Charlie Conway said:

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"Four laugh tracks?"

I've never heard anyone describe each instance of laughing as a separate "track."

One Louder said:

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It was never my cup of tea but I really started hating it when their fans would defend it online by saying "It'S n0t tHeir fAuLt y0u're t00 St00pid t0 uNdErsTaNd tHe j0kEs!"

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I've seen this rebuttal plenty, but I've never seen that actual defense of the show. Never heard anyone make the claim that since the show is about scientists, it's for a smart audience.

I've seen it several times, aimed at both me and others on FB threads, as if there's anyone dumb enough out there to not understand the attempt at humor by any Chuck Lorre production. I don't like the humor on the show because it tries too hard to lean into stereotypes, making them into caricatures.

Bruce Almighty said:

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Young Sheldon is much better than BBT.

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What's amazing to me about Young Sheldon is that both my sons (19 and 16) watch it and both love it. The amazing part is that like most Gen Z boys, they don't consume, or consume very little, of this type of media. Outside of kid/family programs when they were little I don't recall them watching any network tv or sitcoms.

I also find it funny that my 80 year old dad loves Big Bang Theory. I don't think he followed any sitcoms since the 80's.

Aggie Infantry said:

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My "Mount Rushmore" of comedy sitcoms:
1. Cheers
2. Seinfeld
3. Andy Griffith (b&w w/Barney)
4. Big Bang

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Old guy here:

1: All in the Family
2: The Simpsons
3: Married with Children
4: Cheers

As nerd, or whatever, mainly what I didn't like about it was being told all the time that I should watch it and how good it was by non-nerds.

One Louder said:

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I don't like the humor on the show because it tries too hard to lean into stereotypes, making them into caricatures.

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Or maybe, it's not their fault and you're just too stupid to understand the jokes

So I've heard!

Who argues about sitcoms on Facebook? Much less sitcoms they don't like?

BBT was a great show that was nerdy enough for the super nerds who don't take themselves too seriously. While also not being too nerdy for those of us who enjoy nerdy stuff, but aren't super fans of the nerdy things they talked about (comics, LOTR, Star Wars, fantasy, sci-fi, Dr. Who, etc).

La Fours said:

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Who argues about sitcoms on Facebook? Much less sitcoms they don't like?

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You're right. Facebook is a forum normally reserved for cancer research and international diplomacy.

Oh, wait....No, it's not. It's an app for cat videos, poitical tribalism and yes, arguing about the quality of sitcoms.

One Louder said:

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It was never my cup of tea but I really started hating it when their fans would defend it online by saying "It'S n0t tHeir fAuLt y0u're t00 St00pid t0 uNdErsTaNd tHe j0kEs!"

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The jokes were a bit too telegraphed of anything. I could watch an episode for the first time and say the punch line before the characters did. My hated watching it with me.

RikkiTikkaTagem said:

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One Louder said:

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It was never my cup of tea but I really started hating it when their fans would defend it online by saying "It'S n0t tHeir fAuLt y0u're t00 St00pid t0 uNdErsTaNd tHe j0kEs!"

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The jokes were a bit too telegraphed if anything. I could watch an episode for the first time and say the punch line before the characters did. My wife hated watching it with me.

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