I’ve only seen a few bits of BBT and it was genuinely unfunny. It was literally just:
Say a nerdy word
Audience laughs
Say another nerdy word
Audience laughs
Hot dumb girl walks in and says something dumb
Audience laughs
Seriously. What is this stupid shit? It’s not even the nerd thing. I love shows that make fun of nerdy characters despite being a nerd myself. One of my favourite shows is IT Crowd which seems like it has the same premise (a bunch of nerds and their non-nerd-woman babysitter) but is actually extremely funny because it has great writing that doesn’t disrespect its audience.
And that’s the crux of it. BBT is unfunny not because it tries to make fun of nerds. It’s unfunny because it treats its audience like they’re morons!
I genuinely believe that there was 6 excellent seasons of television there, but they took 12 seasons to make it.
Some of the jokes and character stuff is actually really good stuff (by american prime time sitcom standards) but theres so much padding and filler it feels like a chore.
I’ve only seen a few bits of BBT and it was genuinely unfunny. It was literally just:
Say a nerdy word
Audience laughs
Say another nerdy word
Audience laughs
Hot dumb girl walks in and says something dumb
Audience laughs
Seriously. What is this stupid shit? It’s not even the nerd thing. I love shows that make fun of nerdy characters despite being a nerd myself. One of my favourite shows is IT Crowd which seems like it has the same premise (a bunch of nerds and their non-nerd-woman babysitter) but is actually extremely funny because it has great writing that doesn’t disrespect its audience.
And that’s the crux of it. BBT is unfunny not because it tries to make fun of nerds. It’s unfunny because it treats its audience like they’re morons!
Silicon Valley is another example of how to do it right.
Yes and the movie Office Space, also by Mike Judge!
I genuinely believe that there was 6 excellent seasons of television there, but they took 12 seasons to make it.
Some of the jokes and character stuff is actually really good stuff (by american prime time sitcom standards) but theres so much padding and filler it feels like a chore.