[Spoilers] Discussion: Season 10

[Tenji]

Totally off topic, but is anyone else miffed as to actors aren't interviewed or seen doing more TV appearances to promote the show?

I'm a big fan of The Walking Dead and those guys really hustle for their money. They work roughly the same amount of months as TBBT but for much longer hours, yet you see them appearing together or alone quite a lot. They even have that live show after the main show airs. Given the fact that the TBBT actors are paid so much money, I would have thought the network or production company would have them doing more promotion than they currently do.

I just wish we could see them appearing together a little more.

[Chrismo]

7 minutes ago, Tenji said:

Totally off topic, but is anyone else miffed as to actors aren't interviewed or seen doing more TV appearances to promote the show?

I'm a big fan of The Walking Dead and those guys really hustle for their money. They work roughly the same amount of months as TBBT but for much longer hours, yet you see them appearing together or alone quite a lot. They even have that live show after the main show airs. Given the fact that the TBBT actors are paid so much money, I would have thought the network or production company would have them doing more promotion than they currently do.

I just wish we could see them appearing together a little more.

When TBBT reaches Walking Dead ratings things might change. Off the top of my I can't even tell you where AMC is on my cable provider.

[No Regrets]

1 hour ago, Stephen Hawking said:

Even if you weren't with your husband at the time, and were in fact, in a physical relationship with someone else?

Yes. Then again I'm one of those people who would never go after a best friend's ex. Ever. And Raj has a history of lusting after his friends' partners. 

1 hour ago, RJ1013 said:

In my opinion, Penny is missing something important. This forum is very ship-oriented, so I understand that the concerns about Lenny are at the forefront of everyone’s minds, but I personally don’t think her relationship is the source of her ongoing discontent. I think she loves Leonard very much, but there’s more to life than just one’s relationship.

Her dream of becoming an actress was an important piece of her character, and it’s part of what made her so different from the others on the show. The writers have yet to fill in any kind of new hopes or dreams for her, so it makes some sense to me that she would be floundering.

It’s natural to have goals and aspirations that motivate us, and it’s not been clear for a long time what drives Penny. She mentioned a house and kids recently, but that felt out of the blue. They’ve not previously shown her to want those things anytime soon. I think maybe she’s been trying to figure out what it is that she does want, and that can be a frustrating process that’s difficult to express to others when you don’t even know quite what you’re looking for yourself. At her age it’s pretty common. I’ve heard it called a quarter-life crisis.

Anyway, I think what has been missing for her character for years now is a true pursuit or goal beyond her relationship. She’s surrounded by others who are successfully pursuing their scientific passions and other interests in life, and I think she needs a dream to pursue again too. And none of that is Leonard's responsibility, of course. It's something she'd need to find for herself.

I’d like to see her find some kind of new creative outlet—something very non-scientific that would help her stand out from the others again. She could keep her mature character growth as well as her practical job and still develop a passion for painting, sculpting, or even a team sport. It might be fun to see a return of the Penny of earlier seasons who stood out from her friends with her own unique interests.

That’s what I think her character needs, but who knows what the writers have planned, if they even have a plan for her. 

Great post. I think the idea of Penny needing something to be passionate about apart from her marriage could be interesting. I just have zero faith in TPTB to properly dive into this. 

[Die Zimtzicke]

Someone commented on the length of the show awhile back. It's not 20 minutes. It's more like 17 minutes. If they renew, God knows what we'll get. Maybe 15 and a lot more product placement? But who remembers what kind of convention they went to when Penny was signing autographs and Leonard wound up telling all the geeks about how she married him? 

Edited February 25, 2017 by Die Zimtzicke
Lost quote somehow. Trying to clarify..

[Tensor]

19 minutes ago, No Regrets said:

Yes. Then again I'm one of those people who would never go after a best friend's ex. Ever. And Raj has a history of lusting after his friends' partners. 

Great post. I think the idea of Penny needing something to be passionate about apart from her marriage could be interesting. I just have zero faith in TPTB to properly dive into this. 

What she ^^^^ said.  Would it be great to see Penny have something to stir her passion?  Sure. But, it was season six when she first mentioned it( she's passionate about her friends, remember?  Nothing else Penny? How about shoes) and last year with the psychologist( and we still don't know about why she doesn't want to talk about marrying Leonard).  Since it's been going on for four years, while I agree it would be nice, TPTB haven't indicated they have the slightest interest in doing anything about it. 

[Carlos]

19 hours ago, vonmar said:

Penny dreaded going to Comic Con. She pretended that she wanted to go.  There's a difference. 

I don't agree with most of 3ku11's post but in regards to the bolded part you responded to, my take away from it was that even though she dreaded going to comic con she was going to go because it was something that Leonard liked to do.

