[Spoilers] Discussion Topic: Season 9

[Chrismo]

10 minutes ago, 2L344 said:

Last word looks like "Reaction"?

The Peanut Butter Reaction. Howard finding out that Bernadette's pregnant?

[Tensor]

I'm just wondering if this is the annual Leonard and Sheldon fight.  It's been consistently in episodes 15,16, and 17(With one in 14).  15 this year was Meemaw, 17 will be the 200th.  So the reaction could be between Leonard and Sheldon, unless they save the big blow up and Lenny moving out for the 200th.  

Chrismo, I don't the Peanut Butter fits in the space allowed.  

[BigBang15]

5 hours ago, SRAM said:

Well it is generally thought that the brightest minds go into research, while the others go into practical aspects in their field.  So since Amy is in research and Emily is a practicing physician so it is not a bad assumption that Amy is much smarter that Emily.  It is also a theme in the show, Sheldon is a theorist (research), while Leonard is involved in (practical) experiments, because Sheldon is portrayed smarter than Leonard.

I don't believe that. I believe it's up to the personality of the person involved. For example, Emily may be smarter than Amy but Emily is more suited to dealing with people (patients) than Amy is. Is Bernadette smarter than Emily? Bernie is into the research aspect.

[April]

6 minutes ago, Tensor said:

Chrismo, I don't the Peanut Butter fits in the space allowed.  

Just spaced this out and "Peanut Butter" seems to be a wee bit too short.

[A Shamy gal]

[ATOB]

18 hours ago, 3ku11 said:

Amys def bi curious or bi sexual nothing wrong with that.

Yep, and there's nothing wrong with asexuality either.

17 hours ago, 2L344 said:

Lol I thought a gravity-defying boob grab too when I saw that episode...

 

Wonder if she got the same one Sheldon did?  It's normally the left one that gets all the action I believe.

[stardustmelody]

The Production Journal for Episode 9.16 is up!

[ATOB]

15 hours ago, Carlos said:

 

Wasn't she going to touch Penny's nether- yeya ? They eased off later, but back then Amy was, dare I say, more than bi-curious. Do you remember when she said ( I forget to whom) referring to Penny: " There is not a hair in my body I wouldn't let this woman touch" ?

If one cares about hygiene, one should not be touching it!

I do believe this is the part in Chaucer's The Miller's Tale when the Wife sticks her arse out of the window in order for a drunken suiter to embrace it with a kiss.

[rachelshamyfan]

Let's not forget that Amy was without close friends for many years and had no proper social standards and I believe she was just curious about penny but that's all, The writers soon stopped that once Amy was ensconced within the group, though there is the occasional remark to penny about her beauty

Edited January 27, 2016 by rachelshamyfan

[MJistheBOMB]

1 hour ago, rachelshamyfan said:

Guessing game starts now

The Apartment Dissection. LMAO. Wishful thinking. 

[ATOB]

1 hour ago, Mislav said:

Quality over quantity, Chrismo. 

 

What is next? Claiming that "The Police Academy" franchise is better than "Citizen Kane" because it ("The Police Academy") has had six sequels? Or that "Tommyknockers" is a better book than "Breakfast at Tiffany's" because it has more words/pages? But we don't have to make such elaborate comparisons: Chiany has had way more posts than you, and that hasn't stopped you from disagreeing with him, right?

Did you know that Capote based Holly Golightly on Isherwood's Sally Bowles, they were compadres in 50's LA I believe (need to go Google this now).  Also, Marilyn Monroe was pencilled for Breakfast At Tiffany's but was rejected because they wouldn't have been able to sneak Holly's prostitution past the censors with her in the role. 

[Stephen Hawking]

53 minutes ago, ATOB said:

Wonder if she got the same one Sheldon did?

Sheldon got the right one.

[ATOB]

Well, now you do..

Okay, I'll bore off now....

[Stephen Hawking]

54 minutes ago, ATOB said:

It's normally the left one that gets all the action I believe.

It is with Leonard, and Sheldon in my fanfics.

[ATOB]

2 minutes ago, Stephen Hawking said:

Sheldon got the right one.

That oughtta balance things out a bit.

[2L344]

5 hours ago, rachelshamyfan said:

Let's not forget that Amy was without close friends for many years and had no proper social standards and I believe she was just curious about penny but that's all, The writers soon stopped that once Amy was ensconced within the group, though there is the occasional remark to penny about her beauty

I also remember her staring a little too long at Bernie's "rack" while having a glass of wine when she torpedoed Bernie's sexy scientist thing (Billy Bob Thornton's appearance as the one Mississippi doctor lol). Bernie had to direct her eyes back up.

Edited January 28, 2016 by 2L344

[wowbagger]

Re: the script cover: this seems like one where the fallout of the Bernie baby is discussed. Oo, I'd love a girls' night where they talk about it! I've so missed those.

