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Has anyone else noticed that The Big Bang Theory (TV show) has "Jumped the shark"?
(In case the term JTS is unfamiliar see: Jumping the Shark )
I really enjoyed the first three seasons. But recently the story lines have begun to degrade and the last few episodes were downright painful – despite the laugh track’s implication of unbridled hilarity.
They had so much good material to use: smart geeks, Physics, Math, R&D, government funding, OCD, research projects gone awry.
The cleverness has been replaced with subject matter like, bowel problems, dating, and partner swapping like Friends, Glee, or 90210. Yuk.
Does anyone know what happened? Did writers leave the show?
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