The Expedition Approximation
- Episode aired Oct 20, 2014
- TV-14
- 21m
Sheldon and Raj test whether they could survive a dark-matter research expedition in a salt mine by simulating the conditions in a steam tunnel. Meanwhile, Leonard and Penny seek advice from... Read allSheldon and Raj test whether they could survive a dark-matter research expedition in a salt mine by simulating the conditions in a steam tunnel. Meanwhile, Leonard and Penny seek advice from Howard and Bernadette when they argue about money.Sheldon and Raj test whether they could survive a dark-matter research expedition in a salt mine by simulating the conditions in a steam tunnel. Meanwhile, Leonard and Penny seek advice from Howard and Bernadette when they argue about money.
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- TriviaThe mining song Sheldon sings is the same song that is heard at the beginning of the documentary Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) which is about the Harlan County, KY coal miners who were fighting for a union contract with UMWA.
- GoofsRaj states that salt mines are humid and about 100° F in temperature. Actually, salt mines are dry and the temperature ranges from 55° to 70° F. So, working conditions would be quite comfortable.
- Quotes
Sheldon Cooper: Are they making fun of us?
Raj Koothrappali: Yup.
Sheldon Cooper: I miss the old days when I couldn't tell.
- Crazy creditsCHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #464
In my last vanity card I announced that I was quitting writing vanity cards. I was pretty firm about it. Didn't leave myself a lot of wiggle room. Not that I need any. Nothing's changed. I still feel like I made the right choice. Sure, I might have welcomed a groundswell of support for me to rethink my decision. I mean, I have been writing these things for 18 years. You'd think it would mean more to people. But no. The general reaction to my announcement was mild disappointment followed by a shrug. A literal shrug. I actually saw several pairs of shoulders lift earward an inch or two. No one sat me down and pleaded with me to reconsider. Nor was there a celebration on my having achieved such a singularly unnecessary, non-literary achievement. If anyone felt the urge to reminisce about a personal favorite vanity card out of the FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE that I've labored over, they certainly didn't bring it up with me. No, the best I could hope for was shoulder spasms. One "friend" politely asked me what I'm going to do with all the free time I'll have now. I said that I planned on cultivating bitterness. He looked to see if I was kidding. I shrugged. Which, if you haven't noticed, is how one elegantly ties up disparate threads in a meandering essay that is clearly destined to be underappreciated.
- ConnectionsReferences Star Trek (1966)
- SoundtracksHistory of Everything
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Written by Barenaked Ladies
Performed by Barenaked Ladies
[Series theme song played during the opening titles]
I never watch this show live, and i wouldn't think it would be worth the ads nowadays even. I find myself fast forwarding more and more, through the pointless argumentation's between boring characters and jokes that we've all heard before. Its like they got 50 set of jokes, and then they do some wordplay, to end up with 500.
Some characters don't even serve a purpose, as i get a feeling they dilute the more funny scenes with Sheldon, with the boring talks between the other characters. If you've seen this episode, imagine, we cut away the mine simulation scenes. They are not too funny, but its the funniest scenes in the episode. If we cut those away, there's nothing left, literally nothing. I badly wanted to laugh, but i didn't.
The story does progress through the seasons and I'm not sure if its for the better or worse. The underlying storyline isn't interesting, i mean, what will happen next, a new breakup? It doesn't matter anymore, the writers may not be better or worse then they were 5 years ago, but they are clearly not moving forward.
The biggest change this season so far, is Pennys hair and Sheldon's change of research field. I couldn't care less about the love- relations between the characters, as that was never really what the show was about in the first place. Now its all about that! Are they trying to appeal more to girls or what is this? Everyone i know, and yes, also females, believe the show was better before.
I believe that at some point the writers thought, oh, we need to change what the show is about, so that we can appeal to a wider audience. Well, just put it down, the series has been damaged and is never coming back in my eyes.
Im giving this one a 2 out of 10. Its a waste of time to watch this, they don't even succeed in making 22 minutes worth of good comedy.
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- Oct 31, 2014
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