[Stephen Hawking]

25 minutes ago, ATOB said:

That oughtta balance things out a bit.

In Raiders Minimization, Leonard declares his intention to go right, so maybe he's balanced it up himself.

[Chrismo]

1 hour ago, April said:

Just spaced this out and "Peanut Butter" seems to be a wee bit too short.

It looks a couple of letters short.

[EvilStewie]

I'm sure I'm gonna have to be checking around corners after I post this, but *sigh* I'm gonna

I think all character of the show are smart in their on way, and I don't think its fair to base intelligence entirely on IQ scores.  I feel that can lead to problems in social areas of life, especially with young children. I feel there can be an unintentional message sent.

when I was four years old
they tried to test my I.Q.
they showed me a picture
of 3 oranges and a pear
they said,
which one is different?
it does not belong
they taught me different is wrong - Ani Difranco

 

 

 

Edited January 27, 2016 by EvilStewie

[Mislav]

1 hour ago, ATOB said:

Did you know that Capote based Holly Golightly on Isherwood's Sally Bowles, they were compadres in 50's LA I believe (need to go Google this now).  Also, Marilyn Monroe was pencilled for Breakfast At Tiffany's but was rejected because they wouldn't have been able to sneak Holly's prostitution past the censors with her in the role. 

I actually didn't know that, but it is very interesting. So many layers to the artworks we all know are classics. Who knows how much, back in the day, some people had to "balance about", so to say, in order to produce their works. I believe similar things happen today, only we either find out about it fairly soon, and the press drags it until we all get over it, or we actually won't know some of those things until some time in the future. Very intriguing.

On 23. siječnja 2016. at 0:38 AM, ATOB said:

I must correct you. I wrote two Shenny fanfics. At the time I didn't see how on earth Shenny could ever happen, so the longer fic was a explanation of how it might, and it's not a fun read. It's fairly obvious it has been written by a Shamy Shipper, and it is the only fic I've ever written where Sheldon does not experience lust. "A need, not a want" is how his motivation is described. In short, I killed off Meemaw (whom I named Constance, so hey that's two things I got right). The second was pure cliteracy and was an entry in a fanfic challenge.

I wrote Lenny fic too. However, I am not a Lenny Shipper either.

Now, there was a dig over on the Shamy thread about those authors who reckoned Sheldon would freak out and rush to the shower after doing the deed. This certainly featured in one of my Shamy fics, and one of the brilliant Hazelra's too. Honestly, I'm not being coy, but I can't remember which poster said it. I would just like to say to that poster if they are reading that if you want to lambast me for my inaccurate fan fic depictions of Shamy Sex then don't stop there, cause they're all wrong, every single one. Every one of the 20-odd sex scenes I wrote for Shamy had Sheldon experiencing and exhibiting lust, at no point in my writings did he offer his genitals up as a selfless gift.

So, Skype sex; wrong! All the virginity losses; disheveled from the train, freezing in the cabin, terrified in the lift, losing control in an intimacy experiment, titillated by 'Pierre' the sex toy; wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Adapted drinking game; wrong! Aroused by spanking; wrong! Star Trek roleplay; wrong! Adapting the RA; wrong! Shower sex; wrong! Batman & Catwoman S&M; wrong! Car sex; wrong! Games night, strip Twister; wrong! Strawberry Quik train sex; wrong! All the other sex scenes I can't remember; Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!

I dunno. It's not what it was. I think it's limping a little. All that promotion weren't for nowt! 

I actually wrote Shamy-Skype-sex-fanfic myself. Howard's kissing machine was also "involved".

On 26. siječnja 2016. at 4:46 PM, camelliayao said:

 

 

On 26. siječnja 2016. at 4:46 PM, camelliayao said:

Just ew.

Sheldon recently just figured out how much he loves his girlfriend and how miserable he is without Amy in his life. He needs her so much that he takes her back even though he knows he might get hurt again. He enjoys spending time with her so much that he doesn't know what to do at weekends when she's out of town. How could he possibly be in a affair?

Besides I think the show makes it perfectly clear that Sheldon is very happy with his relationship and his life right now. He said it himself that despite all the heartbreaks, he think the break up is necessary. Gradual growth of their compassion and respect between whom? Sheldon and Penny? Sure, her compassion is so much that she rolls her eyes at him basically every time he talks. He respects her so much that the only thing he says about her in his video for the future crazy Sheldon is she eats free food.

And Emily? First of all, Emily is nothing like Amy or Penny. Intellectually, Sheldon thinks Amy as an equal. Besides Emily is a dermatologist. I respect all doctors but from what I saw in Grey's Anatomy, that's like the least badass kind of doctor... Also do you remember what Sheldon says about her and clowns?

Sheldon is a noble man, even in those moments when he's least loveable, he never does anything intentionally to hurt Amy. Also, Penny is a girl who's serious about marriage and relationships. Even though she had many boyfriends in the past, when she starts dating Leonard, she's very loyal. 

