full offense but the mcelroys encapsulate modern nerd culture a million times better than the big bang theory ever could.
Counterargument: The McElroys do not embody the sexism, racism, and other forms of bigotry often found in “Nerd Culture” anywhere near as (unintentionally) effectively as TBBT.
Counter-counter argument: the McElroys embody true nerd culture while BBT emvbys fake geek culture. You know the kind that thinks deadpool is straight.
I was so foolish. Now I have seen the light. I am now clear minded.
big bang theory just has references strung together in a loose way that makes the viewer be like “i recognize that” while the laugh track plays, creating the illusion of jokes. The mcelroys have no sound cues or laugh tracks and tell actual jokes which leave justin laughing so hard his face is a tomato
Okay but to be fair Silver, half the time they don’t even say a joke and Justin is still laughing so hard his face is a tomato
okay but thats because theyre about to say a really funny joke and justin knows it so he preemptively laughs
Magnus:
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token-
You’ve always been able to teleport since the day you were born, with one exception: all eyes have to be turned away from you for you to do it. One day as you lay in bed in the privacy of your own home, you try to teleport but discover that you cannot.
YOU CANNOT FAST TRAVEL WHEN THERE ARE ENEMIES NEARBY
you unplug your amazon echo and then teleport to jeff bezos house to kick him in the nuts.
Given that floral sundresses with spaghetti straps are everywhere this summer and so many outlets are suggesting they be worn over baby tees, I propose that we collectively take it one step further back into the late nineties and start wearing them with black chokers and combat boots again. That was a good look. We should not, as a society, have let it slip through our fingers like we did.
