10-17-2014, 11:47 AM
Is one of you secretly named "skrmish"? Because I think I found a true HQer in the making, over at IMDB:
"I am on a run of the previous seasons(1-4) and the juxtaposition makes the present season all the less bearable. It seems the writers truly have no idea what the audience really enjoyed in the earlier seasons. The reasons i think the show has deteriorated are
(i) Sheldon in a relationship - I feel Sheldon behaving in an asexual way was way more humorous than his eagerness to "have a girlfriend". The whole episode where he proposed to Amy to become his girlfriend was a cringeworthy episode. Contrast this with the episode where a Girl has affections for Sheldon( The nerdy girl in her class/ The green lantern girl) and he is blissfully clueless. Those were hilarious episodes. In the aftermath of the relationship with amy, we were fed other pathetic storylines ( That Train episode where Sheldon/Amy kiss, Relationship agreement clauses etc are few examples of this whole story arc not working.
(ii) Lack of Recurrence of interesting characters- Where the hell are Kripke, Leslie Winkle, Priya, Sheldon's sister, Raj's parents, Leonard's mom.
(iii) Howard in a relationship - Can you ever imagine Howard enacting the scene to Penny where he described how they were engaging in carnal repartee/ erotic to and fro. It seems he has been tethered down to a submissive, wife pleasing, awkward role. The most fun we had when he was unrestrained and flirtatious. I cant ever forgive the writers for downgrading Howard's character. Can you ever imagine Joey( From friends) in a relationship. They ruined it with Barney( in HIMYM) and now with Howard.
(iv) The girls- At best, they could have served as good secondary characters. Their elevation to primary characters was really a disastrous move and to make matters worse, the three girls have no chemistry at all. The guys have awesome camaraderie while the girls are just plain annoying when together. You can always predict what is going to happen. Amy will conjure up some awkward comment with regards to her miserable past or her current gaucherie and Penny will make a dumbfounded face and in the next scene, Amy will try to ingratiate herself into Penny's good books.
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I feel like leaving a note of encouragement for this poster, 'cause I'm sure they'll get dogpiled and ridiculed, as per usual...
"I am on a run of the previous seasons(1-4) and the juxtaposition makes the present season all the less bearable. It seems the writers truly have no idea what the audience really enjoyed in the earlier seasons. The reasons i think the show has deteriorated are
(i) Sheldon in a relationship - I feel Sheldon behaving in an asexual way was way more humorous than his eagerness to "have a girlfriend". The whole episode where he proposed to Amy to become his girlfriend was a cringeworthy episode. Contrast this with the episode where a Girl has affections for Sheldon( The nerdy girl in her class/ The green lantern girl) and he is blissfully clueless. Those were hilarious episodes. In the aftermath of the relationship with amy, we were fed other pathetic storylines ( That Train episode where Sheldon/Amy kiss, Relationship agreement clauses etc are few examples of this whole story arc not working.
(ii) Lack of Recurrence of interesting characters- Where the hell are Kripke, Leslie Winkle, Priya, Sheldon's sister, Raj's parents, Leonard's mom.
(iii) Howard in a relationship - Can you ever imagine Howard enacting the scene to Penny where he described how they were engaging in carnal repartee/ erotic to and fro. It seems he has been tethered down to a submissive, wife pleasing, awkward role. The most fun we had when he was unrestrained and flirtatious. I cant ever forgive the writers for downgrading Howard's character. Can you ever imagine Joey( From friends) in a relationship. They ruined it with Barney( in HIMYM) and now with Howard.
(iv) The girls- At best, they could have served as good secondary characters. Their elevation to primary characters was really a disastrous move and to make matters worse, the three girls have no chemistry at all. The guys have awesome camaraderie while the girls are just plain annoying when together. You can always predict what is going to happen. Amy will conjure up some awkward comment with regards to her miserable past or her current gaucherie and Penny will make a dumbfounded face and in the next scene, Amy will try to ingratiate herself into Penny's good books.
********************RANT OVER*********************************"
I feel like leaving a note of encouragement for this poster, 'cause I'm sure they'll get dogpiled and ridiculed, as per usual...