Beerball asked me to start reviewing romantic comedies, but before that, I need to talk about the worst show on TV. The Big Bang Theory. For those who have never seen it, let me catch you up. There are a bunch of nerdy guys, they're very smart from an intellectual standpoint, "book smart" but don't have very good social skills. They're typical pretty blonde girl lives next door, who's not very intellectual, but has the "street smarts." Hilarity supposedly ensues.
I have a few issues with this show. First off, the "smart humor." People love this show because it's for smart people they say. You have to know a lot about science, math, sci-fi, etc to get the jokes. But here's the thing. The producers just make it seem that way. Because every joke is just about how smart/nerdy they are. You don't have to get the reference most of the time to find it funny. The joke is just the fact that they made a nerdy reference.
The acting is terrible. Jim Parsons is the worst. Tries way too hard with his acting. The man himself is a bit "light in the loafers" as our grandfathers would say. I'm not saying I have a problem with that. My problem is with the fact that his character isn't supposed to be that way, yet his acting isn't good enough to cover that up.
His catchphrase is "Bazinga." That's not even a real word. It's like Nanu-Nanu minus the late great Robin Williams' charm. Stupid. And you see this crap everywhere. T-shirts, hats, women's underpants. (I happened to notice them as I was cutting through at Wal-Mart to get to the bargain DVD bin.
And then there's the whole nerd gets the girl thing. Hasn't this been done like, a million times in movies and TV shows. Do we really need to see it again. Is it even heartwarming anymore? It makes me sick that people fall for this garbage. In short, this show is the demise of American culture as we know it.
/rant