SPOILERS: What fresh hell is this? - S9

[Louise]

I don't know why they can't just get all the cast together for shoots.

My guess is the cast only wants to be involved with BBT as much as they absolutely have to, at this point. It's like a factory job where you clock in and clock out. It's not a passion or a vocation. They prob. want to just do the filming and whatever else is strictly necessary to literally produce the eps, and then get the hell out of there and spend time on their families and their other projects. They're prob. not even in the same city or the same state when the show isn't actively in production. 

 take a look at the microscope in front of Bernadette. She's got the thing pointing up at her. And I don't think it would take much imagination to see the symbolism there.

I noticed that, too. It can't be accidental. 

it's like, they WANT the show and actors to be shown in the worst light. With the fact they're the top-rated comedy on television, and can now afford to pay these high salaries, I would think this show would be a top priority. From their best character on down to the photo shoots. It's like..they're purposely doing the least passable job they can in every respect, just to see how bad they can do things and still be on the air.

Yes. I remarked recently that the wardrobe budget actually seems *lower*, with all these cheap-looking, ill-fitting, drab and wrinkled clothes. For the top-rated comedy in the nation, they should have everything first-class, everything the highest quality, everything classy and impressive. That's marketing, isn't?  But do they really even need to market the show anymore, since it's such a juggernaut? I think it's exactly as you said; they are lazy and will do as little as they can get away with. They have a certain segment of the audience hooked, no matter what. They have gotten really lazy, complacent, and cocky. They think the public will just take absolutely anything they dish out. But yeah, why don't they care enough to make things look top-notch? I'm never certain to what degree TPTB actually believes their own propaganda, and to what extent they *know* the show sucks and they're mocking both it and the audience. They *know* Amy isn't sexy, for starters. All that Photoshop, and she still comes out looking so frumpy and saggy?

I officially hate Sheldon in anything but his 'REAL' clothes. His original plaid suit, his tees and the black suit Penny helped him buy. 

I love his look in the pilot. The real pilot.