Big Bang Theory' spinoff 'Young Sheldon' ordered CBS

This has "suck" written all over. it.

Genesia said:

This has "suck" written all over. it.

Chiiiild, I can't even deal with TBBT as it is right now. It's the same flat characters, half-dozen stale jokes, etc etc. All that shit in an adolescent???

i like jim parsons. he seems kind of sweet. hope it goes well for him

...I'm just curious - is there anywhere in the US where a waitress and a physicist would live in the same building??

domainator2010 said:

...I'm just curious - is there anywhere in the US where a waitress and a physicist would live in the same building??

Why wouldn't they?

aren't their incomes kinda different?

Beautiful waitresses make very good (and tax free!) money.

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domainator2010 said:

aren't their incomes kinda different?

First, it's suspended reality on a TV show. The girls on FRIENDS probably could not have afforded the apt they had with Rachel being a waitress, and Monica being a chef. Rachel did end up with a better job, as did Monica, but that was a big apt. So, maybe?


In reality though, I don't think a physicist is an automatic six or seven figure income and living in a condo on the 33rd floor of a 40 story building. I also don't think a waitress would be living in a hovel. I'm not sure why anyone would consider a waitress, who can make a few hundred a night, can't live in the same building that a physicist would, or vice versa. Just because one has money doesn't mean they have to then find a new apt, condo, or townhome to equal out the level of income. Make more money, let's get a bigger place? That's actually irresponsible financial management.

As a funny note - the elevator is broke in that building. It ain't that great anyway. hahaha

Big Bang Theory is set in Pasadena. There is no reason for Leonard to need a roommate to afford a place (especially a roommate he fights with constantly), when Raj has a decent place by himself.

Monica Geller was subletting from her dead grandmother's rent controlled rates.

TrivialPursuit said:

domainator2010 said:

aren't their incomes kinda different?

First, it's suspended reality on a TV show. The girls on FRIENDS probably could not have afforded the apt they had with Rachel being a waitress, and Monica being a chef. Rachel did end up with a better job, as did Monica, but that was a big apt. So, maybe?

...and btw - till date, does anyone know what Joey DOES? Like, they've showed us his workplace maybe....maybe 5 times in the entire show, and that too, to show us, that he essentially does nothing.....

domainator2010 said:

TrivialPursuit said:

First, it's suspended reality on a TV show. The girls on FRIENDS probably could not have afforded the apt they had with Rachel being a waitress, and Monica being a chef. Rachel did end up with a better job, as did Monica, but that was a big apt. So, maybe?

...and btw - till date, does anyone know what Joey DOES? Like, they've showed us his workplace maybe....maybe 5 times in the entire show, and that too, to show us, that he essentially does nothing.....

Uh..he's an actor. He was in movies and plays, and an earlier gig had him being Robert DeNiro's butt double. His spin-off show was about him moving to L.A. to pursue acting more. The actress who played his agent was in it too.

Hudson said:

Big Bang Theory is set in Pasadena. There is no reason for Leonard to need a roommate to afford a place (especially a roommate he fights with constantly), when Raj has a decent place by himself.

Monica Geller was subletting from her dead grandmother's rent controlled rates.

SoCal has rent control? Maybe it does somewhere.

no Friends is in New York.

Hudson said:

no Friends is in New York.

Oh okay, getting the shows crossed.

morningsong said:

Physicists and Astronomers Occupation Median pay (annual): 110,980 USD (2015) Median pay (hourly): 53.36 USD (2015) Entry level education: Doctoral or professional degree Projected 10-year growth: 7% (2014) Number of jobs: 20,000 (2014) Similar professions: Aerospace Engineer, Civil engineer, More

What does Sheldon spends his money on??? Half rent, no car, not on clothes, just action figures.

domainator2010 said:

...I'm just curious - is there anywhere in the US where a waitress and a physicist would live in the same building??

Not just any waitress .... a CHEESECAKE FACTORY waitress

Pokeno4Money said:

domainator2010 said:

...I'm just curious - is there anywhere in the US where a waitress and a physicist would live in the same building??

Not just any waitress .... a CHEESECAKE FACTORY waitress

Now she is in sales and "supposedly" she makes more money than Leonard.

