# "Two Broke Girls" sucks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 14, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809 "2012-02-14T13:58:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/21 "2012-02-14T17:23:23Z")
Just another poorly done fish out of water odd couple show. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/22 "2012-02-14T17:57:40Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I can see why someone might not like Big Bang Theory Because it’s not funny. I can see when they’re trying to be funny, they just aren’t making me laugh. Not being “nerd” enough has nothing to do with it – a single “inside” science/math/computer joke on Futurama is funnier than a season of BBT. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/23 "2012-02-14T18:28:59Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Because it’s not funny. I can see when they’re trying to be funny, they just aren’t making me laugh. Not being “nerd” enough has nothing to do with it – a single “inside” science/math/computer joke on Futurama is funnier than a season of BBT. It’s secondary humor. The jokes aren’t the funny part, watching nerds tell jokes is the funny part. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/24 "2012-02-14T18:29:07Z")
I keep watching it, and I think I do have to say I like it, but I certainly couldn’t argue anyone in this thread who doesn’t. Part of it is that I like Kat Dennings a lot, and that I went to high school with Matt Moy (the diner boss). ---
**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 14, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/25 "2012-02-14T18:47:58Z")
I watched a half an episode to see what the hubbub was about. Wanted to like it to because of Cat Denning. Not funny, abrasive, loud-for-no-reason, obvious and, again, not funny. It gets mentioned on the same breath as New Girl so often that I figured I’d like it. But these two shows aren’t even situated on the same planet. I don’t think The Big Bang Theory is very funny. It isn’t abrasive, loud-for-no-reason, obvious or a second not funny. The unfunniness of Two Broke Girls is unfunny squared. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/26 "2012-02-14T19:25:53Z")
I like it (not a favorite, but I’ll watch it) The not-so-actoral delivery is what I like. It’s more like an extended sketch were they pretend to be the characters without suspension of disbelieve. I won’t shed a tear if they cancelled it. The hipster-vs-homeless pop quiz is a running joke in my house. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/27 "2012-02-14T19:37:41Z")
> [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](#): > > Part of it is that I like Kat Dennings a lot, and that I went to high school with Matt Moy (the diner boss). That’s cool. What do you think about the character, knowing Matt? I still watch it too but I also find the acting to be stiff and awkward, and the writing to be weird. And I hate Kat Dennings’ lipstick argh! And I get that the rich girl is rich. Why can’t she find something else to wear to clean the bathroom other than a nice sweater and large necklace? Jennifer Coolidge is on the show now. I don’t think she’s going to help any more than Garret Morris does. ---
**Author:** ![KneeSid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dec6dc/32.png) [@KneeSid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneeSid)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/28 "2012-02-14T19:39:50Z")
It’s a good filler show. It does suck, but it doesn’t suck enough to keep me from watching it. I wouldn’t put it in my calendar but if it’s on and I’m home I’ll watch. It’s like junk food for TV. It fills you up, but no good comes from it ---
**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 14, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/29 "2012-02-14T19:41:01Z")
Caught an episode just to see what the “buzz” was about. More like “bzzzzt”. Really terrible generic old style sitcom. I do watch some bad shows MST3K style. (E.g., _Bleep My Dad Says_ and for a while _Running Wilde_.) But there’s nothing worth even making fun of here. Watched a few episodes of Whitney Cummings’ other sitcom, but nothing there either. She can clearly make a better (but still not good) show than _2BG_, so there’s no excuse for this garbage. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/30 "2012-02-14T19:56:53Z")
Of all the shows mentioned above I think Whitney is the best of the bunch. I actually think Two and a half men has a chance at fixing what is wrong. Ashton got a haircut, Alan isn’t such a snivilling suck ass anymore. I can actually say I thought last night’s episode was the best of the season. Yes they had a low bar; but it’s improving IMO. I can’t stand Two Broke Girls. I have it the college try; the same with New Girl. I wanted to like it because Zooey Deschanel is very likable; but the show just falls flat for me. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/31 "2012-02-14T20:14:58Z")
Two Broke Girls has had just enough funny moments to hold my interest, but they are fleeting and, generally speaking, the acting is wooden and the dialogue is terrible. I’m not sure how much longer they can get by on a steady stream of obvious masturbation and poopy jokes, but the ratings seem to indicate they’re going to get at least one more season to work on it. I can take it or leave it at this point, but it certainly isn’t anywhere near the realm of Must See TV for me. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/32 "2012-02-14T20:22:53Z")
