FolkLorre

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But with Howard they are just playing out that old cliche of Jewish man lives with mother, and expects wife to act the same. Sometimes events in peoples lives really do change them, going to space would have made Howard really confident, and people(incl: Sheldon and Mike respect him). I think 'Change' in characters is what BB is all about. It's the whole premise; the four guys in the apartment would have changed incrementally, due to similar outlooks. and interests. They drop Penny onto their planet, like some exotic blonde alien. Sheldon and Penny spent a lot of time together; she taught him about social conventions, understanding others' needs, how to be more confident in public, even changed his physique with exercise. Exposed him to popular culture; humour, kardashians, radiohead, Branjolina,etc. If you think about it she's changed them all(even changed Howard, and maybe harshly, but he had a thick protective skin),and their destinies(introductions). I think my problem with fantasy(and I enjoy Star Wars, while knowing it's twaddle!) is that it's one person's fiction. Fiction is very complex to understand, it's like the collective unconscious. When you write fiction you tune into all the other fiction ever created. It is also a part of the real world, real culture. Still need to understand it more. Are ancient myths still being played out today in culture, in life! The dark comedies(like God Bless America) are critiques from within the Hollywood movie system itself. They see what predictable plots, stereotypes, cliches, feel good endings, are doing to their creativity, and bring in outsider auteurs, to critique the dumbing down of general culture.