The Big Bang Theory

It's been on the cards forever, in order to create 'big stories' for series ends etc they have to give up things - the first was the introduction of Amy and Bernie, they're both good characters but they had to give up the Raj / Howard women chasing double act, Neither are as funny as they used to be.

By putting Leonard and Penny together they've had to give up 'sexy' penny in favour of this sort of boring career driven version and Leonard's character doesn't really do much not other than suffer Sheldon.

Sheldon is the only character left with anything going for him and they're slowly giving that up to keep up the romance angle - once he throws one into Amy there's nothing left to do so I expect they'll drag that out over the remaining series they're contracted to do and it'll end on a sentimental look-back before Sheldon and Amy move in together, Penny moves in with Leonard or worse one of the couples has a baby.

Presumably that one's out of the scriptwriter's hands and they just have to go with writing a baby in when on the girls gets pregnant?
I remember the start of the previous season that we were all saying it was pretty dull and next to no jokes so I'll hold out and see if it gets better, 20 minute episodes aren't as frustrating as the hour long rubbish shows!

We just bought the box set for Season 8, as I could never find the new episodes on TV. I have to admit, it is not as funny as it used to be. I can watch the first few seasons repeatedly, I don't think I can with Seasons 7&8

I am so in with a shot

See, you got your hair cut short for nothing.

They'll have to re-caption the opening credits now. I wonder if they will go back & change her name on the last two years of programmes?

Maybe they're deliberately trying to turn it into more of a sitcom rather than an out and out comedy show? That way they can focus on storylines rather than original comedy, which is probably easier to get right, if less entertaining for us.

'Right hand' made made me laugh. It is fairly obvious that they are somehow going to drag the main theme out for the whole series.

Sheldon has changed. he's less "Sheldonish".

With all the change around him, I would've been surprised if he hadn't changed at least a little. Old Sheldon is still there, and is allowed out sometimes, but he becomes boring if he doesn't change.


Yes, after 9 series, I too am wanting closure on the show. Hopefully only 2 more series left