The sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady started airing in 2007 and run for 12 years all around the globe. It started awkwardly by receving some mixed reviews but it reached the fans fast and within two years became a TV phenomenon. And while by the end most of fans were already tired of the show, since its comedy value dropped significantly it still kept a hardcore group of viewers.
Big Bang Theory reminds me of Thats 70’s Show – a sitcom that comes one for each generation, and thrives on its complexity. In this case you may say the shows are incredibly similar. Were starting with group of young adults, or young teenagers – their parents, their friends. The show marks important events, both political and cultural of their generation, and use everyday problems to show diffculties each generation face with how the world works in their days. Also both shows are filmed before live audience, and feature lots of important quest stars.
Most of my friends started watching BBT basically at the same stage of life as the characters. We were reting flats, going to work, having tough choices between saving money or spending them on some cool things we wanted to buy. Whearther we were nerds or not, both the jokes and emotional moments spoke to us, beacuse we were living similar lives.
The sitcome was ment to accomplish all of this from new – nerdy point of view. Our main characters were scientists with cool hobbies and intrest in all of geeky secret knowlege. Show had significant imput in promoting nerdy culture and contributed a lot to how society perceives brainy people. Protagonists were funny and likable, and Penny’s characted made the ‘plot’ more real for viewers who did not share our love for fantasy or sci-fi. You can also say that the show had educational value for some people, introducing to them trending topics related to science and technology.
And although it’s quality was declining (much like That’s 70’s Show in the end), the sitcom was entertaining and will remain memorable – at least to the Internet.
