This is an apology, I hope whatever healthy thing you do brings you some joy in these dark times.

Good for you that you think that way :). Fuck that show though. I can't stand the unfunnyness and misogyny in it

Watch out for the misogyny though. I haven't seen much myself to judge, but this video essay makes a pretty good case. Just be careful.

https://youtu.be/X3-hOigoxHs

Nah, this show is terrible and if you disagree I'm not so sure you deserve happiness.

nah im a certified hater

I wouldn't define it as safe and happy when it's full of toxic masculinity.

I know this will sound pretentious as fuck, but as someone who got a physics degree and knows some shit, BBT drives me fucking nuts with its relentless pandering. Nerd culture isn't even nerdy anymore since being a nerd implies being some kind of outcast. When the outcasts become the majority, they're no longer outcast.

Gimme old Star Trek episodes for comfort TV any day.

As someone who lived with people who fetishized intelligence and used it as an excuse for toxic behavior the show is an uncomfortable reminder of that period in my life. Not just because of the characters themselves but due to the people I knew back then that would watch it

The problem with BBT was making a stereotype caricature out of being a need or having aspergers, and then assholes get to call you Sheldon cause they think they're funny.

Use a picture of Larry David, a person who created TWO hilarious comedy shows, to promote a garbage sitcom? Nah.

Me then: BBT is trash

Me now: still trash, like, it was always really bad. You're allowed to like trash. I encourage you to like trash. If you learn to love trash then the world is full of wonders. But we're not gonna pretend it's good out of some sense of politeness.

Boy you could have chosen any other example, hahaha.

You know a show is trash when a character saying some jargon is somehow a laugh line

Then watch Parcs and Rec. Or Scrubs. Or even Friands.

IMO BBT is just nerd mockery dressed up like nerd humor.

As long as you remember that Sheldon is a sociopath and not autistic, it's fine.

"These aren't real nerds! They make us all look dumb!"

Other than Sheldon's quirks, I've always felt like the characters were just like my friends and I and this sentiment that permeated Reddit always just felt like people who very much are like Sheldon were the ones taking the most offense at the show.

Bazinga!

No, it's still awful.

It's still trash, but some people like trash I guess.

'We do quirky things in a self-awareness vacuum that violate societal norms in a hilarious way that somehow doesn't result in crushing depression and isolation'

Live and let live man. I don't care what everyone does in their own time, have fun, live your life and be happy.

Where I have a problem is when someone forces me to do something. You NEED me to watch this show? No. Watch it in your own time.

its so boring though

ITT: Fuck that thing you like

To be fair, I have this attitude regarding those friends who drink, smoke or try to kill themselves with fentanyl.

This world drives us to terrible, monstrous copes, and better these than fascist pogroms.

Reading thru the thread ... Only thing I can say is, I don't like Friends. Cool if you do though. Can't watch Seinfeld anymore. Didn't age well as I aged. Again, just me. Cool if you do.

Get you your joy as long as it harms no one else.

Everyone: "Oh you're a nerd I bet you love BBT"

Me: Rubs head sigh

Yeah, I don’t mind people enjoying whatever they’re enjoying. But BBT is a trash show and I’ll never watch it and whatever trash comes out of it like what Young Sheldon crapshoot. No offense to the actors themselves. They’re probably nice people. I hope the show runners get head lice. Daily.

Learn to love trash. Everything gets so much brighter when you do

I also recommend new girl, it was my comfort show after a really bad breakup, that show kept me sane.

You are sold escapism, because you can't escape.

God people in the comments can't enjoy shit in life.

BBT is good but Young Sheldon is so much better 💜

I still think the episode where Sheldon eats the couch is one of the besides episodes of a TV show I've ever seen.