The Big Bang Theory is stupid and I understand the jokes, they just are shitty jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/33 "2012-02-14T21:14:28Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I can see why someone might not like Big Bang Theory–a lot of it relies on puns made on obscure science stuff. The show is by nerds, about nerds and for nerds. I cannot disagree with this enough. I am a graduate student in physics and a sci fi, fantasy, and comic book nerd. I can tell you firsthand that Big Bang Theory is not by nerds, and it’s not for nerds. It might be about nerds, but in the worst possible way. The reason the “jokes” aren’t funny isn’t because they are based on obscure topics (and here I am being exceedingly charitable with my use of “obscure”), it’s because they aren’t, in point of fact, jokes. The scriptwriters simply drop in bare references to things that might conceivably have once been associated with nerds, and then add a laugh track. “By nerds”? Not on your life. The writers are not nerds. They were never nerds, and they never will be. They’ve never even met one. They might have been told what nerds are like from someone who met one once, while drunk. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/34 "2012-02-14T21:26:34Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > That’s cool. What do you think about the character, knowing Matt? As much as I’d like Matt to be doing well (and to be fair, he’s a regular on a network sitcom so by most metrics he is), I kind of can’t stand the character. First off, he has a perfectly normal west coast accent. You’d never think he was anything else just by the sound of his voice. So having him assume a really awful vaguely-Asian accent seems stupid, if not pretty racist. I thought that maybe that’s just how most of America thinks Asian people are. I mean, there aren’t that many Asian celebrities, still, so I guess I should be happy they’re not all wearing conical hats. But then the [TCAs slammed them and the producer just denied everything](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/sorry-state-2-broke-girls-252579) so… nope, they’re just clueless. So yeah, it bums me out. But being a tiny Asian dude limits roles available, so I’m glad he’s getting a network paycheck. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/35 "2012-02-14T21:38:29Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > After watching it I think I finally understand what dumb people must feel like after they watch _Big Bang Theory_. > > Sorry to bring in the negativity, but it needed to be said. I like TBBT, but I didn’t know there really were people who thought that it was written with smart people in mind. Huh. ---
**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 14, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/36 "2012-02-14T21:56:50Z")
> [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](#): > > I cannot disagree with this enough. I am a graduate student in physics and a sci fi, fantasy, and comic book nerd. I can tell you firsthand that Big Bang Theory is not by nerds, and it’s not for nerds. It might be about nerds, but in the worst possible way. Don’t speak for nerds everywhere man. A lot of us think BBT is pretty funny and that it wears its appreciation for nerds on its sleeve. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/37 "2012-02-14T22:09:47Z")
Whitney Cummings is a bad comedienne. She tells obvious jokes on warmed over topics. The sooner people realize this, the better. I realize she is just the creator, but that is where the problem with 2 broke girls starts. That said, I watch it. Kat Dennings has a great rack. I fully recognize that I’m not as evolved as perhaps I could be. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/38 "2012-02-14T23:25:16Z")
> [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](#): > > “By nerds”? Not on your life. The writers are not nerds. They were never nerds, and they never will be. They’ve never even met one. [This guy](http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/09/tv-fact-checker-big-bang-theory/) seems kinda nerdy. I don’t have any real stock in whether or not anyone likes _TBBT_. I mean, apart from the fact _I do_ (I can relate to the show because I’m socially awkward, a nerd, reasonably bright in real life, and am closely familiar with someone with Asperger’s) and I look forward to watching it when I get the time. I was merely pointing out my personal opinion regarding _2 Broke Girls_–that it’s puerile, uninspired, and roundly unclever. I also have no stake in whether on not anyone loves the show–but am interested in the opinions of those who do because I would find such minds fascinating to pick through. ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/39 "2012-02-15T01:21:49Z")
> [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](#): > > I cannot disagree with this enough. I am a graduate student in physics and a sci fi, fantasy, and comic book nerd. I can tell you firsthand that Big Bang Theory is not by nerds, and it’s not for nerds. It might be about nerds, but in the worst possible way. The reason the “jokes” aren’t funny isn’t because they are based on obscure topics (and here I am being exceedingly charitable with my use of “obscure”), it’s because they aren’t, in point of fact, jokes. The scriptwriters simply drop in bare references to things that might conceivably have once been associated with nerds, and then add a laugh track. > > “By nerds”? Not on your life. The writers are not nerds. They were never nerds, and they never will be. They’ve never even met one. They might have been told what nerds are like from someone who met one once, while drunk. Ironically, I started reading this and a Sheldon voice took over in my head. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809/40 "2012-02-15T03:17:53Z")
The show’s like _Maude_ in that there are only two good reasons to watch it. Adrienne Barbeau were the reasons in\* Maude\*- [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-broke-girls-sucks/612809.md?page=3)