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Laffy Kat

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41. I've finally decided that I no longer enjoy sit. coms.

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Thu Mar 23, 2017, 01:16 AM

Mar 2017

TBBT is almost tolerable, although I'd never seek it out. With a few BBC exceptions, they all seem silly to me.

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I don't get 'The Big Bang Theory'. [View all] trof Mar 2017 OP

I know a lot of engineers Phoenix61 Mar 2017 #1

Seinfeld is simple... dchill Mar 2017 #29

Seinfeld was hit or miss... a few really funny memorable shows and a lot of mediocre ones Va Lefty Mar 2017 #50

I'm in the same boat... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #57

Me either and have seen it several times. tazkcmo Mar 2017 #2

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL pangaia Mar 2017 #27

I love the show.... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #3

Yeah, I think it's an age thing. trof Mar 2017 #4

you want I should kick your geezer ass, trof? Skittles Mar 2017 #14

I thought we had broken up, restraining order etc. I'm wearing "shower shoes" aka FLIP FLOPS!1 UTUSN Mar 2017 #20

Whups, I thought you were talking to me!1 I guess we *are* splits!1 Sigh. UTUSN Mar 2017 #21

I GOT YOU FURTHER DOWN, MY SWEET Skittles Mar 2017 #24

Well, ex-CUuuuuse ME!1 On the up side (for me), I ain't (totally) cray-cray!1 UTUSN Mar 2017 #25

Hi Skittles. Did I ever tell you how old I am? rzemanfl Mar 2017 #54

that is geezer talk right there Skittles Mar 2017 #60

I'm 19 give or take fifty years. Wait, it could only be give. Never mind. Just guess. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2017 #61

are you a Florida Man? Skittles Mar 2017 #65

For the last twenty plus years (whoops). n/t rzemanfl Mar 2017 #66

MOVING YOU UP THE LIST Skittles Mar 2017 #68

You're just doing this to roll your odometer over, right? n/t rzemanfl Mar 2017 #69

funny you should say that Skittles Mar 2017 #70

My wife has a 2004 that is at about 53,000. I was talking about your post count. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2017 #71

har, I did not even notice Skittles Mar 2017 #79

I love it. The only network show I watch. NewDealProgressive Mar 2017 #5

I'm about your age and I love it. marybourg Mar 2017 #6

Sometimes I feel so out of touch. trof Mar 2017 #8

You're 76? I'm 70. I take big bang in small doses & for the characters UTUSN Mar 2017 #7

It's kinda weird what appeals to us. trof Mar 2017 #9

you want I should kick your geezer ass, UTUSN? Skittles Mar 2017 #19

One of my favorite shows. It was refreshing to have smart comedy pnwest Mar 2017 #10

They have just been renewed for two more years. This may be their final two seasons. StevieM Mar 2017 #15

Lots of sophomoric immature so-called humor. longship Mar 2017 #11

I disagree. Hated Seinfeld, love TBBT. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #28

That would be true. longship Mar 2017 #45

I agree 100 percent! ClusterFreak Mar 2017 #12

I get where you're coming from... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #56

Relative to one's experiences.... MedusaX Mar 2017 #13

May I say the first 7 years were great, 8 was OK, the last two have been hard to take rurallib Mar 2017 #16

I agree TexasBushwhacker Mar 2017 #35

I'm 50 and I tend to agree NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #86

Try The IT Crowd on Netflix. Lars39 Mar 2017 #17

Oh, I love The IT Crowd. TDale313 Mar 2017 #33

IT Crowd series has reeled me in for 2 viewings. Lars39 Mar 2017 #36

I've have never seen an episode BlueStateLib Mar 2017 #18

Nope, it's not you. I'm half your age, geeky as hell, work with geeks 3/5ths my age... politicat Mar 2017 #22

I understand it. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #23

bingo. . . . n/t annabanana Mar 2017 #46

I love it. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #26

I like it... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #30

This comment resonates with me. trc Mar 2017 #32

One of our favorite shows OriginalGeek Mar 2017 #31

I am somehow proud that I have never watched it. HoosierDebbie Mar 2017 #34

Tropes and lame stereotypes with just enough pseudo-sophistication Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #37

I second that! True Dough Mar 2017 #40

Alnilam, Mintaka and Alnitak Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #42

I punched that into Google True Dough Mar 2017 #43

Ha! Full disclosure, I had to look that up, too. Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #44

You've pretty much summed it up right there. Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #47

I love your posts Warren... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #59

I love my mom, I just hate network sitcoms, generally. Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #63

Aaaaaaaaaand there's the Warren DeMontague I know and love.... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #72

Ah, cosmic synchronicity. The version of Visions of Johanna from "Fallout from the phil zone" Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #81

What little I've seen of The Big Bang Theory PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #38

I'm still a huge fan after all these years. Aristus Mar 2017 #39

Me too! Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #73

I've finally decided that I no longer enjoy sit. coms. Laffy Kat Mar 2017 #41

I got it in the first 4 minutes jrandom421 Mar 2017 #48

I gotta agree. It seems like the best of third-tier programming LanternWaste Mar 2017 #49

it may indeed be a generational thing. unblock Mar 2017 #51

it's like pudding renate Mar 2017 #52

Ha ! I'm just watching it as I read this ! OnDoutside Mar 2017 #53

It's predictable and softball unfunny. JDC Mar 2017 #55

I never thought it was funny. louis-t Mar 2017 #58

It was one of my favorite shows, but it got stale AND jumped the shark. Coventina Mar 2017 #62

I'm 71. retired engineer. I LOVE that show! n/t Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #64

I don't hate it. blogslut Mar 2017 #67

I've never seen it. I suspect my wife and I are Big Bang kind of people, or so our kids will claim. hunter Mar 2017 #74

As a geek and a nerd Hayabusa Mar 2017 #75

I tried to watch it once. nancy1942 Mar 2017 #76

It's no "Cheers" that's for sure. Charles Bukowski Mar 2017 #77

I find TBT little more than "Ha, ha, ha! Nerds are stoooopid!" regnaD kciN Mar 2017 #78

I thought "Friends" was the greatest thing back in the '90s. Iggo Mar 2017 #84

They aren't stupid, though NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #87

I like it LyndaG Mar 2017 #80

I loved Frasier and my sister said The Big Bang Theory was similar. It didn't work for me though. jalan48 Mar 2017 #82

TBBT is quantum physics and you might be stuck in a Newtonian world. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2017 #83

Humor ain't funny anymore if it has to be explained. Just call it a "Nerd Sitcom" and be done! WinkyDink Mar 2017 #85

Seems like this happens with every popular sitcom cemaphonic Mar 2017 #88