"Big Bang" TV vs. reality

My wife and I were late in discovering the show last season. But we liked it, so rented the past seasons through Netflix. I tell people that it takes watching a few episodes to catch on to the characters and their interactions, which is what makes it funny, IMHO. I don't watch much television, and get easily bored with most of what passes for entertainment.
BTW, a friend saw "Sheldon" at a restaurant recently, and she said he acted pretty much like he is on the show with his friends. As for the premise, yeah, it seems like a long time for them to continue at the university. OTOH, the producers maybe never figured it to last this long.

 

beer and pizza, ain't life grande?

 

Guess I'm slow. I thought all 4 of them were supposed to be faculty members of one sort or another. My wife and I like the word play. At least there aren't any serial killers or grand conspiracy theories. It's really irritating (or sad or pathetic) that even a silly show like Castle insists on having a BS dark, sinister, grand conspiracy theory. Must say something about our current zietgeist.

 

It is a sitcom: Situational Comedy. The shows merits are on the jokes and character play. Not the character's development. Some things have to change to move the plot, but for the most part things stay the same. I think it is a lot closer to the sitcoms like "Friends" where it is the same thing over and over but the difference situations they are in with the characters' backgrounds make it entertaining. I rarely ever watch TV directly. I usually have it on in the background of the laptop screen (like now).

The Big Bang Theory is a good show, and there are some great physics/chemistry/biology jokes in there that really aren't anywhere else. But if you are a true geek, you notice a lot of gross errors they make which can be grating.

 

They're all PhDs (well, three of them are, and the one who isn't works for NASA). I believe they work at the University, not study there...

 

Bob what toppings on the Pizza?

 

My wife and I go to a Local Italian restaurant every week. Large Pizza with meatball and spinach toppings. I either get a Coors in a frosted mug or a carafe of the House Red wine to share with my wife. Small dinner salad also.

I occasionally get the Meatball sub which is over the top, or the Baked Ziti.


The Big Bang is always better with leftover Pizza

 

Homemade pizza, even if half-home made, tastes so much better than 99% of the pizza out there.

Whole Foods sells a pre-made (fresh daily) pizza dough in many different varieties (like multigrain, wheat, regular, etc), and they sell a pizza sauce premade fresh daily. Add to that their "fajita" vegetable mix of 3 different kinds of peppers and onions, and then your carnivore topping of choice. Add some fresh mozzarella and provolone and you're golden. For extra awesome brush the crust area with some EVOO, and sprinkle on some dried herbs like thyme. Delicious, cheaper than takeout, usually takes the same time with prep and cooking, you know what is on it, and most important to me, very little grease because the meat is high quality and not fat with some goo pressed into it. Too much grease and my stomach gets angry like the Hulk.

 

I should try that. Whole Foods is expensive but I'll give it a shot. We tried making pizza at home not as good as the store. We are getting better though.

Th sandwiches at Whole Foods are great.

 

Pizza Dough is $3, Pizza sauce is the same. Fajita mix vegetables are expensive at $8/lb but you can chop them up yourself and save a bunch if you regularly use those vegetables. Comes out to about $10/pizza which takes up a whole cookie tray since the cheese/oil/spices stay good for months. When I used to buy Papa John's pizza, one large pizza was $22. There are only 2 pizza places within driving distance that I like and will pay money for anymore. One is on university hill in Boulder, and it costs $35 for a large (24in) NY style pizza. They make it fresh, with fresh vegetables, and you can taste it. It is 1.5hours each way, so when I go that way, I pick one up. The other one is in town and it is ok, but not great at about $30 for a 16in pizza. If I have to "pick up pizzas" for a group, that's where I go.

Some tips, if you have a stand mixer with a bread hook or kneader attachment, I stick the dough in there on knead for about 30 minutes before making the shape. And don't forget to proof the dough by letting it rise/double in size as it warms up to room temperature.

 

You sold me buddy. I have the Pizza stone already so I'll give it a shot. Hopefully it will look like this one.

 

If you want it thin like that, make sure to knead the crap out of it (or stand mix it for like an hour).

I don't have a pizza stone but I use a cookie sheet ontop off a giant cement tile I got at home depot that lives on the bottom of my oven.

 

Way better than Turkey Chili.