[Spoilers] Discussion Topic: Season 9

[Tonstar17]

That's 1spinoff i wouldn't watch

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Why not? It will be great. ☺

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[ashleyo85]

2 hours ago, Tonstar17 said:

Prepare yourself my friend, might I suggest stocking up on alcohol

 

Already have. Do you think I've got enough? Worried might run out.

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I've instructed the husband to go buy me a new box of wine for tomorrow. I like to keep things classy 

[MTBigBangTheoryFan]

Well some people think Bernadette becoming Pregnant is a sign the show is nearing it end.  I think the writers know whether there one season or one seasons left The clock is now ticking on the show and that they don't have much time left. 

We will have to wait and see. We should know by May Upfront. 

 

 

Edited February 9, 2016 by MTBigBangTheoryFan

[Tonstar17]

Prepare yourself my friend, might I suggest stocking up on alcohol

 

Already have. Do you think I've got enough? Worried might run out.

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I've instructed the husband to go buy me a new box of wine for tomorrow. I like to keep things classy 

Just a box? You will be pissed when you run out. Hahaha

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[JE7]

4 minutes ago, Tonstar17 said:

I've instructed the husband to go buy me a new box of wine for tomorrow. I like to keep things classy 

 

Just a box? You will be pissed when you run out. Hahaha

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Or she will run out before she gets appropriately pissed lol

[Tonstar17]

I've instructed the husband to go buy me a new box of wine for tomorrow. I like to keep things classy 

 

Just a box? You will be pissed when you run out. Hahaha

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Or she will run out before she gets appropriately pissed lol

Either way she will be pissed. ☺

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[3ku11]

Lets give the ep a chance before you get drunk huh fellow Lennies lol. Putting the cart before the horse. All we know is THEY have a packed ROSTER. And they are celebrating someone or something. Until more information comes to light. Hold your horses.

[MTBigBangTheoryFan]

Just the fact that that it is their 200 Episode call for a celebration. that is a great achievement especially for a TV Show on the air today.  Not many sitcoms are in that club.  It a small group

Edited February 9, 2016 by MTBigBangTheoryFan

[JE7]

2 minutes ago, 3ku11 said:

Lets give the ep a chance before you get drunk huh fellow Lennies lol. Putting the cart before the horse. All we know is THEY have a packed ROSTER. And they are celebrating someone or something. Until more information comes to light. Hold your horses.

Future events can be predicted based on past events, from what we have seen what can we realistically expect.

Blind hope in the face of the odds is just self delusion

[Tonstar17]

Lets give the ep a chance before you get drunk huh fellow Lennies lol. Putting the cart before the horse. All we know is THEY have a packed ROSTER. And they are celebrating someone or something. Until more information comes to light. Hold your horses.

Hey it an excuse to get battered on a school night. Lenny moving forward or not. It's happening. To celebrate or to drink into our sorrows. Everyone's a winner. Until later when the hangover kicks in. 😵 Pissed.com.

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[3ku11]

4 minutes ago, MTBigBangTheoryFan said:

Just the fact that that it is their 200 Episode call for a celebration. that is a great achievement especially for a TV Show on the air today.  Not many sitcoms are in that club.  It a small group

Especially seeing critics Said it wouldn't last a season.

[MTBigBangTheoryFan]

1 minute ago, 3ku11 said:

Especially seeing critics Said it wouldn't last a season.

And they were proven wrong! Critics have not always respected The Big Bang Theory especially in it early days. 

[Tonstar17]

And that as well. Celebrate the 200th episode. It's a milestone. I was going to have a bash but everyone's going to Sheldon party. More booze for me. Yaaaay.....😀

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[JE7]

20 minutes ago, MTBigBangTheoryFan said:

Just the fact that that it is their 200 Episode call for a celebration. that is a great achievement especially for a TV Show on the air today.  Not many sitcoms are in that club.  It a small group

Let's see just "modern" shows: mash 11 seasons, cheers 11 seasons, fraiser 11 seasons, married with children 10 season, the Jefferson's 10 seasons..

