Big Bang Theory

[Roger Wilco]

Yeah.

The whole opening conversation was about Star Trek (specifically about the sexual compatibility of the different alien species, and Spock's birth and conception), and more later on.

 

[Roshi]

Ok, thanks, will do tonight!

 

[daeana]

one of the funniest things i have ever heard: "yes, tweety tawt he taw a romulan."

 

[JAG]

Pointy Ears and shapely rears!

My wife could not understand while I was laughing so hard.

 

[AstroSmurf]

Last night's episode was very funny. Several things had me laughing out loud but I was rolling over the "get your reproductive organs out of my nose" comment. (They do have a point.) And I had a nice laugh when Penny pointed out that they must be the "cool" ones of their particular social group.

 

[Roshi]

OMG that was so funny!!!

 

[ITL]

Sheldon's twitchy-face that happens when he doesn't know the answer to a question was wonderful.

 

[chrisspringob]

Last night's episode was so incredibly brilliant. "By that logic, I should answer all the anthropology questions because I'm a mammal." On what other show would you find jokes like that?

 

[Othello]

Pointy Ears and shapely rears!

My wife could not understand while I was laughing so hard.

I was laughing so hard my ribs hurt.

 

[Iasius]

This show is great and I say that as a physics student. In fact, that makes the show even better.

I was a bit worried when I heard about the concept, but they pulled it off quite nicely.

 

[Roshi]

I need a clarification about "shapely rears". Was it a reference to T'Pol or am I missing something else, culturally speaking?

 

[chrisspringob]

How geeky are the writers of the show themselves? I know they have a science consultant who provides all their specialized physics dialogue, but there are just so many instances in which either the sci-fi or the science is integrated into the jokes, that they can't just be using a "physics consultant" or a "sci-fi consultant" to come up with all of it. At least one of the writers has to know at least a little about both realms.

For example, when Sheldon goes off on how Superman catching Lois Lane two feet above the ground would kill her.....I just can't believe that they handed that entire exchange over to a science consultant, and said "write something geeky about Superman". Or the discussion of teleportation. Someone on the writing staff has to be geeky enough that they've thought about nitpicking sci-fi before. Is anyone on this board writing for the show?

 

[Rowan Sjet]

At least one of the writers has to know at least a little about both realms.

Why else would they be writing a show about geeks?

 

[TGTheodore]

Chuck Lorre (co-creator and creator of Two and a Half Men), is VERY hip.

For one of us old guys.

Just read his flash card at the end of each week's credits.

--Ted

 

[stj]

I am puzzled as to who is supposed to believe that you learn who the Brady Bunch are by getting out and talking to people, instead of by watching TV.
And of course the idea that neither Sheldon nor Leonard ever saw a Tweety and Sylvester cartoon suggests they started physics really, really early.

Which is all to say that this is Chuck Lorre---real human beings are not being portrayed.

 

[Rowan Sjet]

And of course the idea that neither Sheldon nor Leonard ever saw a Tweety and Sylvester cartoon suggests they started physics really, really early.

Which is all to say that this is Chuck Lorre---real human beings are not being portrayed.

Yeah that's the real unforgivable one. Though I couldn't have told you the answers to the other questions at all!

 

[TGTheodore]

My god, I thought I was going to split a gut at last night's episode. The prop makers outdid themselves unless they somehow had a version of the Time Machine in a warehouse somewhere.

I noticed it was two "new" writers to the show, I think. Maybe one of THEM had it and wrote a script around it. In any case, it was very funny.

And we actually got to see the inside of the elevator shaft!

--Ted

 

[ITL]

I just watched it - another great episode. And yes, the time machine was an incredible prop.

 

[CaptMurdock]

My god, I thought I was going to split a gut at last night's episode. The prop makers outdid themselves unless they somehow had a version of the Time Machine in a warehouse somewhere.

I noticed it was two "new" writers to the show, I think. Maybe one of THEM had it and wrote a script around it. In any case, it was very funny.

And we actually got to see the inside of the elevator shaft!

--Ted

I do remember that the original Time Machine prop was found in a junkyard and restored by an L.A. sf fan, who kept it for a number of years. This was back in the early 80's so I don't know what's happened to it since then. That was either the original or a very close reproduction.

The bit where Sheldon, Raj and Howard all speed up jerkily as the "Time Machine" goes through time had me roaring. Too funny.

And the end bit -- "Starving Morlocks." That's a hall costume just waiting to happen!

 

[GNDN]

My god, I thought I was going to split a gut at last night's episode. The prop makers outdid themselves unless they somehow had a version of the Time Machine in a warehouse somewhere.

I noticed it was two "new" writers to the show, I think. Maybe one of THEM had it and wrote a script around it. In any case, it was very funny.

And we actually got to see the inside of the elevator shaft!

--Ted

I do remember that the original Time Machine prop was found in a junkyard and restored by an L.A. sf fan, who kept it for a number of years. This was back in the early 80's so I don't know what's happened to it since then. That was either the original or a very close reproduction.

The bit where Sheldon, Raj and Howard all speed up jerkily as the "Time Machine" goes through time had me roaring. Too funny.

And the end bit -- "Starving Morlocks." That's a hall costume just waiting to happen!

The Time Machine prop (same one?) was also featured in a short film by Mike 'Wizard of Speed and Time' Jittlov that I'm thinking would have been produced during the 80's.

Regarding The Big Bang Theory, I caught this episode, and will continue to watch more...