Sitcoms

[Silverstar]

[urhttp://io9.com/5973907/the-big-bang-theory-asks-the-preposterous-question-what-if-girls-went-into-a-comic-store?post=55914565]lol...[/url]

I really wish Hollywood would drop this inane mindset that girls and women don't read comic books, aren't into sci-fi and fantasy and don't attend conventions, 'cause I know for a fact that isn't true. Shows like TBBT and Conan are constantly making "Girls don't go anywhere near geek stuff and geeks are all pimply, nerdy guys who've never talked to a woman besides their moms" jokes, well last week I dropped my younger bro off as MAGfest and guess what? Half of the people in attendance were female.

[Avaitor]

Wow, I really can't post links right, can I?

I agree with you, though. My local comic book shop is constantly filled with women, I run into more girls with comic book, cartoon or video game shirts on then men, and tumblr is completely full of fangirls over fanboys. The notion that girl nerds are a rarity has been dwindling down for a while now.

But what do you expect from a Chuck Lorre show? He treats his sitcoms like they're still in the 80's.

[Daxdiv]

Man, I can recall a few times where I've seen girls in both of the comics shops I go to. Hell, even the hobby shop I go to is owned by a lady who's pretty nice considering the shit she has to put up with.

[Avaitor]

I've been watching M*A*S*H lately, and I just finished up season 3, which means I got to see "Abyssinia, Henry".

Damn.

[Avaitor]

http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/bullying-people-who-donE28099t-like-right-tv-shows/

Shawn linked to this on tz. Has anyone ever been a victim?

[Grave]

No. To be honest, I didn't even know such a thing existed or what comedy bullying was until I saw Shawn's post. My initial thought was that you go to a club and a stand-up comedian dogs you the entire time they're on stage. After reading the post and watching that clip, I'd say it's nothing different from other fandoms. Silly people trying to convince everyone to love their favorite just so they can have more people to talk to. I'm likely to be one of the ones that'll get banned or slapped with a lawsuit if people ever thought about trying to come at me with that crap (I have to work on my "Woosah").

[Avaitor]

That's what I thought as well!

Comedy Bullying seems like a surrogate for elitism in any form of entertainment, with this one special example. It's not too different from xcore gamers attacking Nintendo fans or Pitchfork-fapping hipsters who don't comprehend why Led Zeppelin or Van Halen still have fans.

[hobbyfan]

I don't watch a lot of current shows.

Back in the day, there were quite a few that I will still catch up with on the cable periodically, like Happy Days, M*A*S*H, or Get Smart. I still have yet to crack open my season 1 DVD of Barney Miller, but that was an all-time classic.

[Avaitor]

Fun fact-

While he was still alive, John Belushi told his bro that James should stick to drama. His skills are much better suited for more "serious" acting over comedy. Of course, we know how well Jim took that advice when we saw him on SNL a couple of years later.

I'm bringing this up because one of those talk shows just finished on TV (not sure which, tbh) and our syndicate shows According to Jim afterwords. Still awful.

[Silverstar]

That link reminded me of every day I was on TV.com. 

[Avaitor]

Oh, yeah, while I waas waiting for Archer the other night, I left FX on for a couple of minutes while Charlie Sheen's new show was airing. In this one, Sheen and his father are fighting over which sect of Christianity they're trying to convert his daughter over, and the grandfather has her go to Catholicism because she's OCD and all of the "trinkets" in the Catholic church appeal to her.

Well, that's a new one. I... guess?

[Avaitor]

Starting next year, FX will be airing repeats of Mike & Molly, which means that yes, it's getting into that point in its run.

Expect it to hit your markets soon, too!

[Spark Of Spirit]

This and I learned they canceled America's Most Wanted.

Great.

[Kiddington]

You know what, I really can't stand Melissa McCarthy. She's just awful.

The other guy on this show (can't remember his name, he was in My Name is Earl a few times though) is a nobody, so I can't say too much about him, but McCarthy's quote unquote "appeal" is totally lost on me. How did she become a household name again? More importantly, why?

[Avaitor]

I think people are afraid to not like her, otherwise it seems like they hate fat women, even if they're just rude and unfunny. Same thing with Rebel Wilson. Now why on earth would anyone like Pitch Perfect? That's the question.

Also, while we're talking about Lorre, just about every show on CBS was picked up for renewal this week... except for Men. Okay, that's not the only show that wasn't picked up as of yet by them, but do you think they're going to let this dog lie?