"Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously, and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light."

Don't cross the whines!

@Knixon said:

"Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously, and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light."

Don't cross the whines!

Who needs the Cern SuperCollider when we have the Pasadena Super Whiners

@censorshipsucks06 said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

Agree about Howard not leaving his family--can't see it either. Generally, from what I've observed, such people tend to over-compensate in the care-and-feeding department; not wanting to shortchange their kid(s) the way they feel they were shortchanged. (Just to be clear; I have no vast knowledge on this subject--just going by what I've seen/the people I know.

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ON ANOTHER NOTE: Howard said (speaking to Leonard at the time--I think) that when his Dad was around his mother was nothing like she is now --that she changed after he left. So, can't know where anyone got the notion that the Deb-Deb 'we knew' (and that Bernie may one day become like) is the reason that Howard's Dad left.

I think one thing that's being overlooked here is that I wrote that about Howard leaving his family, as well as all the other examples, as **a joke **loaded with sarcasm. I never really made the statement that Howard would, could, or should leave his family.

Again - I wrote this as a joke.

"How about this....

1. Leonard and Penny get divorced

2. Howard is miserable because Bernie completes her transition into being EXACTLY like his mother, and he leaves just like his Dad did.

3. Sheldon watches as Bert and Kripke win a Nobel Prize, while his grant is canceled and he is then forced to move and live back home with his Mom in Texas, and works at The Apple Store.

4. Raj gets deported.

5. Amy marries David Gibbs - the English guy she dated after she broke up with Sheldon.

6. Stuart's store takes off and becomes a successful Comic Book Chain of stores, both brick and mortar, AND on the internet, and he becomes a "Jeff Bezos" type of billionaire.

7. Bob Newhart then wakes up and realizes the entire series has been yet another long and weird dream.

The End"

I knew that at the time--but, got caught up in further discussions--and forgot.

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@censorshipsucks06 said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

Agree about Howard not leaving his family--can't see it either. Generally, from what I've observed, such people tend to over-compensate in the care-and-feeding department; not wanting to shortchange their kid(s) the way they feel they were shortchanged. (Just to be clear; I have no vast knowledge on this subject--just going by what I've seen/the people I know.

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ON ANOTHER NOTE: Howard said (speaking to Leonard at the time--I think) that when his Dad was around his mother was nothing like she is now --that she changed after he left. So, can't know where anyone got the notion that the Deb-Deb 'we knew' (and that Bernie may one day become like) is the reason that Howard's Dad left.

I think one thing that's being overlooked here is that I wrote that about Howard leaving his family, as well as all the other examples, as **a joke **loaded with sarcasm. I never really made the statement that Howard would, could, or should leave his family.

Again - I wrote this as a joke.

"How about this....

1. Leonard and Penny get divorced

2. Howard is miserable because Bernie completes her transition into being EXACTLY like his mother, and he leaves just like his Dad did.

3. Sheldon watches as Bert and Kripke win a Nobel Prize, while his grant is canceled and he is then forced to move and live back home with his Mom in Texas, and works at The Apple Store.

4. Raj gets deported.

5. Amy marries David Gibbs - the English guy she dated after she broke up with Sheldon.

6. Stuart's store takes off and becomes a successful Comic Book Chain of stores, both brick and mortar, AND on the internet, and he becomes a "Jeff Bezos" type of billionaire.

7. Bob Newhart then wakes up and realizes the entire series has been yet another long and weird dream.

The End"

I knew that at the time--but, got caught up in further discussions--and forgot.

Cool. I just didn't want anyone actually thinking that I believe Howard walking out on his family is a good idea and that I was actually suggesting it.

@MrCharmingMan said:

I would probably see this show going for at most another few seasons more. So what could be successfully done in the next few seasons? Chuck also has said it will probably end after 12 seasons.

So whats the perfect way to end it all?

I'd say end it HUGE like Sheldon discovers something monumental and wins the Nobel Peace Prize and the whole gang is there listening to his acceptance speech. He then rips all the gang a new one but then ends it with saying how much they all contributed to him winning the Nobel Peace Prize. I'd like Leonard and Penny to have a kid. Sheldon and Amy get married.

But most of all Raj needs to finally find the one and get married as well. Maybe they all can go to India for a BIG Indian wedding!

Saw this--thought of this Thread.

Joel Stein (TIME) quoting Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers) about finales.

"I would feel ripped off if it's, 'O.K., off to bigger and better things.' I want to feel a little bit sad. Because I'm feeling sad about it. And good finales take how the audience is feeling about the finale and put that into the content."

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

Saw this--thought of this Thread.

