What you guys think of this sitcom? its kind of a sitcom based off that Beauty and the Geek reality show. The pilot is funny. Anyone see it? Seems like it has potential.

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I actually caught a bit of the show.

It was okay, I guess. Heavy on the laugh track. I'm also not sure how long it could last for. The jokes will probably just end up essentially repeating themselves.

odd.

and todays nerds arent like that at all

>and todays nerds arent like that at all



I like still like the show, however.

I think they can chill on the laught track and they may have a good one here, HIMYM and BBT has the chance to be a pretty solid, funny hour

I'll tune in next week. Especially when it had me laughing much more than HIMYM. That entropy line, the Superman discussion, the "sarcasm sign", the whole bit getting the box up the stairs, and the initial cleaning the apartment scene were all damn funny. I don't know how long they can keep up all the comic geek and science/physics nerd references, but it has potential.

I'm hoping that it keeps up and that HIMYM returns to it's form from last season.

and the look on the girls face before she turned around and went back to her apartment was classic. I really like the show.

...was when dude came out to check for the intruder with the light saber. Truly lol on that piece.

The main two dudes have really good chemistry. The skinny cat's delivery is impeccable.

And hell - they remind me of R2D2 and C3PO. Funny ha ha's all through the ep.

I was on the floor. I was waiting for him to start attacking a coat rack while making the lightsaber sound effects with his mouth.

i just hope everyone else loves the geek humor as much as the rest of us.

that whole superman argument was priceless.

...but i liked it....them goin up the steps was great, as well as her convo wit the indian guy...the sarcasm sign was good too...they need to flip it from such a 1990's nerd place....

I couldn't even hear a damn laugh track. I was laughing my own ass off the whole time.

As mentioned before some great moments:

-The superman debate

-The lightsaber errrr I mean flashlight had me dyin

-and the supernerd with the turtleneck talkin to girl in "flawless" german was hilarious, GET USED TO IT!!!

This is good!

it makes things so much less funny

i just watched the first episode , might catch the 3rd but not that impressed

Where can I stream episodes? It stars the "BTW- it says BALLS on your face" guy from Garden State.

theres some REAL nerds writing this show, because its on point every week. haha

IMO

Hopefully BBT is doin numbers and CBS gives it a chance, I know HIMYM hasnt done that great but CBS knows its really good so they've been stickin with it. I think with the lack of sitcoms out there they should have longer leashes than usual.

so hopefully they only have to worry about keeping the story and characters as engaging as they have been thus far.

as far as BBT, the only concern there is that the public won't take to the nerd humor. but maybe kaley cuoco's boobs will keep them coming back.

Still enjoying it btw

ole girl from Roseanne has great presence and timing...

another strong episode. sheldon is hilarious, and kaley cuoco isn't half as bad-looking as i used to think.

i wasn't really diggin her on "8 simple rules" but after Charmed i thought she was pretty str8...

and i just don't generally look for blondes on the whole (heh). but she's def on the radar.

i'm surprised kaley doesn't get more screen time. i thought they'd try to sell the show w/her but the two main nerds get the most time.

The confrontation took way too long.

And very little humor.

this last episode was pretty great....if they had done the true comic nerd steeze and said "i'll be barry allen, you can be wally west, and he'll be Bart Allen", i would have LOST it...

The chemistry between the guys is simply great, and even Penny, who I hated at first, is coming into her own.

...hammer laid to the side...all from being qiet in the right place and right time...plus he relaxed at the end after gettin the affirmation from the girl

I'm so glad I jumped onto this show in the second episode. It's been hilarious so far.

Hilarious things from this ep:

- The Doppler effect costume
- everyone dressing as Flash
- "that's how we roll in the Shire"
- the hippocampus diss
- "how drunk am I?"
- "is this going to be a boy/girl party?"
- "c-o-n...uhh... frontation"

I really wish they'd develop Penny's character a bit more. In fact they could all use a bit of development, but they're doing hilarious stuff right now. The question is how long they can do geek/nerd jokes for.

I'm glad they got picked up though.

it will look like we're moving really fast.

I literally....LITERALLY laughed SO out loud I could have startled a deaf man. lol

I sort of like the animosity between Sheldon and Penny. It works well as she continues to get closer with Leonard. I really don't know how they're gonna resolve that tension without making it seem forced, but who knows. I never thought they'd be able to pull the geek thing off this well for 7 episodes.

Hilarious moments:
- the outgoing message on dude's voicemail
- the entire Chinese restaurant scene (basically Sheldon's OCD makes all food scenes hysterical)
- Penny murking fools in Halo
- the bathrobe scene

>- the entire Chinese restaurant scene (basically Sheldon's OCD

I think this was my favorite scene of last night's. I liked when the waiter said he could "accidentally" drop one on the way to table, and nobody would know, and Sheldon said "I would."

I also liked a little later when they referenced it when talking about going dancing. I think the line was something about how ridiculous it would be to dance with 67% of a girl, or something along those lines.

There's a science to CBS' 'Big Bang Theory'
By Gary Strauss, USA TODAY
Revenge of the nerds?

