Everybody loves them, but you can't stand them
- Thread starter Raising Heel
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If it's any consolation, I had to recently create a replica of Garcia's "Alligator Strat" for Millionaire Gallery.com (a client I do a lot of work for).
I don't know. What is there to like about him above other great players? He probably doesn't fit perfectly here as I really would not say I can't stand him or even dislike him. I just think his awesomeness is a tad overdone. I pretty much just don't love him, which compared to the general population means it fits here in a relative sense. Also, I couldn't really think of anyone else.
I will say that the late night programming is an exception. Dave is great, and I actually liked Craig Ferguson a lot. I think that James Corden has been really good as well for the bits I've seen from his show. So those are the exceptions, but the sitcoms are terrible. I watched How I Met Your Mother because so many of my friends said it was great, and while at times it was pretty funny, there are plenty of episodes that are forgettable. So I give it high marks on the CBS scale, but average marks compared to all your options (with terrible marks for the finale).
Lol!
well its actually ancouple things. My dorm mate in granville towers played the dead 24/7 and blared it out his open door across the hall. Then i went to a dead concert at dook chapel and they well....sucked. Garcia was obviously strung out and he forgot lyrics, his guitar playing was all over the place and several times the band and the audience had no idea what song he was playing. plus it was my first exposure to people tripping on acid and that totally freaked me out.
Then i saw a documentary on him and that sealed the deal. The women in his life suffered a lot.
1) Band/Musician -- Taylor Swift (and contrary to every media outlet, I do not find her at all attractive.)
2) Actor/Actress -- Angelina Jolie & Tom Cruise (Jolie is moving toward "I don't care" but Cruise has a permanent spot under "hate."
3) TV Show -- Reality shows. Once the cameras are rolling, it's no longer reality (with the exception of the original Cops...)
4) Movie -- Twilight movies (acting is too wooden)
5) Athlete -- Tiger Woods (not so much hate as tired of the heavy media coverage when he's not even in contention)
6) Food -- Chocolate of any kind. (Don't even like the smell)
7) Beer (or non-alcoholic drink if you'd don't drink) -- Coffee (never developed a taste for it and like my drinks cold)
To those who don't "get" Big Bang Theory, I am one who finds it hilarious. It probably goes back to my junior high and high school days when computers were creeping into the home and I was kind of nerdy. Even played D&D.
2) Actor/Actress -- Angelina Jolie & Tom Cruise (Jolie is moving toward "I don't care" but Cruise has a permanent spot under "hate."
3) TV Show -- Reality shows. Once the cameras are rolling, it's no longer reality (with the exception of the original Cops...)
4) Movie -- Twilight movies (acting is too wooden)
5) Athlete -- Tiger Woods (not so much hate as tired of the heavy media coverage when he's not even in contention)
6) Food -- Chocolate of any kind. (Don't even like the smell)
7) Beer (or non-alcoholic drink if you'd don't drink) -- Coffee (never developed a taste for it and like my drinks cold)
To those who don't "get" Big Bang Theory, I am one who finds it hilarious. It probably goes back to my junior high and high school days when computers were creeping into the home and I was kind of nerdy. Even played D&D.
You mean Cameron Indoor, right- April 78? That was a good show.
They forgot the lyrics frequently- part of the charm.
Trust me, although I'm not a "nerd" (IMO, lol) I can certainly nerd out hard on a few things like LOTR, Star Wars, medieval stuff, etc.
And I still find Big Bang Theory to be the complete opposite of funny. I can watch multiple episodes and not laugh once.
Can't believe I forgot Taylor Swift, because I think her music is terrible. I do think she is pretty, but you are on the money there.
As for Big Bang, I don't find it funny because I can't relate to the characters, because I can. I play video games, read comics, watch Star Wars, among other things that may be considered "nerdy." It doesn't bother me that they make jokes at the characters' expense for doing these things, because I can laugh at that, I can laugh at myself for doing stuff like that, and I take no offense at all to nerd humor. There are many problems I have with the show, but one is the show wants you to think it's laughing with the characters when it's laughing at them. It acts like a show "for nerds" when it is a show "against nerds" which bothers me. I don't have a problem at the fact they make the jokes, I have a problem that the show is like "we're really one of you though!"
The laugh track bothers me because if you take it out, the things that they are laughing at are not jokes. I watched one where one character asks the other what the 2nd character is doing. The response "Playing Super Mario." Booming laughter. Playing Super Mario by itself isn't a joke. This is one example of many where they just say a statement that would not make a person laugh in a normal context. This problem isn't exclusive to Big Bang Theory by any means, but CBS seems to hold onto this so much, and that's why I have a problem with the channel's comedy lineup. I honestly don't hold it against the actors, but the writing for these shows is terrible. I don't get the appeal, and maybe it's me, but I just don't care for it.
Bazinga LAUGH LAUGH LAUGH LAUGH LAUGH
We're all different, which is why these OOTB "surveys" are interesting to read.
Regarding BBT, I'm pretty sure they film before a live audience. I remember seeing a clip of them filming then breaking script and going into a dance number (like a flash mob thing) and the cameras panned back to show the audience reaction.
They do film in front of a live audience, but all those shows "enhance" the laughter, which is why if you watch certain shows often enough, you can hear the same laughs repeatedly. But like you said, people are different and have different opinions. There may be shows I find hilarious that you don't like. I personally am not a fan of current shows that use laugh track. I know that was the standard for a long time, so I'm not bothered by Seinfeld, Friends, Andy Griffith, Cheers, shows like that, but over the last 10-15 years where laugh track has become less prominent, it is jarring for me and often highlights when a joke isn't funny. Again, that's just my feelings on it.
