01-10-2014, 12:34 AM
^THIS^
Undoubtedly I would change a gargantuan amount of things post season 3:
- Perpetual Homo Novus (sob). I always saw Sheldon as a "straight" character besides his erratic behaviour. Perhaps it was due to him most of the time not getting caught up in the romantic problems his friends had.
- Amy would not exist (Or at the very most be a Leslie Winkle-style acquaintance)
- Leonard would come to terms with the fact that he and Penny make good friends but lack enough in common to be together 24/7, and he and Stephanie would work out. I liked Stephanie. She had a sternness about her which could have rubbed off on Leonard and made him less of a whiny, insecure prat.
- Raj would be less of a dick, as I find him difficult to sympathise with now.
- There would be very little gender segregation. It pisses me off to no end that the guys constantly beat themselves up (Particularly Leonard) because they assume that if they show love for their favourite shows and games women will find them unappealing. DEPENDS ON THE WOMEN, GUYS! Why would you want to give up yourself for a good sexual relationship with little to talk about, when you could have both? Also the "women-folk" would not just sit and bicker/gossip about their men constantly. There is a woeful lack of strong female characters in comedies, I've always thought. After a brief think Sally Solomon (love her to bits), Daphne Moon and early Penny come to mind; there's probably more, but still not enough.
- More Stuart.
- More Beverly.
- Evidence of Penny's friends. I thought she was one of the "popular" ones. Why don't they come to watch sports and have parties any more?
- Evidence of Penny's supposed dream to be an actress.
- A brief continuation of the ladies Sheldon and Raj picked up at the mixer. I liked Martha, and if she became friendly with Sheldon in a non-carnal but slightly flirtatious way I would approve and ship.
- More Peldon moments.
- Any long-running female partners would not be recurring cast members, as if you find them slightly irritating it jars the whole show.
- Sheldon would still hate Wil Wheaton.
- More Raj's parents.
- Very firmly planted "beautiful mind" undercurrent, reminding us what the show set out to enlighten to a wide audience.
- Just to keep it fresh, perhaps... the odd episode from a single character's point of view, e.g. Penny, Stuart, Raj in which the others feature, but there is an opportunity for a slightly different tone/humour in the writing. Watching Community lately has made me think that perhaps some strange alternate universe/disjointed, self-contained, plot-free episodes (The latter being reminiscent of old TBBT) would be a good way to break the formulaic pattern that a lot of simple set-up sitcoms embed into when they are stretched, and stretched, and stretched beyond four seasons (The average lifespan of a show in my view)
-Lucy and Stuart. How could they not see this. (Or am I alone here?)
-Sheldon's personality would not waver, as I believe in an ever-changing show you need a constant. And Sheldon was perfect the way he was. It would not have got boring, because...
-...The show would finish at the end of season 5 with characters intact, dreams fulfilled and lessons learned.
Undoubtedly I would change a gargantuan amount of things post season 3:
- Perpetual Homo Novus (sob). I always saw Sheldon as a "straight" character besides his erratic behaviour. Perhaps it was due to him most of the time not getting caught up in the romantic problems his friends had.
- Amy would not exist (Or at the very most be a Leslie Winkle-style acquaintance)
- Leonard would come to terms with the fact that he and Penny make good friends but lack enough in common to be together 24/7, and he and Stephanie would work out. I liked Stephanie. She had a sternness about her which could have rubbed off on Leonard and made him less of a whiny, insecure prat.
- Raj would be less of a dick, as I find him difficult to sympathise with now.
- There would be very little gender segregation. It pisses me off to no end that the guys constantly beat themselves up (Particularly Leonard) because they assume that if they show love for their favourite shows and games women will find them unappealing. DEPENDS ON THE WOMEN, GUYS! Why would you want to give up yourself for a good sexual relationship with little to talk about, when you could have both? Also the "women-folk" would not just sit and bicker/gossip about their men constantly. There is a woeful lack of strong female characters in comedies, I've always thought. After a brief think Sally Solomon (love her to bits), Daphne Moon and early Penny come to mind; there's probably more, but still not enough.
- More Stuart.
- More Beverly.
- Evidence of Penny's friends. I thought she was one of the "popular" ones. Why don't they come to watch sports and have parties any more?
- Evidence of Penny's supposed dream to be an actress.
- A brief continuation of the ladies Sheldon and Raj picked up at the mixer. I liked Martha, and if she became friendly with Sheldon in a non-carnal but slightly flirtatious way I would approve and ship.
- More Peldon moments.
- Any long-running female partners would not be recurring cast members, as if you find them slightly irritating it jars the whole show.
- Sheldon would still hate Wil Wheaton.
- More Raj's parents.
- Very firmly planted "beautiful mind" undercurrent, reminding us what the show set out to enlighten to a wide audience.
- Just to keep it fresh, perhaps... the odd episode from a single character's point of view, e.g. Penny, Stuart, Raj in which the others feature, but there is an opportunity for a slightly different tone/humour in the writing. Watching Community lately has made me think that perhaps some strange alternate universe/disjointed, self-contained, plot-free episodes (The latter being reminiscent of old TBBT) would be a good way to break the formulaic pattern that a lot of simple set-up sitcoms embed into when they are stretched, and stretched, and stretched beyond four seasons (The average lifespan of a show in my view)
-Lucy and Stuart. How could they not see this. (Or am I alone here?)
-Sheldon's personality would not waver, as I believe in an ever-changing show you need a constant. And Sheldon was perfect the way he was. It would not have got boring, because...
-...The show would finish at the end of season 5 with characters intact, dreams fulfilled and lessons learned.
HARRISON FORD IS IRRADIATING OUR TESTICLES WITH MICROWAVE SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS
AND WHO THE FUCK STOLE MY BOILED EGGS?
AND WHO THE FUCK STOLE MY BOILED EGGS?