Big Bang Theory!

@Whackamatt:

In regards to the Big Bang Theory, I disagree with you all.  It’s a comedy show.  LOL.

I believe they DID know how the game plays.  Everyone here is being “too serious” about the game.  i.e., you’re all too close to the subject matter to find any humor in it.
Asking “Individuals or teams?” is in-line with Leonard’s character, is it not?  Perhaps it would be a way of proving his intellectual superiority over the others or some such.  It is CLEARLY a team game, so when he suggests individuals…it’s a joke.  It isn’t in Leonard’s character to do too many team activities anyway.

Also, did not the Classic version have production stipulations where you could still declare an individual winner?  Thus the US player could “win” over the UK player; even though they were both on the same side they could compete.

I’m going to go find the episode now.  I believe had I seen it first-hand, I would have laughed at the joke instead assuming the cast/crew didn’t know anything about the game.  They knew enough to include it and write a few jokes about it, which is all that really matters.

I’m sorry but I watched the episode and there was nothing funny about the line. To pardon the writers on that assumption we would have to believe that the mass audience know all about A&A and I refuse to accept that. even if the game was Chess (a game more audience members understand) and leonard asked “individuals or teams” it’s still not funny at all. I’ve heard of scientists seeing flaws in many of the equations displayed on the washable boards placed on the set of the show, and that’s exactly what this is… a flaw in the understanding of the game, or choosing a game that best fits the dialog. Also… stating what Classic A&A stipulates to justify the use of the phrase could also be viewed as taking the game “to seriously”… I love A&A and The Big Bang Theory, and I’m never apologetic for any it.

@Whackamatt:

Ah-ha!  I was confusing characters.  Sorry, it’s a little early for me.  The “individuals or teams” didn’t seem to be a joke.  I was picturing Sheldon saying that.  So yeah, doesn’t seem to be a joke at all.  But hey, the game is in there!

Uh, yeah, Whack already caught himself.  You didn’t read his 2nd post?

where is the freaking video of this?

Go back to page 3 and scroll down to Whackamatts post. Video is there.

@Gamerman01:

@Whackamatt:

Ah-ha!  I was confusing characters.  Sorry, it’s a little early for me.  The “individuals or teams” didn’t seem to be a joke.  I was picturing Sheldon saying that.  So yeah, doesn’t seem to be a joke at all.  But hey, the game is in there!

Uh, yeah, Whack already caught himself.  You didn’t read his 2nd post?

Didn’t see that, jokes on me.

The same people that like comic books and see Spiderman in movie theaters are people that watch this show. Back to Bonanza and Combat! for me.

@Imperious:

The same people that like comic books and see Spiderman in movie theaters are people that watch this show. Back to Bonanza and Combat! for me.

Wrong on both.  I am not the least bit interested in comic books or Spiderman, and I watch this show.  There is a lot more to it, and they don’t talk about comics that much

I don’t read comic books and I never went to see a Spiderman movie and I do like the show, I also like to watch Bonanza and combat. So IL you are alot like us but you won’t admit it.

Exactly

OK Bonanza quiz:

Who was the 4th Cartwright? ( he played as Ben’s Cousin?).

How many times have to visited the Ponderosa before it closed?

How many Hoss Burgers did you eat?

@Imperious:

OK Bonanza quiz:

Who was the 4th Cartwright? ( he played as Ben’s Cousin?).

Guy Williams     Cousin Will

How many times have to visited the Ponderosa before it closed?

None. It was sold in 2004 and closed I believe.

How many Hoss Burgers did you eat?

None. Haven’t made it to the 21 Bonanza Restaurant unless they were only available at the Ponderosa.

Please go easy on me. :evil:

@Imperious:

OK Bonanza quiz:

Who was the 4th Cartwright? ( he played as Ben’s Cousin?).

Will Cartwright (played by Guy Williams) was actually Ben’s nephew, which would make him the cousin of Ben’s sons.  He was actually the fifth Cartwright, after Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Joe (Michael Landon).

Jamie Cartwright too.

Sorry but this looks like a cut, copy, and paste deal.

Will Cartwright (played by Guy Williams) was actually Ben’s nephew, which would make him the cousin of Ben’s sons.  He was actually the fifth Cartwright, after Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Joe (Michael Landon).

So nobody visited the Ponderosa?

I have been there 4 times. Went on the Hayride breakfast 3 of those times.

I ate two Hoss Burgers ( they are quite big)

@Imperious:

Sorry but this looks like a cut, copy, and paste deal.

I don’t know about that, Krieghund always talks like an encyclopedia

Yes that’s mostly true. But who goes to the trouble of listing the actors names like that.

OK what was Hoss’s mystery mine?

Hoss’s mystery mine is full of optical illusions & gravity-defying episodes.

@Imperious:

Sorry but this looks like a cut, copy, and paste deal.

Nope, it’s all me.  Bonanza was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid.

@Gamerman01:

I don’t know about that, Krieghund always talks like an encyclopedia

Thanks (I think).

I am more impressed that it looks like the board was set up correctly.  It is hard to see, but it does look like right.

@Whackamatt:

In regards to the Big Bang Theory, I disagree with you all.  It’s a comedy show.  LOL.

I believe they DID know how the game plays.  Everyone here is being “too serious” about the game.  i.e., you’re all too close to the subject matter to find any humor in it.
Asking “Individuals or teams?” is in-line with Leonard’s character, is it not?  Perhaps it would be a way of proving his intellectual superiority over the others or some such.  It is CLEARLY a team game, so when he suggests individuals…it’s a joke.  It isn’t in Leonard’s character to do too many team activities anyway.

Also, did not the Classic version have production stipulations where you could still declare an individual winner?  Thus the US player could “win” over the UK player; even though they were both on the same side they could compete.

I’m going to go find the episode now.  I believe had I seen it first-hand, I would have laughed at the joke instead assuming the cast/crew didn’t know anything about the game.  They knew enough to include it and write a few jokes about it, which is all that really matters.

The original game did have that, and it was stupid right out of the gate.  I played the game first when I was a child in 1984.  Even though the rule book had a chart on who was the “winner” based off of IPC no one took it seriously.  The game is a team effort, either the Axis or the Allies win/lose.  If the ‘winner’ was based solely off of IPCs than you better hope you don’t get the USSR.  In most games they are treated like the red headed stepchild by both Germany and Japan.  They do most of the heavy lifting, but they are not going to be winning in single player terms.