Joel Stein (TIME) quoting Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers) about finales.

"I would feel ripped off if it's, 'O.K., off to bigger and better things.' I want to feel a little bit sad. Because I'm feeling sad about it. And good finales take how the audience is feeling about the finale and put that into the content."

That's a good point too. Treat it like how the audience will be feeling too. Seems like they handled it very well with the finale of Cheers. But not sure how that would translate to TBBT.

They weren't real explicit about people leaving, although Frasier wound up in Seattle (for his own show) and Woody was... what, elected to city council or something? So he wouldn't be behind the bar any more but probably still came by frequently. Rebecca got married but she didn't expect it to last because she's so goofy and might have kept working at the bar anyway. Sam and Diane were planning to get married but that might have gone off the rails again like before... Either way, Sam would still own the bar, though, so he'd always be there. Diane had become a semi-famous author so probably wouldn't be working at the bar. Unless maybe if her next book was a huge flop.

Overall it wasn't really much about endings or departures, yet they still managed to find a tone - or at least an undertone - of melancholy to match the audience's feeling about the show ending. Maybe Chuck Lorre et al could ask Rob Long and others for some advice.

Although I would still kinda like to see Sheldon get a piano dropped on him... Maybe a piano that was being hoisted by a "rope" of some new material Sheldon invented, that turns out to have some problems...

"Although I would still kinda like to see Sheldon get a piano dropped on him... Maybe a piano that was being hoisted by a "rope" of some new material Sheldon invented, that turns out to have some problems..."

Yes please!

@Knixon said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

"I would feel ripped off if it's, 'O.K., off to bigger and better things.' I want to feel a little bit sad. Because I'm feeling sad about it. And good finales take how the audience is feeling about the finale and put that into the content."

That's a good point too. Treat it like how the audience will be feeling too. Seems like they handled it very well with the finale of Cheers. But not sure how that would translate to TBBT.

They weren't real explicit about people leaving, although Frasier wound up in Seattle (for his own show) and Woody was... what, elected to city council or something? So he wouldn't be behind the bar any more but probably still came by frequently. Rebecca got married but she didn't expect it to last because she's so goofy and might have kept working at the bar anyway. Sam and Diane were planning to get married but that might have gone off the rails again like before... Either way, Sam would still own the bar, though, so he'd always be there. Diane had become a semi-famous author so probably wouldn't be working at the bar. Unless maybe if her next book was a huge flop.

Overall it wasn't really much about endings or departures, yet they still managed to find a tone - or at least an undertone - of melancholy to match the audience's feeling about the show ending. Maybe Chuck Lorre et al could ask Rob Long and others for some advice.

Although I would still kinda like to see Sheldon get a piano dropped on him... Maybe a piano that was being hoisted by a "rope" of some new material Sheldon invented, that turns out to have some problems...

Not to nitpick; but, this is quoting me, quoting someone, who is quoting someone else.

I know you are not responsible for how this site is set up; but, it comes off as if the words are mine—they are not.

How about editing in a notation clarifying ownership?

Chances are we'll never have Stein or Lindelof visiting this Board—but still….

Thanks.

@bratface said:

"Although I would still kinda like to see Sheldon get a piano dropped on him... Maybe a piano that was being hoisted by a "rope" of some new material Sheldon invented, that turns out to have some problems..."

Yes please!

LOL kinda too violent for CBS prime time tho no?

Oops,. I took out too many > lines. It's better now.

@MrCharmingMan said:

@bratface said:

"Although I would still kinda like to see Sheldon get a piano dropped on him... Maybe a piano that was being hoisted by a "rope" of some new material Sheldon invented, that turns out to have some problems..."

Yes please!

LOL kinda too violent for CBS prime time tho no?

Was 2.5 Men not in prime time? It's been so long, I forgot.

"Although I would still kinda like to see Sheldon get a piano dropped on him... Maybe a piano that was being hoisted by a "rope" of some new material Sheldon invented, that turns out to have some problems..."

LOL kinda too violent for CBS prime time tho no?

Not at all.

The piano is being hoisted up. The gang watches. Sheldon stands under the piano complaining that the workers are doing it all wrong.

The next scene is a funeral home with the piano taking the place of a coffin.

Howard:" Well he was right. They were doing it wrong."

Leonard:" That's how he wanted to go....being right."

A piano is not Sheldony enough. How about he goes to Comic -Con and someone drops a Bat'Leth on him. Or a life sized Batman statue.

@Knixon said:

Oops,. I took out too many > lines. It's better now.

Just give me a good two part clip show with all my favorite scenes and a sappy song played over them.