Not exactly a small club at 9.5 seasons and that's not counting the golden age shows like my three sons wich lasted 12 seasons or Ozzie and Harriet that went 14 seasons

And just for the record the jeffersons and fraiser were spin offs

Edited February 9, 2016 by JE7

[MTBigBangTheoryFan]

3 minutes ago, JE7 said:

Let's see just "modern" showsasj 11 seasons, cheers 11 seasons, fraiser 11 seasons, married with children 10 season, the Jefferson's 10 seasons..

Not exactly a small club at 9.5 seasons and that's not counting the golden age shows like my three sons wich lasted 12 seasons or Ozzie and Harriet that went 14 seasons

It a small club considering all the Sitcoms who had at least 3 seasons or more since 1950.   

 

Sitcoms with 200 episodes or more:   

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 435 Episodes
My Three Sons 380 Episodes 
The Danny Thomas Show 351 Episodes
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show 291 Episdoes 
The Donna Reed Show 275 Episodes
Cheers 275 Episodes 
The Beverly Hillbillies 274 Episodes
Frasier 264 Episodes
Two and Half Men 262 Episodes
Married... with Children 259 Episodes
Happy Days 255 Episodes
Bewitched 254 Episodes
The Jeffersons 253 Episdoes 
M*A*S*H 251 Episodes 
The Andy Griffith Show 249 Episdoes
Love Bat 249 Episodes 
Murphy Brown 247 Episodes 
Friends 236 Episodes
Leave It To Beaver 234 Episdoes 
The Drew Carey Show 233 Episodes
The Real McCoys 224 Episodes
Roseanne 222 Episodes
Petticoat Junction 222 Episodes
Family Matters 215 Episodes
The Life Riley 212 episodes 
All In The Family 210 Episodes 
Everybody Loves Raymond 210 Episodes 
The Facts of Life 209 Episodes
One Day at a Time 209 Episodes
How I Met Your Mother 208 Episodes
The King of Queens 207 Episodes
Home Improvemnt 204 Episodes
Father Knows Best 203 Episodes
Alice 202 Episodes 
The Cosby Show 201 Episodes 
That '70s Show 200 Episdoes 
The Big Bang Theory 200 Episodes (February 2015) 

 

So only 36 Sitcoms out of more then 250 sitcoms 
 

Edited February 9, 2016 by MTBigBangTheoryFan

[JE7]

And? Many of those shows count as modern and its a big list at 1 of 36 so you just showed its not a super-mega once in a lifetime deal like you were making it out to be 

 A milestone yes but let's not exaggerate it as a unique occurrence

[3ku11]

It is unique by todays standards. WHat sitcom today or comedy. Has it 200? None. 

[MTBigBangTheoryFan]

1 minute ago, JE7 said:

And? Many of those shows count as modern and its a big list at 1 of 36 so you just showed its not a super-mega once in a lifetime deal like you were making it out to be 

 A milestone yes but let's not exaggerate it as a unique occurrence

I did't say it was a super-mega once in a lifetime deal or that it was a unique.  and all TV Shows since the 1950s are modern and as TV in the U.S has only be around for like 70 years. some shows on those list are fomr the 1950s.  We been living in modern times since 1500.  But of course TV hasn't been around that long. 

And I don't get your big list of 1 of 36 comment.  

 

[brilliantfool]

3 hours ago, JE7 said:

So basically you don't like Leonard because he takes to much abuse but you favor the person who dishes out most of the abuse to everyone else.... That's pretty messed up reasoning

And how do you get a year long Howerdette arc when the season is more than half over

I never said the reasons i love Sheldon for includes him insulting Leonard . It's actually one of the few things i don't quite  like about Sheldon (when he's doing it on purpose).

No , i don't think that's messed up reasoning at all. If we were talking serious abuse, like domestic violence or bullying, obviously i'd be on the victim's side.
But what Sheldon does is not really abuse in my opinion. He says mean stuff to people a lot and occasionally does mean stuff (shoving a pie in Leonard's face) - his friends can: 
1. stop being friends with him
2. explain to him why what's he doing is wrong and set up clear boundaries about what he shouldn't do and what they absolutely won't tolerate.
3. Do the same to him (Howard was fighting back in the Parking Spot Escalation episode... Why couldn't Leonard shove a pie in Sheldon's face?