Hudson said:

Big Bang Theory is set in Pasadena. There is no reason for Leonard to need a roommate to afford a place (especially a roommate he fights with constantly), when Raj has a decent place by himself.

Monica Geller was subletting from her dead grandmother's rent controlled rates.

They are all kinda young and still relatively new in their careers, therefore they are on the bottom of the payscale.

Leonard & Sheldon lived together.

Howard lived with his mother, and then with Bernadette.

Raj is being supported by his extremely wealthy parents.

Pokeno4Money said:

Hudson said:

Big Bang Theory is set in Pasadena. There is no reason for Leonard to need a roommate to afford a place (especially a roommate he fights with constantly), when Raj has a decent place by himself.

Monica Geller was subletting from her dead grandmother's rent controlled rates.

They are all kinda young and still relatively new in their careers, therefore they are on the bottom of the payscale.

Leonard & Sheldon lived together.

Howard lived with his mother, and then with Bernadette.

Raj is being supported by his extremely wealthy parents.

And then there's Stuart

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kpowers said:

kpowers said:

And then there's Stuart

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There was some episode where they showed Stuart actually, I think, eating Ramen noodles cause he had so little money!! Wow! Is that actually true??! Is that how a comicbook-shop owner lives in the US?? Seems a long length to go to, to keep your dream alive....?! (they say he's a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design too, so - he actually knows how to draw comics...!!! Cool! Are there any actual shops like THAT in the US??!! )

morningsong said:

kpowers said:

What does Sheldon spends his money on??? Half rent, no car, not on clothes, just action figures.

Hey Comic-Con can run into some big bucks if you get too happy there. But I hear you. I listened to an interview including Mayim, and that field does attract an eclectic range of personalities, I'd imagine some really don't spend their money because they're doing exactly what completely fulfills them or they're cheap.

Umm....I've just been hanging with a bunch of people exactly like these guys... ..heh! "eclectic" is a nice word for it....inhuman CUNTS more like.... but er - what's "fulfilling" got to do with not spending the money??!! DO Physics all you want,....then go out and chomp on some caviar, right...?

If it has the same writing team as TBBT then I predict much hilarity.

domainator2010 said:

kpowers said:

And then there's Stuart

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There was some episode where they showed Stuart actually, I think, eating Ramen noodles cause he had so little money!! Wow! Is that actually true??! Is that how a comicbook-shop owner lives in the US?? Seems a long length to go to, to keep your dream alive....?! (they say he's a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design too, so - he actually knows how to draw comics...!!! Cool! Are there any actual shops like THAT in the US??!! )

Comic book stores?? Yes many through out the US

kpowers said:

domainator2010 said:

There was some episode where they showed Stuart actually, I think, eating Ramen noodles cause he had so little money!! Wow! Is that actually true??! Is that how a comicbook-shop owner lives in the US?? Seems a long length to go to, to keep your dream alive....?! (they say he's a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design too, so - he actually knows how to draw comics...!!! Cool! Are there any actual shops like THAT in the US??!! )

Comic book stores?? Yes many through out the US

Don't forget - Stuart has a competing comic book store that is high-class and full of hot women.

RodeoSchro said:

If it has the same writing team as TBBT then I predict much hilarity.

Young Sheldon is co-created by Chuck Lorre, that's all you need to know. When it comes to sitcoms, Chuck is the absolute best.

Pokeno4Money said:

RodeoSchro said:

If it has the same writing team as TBBT then I predict much hilarity.

Young Sheldon is co-created by Chuck Lorre, that's all you need to know. When it comes to sitcoms, Chuck is the absolute best.

You aren't kidding!

I wonder why anyone would think that with Lorre being the creator of this, it would be a bomb. With that guy's track record, anything he puts out deserves a few viewings before making such an extreme judgement.

RodeoSchro said:

I wonder why anyone would think that with Lorre being the creator of this, it would be a bomb.

Maybe they didn't know Lorre is behind it?

Or maybe they are just skeptical of spinoffs, which is understandable. Not too many of 'em last very long. The only exceptions I can think of right now are The Jeffersons, Frazier, The Simpsons, Laverne & Shirley, Saved By The Bell, Mork & Mindy, Family Matters, Facts of Life and A Different World.