Comments for Overthinking It

Comment on Episode 254: Gatsby… You Don’t Have to Put on The Green Light by starbot

starbot — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:07:06 +0000

My favourite part of this podcast was the way Pete pronounced Baz as if it was a posh, English word, “Bohz” almost, and not Baz in the proper Australian pronunciation, as in “Bazza, maaaaaate!”

Comment on Episode 255: I Think I Like Star Trek 2 Better Than Star Trek 2 by Grim_ungainly

Grim_ungainly — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:06:30 +0000

I wanted the title to be “Star Trek II: Spirit of Vengeance”

Comment on The Mind is the Medium: Mental Illness in Pop Culture, Part 2 by the other JMS

the other JMS — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:39:23 +0000

In my opinion, the main difference comes down to actor/observer bias. The reason I’ve stopped caring about BBT is I eventually noticed that it’s not a show about nerds at all. It’s about “normal people” reacting to nerds. The humor almost exclusively derives from what the characters are, rather than what happens to them. The audience (as far as I can tell) are rarely meant to side with them, but they are meant to side with every one of Penny’s eyerolls.

Compare this with Seinfeld, where all characters are of course the butt of the joke at some point, but with Kramer it derives from his wackiness, with the others it’s usually the wackiness of the situation. Every other character would have needed a setup about why they fell out a chute onto an airport conveyor belt, Kramer falls out of a chute onto an airport conveyor belt because he’s Kramer.

This I believe is also at the core of Community’s popularity in general and the “real nerds watch Community” meme specifically. We are meant to side with Abed all the time (most transparently when he’s designated the only sane one), whereas BBT is a show about a woman hanging out with four Kramers.

Comment on Episode 254: Gatsby… You Don’t Have to Put on The Green Light by cat

cat — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:04:05 +0000

I would like to take your interview with Martin seriously but the lyrics for Solayoh are awful.

Comment on Overthinking Eurovision 2013: Hungary by ilikeit

ilikeit — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:35:28 +0000

Sort of catchy really… I don’t understand Hungarian, but the english lyrics are reflective of some decent songwriting.

http://www.eurovision.tv/event/lyrics?event=1793&song=29843&type=English

Comment on Overthinking Eurovision 2013: Hungary by youwazwrong

youwazwrong — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:30:00 +0000

You got this one wrong… he got in the finals and a respectable 10th. haha

Comment on Overthinking Eurovision 2013: Germany and The Netherlands by kathysing

kathysing — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:52:19 +0000

That kid in The Netherlands video rocks – creepiest performance since The Sixth Sense!

Comment on Overthinking Eurovision 2013: Hungary by Lacxox

Lacxox — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:02:49 +0000

10th place is… good, I believe.

Comment on Overthinking Eurovision 2013: The Swann Song by Timothy J Swann

Timothy J Swann — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:36:38 +0000

You didn’t think you would watch 40 minutes of Eurovision analysis?
I didn’t think I would MAKE 40 minutes of Eurovision analysis. We live in strange times.

Comment on Overthinking Eurovision 2013: The Swann Song by AGM

AGM — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:53:19 +0000

I just found this website, and I must say it’s awesome. Didn’t think I would watch 40 minutes of Eurovision analysis, but I did and I have no regrets. Thank you for that.