I've said that many times but I've always thought Penny has been pretty much the only one who could always set up her boundaries and tell Sheldon to F off when needed, and stand up for herself ( i don't know why the writers changed that in S9, and how they went from 9x4 "we can think of him like he's our dog" to Penny tolerating toilet paper fines from Sheldon in 9x12)

Howardette baby will probably be born in the first episodes of S10, and a few episodes will be heavily about that - them managing to navigate their daily life now that they have a baby. I think that would last till maybe episode 7-8, which would be middle of november, and 9x16 is middle of Febraury, so to me  it's almost a year.

3 hours ago, Nogravitasatall said:

Well, you did say you were tired of the whining. That's not so complimentary either, to a whole set of people.  L/P fanciers still care about the show or they'd be absent. So they count, even if they only watching to turn over or wade through the rubble of their crumbled dreams and find scraps of the past to treasure.

And of course married people are funny too. It's not like they have transcended or anything. Better be careful about wishing for Shamy nuptials.   

Ofc married couples can be funny. But in my opinion (which is just an opinion... ) Leonard from the beginning was made too "normal" to be super hilarious now that his super-nervous-over-Penny days are over. I was just rewatching S1 the other day and i remember the scene when Leonard was asking Penny out and when he was sweating through his shirt so badly, i laughed out loud, and throughout their whole date (i think it was 1x3), he was so funny/cute. I don't remember laughing as much in Leonard's moments in later seasons.

And me personally i could do fine without Shamy's wedding ; ) However i stand by my opinion - the wedding is usually the culmination of the story, at least it's usually seen like that for casual viewers. As a Shamy, i'd watch them until season 16 doing the smallest things - but i do believe once they're married, they inevitably would become less interesting for the general public... I think that's just how the tv and entertainment industry works. If it wasn't for that, FRIENDS writers wouldn't stall Ross and Rachel so much, not only get together in the finale of the series.


 

[JE7]

8 minutes ago, 3ku11 said:

It is unique by todays standards. WHat sitcom today or comedy. Has it 200? None. 

The most recent was Two and a half men 262 episodes or how i met your mother 208 episodes did you even read the list

7 minutes ago, MTBigBangTheoryFan said:

I did't say it was a super-mega once in a lifetime deal or that it was a unique.  and all TV Shows since the 1950s are modern and as TV in the U.S has only be around for like 70 years. some shows on those list are fomr the 1950s.  We been living in modern times since 1500.  But of course TV hasn't been around that long. 

And I don't get your big list of 1 of 36 comment.  

 

TBBT is one show on your list which has 36 shows on it so 1of 36

Edited February 9, 2016 by JE7

[vonmar]

16 minutes ago, MTBigBangTheoryFan said:

It a small club considering all the Sitcoms who had at least 3 seasons or more since 1950.   

 

Sitcoms with 200 episodes or more:   

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 435 Episodes
My Three Sons 380 Episodes 
The Danny Thomas Show 351 Episodes
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show 291 Episdoes 
The Donna Reed Show 275 Episodes
Cheers 275 Episodes 
The Beverly Hillbillies 274 Episodes
Frasier 264 Episodes
Two and Half Men 262 Episodes
Married... with Children 259 Episodes
Happy Days 255 Episodes
Bewitched 254 Episodes
The Jeffersons 253 Episdoes 
M*A*S*H 251 Episodes 
The Andy Griffith Show 249 Episdoes
Love Bat 249 Episodes 
Murphy Brown 247 Episodes 
Friends 236 Episodes
Leave It To Beaver 234 Episdoes 
The Drew Carey Show 233 Episodes
The Real McCoys 224 Episodes
Roseanne 222 Episodes
Petticoat Junction 222 Episodes
Family Matters 215 Episodes
The Life Riley 212 episodes 
All In The Family 210 Episodes 
Everybody Loves Raymond 210 Episodes 
The Facts of Life 209 Episodes
One Day at a Time 209 Episodes
How I Met Your Mother 208 Episodes
The King of Queens 207 Episodes
Home Improvemnt 204 Episodes
Father Knows Best 203 Episodes
Alice 202 Episodes 
The Cosby Show 201 Episodes 
That '70s Show 200 Episdoes 
The Big Bang Theory 200 Episodes (February 2015) 

 

So only 36 Sitcoms out of more then 250 sitcoms 
 

Some of the much earlier shows were filming year round...36 or more episodes a season.  There was no mid-season finale, no winter premiere, no DVD, no summer programming.  If TBBT ends after season 10, they will have logged 231 episodes.  IMHO, quite impressive in the modern era.