I guess it comes down to each couple. If both partners are willing to do something they don't like because it pleases their SO's I think that's great, and if they have no problem with their partners going by themselves or with some other friends because they don't like the activity, that's also fine. I think the problem arises when either of the parties is not OK with the arrangement.

19 hours ago, snapepans said:

Thank you for saying this.

The bold part reminded me something I forgot to mention:

Overall, I love 1017, I think it was a funny episode, I laughed a lot. But, there was one plot that I just felt so cringe-worthy. 

Penny said: "Well, it's no different than when Sheldon used to climb in bed with us during a thunderstorm."

I mean, SERIOUSLY??? I get that the writers wanted to tell us that Sheldon is just like Lenny's child or dog or whatnot. But they didn't have to put them in the same bed......This plot was just so cringe-worthy that I just couldn't believe that the writers went there. OMFG.

In regards to the bolded part I'm 100% with you. Besides being cringe-worthy that is soooooo creepy. IMO the writers have pushed the "threesome" of Penny Leonard and Sheldon waaaaaay too much. It makes me uncomfortable.

Edited February 25, 2017 by Carlos
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[bfm]

Gotta say regarding the thunderstorm line...I didn't find it creepy because I don't see any romantic/sensual vibe whatsoever to Sheldon and Penny. I see them as mother-child/siblings nothing more (that's why I have a lot of trouble reading romantic Shenny suggestions). Sheldon himself said that exactly. It was another Lenny-are-his-surrogate-parents line.

[Enrico Fermi]

3 hours ago, Mario D. said:

This is so true. Cannot see how Leonard can be comfortable in this situation knowing what had transpired with Penny and Raj. How can he be intimate with his wife knowing Raj is on the other side of the wall. 

Leonard was perfectly fine landing in Priya's shuttle bay while Raj was in the next room.

[Tensor]

A near forty year old, who gets into the bed of his friend and his friend's wife, because he's afraid of a thunderstorm, is creepy.  Aside from any other vibe.

[bfm]

27 minutes ago, Tensor said:

A near forty year old, who gets into the bed of his friend and his friend's wife, because he's afraid of a thunderstorm, is creepy.  Aside from any other vibe.

I'm not saying this is good or normal. It certainly isn't. But creepy to me would be if he started a move on any of them...but that's my view.

Edited February 25, 2017 by bfm
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[Tensor]

And mine view is, if someone that age(who also knows where thunder comes from and knows he's safe indoors, climbs into a married couples bed, that is creepy. I know if any of my friends did that, it would creep me out.  

[djsurrey]

13 hours ago, Tensor said:

In the tag of the episode where Lenny got the RA, it was specifically mentioned that Penny, if questioned, can't say things are fine, if they aren't.  In the Thursday show, Leonard asked if Penny wanted to go, and Penny agreed to go, even though she didn't want to go. A violation of the RA.  So, the writers don't even follow their own show, as this was just over a month ago.  Again, the RA was simply a way to get more Sheldon into that particular episode.  

Just one more example of something simply dropped. I doubt the RA still exists in the minds of the writers or it could have been worked into that last episode. Much like the luminous fish that existed only in one tag scene. I think the writers follow their own show  they just don't consider all the details important enough to write them out of existence when they discard them.

[Stephen Hawking]

Well, now he has Amy to cuddle up to, when he's frightened by thunder.

[spidergirl]

8 minutes ago, Stephen Hawking said:

Well, now he has Amy to cuddle up to, when he's frightened by thunder.

And it is the best cure for his fear, hehe!

Edited February 25, 2017 by spidergirl

[Chrismo]

14 minutes ago, Stephen Hawking said:

Well, now he has Amy to cuddle up to, when he's frightened by thunder.

4a is only across the hall

[Capt. Hilts]

19 minutes ago, Stephen Hawking said:

Well, now he has Amy to cuddle up to, when he's frightened by thunder.

Or has a bad dream.

Or thinks he saw a spider.

[Itwasdestined]

Gotta say regarding the thunderstorm line...I didn't find it creepy because I don't see any romantic/sensual vibe whatsoever to Sheldon and Penny. I see them as mother-child/siblings nothing more (that's why I have a lot of trouble reading romantic Shenny suggestions). Sheldon himself said that exactly. It was another Lenny-are-his-surrogate-parents line.

And I think I continue to enjoy the show because I don't stalk the dialogue looking for one off punchlines to dwell on and critique every episode . Not directed at anyone in particular, just my overall approach to watching the show.

Just like I'm against the Raj living with Lenny plot not from some fear of a repeat of 4.24 but because it unnecessarily interferes with time for Lenny to sort out their issues on screen alone.


