02-23-2014, 02:02 AM
(02-23-2014, 01:20 AM)wellplayedpenny Wrote: What I find the most frustrating is this insistence by others that when I say the later seasons suck it means that I'm against the whole concept of change which is far from the truth. What I'm against is poorly written change. Personally I like dramadies but in this instance TBBT wasn't conceived or presented as a dramady in the early seasons, the proof of it being how they handled a majorly sensitive topic like the Arctic and just joked it off. Now they're trying to morph the show with its sentimental scenes but they don't work because the comedic values around them are sub par (non-existent?) and the scenes themselves are 'puppy dog eyes' rather than something with meat to them. What ultimately doesn't seem to penetrate others is that I'd be ranting over the show's downfall even if canon was Shenny because it's the quality of the program that's collapsed.
Very well put Wellplayed. I also like dramadies but showing bad or forced Ships is not really drama to me. Having no surprises and having everything feeling settled already is not drama to me. Watching Sheldon forced into changes is not growth.