This perfectly encapsulates why I hate “The Big Bang Theory” (x)
Howard: So it’s settled! The fate of Doctor Who’s TARDIS will be decided by a Game of Thrones inspired death match on the battlefield of Thundercats versus Transformers.
Person filming: [audible tapping of spacebar key to pause video]
Person filming: [yelling loudly, accompanied by hand gestures ] FUCK YOU! WHERE WAS THE JOKE?
Person filming: [still angry, more hasty] HE JUST FUCKING NAMED A BUNCH OF SHIT! HOW IS THIS COMEDY?
Person filming: [unpauses video]
Show: [laugh track, actors on screen awkwardly laughing]
Person filming: [overlapping audio of show, audibly irate] WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING? WHYYY?!?!
I fucking hate that show. This person is me.
Ready Player One (2018, directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the novel by Ernest Cline)
Fun fact:
I have never met a “nerd” that likes BBT and the one really fervent fan I met was a coach from my High School that was probably the sort of meathead that bullied “nerds” back in the day.
The show isn’t actually made for Geeks, it’s made for people that want to feel like Geeks now that being one is trendy and don’t actually know anything about nerdy sub-cultures beyond stereotypes.