whether you enjoyed the show or didn't, I came across this video that will have both parties in this appreciating it just a little bit more....

I never knew that the original pilot was GLARINGLY terrible and had the characters written so differently....if you have 12 minutes id recommend giving it a watch

and just so those interested know where i stand, i overall really enjoyed this show....but i can easily see why others would be turned off by it.

Kinda wish he'd let the pilot clips roll a bit instead of just telling us what they're like...

At least they had the laugh track right from the beginning.

so a terrible show somehow started off even worse.

Sheldon Cooper

I mean they made an entire separate show about how this character grew up

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Duncan Idaho said:

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They also gave a spin off to Gloria from "All in the family" and I wouldn't call her iconic. Now meathead on the otherhand.

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And Lisa Bonet the 4th (of 5) most likeable Cosby Kid.

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True but that was a different world.

I've made it to age 47-1/2 without viewing a single second of 2-1/2 men or The Big Bang Theory.

Fat Bib Fortuna said:

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I've made it to age 47-1/2 without viewing a single second of 2-1/2 men or The Big Bang Theory.

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BBT is pretty funny. Worth a watch

I enjoy big bang theory. I also enjoy folks s***ting on it to make themselves feel smart.

I don't think I would personally ever tell someone to watch it or say it was a funny show, but it did have actual funny moments every episode. I probably only ever watched about 10-15 episodes total, though.

Thats just kind of how those more traditional big sitcoms used to be made. Gotta pause for the laughs, which leads to unnatural conversations. Have to do a lot of broad and obvious 'jokes'..
I think a big part of it is how insincere it is. It's made by non-nerds, about what they think nerds are like, acted by fake nerds, for 'normal' people to laugh at.

You mean Scooby Doo was rebranded/rebooted 16 times...

I have no problem saying I've probably watched most episodes of the show, as it has been on TV, but completely admit I find it very shallow. I don't find any of the characters to be likeable. If you were to compare it to other sitcoms over the years that were the #1 shows during their time, I believe there is a sizeable difference in quality.

Friends is probably my favorite sitcom ever, and I know many like to **** on that show as well, so it is what it is. Like what you like and who cares what a bunch of grown men who have nothing better to do than to crap on what other people like to feel better about themselves.

The Dirty Sock said:

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I enjoy big bang theory. I also enjoy folks s***ting on it to make themselves feel smart.

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It reminds me of the rush to publicly hate DMB in college after they got extremely popular. I mean...I get not liking DMB or BBT, but I do find it odd the same posters race to threads to let everyone know they never watched a second of it. Where does that compulsion come from?

This is the Creed or Luke Bryan of TV shows. It's a litmus test where as soon as you hear that someone enjoys this show you instantly know they just enjoy bad tv.