[MTBigBangTheoryFan]

3 minutes ago, vonmar said:

Some of the much earlier shows were filming year round...36 or more episodes a season.  There was no mid-season finale, no winter premiere, no DVD, no summer programming.  If TBBT ends after season 10, they will have logged 231 episodes.  IMHO, quite impressive in the modern era.

sitcom were never filmed year around. Yes they use to have more back in the 1950s and 1960s and a lot of times. but they  usually had still at least a 2 months break. They didn't take as much time off  during a season back then as they do now.  

 

Again we live in the modern era. Our grandparents were born in the modern era. 

Edited February 9, 2016 by MTBigBangTheoryFan

[legacy99]

Actually I'm more impressed with the shows that did 36 espiodes a season seems like a lot tougher thing to do

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[3ku11]

12 minutes ago, brilliantfool said:

I never said the reasons i love Sheldon for includes him insulting Leonard . It's actually one of the few things i don't quite  like about Sheldon (when he's doing it on purpose).

No , i don't think that's messed up reasoning at all. If we were talking serious abuse, like domestic violence or bullying, obviously i'd be on the victim's side.
But what Sheldon does is not really abuse in my opinion. He says mean stuff to people a lot and occasionally does mean stuff (shoving a pie in Leonard's face) - his friends can: 
1. stop being friends with him
2. explain to him why what's he doing is wrong and set up clear boundaries about what he shouldn't do and what they absolutely won't tolerate.
3. Do the same to him (Howard was fighting back in the Parking Spot Escalation episode... Why couldn't Leonard shove a pie in Sheldon's face?

I've said that many times but I've always thought Penny has been pretty much the only one who could always set up her boundaries and tell Sheldon to F off when needed, and stand up for herself ( i don't know why the writers changed that in S9, and how they went from 9x4 "we can think of him like he's our dog" to Penny tolerating toilet paper fines from Sheldon in 9x12)

Howardette baby will probably be born in the first episodes of S10, and a few episodes will be heavily about that - them managing to navigate their daily life now that they have a baby. I think that would last till maybe episode 7-8, which would be middle of november, and 9x16 is middle of Febraury, so to me  it's almost a year.

Fair point, i tried to express my opinion but it may have come off as rude. However i do believe Chrismo was much ruder. Doesn't matter anyways cause i've seen him be rude to most Shamy shippers in this thread, so i don't take it personally.

Ofc married couples can be funny. But in my opinion (which is just an opinion... ) Leonard from the beginning was made too "normal" to be super hilarious now that his super-nervous-over-Penny days are over. I was just rewatching S1 the other day and i remember the scene when Leonard was asking Penny out and when he was sweating through his shirt so badly, i laughed out loud, and throughout their whole date (i think it was 1x3), he was so funny/cute. I don't remember laughing as much in Leonard's moments in later seasons.

And me personally i could do fine without Shamy's wedding ; ) However i stand by my opinion - the wedding is usually the culmination of the story, at least it's usually seen like that for casual viewers. As a Shamy, i'd watch them until season 16 doing the smallest things - but i do believe once they're married, they inevitably would become less interesting for the general public... I think that's just how the tv and entertainment industry works. If it wasn't for that, FRIENDS writers wouldn't stall Ross and Rachel so much, not only get together in the finale of the series.


 

Exactly why Lenny should of got Married in the series final. Thanks for being more clear. I understand your point of view now 

[djsurrey]

I think the web, touch screen smart phones,  wi-fi technologies and cheap laptops have changed the landscape. It might not be realistic to compare tv series before 2007 to those that started after.