The earlier seasons from 1-5 are pretty brilliant (6-12 are good, but not quite as good), the characters are perfectly developed, they're all likable, the comedy is understandable and it doesn't feel like you're being made fun of intellectually. Sheldon, Howard and Penny are three of my favorite sitcom characters of all time, they are the three consistently lovable, emotionally resonant and hilarious characters. Raj, Leonard, Bernadette and Amy are alright, but don't have as interesting plot lines as the other three. The show gets a lot of pop culture references and facts wrong, it seems to make fun of nerds/geeks at times and the storylines seem to de-escalate during the next 7 seasons, the show isn't bad like certain people make it out to be, the comedy is great, the performances are great and it's a fun show to watch casually.
Now, granted it's not a Seinfeld level sitcom, it can be intellectually challenging at times, certain friendships scenes are difficult to watch like Sheldon constantly making fun of Howard, Sheldon being a cold, selfish, sour emotionless robot, I believe his mother should've had him tested at a better place (no offence), despite all that he is still a lovable character, the show is basically building up a "Sheldon redemption arc" kind of thing. He starts off like a machine, gradually starts to turn human when he meets Penny and reaches close to full humanity when he starts a relationship with Amy. This has probably been said enough, but Jim Parsons' portrayal of Sheldon is perfect, literally nobody else could've taken the role, he EMBODIES Sheldon and that's what makes this show so addictive, Sheldon, you never know what's going to happen with him next episode but you know that you will love it.
The finale in this show is heart-warming and I balled my eyes out both times I have watched this show during the final episode. Sheldon and Amy are nominated for a Nobel Prize and win, Amy finally tells Sheldon what the audience has wanted to tell him all this time, after this intensely emotional scene, Sheldon and Amy walk on stage and as he looks out into the audience he sees Howard, Leonard, Penny, Raj and Bernadette sitting and cheering him on even after what he said to them in this episode, as he sees them he realizes that he has been taking them for granted and during his extraordinarily emotional speech, he expresses his true feelings for his friends and it is easily one of the most emotional and best finales in sitcom history! Sheldon finally deems Howard as an astronaut - this is where I started crying - this scene really shows us that Amy made Sheldon more humane and realize how much he was taking all of his friends for granted.
This show starts with a big bang and ends in one, all characters have growth and development, especially Howard, creep turned into an acclaimed astronaut who has a great wife, two kids and a nice personality, Raj has selective mutism (cannot talk around women) and later he is able to talk to Penny without alcohol and this is a big character growth moment. Penny becomes way less self-involved, more intelligent, accepting of the group, isn't afraid of commitment and gets pregnant, once hated the idea of having babies. Amy learns to be less of a pushover and changes from fully functioning cyborg into caring and loving human being. Leonard learns to express himself and his opinion to Sheldon. This show made nerds happier to express themselves and elevated pop culture, even gained pop culture status. It is not deserving of all the 1-4 star ratings, it should get at least 6 for the performances and overall comfortable feeling to show overall.
85%
Character ranking (just a random thing I decided to do): 6. Bernadette 5. Amy 4. Leonard & Raj (tie) 3. Penny 2. Howard 1. Sheldon.
Now, granted it's not a Seinfeld level sitcom, it can be intellectually challenging at times, certain friendships scenes are difficult to watch like Sheldon constantly making fun of Howard, Sheldon being a cold, selfish, sour emotionless robot, I believe his mother should've had him tested at a better place (no offence), despite all that he is still a lovable character, the show is basically building up a "Sheldon redemption arc" kind of thing. He starts off like a machine, gradually starts to turn human when he meets Penny and reaches close to full humanity when he starts a relationship with Amy. This has probably been said enough, but Jim Parsons' portrayal of Sheldon is perfect, literally nobody else could've taken the role, he EMBODIES Sheldon and that's what makes this show so addictive, Sheldon, you never know what's going to happen with him next episode but you know that you will love it.
The finale in this show is heart-warming and I balled my eyes out both times I have watched this show during the final episode. Sheldon and Amy are nominated for a Nobel Prize and win, Amy finally tells Sheldon what the audience has wanted to tell him all this time, after this intensely emotional scene, Sheldon and Amy walk on stage and as he looks out into the audience he sees Howard, Leonard, Penny, Raj and Bernadette sitting and cheering him on even after what he said to them in this episode, as he sees them he realizes that he has been taking them for granted and during his extraordinarily emotional speech, he expresses his true feelings for his friends and it is easily one of the most emotional and best finales in sitcom history! Sheldon finally deems Howard as an astronaut - this is where I started crying - this scene really shows us that Amy made Sheldon more humane and realize how much he was taking all of his friends for granted.
This show starts with a big bang and ends in one, all characters have growth and development, especially Howard, creep turned into an acclaimed astronaut who has a great wife, two kids and a nice personality, Raj has selective mutism (cannot talk around women) and later he is able to talk to Penny without alcohol and this is a big character growth moment. Penny becomes way less self-involved, more intelligent, accepting of the group, isn't afraid of commitment and gets pregnant, once hated the idea of having babies. Amy learns to be less of a pushover and changes from fully functioning cyborg into caring and loving human being. Leonard learns to express himself and his opinion to Sheldon. This show made nerds happier to express themselves and elevated pop culture, even gained pop culture status. It is not deserving of all the 1-4 star ratings, it should get at least 6 for the performances and overall comfortable feeling to show overall.
85%
Character ranking (just a random thing I decided to do): 6. Bernadette 5. Amy 4. Leonard & Raj (tie) 3. Penny 2. Howard 1. Sheldon.