Frenchfryenjoyer (she/her)@lemmings.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat's a really popular TV show you just couldn't get into?message-squaremessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down13
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a really popular TV show you just couldn't get into?Frenchfryenjoyer (she/her)@lemmings.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squareBriguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 months agoBig bang theory. Cannot stand the characters on that show, especially Sheldon
minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 months agoThe best concise description of that show I’ve heard was “it’s what people who aren’t nerds think nerds would like”.
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoTo be fair, the scene where Penny gifts Sheldon something like the glass Leonard Nimoy drank out of, for Christmas, had me crying with laughter. That’s about it, though. Edit: The napkin he used, and then signed with a note.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoi remember the sub that was discussing big ban theory how they turned penny into a stem professional into a total “bimbo” by the end of the series.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoI mean, this is Lemmy, it’s a show about making fun of us. And honestly I’d respect that if they put effort into it, but “lol nerd” is like 90% of the plot.
minus-squarehardcoreufo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoSilicon Valley also makes fun of nerds, but it’s for nerds. BBT just made nerds the butt of the joke.
minus-squaretimbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThey’re not nerds. They’re geeks at worst and really just programmers.
minus-squareFrenchfryenjoyer (she/her)@lemmings.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoWhen Sheldon says “Bazinga” I throw 10 metric tonnes of popcorn at the screen. Funniest thing I’ve ever seen /s
Big bang theory. Cannot stand the characters on that show, especially Sheldon
The best concise description of that show I’ve heard was “it’s what people who aren’t nerds think nerds would like”.
To be fair, the scene where Penny gifts Sheldon something like the glass Leonard Nimoy drank out of, for Christmas, had me crying with laughter. That’s about it, though.
Edit: The napkin he used, and then signed with a note.
i remember the sub that was discussing big ban theory how they turned penny into a stem professional into a total “bimbo” by the end of the series.
I mean, this is Lemmy, it’s a show about making fun of us.
And honestly I’d respect that if they put effort into it, but “lol nerd” is like 90% of the plot.
Silicon Valley also makes fun of nerds, but it’s for nerds. BBT just made nerds the butt of the joke.
They’re not nerds. They’re geeks at worst and really just programmers.
When Sheldon says “Bazinga” I throw 10 metric tonnes of popcorn at the screen. Funniest thing I’ve ever seen /s