That's because they're sitcom characters on a comedy sitcom. None of them are realistic to any great depth.

Um, no. The Howard/Bernadette relationship is far from "fairly normal," unless you count as normal a grown man marrying his mommy… Let's face it, the Howard/Bernadette relationship only appears "fairly normal" relative to the other characters' fucked up relationships. But if I ran across this group of people in real…

The issue I have is precisely that there are no "functional relationships" on this show at all. All the relationships on this show are dysfunctional, from Leonard/Penny to Howard/Bernadette to Raj/whomever. The only pairing that's at least tolerably dysfunctional is Sheldon/Amy. So, no, that's not my problem with this…

The point is that Cheers was rejuvenated when Alley joined the cast. Long leaving was the best thing that could have happened, because the Sam/Diane relationship had been spinning its wheels for a couple seasons. In contrast, The Big Bang Theory has been stagnant for years because the Penny/Leonard relationship has…

Replace her with another "audience surrogate," maybe this time one that's not so dumb. Come to think of it, that kinda tells you all you need to know about Chuck Lorre's opinion of the general intelligence of the audience that watches this show, don'tcha think?

No, because I accidentally clicked "post" before I'd finished. Either one could/should go. But, yes, given that this is a Chuck Lorre joint we're talking about here, what are the odds he'd keep the female character around? I mean, the character is so underdeveloped that I don't think she's ever even been given a last…

I've been saying for years that The Big Bang Theory should have followed Cheers' lead and got rid of Penny when her relationship with Leonard inevitably crashed and burned. If done right, it would have rejuvenated the show, just as happened on Cheers. Or get rid of Leonard and have Penny move in with Sheldon, at least…

I usually don't. I typically skip these types of complaints in the comments, but I still have to read enough of the complaints to know they're doing this before I can skip over them. There are so many sometimes that it quickly becomes annoying. In any case, I was making a general reference, not just referring to the…

I'll never understand people who always want the exact same thing. If you like The Walking Dead, then guess what? There's a show called The Walking Dead, go watch it, and stop complaining that another show, whether part of the franchise or not, may not be a carbon copy of it. I'm sick and tired of having to listen to…

Oh, we're resorting to insults and name-calling. Alright. I'm just gonna ignore that.

So, essentially, what you're saying is that, the women who have accused Cosby of rape, some or most, consented. Uh huh, right. And you know this how exactly? Because, unless you were there, you can't possibly know any of what you are claiming to know. Now, I don't claim to be omniscient, unlike you, which is why I'm…

T-shirts?

It's in the top ten. Or so I've heard. Homosexuality? Not so much.

I remember reading something about not looking at the speck in your brother's eye while ignoring the log in your own eye. I think it was somewhere in the New Testament. Y'know, in that book Christians are always going on about, the one with Jesus. The Duggars must not have read that part, I guess. Or maybe they just…

You seem to be trying to excuse Cosby's behavior by creating a hypothetical scenario which, unfortunately for you, doesn't excuse Cosby at all. Why? Because your hypothetical scenario is nothing more than an invention on your part, with no basis in reality. Of the 45 women who've accused Cosby of rape, none consented…

Actually, of those alleged 1000 women Mr. Cosby "banged," there are at least 45 who say it was non-consensual. So it would reduce the number to 955. And, when we consider that only about 20% of rapes are reported, that may increase the number of rapes Cosby is likely to have committed to about 225. And that's a…

I think he's using "banged" as a euphemism.

You, sir, are despicable…

Well, shit, why didn't anybody mention this before? Calendar Man?!? I mean, well… shit…

Yeah, I agree. It's one of the reasons I stopped watching. Aside from it's incessantly boring plot-lines and dull characters. I realized around episode six or seven that I didn't care about any of the characters on this show, and that it wasn't fun trying to keep up with what was happening—it felt more like a chore.…