03-19-2015, 10:37 PM
I watched this pilot from my dvds rather than my dvr as TBS cut it up all to hell.
I think the change of how the sperm bank scenario is much better in this version of the pilot as opposed to the other 2 unaired ones. It just seems more in character when you look back at it and the guys don't look like idiots asking for their sperm back. (TBS cut out all talks of the sperm bank scene, even the couple of lines when the duo is walking up the stairs.)
I'm glad tptb didn't have Penny completely creeped out by them. (TBS cut out the line about masturbating for money and goes straight to the boys apartment scene)
From the beginning Sheldon stole the show. JP's lines and delivery were interesting to say the least. It's hard to tell that Sheldon wasn't supposed to be the main focus of this show. Leonard's character is a dime a dozen. He's nervous and geeky and short and squinty with glasses (probably to gain sympathy for the nice guy, I assume). While Sheldon's character was something new, different. Maybe that's why he became so popular on this show. The only time Sheldon seemed awkward was when Penny sat in his seat and was he floating around until Leonard told him to sit.
I thought Howard and Raj were better characters than Leonard too, and that's saying a lot seeing as Raj didn't do much talking.
To be honest, I didn't like Penny in the beginning. I mean she wasn't a bad character or anything, she just seemed like a plot device for the episode. And good lord did they have to make her so damn ditzy? She was really nice to the guys compared to Evil!Katie from the unaired pilot, so that is big a step up.
Also, do I detect a bit of sarcasm from Sheldon during the tv retrieval scene? (And Kaley trying not to laugh during the tag scene with Howard singing
)
This wasn't the first episode of this series that I watched. In fact, I didn't watch the pilot and a few other episodes until I downloaded it after watching The Pancake Anomaly. Had I watched the pilot when it first aired I would have thought the show wasn't going to last long for me; a handful of episodes at best because that ditzy blond thing would have gotten on my nerves.
My favorite scene
Not bad for a sitcom pilot.
I think the change of how the sperm bank scenario is much better in this version of the pilot as opposed to the other 2 unaired ones. It just seems more in character when you look back at it and the guys don't look like idiots asking for their sperm back. (TBS cut out all talks of the sperm bank scene, even the couple of lines when the duo is walking up the stairs.)
I'm glad tptb didn't have Penny completely creeped out by them. (TBS cut out the line about masturbating for money and goes straight to the boys apartment scene)
From the beginning Sheldon stole the show. JP's lines and delivery were interesting to say the least. It's hard to tell that Sheldon wasn't supposed to be the main focus of this show. Leonard's character is a dime a dozen. He's nervous and geeky and short and squinty with glasses (probably to gain sympathy for the nice guy, I assume). While Sheldon's character was something new, different. Maybe that's why he became so popular on this show. The only time Sheldon seemed awkward was when Penny sat in his seat and was he floating around until Leonard told him to sit.
I thought Howard and Raj were better characters than Leonard too, and that's saying a lot seeing as Raj didn't do much talking.
To be honest, I didn't like Penny in the beginning. I mean she wasn't a bad character or anything, she just seemed like a plot device for the episode. And good lord did they have to make her so damn ditzy? She was really nice to the guys compared to Evil!Katie from the unaired pilot, so that is big a step up.
Also, do I detect a bit of sarcasm from Sheldon during the tv retrieval scene? (And Kaley trying not to laugh during the tag scene with Howard singing
)This wasn't the first episode of this series that I watched. In fact, I didn't watch the pilot and a few other episodes until I downloaded it after watching The Pancake Anomaly. Had I watched the pilot when it first aired I would have thought the show wasn't going to last long for me; a handful of episodes at best because that ditzy blond thing would have gotten on my nerves.
My favorite scene
Not bad for a sitcom pilot.