Comic Con 2014 – TPTB gather... and Wil

[Tuesday Pajamas]

Comic CON alright!

This article tells of an alleged ban on asking questions about the salary negs...

http://uproxx.com/tv/2014/07/comic-con-b...otiations/

I'm inclined to believe the delay is a publicly stunt but...

Comic Con stated that ALL other questions are allowed, so how is it that every year the questions are the same? Either the fans who go to Comic Con have the imagination of a nat, or the people who choose them are vetting out anything challenging or even remotely interesting.

There are so many questions we could ask this guy on the right I refuse to believe there wasn't someone at Comic Con who could have provided an interesting question.



SEE, look how bored they are!!




Who's this cheerful sod then?

[devilbk]

A travesty of a mockery of a sham!

[Toad]

Videos are up now. Yayyyyy.

Part 1




WAIT!! There's more! Are they ever gonna fix that darn elevator? Click here to find out!

[Idle Miscreant]

Relevant segment. The wise and wonderful Elk…
“I’m trying to keep the gentleman from killing his OWN dreams.”





Prady - “He doesn’t want to be with Amy on her terms, but he doesn’t want to lose her.”

Here’s a thought. Friendship?

[Trust No One]

Relevant segment. The wise and wonderful Elk…
“I’m trying to keep the gentleman from killing his OWN dreams.”





Prady - “He doesn’t want to be with Amy on her terms, but he doesn’t want to lose her.”

Here’s a thought. Friendship?

It's a shame TPTB do not believe in Men and Women just being friends.

[Tuesday Pajamas]

This is the first time I have seen the writers speak like this and it's very interesting. Steve Morelo is the conservative one for sure. I really like Prady. Kaplan likes to question things. Very informative, but I can't get all the CBS stuff in my region. So here's the rest for the UKers.

Part II





Where the hell was Chuck? It's weird seeing Prady without him.

Part IV





Part V





Part VI - there is no part 6

[Louise]

I confess that I know nothing about Comic Con, but it's kind of ironic that anyone affiliated with TBBT has the nerve to keep coming, since this show's message is that comics and sci-fi are childish things which need to be left behind so that a person can grow up. Has anyone tried to call them out on this?

I mean, the comic book store was *burned down.* That symbolism is far from subtle....

There's a Youtube clip somewhere with Johnny Galecki stating on the record "it's not about that anymore."
"That" being nerdy hijinks. He comes right out and says it. When these people show up at Comic Con, somebody should be brave enough to raise their hand and say "What are you doing here?"

[Idle Miscreant]

"since this show's message is that comics and sci-fi are childish things which need to be left behind so that a person can grow up."

I know. This bothers the bejaysus out of me. That to grow up means to leave behind your passions, admit defeat, and focus all your attention on your partner.

The message of this show for me used to be that one could create an honourable and fascinating world amongst those of similar ilk based on a combination of fantasy, science and imagination. That to be an "outsider" was noble, provided you had faith in your own vision. Sheldon was the epitome of this obviously, but the others as well. Sheldon's been almost ritually humiliated and broken down over the last few years, his previous convictions inverted with no explanation or feasible justification, and now he's just a shambling, infantile wreck of an obtuse boyfriend. A version of any number of sulky man-children in Romcoms. He is no longer unique.
What's worse, people are CROWING over Sheldon's fracturing. They're delighted he's broken. Now he'll finally start acting like a "normal man" by which they mean "focus all his attention on Amy".
It's an utter disgrace.

Like you said with the tepid-ifying of Howard and the muting of his wardrobe, the characters are heading lethargically towards a beige event horizon...

Even Penny's new car is beige. Thanks Leonard.

[Louise]

"since this show's message is that comics and sci-fi are childish things which need to be left behind so that a person can grow up."

I know. This bothers the bejaysus out of me. That to grow up means to leave behind your passions, admit defeat, and focus all your attention on your partner.

The message of this show for me used to be that one could create an honourable and fascinating world amongst those of similar ilk based on a combination of fantasy, science and imagination. That to be an "outsider" was noble, provided you had faith in your own vision. Sheldon was the epitome of this obviously, but the others as well. Sheldon's been almost ritually humiliated and broken down over the last few years, his previous convictions inverted with no explanation or feasible justification, and now he's just a shambling, infantile wreck of an obtuse boyfriend. A version of any number of sulky man-children in Romcoms. He is no longer unique.
What's worse, people are CROWING over Sheldon's fracturing. They're delighted he's broken. Now he'll finally start acting like a "normal man" by which they mean "focus all his attention on Amy".
It's an utter disgrace.

Like you said with the tepid-ifying of Howard and the muting of his wardrobe, the characters are heading lethargically towards a beige event horizon...

Even Penny's new car is beige. Thanks Leonard.

"The message of this show for me used to be that one could create an honourable and fascinating world amongst those of similar ilk based on a combination of fantasy, science and imagination. That to be an "outsider" was noble, provided you had faith in your own vision."

That's a wonderful summary of what this show is/was/could-have-been. It resonates with me, too.

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"What's worse, people are CROWING over Sheldon's fracturing. They're delighted he's broken. Now he'll finally start acting like a "normal man" by which they mean "focus all his attention on Amy".
It's an utter disgrace."

I read a great quote somewhere, and I wish I could find it again, but it was something like "alternative forms of happiness make people doubt their own decisions." That's why people resented Sheldon. It's the "crabs in a bucket" mentality, where people drag you down to their level. They want you to be just as miserable as they are.

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"I know. This bothers the bejaysus out of me. That to grow up means to leave behind your passions, admit defeat, and focus all your attention on your partner."

CS Lewis: "“When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”

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"That to grow up means to leave behind your passions, admit defeat, and focus all your attention on your partner."

The key thing is, a person who would expect you to do that, is not a "partner" at all. A partner is someone who supports you, encourages you, and...y'know...*likes* you.

The relationships on this show fit so many of the items on an "abusive relationship" checklist...