Advertising fails at math again

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NuRoommate likes The Big Bang Theory. Thus far, I do not like The Big Bang Theory; not only is the depiction of nerdity totally alien to my experience and not a little offensive, but the one episode I saw managed to be offensive about Christians, too. I am not optimistic.

But. The packaging for season three has the following to say:

A love affair with Penny has opened a big, wide, wonderful world of romance for Leonard. But Sheldon likes the world just the way it was, thank you. All of which makes for a zany comic triangle for brainy, clueless Sheldon and practical, grounded Penny hilariously vying for role of hypotenuse.

Now, the hypotenuse is the long side of a right triangle (ie, a tringle with one square corner). So: Leonard-Penny-Sheldon vs. Leonard-Sheldon-Penny!

This second description sounds unlikely to me, based on what I know of American TV, but hey, that's the sitch, yo. The math says so. They're vying, even. WHICH WILL IT BE? TUNE IN TO FIND OUT.

(Fans of the show are welcome to weigh in now.)

Comments

[ghostyouknow27.livejournal.com]

That was me, failing to login. And I meant tonight's holiday episode of Glee.

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I think Glee and TBBT are both lost causes in my book. I just don't like anyone on either of them, you know? Like Arrested Development - I got through about fifteen minutes and gave up. I hated everyone.

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Like Arrested Development - I got through about fifteen minutes and gave up. I hated everyone.

OMG ME TOO. Everyone goes on and on about how it's the greatest, funniest show of all time, and I watched it and was just like, "What are you even talking about, best show ever? This is painful to watch!"

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*nods*

I have accepted that the intersection between my sense of humor and that of the world at large is very small. Alas. The last sitcom I liked was Malcolm in the Middle, and the next most recent would probably be M*A*S*H. So.

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LOL! I am slightly more mainstream than you, apparently, because I do like a few current sitcoms. But most of them? Bleh.

[ghostyouknow27.livejournal.com]

I am close to giving up on Glee, which is sad, because I enjoyed (most of) the first season. I hated the concept of TBBT, but then I got hooked. Of course, then I discovered Community, so TBBT has been relegated to "watch it on the Internet sometime when I get around to it" status.

I can't agree on Arrested Development, though. I still think it's one of the best comedies ever aired. The ensemble alone ...

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I loved the concept of Glee - singing, every week! - but something about the approach (which I've heard described as black comedy) turned me off pretty fast. I think it's just a failure in taste on my part. I want to be able to sympathize with the characters, and the show seemed determined that I wouldn't.

[ghostyouknow27.livejournal.com]

I think Glee started out as something of a dark comedy ... I don't know what it is anymore. I'm not sure the show knows what it is anymore. If you want a lesson in how not to write characters, it's extremely informative. There very little continuity; the characters change each week to service the story. Only, the story doesn't make a whole lotta sense, either. I keep sticking around for one character (Kurt). :p