jpg) of the two apartments. (Not the filming sets but what they are supposed to represent in real life.) Does it fit with what we’ve seen? ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/23 "2013-02-08T23:20:31Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > One episode had a neighbor who had heard Penny and Leonard going at it. She was Leonard’s downstairs neighbor, and they’ve got hardwood floors in the bedrooms at Sheldon and Leonard’s place. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/24 "2013-02-08T23:42:07Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > [This is purportedly a layout](http://mrsalles.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/big_tbbt.jpg) of the two apartments. (Not the filming sets but what they are supposed to represent in real life.) Does it fit with what we’ve seen? Thinking back over some episodes, there are some anomalies\*. But GENERALLY, it looks right. \*In “The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem”, Sheldon taps on the wall directly behind Leonard’s bed in Morse code, but that layout would require him to stand in his closet and somehow reach out through an outside wall to do so. And in “The Spaghetti Catalyst”, after Penny brings Sheldon home from Disneyland, the tag has Penny and Leonard looking into Sheldon’s bedroom where he’s sleeping, and IIRC the room layout is like Leonard’s, with the bed perpendicular to the door. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/25 "2013-02-08T23:43:28Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I think Penny is being very consistent. She has commitment issues and Leonard is a pushy man. It was something very similar to this that broke them up in the first place. He goes too fast for her. She loves him and doesn’t want to break up with him like the last time, so she went along instead of resisting like the last time. > > Was this whole episode about getting Amy to move in next door? That would be much more convenient for storytelling. Is Penny’s apartment the same as the guys in that there are two bedrooms? Yeah, Leonard is indeed pushy, needy, and whiny. I still like the character – those traits can be useful for comedic situations, and they help establish his “nerd-dom” when it comes to romantic relationships – but it would be nice if he could “dial them back” a bit. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/26 "2013-02-09T00:14:23Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > [This is purportedly a layout](http://mrsalles.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/big_tbbt.jpg) of the two apartments. (Not the filming sets but what they are supposed to represent in real life.) Does it fit with what we’ve seen? Hey, that’s neat! Thanks for the layout. ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/27 "2013-02-09T00:38:38Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > And in “The Spaghetti Catalyst”, after Penny brings Sheldon home from Disneyland, the tag has Penny and Leonard looking into Sheldon’s bedroom where he’s sleeping, and IIRC the room layout is like Leonard’s, with the bed perpendicular to the door. Just checked. They’re standing in the doorway facing the foot of his bed. Which also fits with Sheldon’s rules of sleeping: \*It’s culturally universal. A bed, even a temporary bed, is always oriented with the headboard away from the door. It serves the ancient imperative of protecting oneself against marauders. \* ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/28 "2013-02-09T00:48:14Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > Just checked. They’re standing in the doorway facing the foot of his bed. Which also fits with Sheldon’s rules of sleeping: \*It’s culturally universal. A bed, even a temporary bed, is always oriented with the headboard away from the door. It serves the ancient imperative of protecting oneself against marauders. \* Thanks. I wasn’t sure I was remembering that right, and apparently I wasn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/29 "2013-02-09T01:17:30Z")
Damnit Sheldon! I haven’t started watching Season 3 yet! Couldn’t the writers have spoiled something in an earlier season of TWD instead of the current one? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/30 "2013-02-09T03:03:06Z")
An episode of Community once spoiled the movie Catfish for me the day after I got it from Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/31 "2013-02-09T04:28:07Z")
I really liked this episode, I laughed consistently throughout. Amy was especially fantastic, I thought. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/32 "2013-02-09T08:40:48Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > [This is purportedly a layout](http://mrsalles.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/big_tbbt.jpg) of the two apartments. (Not the filming sets but what they are supposed to represent in real life.) How on Earth can Penny afford an apartment like that by waitressing at the Cheesecake Factory?!? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/33 "2013-02-09T11:49:02Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > How on Earth can Penny afford an apartment like that by waitressing at the Cheesecake Factory?!? 😕 Apparently she can’t. Not and eat or pay any other bill consistently. That’s why she’s always mooching off of the guys. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/34 "2013-02-09T12:15:46Z")
