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jokershady
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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.

bobinator
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Kinda wish he'd let the pilot clips roll a bit instead of just telling us what they're like...
St Hedwig Aggie
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They chose wisely (that original pilot signaled a completely different series)
Duncan Idaho
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At least they had the laugh track right from the beginning.
bluefire579
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Duncan Idaho said:

At least they had the laugh track right from the beginning.
It's Chuck Lorre, of course it did
jokershady
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there are random clips of it on youtube.....hard for me to watch stuff that really cringe inducing so i didn't get far
double aught
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Interesting video. Thanks for sharing.
Furlock Bones
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so a terrible show somehow started off even worse.
FtBendTxAg
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Havent watches more than 10 min of an episode. Being told to laugh at cliche jokes sucks.

My parents loved it tho, as well as anything else Lorre and in that TV lineup from that network.
Duncan Idaho
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Who is the "iconic" character he mentioned?

jokershady
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Sheldon Cooper

I mean they made an entire separate show about how this character grew up
Duncan Idaho
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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.
mic suede
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Duncan Idaho said:

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.

And Lisa Bonet the 4th (of 5) most likeable Cosby Kid.
Duncan Idaho
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mic suede said:

Duncan Idaho said:

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.

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

True but that was a different world.
mic suede
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I couldn't believe the original pilot had a tie in to My Two Dads.
TX AG 88
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Duncan Idaho said:

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.


Holy crap! I initially read this as "Gloria from 'Modern Family'" and I was so confused and excited! "Where is that?!" I wanted to know.

And I don't remember the one with AITF's Gloria. I imagine I'm glad about that.
Capitol Ag
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Hated the Seinfeld pilot when it came out. Waited about 3 years to watch an episode and LOVED it. Was in HS so maybe my tastes changed but maybe the pilot just wasn't great....ALso, there were changes in that one as well.

Then there's Happy Days, where Chuck was Richie and Joanie's brother the first season but went to college and was never seen or heard from again.
Fat Bib Fortuna
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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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Capitol Ag
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Fat Bib Fortuna said:

I've made it to age 47-1/2 without viewing a single second of 2-1/2 men or The Big Bang Theory.
BBT is pretty funny. Worth a watch
MSFC Aggie
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What show has the most spin offs? Happy Days?......L&S, Mork and Mindy, Joanie Loves Chachi....think I'm missing a couple.

Oh....gotta be Star Trek.....right?
TequilaMockingbird
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All In the Family had 7 apparently- https://www.get.tv/gettv-blog/all-family-7-spin-offs-tvs-most-spun-sitcom
TequilaMockingbird
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I like BBT.

Have you ever googled Kaley Cuoco Deep Fakes?
The Dirty Sock
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I enjoy big bang theory. I also enjoy folks s***ting on it to make themselves feel smart.
Duncan Idaho
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TequilaMockingbird said:

All In the Family had 7 apparently- https://www.get.tv/gettv-blog/all-family-7-spin-offs-tvs-most-spun-sitcom

And a shocking number of them were good to great.
PatAg
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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.
bluefire579
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Scooby Doo, Where are you? had 16

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_spin-offs
JJxvi
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You mean Scooby Doo was rebranded/rebooted 16 times...
hph6203
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The pilot really isn't that different than episode one. Same storylines, they split Sheldon into two characters (Wallowitz and Sheldon) and they tone down Penny's character from an unrepentant ***** to a girl that is fairly loose, ditzy, and irresponsible. Even if they kept the original characters, no one was going to root for Sheldon and they could've gradually softened the Penny character to get what you end up with.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-SOlcxKAXcJKlXC19sZXS3tEPgZeMr5I
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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.
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Some Junkie Cosmonaut
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The Dirty Sock said:

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


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?
Teacher_Ag
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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.
Duncan Idaho
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Creed is the best character on The office

And I have no idea who the other guy is

Where do I fit in?
atag
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I for one love terrible tv. If i can listen to it in the background while playing on my phone then its for me.
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