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[3ku11]

15 minutes ago, Itwasdestined said:

 

And I think I continue to enjoy the show because I don't stalk the dialogue looking for one off punchlines to dwell on and critique every episode . Not directed at anyone in particular, just my overall approach to watching the show.

Just like I'm against the Raj living with Lenny plot not from some fear of a repeat of 4.24 but because it unnecessarily interferes with time for Lenny to sort out their issues on screen alone.


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Yeah I think we all know 4.24 won't happen. It seems absurd to even suggest that imo. Considering the current status quo of the show. Theirs no plot device existing. I just think the whole 4.24 thing is still a sensitive subject for Lenny fans. So clearly the hysteria is based on emotion not rational Haha. It's funny seeing the last episode was very positive for Lenny. And it was a decent episode. This forum is still full of angst over a Vague Raj moves in story.

Edited February 25, 2017 by 3ku11

[Mario D.]

5 hours ago, Stephen Hawking said:

I don't think Penny owes Leonard an explanation.

When she and Raj ended up in bed, Penny and Leonard weren't together, and Leonard was in a relationship with Priya.

Penny had every right to sleep with whoever she chose.

ETA: I feel the same applies to The Plimpton Stimulation.

Leonard didn't owe Penny an explanation, for his behavior with Elizabeth Plimpton.

Yes  What you say is true, but we all saw how hurt Leonard was and now that they are married I think she can tell him how that all came about.  Penny even admitted that she hurt Leonard  when she told Amy

[3ku11]

1 minute ago, Mario D. said:

Yes  What you say is true, but we all saw how hurt Leonard was and now that they are married I think she can tell him how that all came about.  Penny even admitted that she hurt Leonard  when she told Amy

I Sorry but Leonard sleeping with some random woman. Is not the same thing as Penny sleeping with Raj. Raj was one of his best Friends and one of the main characters. I don't care that Penny was single. For this show that was crossing major boundaries. It's in the past now. But Wgat they did with that storyline was going way too far.

[veejay]

On 25.2.2017 at 10:28 PM, Itwasdestined said:

 

And I think I continue to enjoy the show because I don't stalk the dialogue looking for one off punchlines to dwell on and critique every episode . Not directed at anyone in particular, just my overall approach to watching the show.
.....

Oh, I can feel you. But seriously I miss some iconic punchlines painful.

Edited April 15, 2017 by veejay

[Jonny]

2 hours ago, bfm said:

Gotta say regarding the thunderstorm line...I didn't find it creepy because I don't see any romantic/sensual vibe whatsoever to Sheldon and Penny. I see them as mother-child/siblings nothing more (that's why I have a lot of trouble reading romantic Shenny suggestions). Sheldon himself said that exactly. It was another Lenny-are-his-surrogate-parents line.

I just saw it as another ridiculous Sheldon is a man-child gag. I know they have been there for years but is it just me or has there been more Sheldon child gags say over this season and perhaps even going further back towards the end of Season 9 compared to previous seasons? The gags used to be more about how weird he is, well it felt like that...

Or maybe there is no difference in frequency and I am just simply getting really fed up of them.

Edited February 25, 2017 by Jonny

[April]

1 minute ago, Jonny said:

I just saw it as another ridiculous Sheldon is a man-child gag. I know they have been there for years but is is just me or has there been more Sheldon child gags say over this season and perhaps going further back towards the end of Season 9? The gags used to be more about how weird he is, well it felt like that...

They've always had gags like that since S1. Not sure about the frequency now vs. then though. What is different, imho, is that back in the day we'd actually get plenty of plots seeing Sheldon behaving like a giant child. Now it's mostly just off hand comments that may or may not have happened that way so who knows...

[Carlos]

4 hours ago, Tenji said:

Totally off topic, but is anyone else miffed as to actors aren't interviewed or seen doing more TV appearances to promote the show?

I'm a big fan of The Walking Dead and those guys really hustle for their money. They work roughly the same amount of months as TBBT but for much longer hours, yet you see them appearing together or alone quite a lot. They even have that live show after the main show airs. Given the fact that the TBBT actors are paid so much money, I would have thought the network or production company would have them doing more promotion than they currently do.

I just wish we could see them appearing together a little more.

I agree with your opinions mostly. This is just me speculating, but I would think it is because they don't need to because of the very high ratings, which is also, IMO, the same reason for their high salaries, Nobody gives something for nothing and if the ratings weren't still as high as they are they wouldn't be paid as much.

[Tenji]

I agree with your opinions mostly. This is just me speculating, but I would think it is because they don't need to because of the very high ratings, which is also, IMO, the same reason for their high salaries, Nobody gives something for nothing and if the ratings weren't still as high as they are they wouldn't be paid as much.

I think you're probably right. It is a shame though - they all make great guests when they are on a talk show (especially Simon and Jim). I hope we see a little more of them as the season closes out.