It’d be good if Penny got a small acting job. Such as, for example, off the top of my head, pulling an idea out of the air, as a genie in a car commercial. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/35 "2013-02-09T12:53:32Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > It’d be good if Penny got a small acting job. Such as, for example, off the top of my head, pulling an idea out of the air, as a genie in a car commercial. Perhaps as William Shatner’s daughter in those [priceline.com](http://priceline.com) ads. The guys would be green with envy. Which gave me an idea for an episode, actually. Have some famous actor (James Caan[sup]\*[/sup], for example) at the college for a while. Say that he’s studying them as preparation to play the role of a physicist in a movie. This would turn the tables on the usual formula; Penny would be geeking out over wanting to meet him, but to the guys it would be no big deal. - Wouldn’t really work with James Caan, though. Sheldon would be pestering him about the rules for Rollerball. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/36 "2013-02-09T16:03:36Z")
Agree that this is another weak episode. When the best part is the Raj/Mrs. Wolowitz subplot, the main story really sucks. Also agree about the inconsistency. Leonard would have known about Dumbledore, would have already watched _TWD_, etc. He would also not have been impulsive about telling Penny he’s moving in. This is Leonard. He would spend months agonizing about it, annoying the daylights out of everyone (but Penny). Does Leonard look very different here? Weird greasy looking haircut and the t-shirt was fairly tight fitting like he was trying to show off his “muscles”. The overgrown cast shows itself again in the small screen time for Howard and barely any for Bernadette. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/37 "2013-02-09T17:27:49Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Apparently she can’t. Not and eat or pay any other bill consistently. That’s why she’s always mooching off of the guys. I think her parents are helping her out too. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > It’d be good if Penny got a small acting job. Such as, for example, off the top of my head, pulling an idea out of the air, as a genie in a car commercial. I was thinking a super cheesy SyFy original movie that ends up getting turning into a series. It would be filled with as many scifi cliches as possible. Penny of course would be thrilled and treat it super seriously no matter how bad it is, Amy would form a fan club, Leonard somehow ends up as a technical consulant, and all the the bad science & plots make Sheldon hate it more than **Bablylon 5**. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/38 "2013-02-09T19:22:53Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > I think her parents are helping her out too. Yeah. I don’t think they’ve ever said it outright, but it’s been implied a few times. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/39 "2013-02-09T19:58:51Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Apparently she can’t. Not and eat or pay any other bill consistently. That’s why she’s always mooching off of the guys. Of course other bills will slide when you need to keep a roof over your head. But the money she saves scrounging a few meals a week is going to cover the rent on that place? I don’t think so. _I_ should live in such a nice apartment! She must make a helluva lot in undeclared tips just to keep going. She also seems to drink an awful lot. I’d probably end up an alcoholic too, if I could afford it. Also, she lent her old boyfriend $1800, which he got around to returning only when he wanted to hook up with her again. How the hell did she afford that? Shoes? Let’s not even go there. She lived with her boyfriend (Kurt?) for four years before finally walking out on him; the last six, she’s been living across from Sheldon and Leonard. Her family’s been “helping” her for the last ten years while she struggles to get bit parts and commercial gigs in Hollywood? **HA!** Your typical Great Midwestern American family would have told her to pack it in and come home long ago, just before they cut her off financially. What does her dad do for a living? (More to the point, what is there to do in Nebraska other than farm and/or rake in government subsidies?) Again, \*I \*should have such a family (but I gave up on that a long time ago). ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715/40 "2013-02-09T20:17:33Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Does Leonard look very different here? Weird greasy looking haircut and the t-shirt was fairly tight fitting like he was trying to show off his “muscles”. Probably has something to do with coming back from the mid-season hiatus. Maybe he spent a few weeks bodybuilding or surfing in Hawaii… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-february-7-2013-the-spoiler-alert-segmentation/649715.md?page=3)