Wishful Thinking...

[Louise]

If you had control over the writing/plot of TBBT, what direction would you have gone in as oppose to the farcical disappointment we have now?

(I put it in here because I have no idea how upsetting it will be to the poor fragile ducks back in L'orange)

Good grief that's very well thought out!
I have to scarper, but I particularly agree with;

7. Character development is very subtle and occurs via friendship and other experiences, not via marriage/romance/dating.
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11. This show is about friendship and nerdy hijinks, not romance and LTRs.

The friendships have been getting a bum rap these past few seasons.

Also, regarding the show ending "with all characters single and no major changes in their lives. I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I don't need big "story-arcs." That's an ENORMOUSLY popular opinion around here. You'll fit in splendidly!
Regards, Idle.

Thank you so much for your reply! TBH, I was very nervous about joining these forums, but now I'm glad that I finally did!

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Good grief that's very well thought out!
I have to scarper, but I particularly agree with;

7. Character development is very subtle and occurs via friendship and other experiences, not via marriage/romance/dating.
&
11. This show is about friendship and nerdy hijinks, not romance and LTRs.

The friendships have been getting a bum rap these past few seasons.

Also, regarding the show ending "with all characters single and no major changes in their lives. I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I don't need big "story-arcs." That's an ENORMOUSLY popular opinion around here. You'll fit in splendidly!
Regards, Idle.

***deep breath, here goes***

Personally, I believe that a TV series, unlike a novel or a movie, is not a linear thing and does NOT need a definite "beginning, middle, and end." I'm not saying that a series should end on a total cliffhanger, but I don't need all the I's dotted and all the T's crossed. I'm totally okay with some things being left open-ended.

I'm also a big fan of things that are essentially plotless, things that are more just "a day in the life." What I like (or liked) about TBBT was being a fly on the wall in this nerdy world.

I am a major Seinfeld fan, and we've all heard the saying that Seinfeld was "about nothing", but it was about nothing in a way that I find tremendously engrossing. I would watch whole seasons of the BBT guys playing board-games, having discussions, going to the comic book store, just going about their usual routine. I really would.

To me, the appeal of a sitcom is that feeling of timelessness, that cyclical feeling, the ability to watch the episodes in any order without missing anything, the feeling that the characters are old friends, just waiting for you to come and visit them again.