I'm giving this 8 out of 10 purely because of the first few seasons. Because I'm a UK fan, we get the new episodes ages after they come out in the US, so rather than keeping up with it week by week, I tend to watch some of the ENDLESS re-runs on E4. I won't lie, it does work, it's still quite entertaining to watch after many viewings - I've seen the episode where Sheldon's WoW account is hacked millions of times.
But I can tell when an episode is relatively new. And I don't like the new ones. In the opening seasons, I felt the stories were so much more focused around the 4 geeks, which was funny. Penny is a good character too, and she contrasts well with Sheldon especially. There was a point when I absolutely adored this show.
But then what happened? They all went and got girlfriends. We could all see Leonard and Penny's eventual romance from a mile off, and I don't have a problem with that. I loved the first time Leonard asked Penny out, and I think their relationship works in the show.
However, then we had Howard and Sheldon get their girls. Howard married Bernadette and Sheldon is now boyfriend of Amy Farrah Fowler. My problem with this is that these new characters have now taken a lot of the light off the friendship of the 4 men and focused more on the women. I was watching one the other day, where there was a separate plot line for the women. This wouldn't be bad at all, if more than a third of the female characters were actually funny. I originally liked Bernadette, but not anymore. I never liked Amy Farrah Fowler, she is mostly used as a vessel for just very crude jokes, and she comes across really as a female Sheldon, but not as funny of course.
But the very worst part is it seems to have changed the male characters - in particular Sheldon. He just seems to have mellowed a bit and I far preferred his character in the earlier seasons.
But, contrary to what it may seem, I DO LIKE this show. It is nice, easy viewing and some of it is still funny. I realise the writers do have to develop the character's lives a bit in order to keep things fresh, but I just preferred the earlier seasons.
But I can tell when an episode is relatively new. And I don't like the new ones. In the opening seasons, I felt the stories were so much more focused around the 4 geeks, which was funny. Penny is a good character too, and she contrasts well with Sheldon especially. There was a point when I absolutely adored this show.
But then what happened? They all went and got girlfriends. We could all see Leonard and Penny's eventual romance from a mile off, and I don't have a problem with that. I loved the first time Leonard asked Penny out, and I think their relationship works in the show.
However, then we had Howard and Sheldon get their girls. Howard married Bernadette and Sheldon is now boyfriend of Amy Farrah Fowler. My problem with this is that these new characters have now taken a lot of the light off the friendship of the 4 men and focused more on the women. I was watching one the other day, where there was a separate plot line for the women. This wouldn't be bad at all, if more than a third of the female characters were actually funny. I originally liked Bernadette, but not anymore. I never liked Amy Farrah Fowler, she is mostly used as a vessel for just very crude jokes, and she comes across really as a female Sheldon, but not as funny of course.
But the very worst part is it seems to have changed the male characters - in particular Sheldon. He just seems to have mellowed a bit and I far preferred his character in the earlier seasons.
But, contrary to what it may seem, I DO LIKE this show. It is nice, easy viewing and some of it is still funny. I realise the writers do have to develop the character's lives a bit in order to keep things fresh, but I just preferred the earlier seasons.
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