Kev0821 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luminous Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Yep...it's taping day again. So...Happy taping day, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPhD Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 7 hours ago, SRAM said: That would make a funny episode, the gang all taking IQ tests and one of them scoring higher than Sheldon, could you imagine how he would act if someone had a higher IQ than him. IMO Sheldon's pride in his IQ indicates, a bit paradoxically, that he's not as intelligent as he thinks he is. IQ predicts aptitude for physics research (among other things) but by the stage in their careers that Sheldon and Leonard are at it's completely superseded by what they have actually achieved, and has no remaining significance. It also seems to be an inconsistency in Sheldon's thinking that he respects IQ measurement. He despises the life sciences and geology (it's a pity the writers are apparently unaware of Ernest Rutherford's remark " All science is either physics or stamp collecting"). Yet he accepts psychometry. Perhaps he'd change his mind on that if one of the gang did turn out have an higher IQ than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 6 hours ago, djsurrey said: Someone like Amy? I've long suspected she probably has the highest IQ of all of them. Though as many others have said IQ isn't the 'be all end all', emotional intelligence is just as important, hell one could make an argument it probably is more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ku11 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, Jonny said: I've long suspected she probably has the highest IQ of all of them. Though as many others have said IQ isn't the 'be all end all', emotional intelligence is just as important, hell one could make an argument it probably is more important. Sheldons the dumbest person on the show. If it's based on emotional intelligence then . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 hour ago, 3ku11 said: Sheldons the dumbest person on the show. If it's based on emotional intelligence then . I can't dispute that and I think privately he would admit that to be the case on an emotional intelligence level, but the guy is clearly trying to improve on that front and that should be applauded. I think they all have emotional intelligence flaws or a lacking in certain areas, Penny probably the least then maybe followed by Bernie (but her aggressive or abrasive at times personality can rub people up the wrong way lol). Going back to Penny, Sheldon gave her a massive compliment during the 'Intimacy Acceleration episode and he often goes to her for real life advice about interacting with people like we saw earlier this season with Shamy moving in together at the start of their experiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyceraye Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 On 03/03/2017 at 11:04 PM, Desdemona said: Huh, I don't know, it's been awhile since we heard Raj talking about his work, so I don't know what he's working on and if his job is in danger. But Howard mentioned twice to Raj that he should go back to India, which sounded pretty harsh to me. Plus, once he has returned to India, his chances to get back to America, are not very high, right? I mean staying in the US seems easier to me than returning from abroad right? Or am I wrong? On another note: Now that Cinnamon moves in as well, I'm afraid we hear more "Get Sheldon, Cinnamon!" or "Watch your steps Sheldon, Cinnamon is around here!" jokes. When we watched the video of Kunal talking to HM The Queen last week, a friend said she hoped he didn't forget he wasn't in character and ask her if she had a spare room. He did mention in the interview afterwards that he'd kept his British passport. I wonder if they've told him something about what'll happen to Raj ? LOL. Seriously, when I watch The Sky At Night, it appears to me the astrophysicists are based at universities all over the world, especially Caltech, where they seem to come from every country one can think of. It doesn't look as though the experts in this field have trouble going anywhere. 12 hours ago, Die Zimtzicke said: To me it would be, but the show isn't about me. I wish they had not spend a whole ep talking about how they have sex once a year. I agree with you on that, but I don't think they are going to keep taking about it in every ep, at least I hope they don't. Certainly he was condescending to them as well, but that WAS one of his quirks. And to me the guys played off him differently than Penny did at first. As for how funny it has been, my favorite season was six. The Cooper/Kripke Inversion, The Parking Spot Escalation, The Bakersfield Expedition, The Love Spell Potential, The 43 Peculiarity...the show worked with everyone that season. Since then for me, not so much. I'm happy for the fans that think it's better now than it used to be, or who like the direction of the show, but while I still like it, it's not the show it was for me. I know it's a sitcom and not Masterpiece Theater and after ten seasons I expect comedies to start doing that. Most shows in general seem to go downhill a bit as they age. But there are a few things that I think they could do better than they do. I thought the whole premise of the show was to start from a centre and move outwards into relationships and experiences of the wider world beyond labs - A Big Bang, with Penny as the initial explosive ? Expansion and change is part of the canon isn't it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRAM Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 10 hours ago, djsurrey said: Someone like Amy? Really anyone, even Penny. Like Tensor pointed out, when IQ's get really high the way to measure them gets less accurate. I therefore think it would be funny if Sheldon was bragging about his, in an episode, so they all took an online test and his IQ was less than he thought and not even the highest. His dealing with that, during the episode, would be funny and in the end they could all take another test, more formal at Cal Tech, which he ends up the highest and at the level he expected because after all it is canon that he has the highest IQ. Though it would be pretty funny if Penny scored highest on the first online test and she refused to take the second test because she wanted to have something that said she was smarter than him and also because she knew would drive him crazy every time she reminded him of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) 23 minutes ago, SRAM said: Really anyone, even Penny. Like Tensor pointed out, when IQ's get really high the way to measure them gets less accurate. I therefore think it would be funny if Sheldon was bragging about his, in an episode, so they all took an online test and his IQ was less than he thought and not even the highest. His dealing with that, during the episode, would be funny and in the end they could all take another test, more formal at Cal Tech, which he ends up the highest and at the level he expected because after all it is canon that he has the highest IQ. Though it would be pretty funny if Penny scored highest on the first online test and she refused to take the second test because she wanted to have something that said she was smarter than him and also because she knew would drive him crazy every time she reminded him of it. See I wouldn't like a storyline like that, it would probably lead to a ridiculous tantrum (bringing up to the surface some of the qualities i am not too keen of when it comes to Sheldon) and play into this child narrative that I really really want the writers to move away from. Bit like the revisit to tenure episode that was floated about not that long ago. That's just my opinion. Edited March 7, 2017 by Jonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 16 minutes ago, SRAM said: Really anyone, even Penny. Like Tensor pointed out, when IQ's get really high the way to measure them gets less accurate. I therefore think it would be funny if Sheldon was bragging about his, in an episode, so they all took an online test and his IQ was less than he thought and not even the highest. His dealing with that, during the episode, would be funny and in the end they could all take another test, more formal at Cal Tech, which he ends up the highest and at the level he expected because after all it is canon that he has the highest IQ. Though it would be pretty funny if Penny scored highest on the first online test and she refused to take the second test because she wanted to have something that said she was smarter than him and also because she knew would drive him crazy every time she reminded him of it. That actually sounds fun. I think it would fit with canon and everything rather well. A wunderkind like Sheldon would have been tested enough to lend some credibility to his canon IQ so the show shouldn't discard it entirely. Obviously these tests measure very specific skills and from what we've seen from Sheldon over the years I have no doubt he would score high in those areas. But those internet tests can be terribly inaccurate so it would make sense to get some weird results out of it and hilarity ensues! