02-21-2015, 05:00 AM
(02-21-2015, 04:22 AM)Tuesday Pajamas Wrote: AMAZING post WWP *cheers*
Sadly, the show seems to resonate with those who have a chip on their shoulder and I think this is why none of us here can relate to it anymore. We don't defy ourselves by Big Bang and don't feel the need to live out our issues through the characters. I simply loved the show because it was clever and funny. Penny's feisty standoff with Sheldon and how she was the only one who could best him, just made me happy. It had nothing to do with my life. And Sheldon being immune to her charms, made him the perfect candidate to show her that looks weren't all she had. Amy doesn't have the warmth. She's a cold fish with too many grudges and agendas. And Leonard is still stuck in high school, wanting a trophy to impress his friends.
Agreed! I watched the show for the comic relief and I also loved the dynamic between Sheldon and Penny. I don't understand why it had to get so personal i.e. catering to people who want to live vicariously through the characters to compensate for all the issues in their own lives. If you ask any Shamy fan why Amy and Sheldon make sense, other than the standard they have a relationship of the mind (utter bull), they would probably list all the terrible things that has happened to Amy in the past (for all we know she made those things up) and how she deserves to be happy. And I ask, why the hell is that Sheldon's problem? Amy had a life before Sheldon and its not impossible to imagine that she would have a life after Sheldon. The two characters' lives are not inextricably tied by a common destiny (let's just ignore the nonsense that was parroted by the psychic last season - Sheldon didn't need Amy to excel in Science as a child prodigy, when he got the job at Caltech, etc. so I refuse to believe that she is the key to his success - no way hozay!). As far as I am concerned, the ingredients of a good relationship are love (or at the very least you should like the person you're with), compassion/understanding, respect and - maybe I'm being old-fashioned - happiness. Based on what you guys say about Amy - I don't usually watch non-Shenny scenes these days - most times she is either exasperated or angry, and barely tolerates Sheldon and his idiosyncrasies. So I ask, why the hell are they together apart from the fact that the entire Shamy relationship is based on a wish-fulfilment fantasy? Not surprising since these are the very same people who produced Lenny. My mistake really - I had high hopes!