Will Big Bang’s bundle bring no joy?
Question: Back when Murphy Brown was a fixture on CBS, TV Guide Magazine had an article called “Will diapers dampen TV’s adult sitcoms?” I was of the opinion they would, and now that Howard and Bernadette of The Big Bang Theory are going to be parents, I feel that the series should call it quits while it’s ahead at the end of the 2016-17 season. The last thing I want from BBT is for the plot to consist of a 4-year-old Wolowitz kid caught messing around with Sheldon’s (or someone else’s) scientific stuff and getting chewed out for it by the guys and gals in the cast. It’s for reasons like this that I have no intent to bother with Fuller House. Please, Chuck Lorre, pull the plug on BBT in May 2017 while the Wolowitz baby is still a baby. – David J
Matt Roush: I get your point, but honestly, you could do far worse than watch shows like The Middle, Fresh Off the Boat and black-ish to name some pretty terrific variations on the classic family sitcom. (But I’m with you on Fuller House.) I’d agree with you that Big Bang doesn’t really need a baby on board, but one of the pleasures of this show has been watching its universe expand as new characters arrive and relationships develop, with lives changing through marriage and other milestones. As long as the show isn’t completely domesticated, I’ll give it a shot and the benefit of the doubt.
