antidisestablishmentarianism: Aren't Big Bang and HIMYM still on the air? I mean technically the jury is out.

So is Bones, so there's half the list already.

Heh

"Moonlighting Curse" was because one of the defining aspects of the show, the sexual tension between Maddie and David, was pretty much the only reason to watch it. Sure it was well written and had some good stories, but after that it was boring.

If the show was headed for a decline because of their relationship or subsequent breakup, it was buoyed torpedoed by the addition of the very fantastic disturbing to look at while unrealistically portraying a "geek girl" Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler, who turned the show from great to awesome a steaming pile of shiat.

The problem with Bones pregnancy is they can't seem to write it properly without turning it into slapstick. Poor slapstick at that.

thought it was the writers strike that killed moonlighting??? that's how i remember it... maddie started dating the astronaut, bruce got jealous, writers went on strike, was off the air for like a year, came back and everyone had moved on...

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Frell yeah!

make that the left. sry

Mugato: actually did see three episodes of The Big Bang Theory and it's horrible

mitchcumstein1:

The Big Bang Theory is atrocious, even the girl with the hot body and the wonky eye can't make it watchable.

Not to defend BBT or anything, but if we're calling out shows that need to be cancelled I'd suggest that Glee, Dancing with the Stars, the entire MTV line-up, Survivor, X Factor and about 50 other similar shows should be on the chopping block first.

FriarReb98: You know, how they're divorced at the start of the novels?

Um...no. That's still Pete (From the series premiere.) who's her ex in the Novels. She WAS with...I can't remember his name now, but there was a Canadian detective she was with for several books, until it fell apart because of his niece.

Yeah, I read them. Didn't read the last one, though, couldn't get into it.

Mugato: But The Big Bang Theory is just farking horrendous. It's downright insulting to regular geeks.

I don't get this argument, but apparently a lot of geeks are offended by the show. Maybe it's because I'm a nerd, not a geek.

Fish in a Barrel: Mugato: But The Big Bang Theory is just farking horrendous. It's downright insulting to regular geeks.

I don't get this argument, but apparently a lot of geeks are offended by the show. Maybe it's because I'm a nerd, not a geek.

Meh, I like it. Forget what other people say.

mitchcumstein1: I don't know who that is, but that's not the one I was talking about. I was talking about the one with shoulders like a man.

Melissa Rauch, who plays Bernadette on Big Bang Theory. She's been on the show for two years and none of the other characters have noticed that she makes look Penny look like a two-footed ruminant.

eviljimbo: thought it was the writers strike that killed moonlighting??? that's how i remember it... maddie started dating the astronaut, bruce got jealous, writers went on strike, was off the air for like a year, came back and everyone had moved on...

Yeah, that is pretty much it right there. And besides, the Moonlighting Effect doesn't even apply to most that list precisely because the characters involved were not the lead characters. It is expected that the tangential or supporting characters will hook up because that is what tv execs think will bring interest and depth to a show, but the tension between leads is different. That has to be maintained or you end up with resolution, which brings a sense of closure to the viewer. If that closure happens right before a hiatus or a writer strike, getting the show started back up again is next to impossible because the interest has been lost.

/Taming of the Shrew episode FTW, btw.

These shows all sucked BEFORE any major couples got together, though.

Friends is a confusing show in particular. Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, and Lisa Kudrow are legitimately good with comedy and Courtney Cox is a good straight-woman. How did that show stink so bad?

mitchcumstein1: I liked Friends. God help me, I did.

It was a well written show, regardless of how much it oversaturated pop culture.

TheShavingofOccam123: please tell me what movie that is from...

I think that's True Blood.

Fish in a Barrel: I don't get this argument, but apparently a lot of geeks are offended by the show. Maybe it's because I'm a nerd, not a geek.

I don't get it either. It's a show about geeks for non-geeks and, frankly, it gets a crap-ton of geekdom quite accurate.

It doesn't always *glorify* being geeky, though, which is maybe what people get butt-hurt about.

Fish in a Barrel: Mugato: But The Big Bang Theory is just farking horrendous. It's downright insulting to regular geeks.

I don't get this argument, but apparently a lot of geeks are offended by the show. Maybe it's because I'm a nerd, not a geek.

I am frightened to ask but is there a difference?

I find all the characters on BBT to be really annoying or incredibly bland. It is a popular show so they must be doing something right.

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Show actually got BETTER after they hooked up. Not sure if that's why it did or if the writing just improved again.

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Show actually got BETTER after they hooked up. Not sure if that's why it did or if the writing just improved again.

I love the scene that second picture is from. The tantalizing closeness, the nice trick shot where you can't tell if they're kissing or not. That was a beautifully shot scene.

InOmnibusCaritas: Gunny Highway: It is a popular show so they must be doing something rightwriting bland drivel that lots of unintelligent people enjoy.

FTFY. American TV is a sad state of affairs owing mostly to the intelligence level of most of the American viewers.

Ugh. I really hate statements like this.

These two would like a word with the author.

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Show actually got BETTER after they hooked up. Not sure if that's why it did or if the writing just improved again.

I love Psyche, and Maggie Lawson is adorable!

brigid_fitch: they have excellent chemistry and some, most notably Jim Parsons (Sheldon) and Kaley Cuoco (Penny) have great comic timing.

*knock, knock, knock*
Penny: [from inside her apartment] Who do we love?
Sheldon: Penny.
*knock, knock, knock*
Penny: [from inside her apartment] Who do we love?
Sheldon: Penny.
*knock, knock, knock*
Penny: [from inside her apartment] Who do we love?
Sheldon: Penny.

Wellon Dowd:
mitchcumstein1: I don't know who that is, but that's not the one I was talking about. I was talking about the one with shoulders like a man.

Melissa Rauch, who plays Bernadette on Big Bang Theory. She's been on the show for two years and none of the other characters have noticed that she makes look Penny look like a two-footed ruminant.

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Because she usually wears glasses and has a grating, high-pitch voice, which in TV and movies = ugly chick. She's so horrific that she ended up with Wolowitz. That pic isn't doing her many favors, though - a touch of the crazy eyes and a waaaaay too toothy smile, plus it totally camouflages her wonderful chest.

Gunny Highway: I am frightened to ask but is there a difference?

Yes and no. The definitions are a source of constant debate since the labels are largely self-assigned. In essence, my comment was an in-joke.

brigid_fitch: Gunny Highway: Fish in a Barrel: Mugato: But The Big Bang Theory is just farking horrendous. It's downright insulting to regular geeks.

I don't get this argument, but apparently a lot of geeks are offended by the show. Maybe it's because I'm a nerd, not a geek.

I am frightened to ask but is there a difference?

I find all the characters on BBT to be really annoying or incredibly bland. It is a popular show so they must be doing something right.

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Individually, the characters can be bland and/or annoying. As an ensemble show, however, they have excellent chemistry and some, most notably Jim Parsons (Sheldon) and Kaley Cuoco (Penny) have great comic timing. The best scenes are when 2 or more of the characters are playing off each other, as opposed to focusing on any character in particular.

I'm with you - I find BBT to be a cute, harmless show. (Yes, I know there is a laugh track. I don't care). The chem between Penny & Sheldon is a highpoint too.

1)The scenes with Blossom are excruciatingly painful to watch; she has just about killed the show.

2) 'Bones' is based on a book series? Really?