Month: December 2010

I wanted to take this chance to give a shout out to my fans. The 4 of you(hopefully), which I’d like to think includes Tamar, the TA’s and my roomie Mikey. Thanks for taking the time to read through my first attempts at blogging and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

This has opened my eyes to the world of blogging and how much fun it is to write your opinion down instead of just keeping it inside. Even though I’m sure my blog hasn’t received very much exposure, it has still been a good practice for me for when I start another one in the New Year.

You may wonder why my blog is called “?”. Simply put, I had no idea how to blog at the start, and I felt that my blogs title should reflect my views or how I feel. Looking back I see it probably wasn’t the most engaging titled, but hopefully the simple question mark was enough to attract someone to it. I’m going to pretend now that I did it in hopes of bringing people in because of all the “white space” around it.

Less is more.

Deuces,

Connor

Is it a catchy theme song? Do the characters need to be relate-able? Does it have to include a cast of old time favorites, or can they be mostly newcomers?

The hit TV show The Big Bang Theory has put these to a test. It features a group of friends who are not far removed from University yet still cling to many of the more ‘geeky’ elements of their youth. They spend certain nights playing old video games and others ordering from the same Chinese food restaurant that they have for years. Ability to relate to this things? Check. There are many things I still do that are not seen as ‘my age’, yet I continue to do them with pleasure.

The theme song brings a new twist on theme songs with its compelling lyrics that spell out why the TV show is called The Big Bang Theory. Have a look/listen:

Now look at the cast:

Do you recognize ANY of them? Well… maybe the blonde, but the rest of them were unknowns before the show started.

How has a show with stars who have yet to be dubbed “stars” manage to become so popular? In Cassandra’s Blog The Big Bang Theory she discusses the fact that she has seen way more ads for it recently, whether it is on the network or at bus stops. Cassie also lists the fact that the episodes are shorter and don’t have AS many cliffhangers, so its okay if you don’t feel like watching one.

While these are all true, I feel that its success has come from it having such a strong group of core viewers who have spread the word about the show. People have enjoyed it so much that they have managed to sit down their parents, siblings, friend and even neighbours, who too found it hilarious and showed it to people in their lives. The reason why I believe this so much, is that I’m one of those people.

In my house hold, when the show first aired, the only two people to watch it were my eldest sister and I. We found that its unusual form of comedy(comedy that makes you think for it by using science concepts as the butt end of most of the jokes) was enough to keep us coming back every week. Now, over 4 years after it first came out, my parents are now avid watchers, as well as some of their friends.

If you haven’t seen any episodes of The Big Bang Theory, yet managed to get to here without having pressed the red X in the top right of your screen, then I suggest you give it a try, if only to what the heck I was talking about.