Talk:Chuck Lorre/@comment-76.116.236.148-20150425173631

I guess the producers and writers of The Big Bang Theory do not believe in the axiom "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." The Big Bang was one of the very few comedies that made me laugh out loud. Now, it produces a smile once in a while. I have to watch the old shows if I want to laugh.

For reasons unknow, those in charge of this program sat down and said..."What is it that makes Big Bang funny?  Let's see....Sheldon being obnoxious, society inept, mentally superior to everyone, sexually ignorant...eh...Raj not being able to talk to women...eh...Penny working at the Cheesecake Factory...Krepke....the Comic Book Store....Sheldon and Leonard's mothers...Raj skyping with his parents....okay...let's eliminate them all"  For instance, a recent episode had Leonard's name being left out of a paper he and Sheldon collaborated on. The old Big Bang would have had Sheldon being left off. (Remember the physics paper when Sheldon refused to share credit with Leonard?)  Another example. Sheldon applying for the Mars expedition. It could have been very funny with Sheldon exalting his superiority over all the other candidates. Instead, we were given a very silly and unfunny piece that should have been an embarressment to all those involved in it.

I used to anxiously wait for Thursday evening and The Big Bang Theory. Now, I watch hoping against hope that it will begin to be funny once again. So far this season, I have been let down every time.

Ed Schiffendecker

Hammonton, New Jersey