01-15-2014, 12:54 PM
(01-10-2014, 03:51 AM)FlyingMonkey Wrote: That's what it WAS for the first several episodes after the introduction of Amy. It was interesting watching two misfits discover each other. They only agreed to meet to placate others. They shared an aversion to soiled hosiery. They enjoyed each other's company but they weren't burdened by being in a "relationship". I wish they had continued that. Let the other characters go thru their romantic angst but leave Sheldon and Amy as curious, scientific observers of the turmoil
But then the writers decided to toss that away and gradually turned Amy into the mopey, humorless, sex-starved pursuer she is now. And I think it was done strictly for money. They know that there's a huge demographic out there who wants romance, romance and more romance. So they changed the show to attract that audience, and you have to admit that it's been wildly successful ratings-wise. You'll notice that the discussion on the other site after every episode now is almost entirely about the status of the various romantic relationships. Who's getting along, who's fighting, will they ever have sex, blah, blah, blah. It's obvious they've attracted far more viewers that they've turned off but it was done at the cost of undermining a unique, intelligent, refreshing show. Now I consider it an above average romcom. Nothing more.
Syndication is a the main reason the ratings shot up so fast after S4. As soon as TBS and Fox started running the show several times a week, that's when the new shows on CBS rating's went up a lot.
S3 actually had better ratings than S4, and S4 is when Amy started making regular appearances and Bernie and Howie got engaged. The highest rated show for S3 was 6.0 in the major demo and 16.32 million in over all viewers, the lowest rated show for S3 was 4.6 for demo, and 11.63 million viewers.
The highest rated show for S4 was 4.9 in the major demo and 14.02 million over all viewers. The lowest rating for S4 was 3.2 in the major demo and 10.50 million viewers. S4 the show was starting to take a down turn after it built up pretty big ratings in S3. Each season was building ratings, then the down turn in S4 happened.
At the end of S4 syndication started and the rest is ratings history.
Romance didn't sell imo, syndication did, and it sold using the the best seasons (1-3). That's how I became a fan. Not from watching the most current season at the time on CBS, but catching the older seasons on TBS.
Anyway, my wish pretty much what y'all talked about with Amy remaining Sheldon-like instead of whatever the hell she's suppose to be now.
The biggest thing on my wishful thinking list is a future wish. I want Penny and Sheldon to kiss.
Make it happen tptb, then you can go ahead and push the entire show off a cliff. Just give us that moment and don't eff it up. Thank you.
Penny getting a steady acting job and branching out to other friends would be nice too. Of course I want Sheldon to be successful and make a discovery without it being taken away.