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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
04/19/09

In reply to Sitcom Payola Doesn't Always Work Out
To sum up the averaged reactions of io9:

HIMYM is a better sitcom

Chuck is a better SF-type show
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bonniegrrl
04/19/09

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Don't forget Sheldon's kick-ass Admiral Ackbar impression!

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Alexis
04/18/09

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I'll say it once and I'll say it again:

"How I met Your Mother" has better(and more clever) nerd references in it than ANY episode of BBT.

HIMYM doesn't spoon feed you references. They do them and a lot of the time, don't give them a direct citation like BBT. For example, a few weeks ago, there was an awesome Leeroy Jenkins nod that could have been easily missed. Not to mention the "Top Gun" scene from the same episode.
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Alexis
04/18/09

@Evlsushi: Also BBT needs some continuity and development. The characters are the same as they were in the first episode.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
04/18/09

@Evlsushi: Yeah, HIMYM works their references into the plot and conversations rather than screeching the whole show to a stop and putting a neon sign on them.
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rileyjam514
04/18/09

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God I love this show. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE RECAP THIS!!! It's a nerd-trip a mile friggin long.. my wife didn't understand half the jokes until she started watching TNG reruns (Data is her favorite character, and like me she loathes Nemesis and considers it unwatchable - she was also quite upset with me for not spoiling Nemesis and letting her find out the hard way about Data in the end).
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Charlie Jane Anders
04/18/09

@rileyjam514: I think Chuck is more worthy of recapping than BBT, to be honest. Partly because Chuck has an actual science fictional premise. And partly because Chuck has more to recap. Plus, Adam Baldwin.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
04/19/09

@Charlie Jane Anders: And plus, what she said, all of that. Adam Baldwin, techno-geeks, an hour long, SF premise, SF gadgetry and NO LAUGH TRACK.
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Triplanetary
04/18/09

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I hate nerd shout-outs on TV. I remember a lot of BSG fans creaming themselves over the "frak" reference on Veronica Mars; I found that scene awkward and stupid.
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Mav
04/18/09

@Triplanetary: I am the exact opposite. I love them. Especially when done well. The nerd shout outs in Middleman? Those were the fucking BEST!
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Camille
04/18/09

@Mav: The Middleman had a great way of putting nerd shout outs and obscure geeky references. Some were so subtle that I didn't spot them until reading about them in blogs and others weren't subtle at all but still hilarious "WHERE IS YOUR BEARD?"
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Mav
04/18/09

@Camille: I loved them. The Middleman claiming to be "Lt. Gen. Leithbridge Stewart" made me fall on the floor.

As did "Prof. Emmett Brown from the Hill Valley Institute."

That show was really far too sophisticated be on TV. I should have known it never would have survived. *sighs* I still mourn this.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
04/18/09

@Mav: But Middleman WAS a nerd show, so the shoutouts fit in. Not so much with the other shows.
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Mav
04/18/09

@Evil Tortie's Mom: I kind of thought Veronica Mars was a nerd show? Not in the same way that Middleman was, but still... Maybe I'm wrong though.
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aixelsyd
04/18/09

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This is the best comedy show in years, fresh characters that transcend the nerd stereotypes, creative writing, great acting, and of course the stale sitcom format, but the show really rocks.

Who doesn't love Rock Paper Scissors, Lizard, Spock?
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
04/18/09

@aixelsyd: Agreed. When Penny referenced Star Trek I had to change pants.

Twice.
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Mav
04/18/09

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I realise this is slightly different, but I personally think Casey on Chuck should receive a package from his mother.

Containing a hat.

*cough*
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Elizabeth Weinbloom
04/18/09

@Mav: I'll be in my b... what are we talking about?
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Charlie Jane Anders
04/18/09

@GreyHammer: I was on an airplane a while ago, and we had the awesome personal TV screens in our seats. I got to watch a couple episodes of Big Bang Theory right after a couple episodes of the British show, the IT Crowd. Suffice to say, Big Bang Theory did not do very well out of the comparison.
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GreyHammer
04/18/09

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big bang theory is unwatchable for me. nerd stereo types and poor joke writting make me tune out. its actually made me miss a show i actually like because i changed the channel (how i met your mother. NPH is the shit.)
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Mav
04/18/09

@GreyHammer: I love NPH. He let me sit on his bike for a picture with him and thus has cemented his awesomeness in my heart.
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ThisDudeRufus
04/18/09

@GreyHammer: I've always wondered. Do the 'cool kids' get offended at how they're portrayed on TV and stuff? By comparison, our caricatures are just wacky.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
04/18/09

@ThisDudeRufus: You mean, how they're all pretty and having lots of sex and excellent parties and designer clothes? So offensive.

NPH is the truly cool kid, however. HIMYM is the only sitcom I will watch.
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Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
04/18/09

@GreyHammer: I recently gave BBT a try on the plane... couldn't make it past the first 5 minutes. They aren't nerds, they're socially retarded hipsters.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
12/02/08

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Slow, lifeless, dull, and no Walter, Pacey or Asterisk! Of course it isn't as fun as "Fringe".
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eviltimes
12/02/08

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It's slow and dull.
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Plague
12/02/08

@eviltimes:

and monotonous
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