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRAM Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 27 minutes ago, Jonny said: See I wouldn't like a storyline like that, it would probably lead to a ridiculous tantrum (bringing up to the surface some of the qualities i am not too keen of when it comes to Sheldon) and play into this child narrative that I really really want the writers to move away from. Bit like the revisit to tenure episode that was floated about not that long ago. That's just my opinion. I guess I see it different, especially if Penny is the one who has highest IQ in the first test. Some of the funniest conflicts, during the early seasons were between Sheldon and Penny because they were so different, that is where their real chemistry comes from, they like to get on each other nerves and they both competed for Leonard. So Penny throwing something like that in Sheldon's face and them both trying to one up each other would be classic BBT and I think very funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 27 minutes ago, Jonny said: See I wouldn't like a storyline like that, it would probably lead to a ridiculous tantrum (bringing up to the surface some of the qualities i am not too keen of when it comes to Sheldon) and play into this child narrative that I really really want the writers to move away from. Bit like the revisit to tenure episode that was floated about not that long ago. That's just my opinion. Well, it all depends on the execution. I certainly wouldn't want Sheldon to throw a temper tantrum either. But if handled well with a sense of intellectual sportsmanship that could be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokie3457 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 30 minutes ago, April said: Well, it all depends on the execution. I certainly wouldn't want Sheldon to throw a temper tantrum either. But if handled well with a sense of intellectual sportsmanship that could be fun. The problem is that when there is "intellectual sportsmanship" written for Sheldon, it usually follows/comes after a temper tantrum. It would be nice to see them step away from the usual in so many ways....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRAM Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I was also thinking, remember how Sheldon made Penny memorize a statement derogatory to Leonard's work when she wanted him to teach her 'some physics' in season 3. It would be funny if Leonard gave her hints during the episode to make Sheldon worry that maybe she was smarter than him. Picture Sheldon at his white board: I can't figure out what has me stuck in this problem. Leonard: Ask Penny Penny walks in: Ask me what Sheldon: Leonard seems to think you can fix my work (snorts and does creepy chuckle) Penny: You mean like how you put a 2 instead of a 3 over that squiggly thingy. Sheldon stares at board in shock: That's impossible, how could you know that. Penny: seems pretty obvious if you know what you're doing. Sheldon: I can't deal with this (then leaves) Penny smiles: Thanks Honey, (gives Leonard a kiss) Leonard smiling: I got your back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 31 minutes ago, hokie3457 said: The problem is that when there is "intellectual sportsmanship" written for Sheldon, it usually follows/comes after a temper tantrum. It would be nice to see them step away from the usual in so many ways....... Nah, with "intellectual sportsmanship" I was thinking more along the lines of Scavenger Vortex or Junior Professor Solution where the gang is engaging in some competitiveness but it isn't really getting ugly and I don't remember Sheldon having a temper tantrum in either of them - well, maybe about the spitball but that's a different issue. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veejay Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 2 hours ago, SRAM said: Really anyone, even Penny. Like Tensor pointed out, when IQ's get really high the way to measure them gets less accurate. I therefore think it would be funny if Sheldon was bragging about his, in an episode, so they all took an online test and his IQ was less than he thought and not even the highest. His dealing with that, during the episode, would be funny and in the end they could all take another test, more formal at Cal Tech, which he ends up the highest and at the level he expected because after all it is canon that he has the highest IQ. Though it would be pretty funny if Penny scored highest on the first online test and she refused to take the second test because she wanted to have something that said she was smarter than him and also because she knew would drive him crazy every time she reminded him of it. I guess I've found an appropriate illustration to fits for this scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokie3457 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Is it a taping night??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidergirl Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, hokie3457 said: Is it a taping night??? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Chef Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I think that people on this site has better ideas/stories than the writers on the show, after reading a few posts on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidergirl Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Lagernisse said: I think that people on this site has better ideas/stories than the writers on the show, after reading a few posts on this thread. I second that! If only the writers could see the potencial they waste about some plotlines... Edited March 7, 2017 by spidergirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veejay Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, Lagernisse said: I think that people on this site has better ideas/stories than the writers on the show, after reading a few posts on this thread. Even Sheldon's aware of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensor Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, spidergirl said: I second that! If only the writers could see the potencial they waste about some plotlines... And some characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidergirl Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 minute ago, Tensor said: And some characters. Third that too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veejay Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Next time online: Watch Lenny's heroic struggle with the notorious word processor...professor...promess...pro...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario D. Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 21 minutes ago, veejay said: Even Sheldon's aware of this. Agree wholeheartedly...........Do you think any of the writers read this discussion site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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