That particular piece of lore reads more like fan fiction/speculation to me.
It apparently comes from a Blu-Ray menu (image [6] - yeah, that reference's only on the Wayback Machine now) which gives it some sort of legitimacy. I don't own the BR, though, so I didn't check.
I think I may have watched one episode of the spin-off, out of curiosity. I've enjoyed BBT for a while, but I need to be in the right mood to watch something casual like that, and the new series didn't really hook me.
I also liked the first 2-3 seasons of BBT. But then it kind of fell off a cliff. It was also around the time when I noticed that most of the comedy was simply referencing geek-culture. Suddenly it felt very pandering.
I've never known anyone who watched The Big Bang Theory at any point during its run. Obviously a ton of people did, but we, uh, run in different circles.
Interesting. Who is watching this stuff ... I thought Big Bang Theory had a serious drop in viewship towards the final seasons, no?
So who's watching a spin-off of that.
While Friends did lose a lot of its bite and did not age gracefully in a lot of ways, for me it's still in a league of its own compared to BBT.
"This fictional person isn't making perfect decisions at all times, so I don't like them."
The last episode seemed very good to me. His reactions seemed natural, and he did what he could. Toranaga was quite cynical when he was talking about him at the end, which probably made him look more incompetent than he deserved.
Thanks! I must have misunderstood that part.
People didn't like her? Dayum. I still haven't finished it (away on holiday! weee), but my concerns pre-show were from seeing her in other stuff and not being sure if she was the right fit. Six episodes in and I think she's nailed being "naive but capable" and transforming to a less naive, survivor type.
I've only watched the first episode, but the Maximus stuff was my least favorite by far.