Not quite. But geek heaven abounds on CBS' The Big Bang Theory (tonight, 8:30 ET/PT), one of the rare TV sitcoms to employ a physicist.

The science must be working: The freshman series is one of the fall season's few to gain traction, building audience from its How I Met Your Mother lead-in and averaging about 9 million viewers. CBS has already extended the show for a full season.

Bang's premise is basic fish-out-of-water buddy comedy, with a twist. Physicists/roommates Sheldon and Leonard (an homage to the legendary TV producer) are serenely comfortable in their pocket-protectored lives. But the two come unstrung when comely waitress Penny (Kaley Cuoco) moves in next door. She's no rocket scientist, but the sweet blond bombshell has plenty to teach the naive pair about life.

"Leonard and Sheldon are kind of rock stars in their world of science, but God knows they have a lot of growing to do when it comes to social graces," says Johnny Galecki, who plays Leonard.

But the science gets some attention, too. David Saltzberg, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California-Los Angeles, checks scripts and provides dialogue, math equations and diagrams used as props. He says he's more consultant than contributor.

"Physicists love to nitpick, so for the 100 in the 10 million people who might watch the show, I try to get it as close to 100% accurate as I can," he says. "But if I try to suggest a funny line, there are all sorts of reasons it doesn't work." He does sometimes slip in an inside joke, though, such as the answers to a UCLA graduate class exam.

"Very often, we'll write a speech and say 'science to come,' " says executive producer Chuck Lorre. "Saltzberg fills it in. He's a terrific guy with a great sense of humor."

The cast also spent time at UCLA hanging with students and faculty, "stealing little bits of mannerisms and wardrobe," says Galecki, best known for playing Sara Gilbert's boyfriend on Roseanne. (Gilbert has a recurring role on Big Bang.)

Jim Parsons, who plays über-geek Sheldon, says spouting the scientific dialogue "can be a major pain in the (posterior). When we tape, I have to make sure I get up an hour earlier than I need to. I sit down with a physics dictionary."

A recent kiss was described as a "bio-social exploration with a neurochemical overlay."

Lorre and co-creator Bill Prady developed Bang off Prady's experiences as a computer programmer in the 1980s. "Bill told me these extraordinary stories about these insanely intelligent men who had unbelievable difficulty operating in the mundane world — geniuses who had trouble figuring out how much to tip a waitress," Lorre says.

Galecki and Parsons concede they're both a bit geekish in real life, qualities that help them relate to their characters. Galecki was largely tutored on-set from the third grade. His scientific knowledge is negligible, he says, but he understands what it's like to be an outsider.

So does Parsons, who was raised in football-crazed Texas but favored theater. Parsons says science isn't his strong suit, either: He once failed a meteorology class.

"None of this works if it's not relatable," he says, "if you don't see a bit of yourself in the characters."

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IMO. Well, at least my favorite.

followed closely by (in no order) Tell Me You Love Me and Californication.

Those are the only new shows I committed to full time.

I tried Reaper (for kevin Smiths sake) and didn't care for it.

Pause and read em, they're pretty funny

which for a second I thought had something to do with the fact that it was Veteran's Day when the show aired. But then I realized it was more likely because of the WGA strike.

Usually its the whole screen, I saw that tho

I don't remember where I read it yesterday, but apparently it has ended. It didn't say how many eps were in the can.

another great episode...i like all the Halo stuff and scene when Penny brings her homies thru....

It's nice to know they can do a show that doesn't lean heavily on Leonard, Sheldon and Penny. It wasn't my favorite episode. I didn't really care for the "Indian parents on the computer" angle or for Sheldon convincing himself that the girl was the Princess from his "Indian folk tale".

But again it was far better than How I Met Your Mother. I'd say it's my favorite comedy on TV at the moment. Maybe even better than The Office.

I didn't think it was the best episode, I would go with the Halloween ep or last weeks as the best. This is probably my 3rd favorite new show of the season behind Pushing Daisies and Reaper.

...i agree that it wasn't the strongest episode, but this show and Carpoolers seem to easily be the best new comedies around...i liked that as soon as he started drinkin ole boy could talk to Penny...

a good episode, the "fight" was good comedy.

i watched last night's ep. i'm a mechanical engineer, so all this talk about drag coefficients and moment of inertias actually make sense to me, and just seems so damn corny. i probably only laughed at the "fight". i'll give it ONE more shot next week.

where they all dress like The Flash. HILARIOUS.

Love Leonard and Penny...hope they hook up already though!

The Indian dude Raj or whatever is pretty funny too....my fav episode is the one where he has the drink and is finally able to talk to Penny...LMAO!!!

I have most of these episodes on my ipod...hilarity!

The writers do a great job with his character.

i tried tho.

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Raj and Howard ARE KILLIN IT

He would have had that chick if that medication didn't wear off

2nd time he's proven he's the ladies man of the group tho...the high pitch was great...

solid episode...them fools were shamelessly hittin on dude's sis, any other guy woulda hadda check em quicker...

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coulda used more Raj, but good nonetheless..

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