The tech-loving characters on "The Big Bang Theory" are about to find themselves severely star-struck. The comedy series has booked Microsoft founder Bill Gates to guest star as himself in an upcoming episode, CBS and Warner Bros. tell CNN.
In the episode, Penny (Kaley Cuoco) will find herself hosting Gates at work, and her friends go to great lengths in their effort to meet the billionaire innovator. The episode is set to air in late March.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/20/entertainment/bill-gates-big-bang-theory/index.html
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/21/17035236/bill-gates-the-big-bang-theory-appearance
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 22 2018, @08:29AM (10 children)
Not to watch that stupid show.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 22 2018, @08:39AM (6 children)
It was funny for a bit...
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 22 2018, @08:54AM (5 children)
No. This show has always been approximately as funny as F Troop [wikipedia.org].
Which is to say not at all.
You want funny? Watch Red Dwarf [wikipedia.org], smeghead!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 22 2018, @09:50AM (2 children)
Red dwarf is fucking brilliant. Found it on my hard drive a couple weeks ago. I have absolutely no idea how it got there, wish I could thank the person...
(Score: 2) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Thursday February 22 2018, @05:14PM
Warning: Shark jumpage occurs around series V.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday February 22 2018, @10:32PM
...nosrep eht knaht dluoc I hsiw ,ereht tog ti woh aedi on yletulosba evah I .oga skeew elpuoc a evird drah ym no ti dnuoF .tnaillirb gnikcuf si frawD deR
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @02:50AM (1 child)
You think people were tuning in for humor??
Everybody with a Y chromosome showed up to check out Wrangler Jane. [google.com]
...and while not very funny, it was instructive.
Before Corporal Agarn, it never occurred to me to whack somebody with my hat when they got loopy.
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @07:56PM
Fair enough, but I'd argue that:
1. Barbara Eden [gettyimages.com] on I Dream of Jeannie was much hotter;
2. IIRC, Abbott and Costello had the hat-beating thing down long before F-Troop.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Translation Error on Thursday February 22 2018, @05:32PM (2 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 22 2018, @06:07PM
That is pretty much everyone standard sitcom. This clip with no laugh track [youtube.com] is definitely a bit disturbing though.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday February 23 2018, @02:05AM
My problem with it by far was the fact that it was a bunch of faggy men and one chubby Blond talking about jack shit the whole episode, literally duckspeak about nothing, and just because there were formulas scrawled on the whiteboards in the background that somehow made it "nerdy."
At least Jew Seinfeld could make talking about nothing somewhat entertaining.