Some of us shippers are not happy with the storyline because the writers could've done a better job. Or maybe we read too many fanfics lol. But that doesn't mean Shamy are unhappy. In fact, their relationship is stronger than ever.

I agree completely.

[Carlos]

On 27/01/2016 at 7:34 AM, Chiany said:

Compared to Amy, not at all.

That's debatable as we don't know that much about Emily, but acceptable. You didn't say compared to Amy in your original post. Besides that, she graduated from Harvard, and even if it was in dermatology I don't think she can be considered all around not smart.

19 hours ago, Tensor said:

 

Yes, what they mean to me.  Or are you saying I have to accept your definitions of what words mean to you.

Sure it did.  With the SETI thing making it even worse.  Remember, there's no need to over explain everything.  You have your definition, I have mine.  Why can't you leave me to mine?

Just like the audience had no clue as to what Amy meant by it's tough.  What particular thing was tough?  Since you seem to have the answers.  What EXACTLY in her relationship with Sheldon, with your proof that that is exactly what she meant, did Amy mean by it's tough?  We got why Penny was freaked out by it, but we haven't heard why EXACTLY it was tough for Amy.  If one is talking down to the audience, so it the other.

 

If it was me, I might agree with you.  Once can be a mistake, twice a coincidence, the third time is a pattern.  Since there are more than five that have challenged you on your posting style (and approaching 15 in PM), I would say it's you.  Cause I'll note your challenges to how other people see the show, is nothing more than your aggressive posting that they accept your interpretation.  

And I'll note my question for the third time "Exactly how long they would have to explain something for it not to be talking down to the audience?"     

I agree with what you say, Tensor, and while I haven't PM'd you, you can make the number 16.

[Carlos]

4 hours ago, Mislav said:

Quality over quantity, Chrismo. 

 

What is next? Claiming that "The Police Academy" franchise is better than "Citizen Kane" because it ("The Police Academy") has had six sequels? Or that "Tommyknockers" is a better book than "Breakfast at Tiffany's" because it has more words/pages? But we don't have to make such elaborate comparisons: Chiany has had way more posts than you, and that hasn't stopped you from disagreeing with him, right?

Sorry to say, Mislav but that was not what he was referring to. What he was referring to was the fact that his post to likes ratio is higher than yours. Yours is 0.58 while his is 0.91 meaning that almost twice as many people per post in this forum agree with him more than they agree with you. Nobody's talking about "Police Academy" or "Tommyknockers" or "Breakfast at Tiffany's", and your analogies are flawed. So, summarizing, according to popular opinion in this forum, Chrismo has both quantity and quality over you.

3 hours ago, rachelshamyfan said:

Let's not forget that Amy was without close friends for many years and had no proper social standards and I believe she was just curious about penny but that's all, The writers soon stopped that once Amy was ensconced within the group, though there is the occasional remark to penny about her beauty

I agree with what you say, but I think the writers overplayed the "lesbian Amy" card a tad too much. But it seems they like to do that, over-emphasize something and then pull back as if nothing had ever happened...

[meka3000]

8 hours ago, Tensor said:

You have your definition, I have mine.  Why can't you leave me to mine?

Sigh... your the one that challenged my interpretation of talking down to the audience to begin with, not the other way around.

 

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Just like the audience had no clue as to what Amy meant by it's tough.  What particular thing was tough?  Since you seem to have the answers.  What EXACTLY in her relationship with Sheldon, with your proof that that is exactly what she meant, did Amy mean by it's tough?  We got why Penny was freaked out by it, but we haven't heard why EXACTLY it was tough for Amy.  If one is talking down to the audience, so it the other.

 

Sure they do, they have Amy's entire relationship and ALL the paper cuts/deep cuts that have added up that finally caused her to explode on their 5th anniversary.  Just because something is not stated directly does not mean it is not stated/implied in any other way.  I'd also add that word of god has backed this up.

 

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Since there are more than five that have challenged you on your posting style (and approaching 15 in PM), I would say it's you.

 

So appeal to popularity then?  That doesn't prove either way that my posts are demanding or that the posters who challenged me (or your pm's) are overly sensitive.  All that it proves is that I've gotten on some people's nerves.  I've had a couple PM's that have told me that they agree with me on some things.  That doesn't make me or them right or wrong it just means we agree on those things.

 

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Cause I'll note your challenges to how other people see the show, is nothing more than your aggressive posting that they accept your interpretation.

 

Your view, not mine, enjoy your view. 

Edited January 28, 2016 by meka3000

[Tensor]

18 minutes ago, meka3000 said:

Sigh... Your view, not mine, enjoy your view. 

I'm done playing here.  Maybe later tonight I can point out some more hypocrisy, somewhere.  I'll enjoy my view, I'm sure, based on previous experiences,  you'll tell me and others, how wrong our views are, because you don't like them.