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truedelphi

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72. We found it about five months ago.

Wed Feb 15, 2012, 03:58 PM

Feb 2012

The earlier shows are funny - always. The shows written in 2010 and 2011 sometimes are stinkers. (maybe a third of the time?)

But overall, it has provided us with evenings filled with non-stop laughs. (TBS on Tuesdays has two full hours or more of the show.) The acting is superb. We also caught the pilot show about a week ago, and it was amazing that in the very first show, the characters were exactly who they would be for the next three years. Fully fleshed out.

Sadly, I think we have now seen every single show except for one Christmas show.

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Has there ever a funnier TV sitcom than The Big Bang? [View all] truedelphi Feb 2012 OP

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I just cannot get into The Big Bang. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #5

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What came first, the chicken or the egg? Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #36

Maybe I'm a little sensitive to this, but... Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #43

Didn't Maude and The Jeffersons spin off from All in the Family? Tsiyu Feb 2012 #51

The problem was, "Meathead" was even less of a role model Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #52

Maude was Edith's cousin Tsiyu Feb 2012 #55

So that would make at least 3 spin-offs from All In The Family Art_from_Ark Feb 2012 #65

A fourth - Archie Bunkers Place. Recovered Repug Feb 2012 #66

and Good Times was a spin-off from Maude OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #75

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Mary Tyler Moore rurallib Feb 2012 #16

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i can think of 3 off the top of my head elana i am Feb 2012 #7

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It's Okay But... WiffenPoof Feb 2012 #9

It's not always consistent, but when it's good it's really funny. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2012 #10

I have tried to watch it based on posts on DU but never found it funny in the least Digit Feb 2012 #11

Big fan of Big Bang WhoIsNumberNone Feb 2012 #12

The Young Ones. HughBeaumont Feb 2012 #14

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+1 abbeyco Feb 2012 #28

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Withya on that. OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #77

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Yes, of course there has. HappyMe Feb 2012 #34

Oh yeah! WKRP. truedelphi Feb 2012 #44

Absolutely Fabulous and HappyMe Feb 2012 #53

Yes. Iggo Feb 2012 #35

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I wish to add Boston Legal to that list. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #40

and Barney Miller.....just the best.... a kennedy Feb 2012 #41

Dick Van Dyke show really is hilarious. Even watching it now. truedelphi Feb 2012 #45

There's been better, but I love Big Bang! bigwillq Feb 2012 #42

I am totally confused, as to how it is that so many people are claiming the truedelphi Feb 2012 #46

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You bring up some interesting points and truedelphi Feb 2012 #74

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Can't get around zipplewrath Feb 2012 #56

That's a good point. LeftOfSelf-Centered Feb 2012 #57

Change the affliction zipplewrath Feb 2012 #59

I agree... LeftOfSelf-Centered Feb 2012 #62

I agree about Parsons zipplewrath Feb 2012 #63

It will be interesting indeed LeftOfSelf-Centered Feb 2012 #70

Yes, as the show has gone on, truedelphi Feb 2012 #76

The thing I love about Big Bang.... zanana1 Feb 2012 #58

Even better; the variations LeftOfSelf-Centered Feb 2012 #60

The very best part? "Soft Kitty" in a round. LeftOfSelf-Centered Feb 2012 #61

Yes but BBT is great. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #64

We found it about five months ago. truedelphi Feb 2012 #72

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