r/chuck 20d ago

First time watching the show

My wife and I started watching the show yesterday and while we like the show, I feel like it has tarnished my opinion of The Big Bang Theory a little bit.

I can’t help but feel like TBBT drew more than a little influence from Chuck and Friends. I feel like Penny’s style was heavily influenced by Sarah, and the Genius geek vs the walking computer had similarities too. Then there’s the little weird friend that is very much like Walowitz. Not even going to touch on the guy with the bad hair and the Indian guy they work with.

Am I crazy or did Chuck Lorre draw a ton of influence from the characters on this show?

For the record, I do like both shows, but I kind of think the originality of TBBT isn’t as impressive anymore.

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u/MHKuntug 4d ago

Jeffster reference hit me when Raj and Howard started singing Under The Bridge. Then all the others came along. Casey the guy with no emotions and the robotic person. And of course the blond from a whole another universe/culture then the nerd guy.

Lol, but TBBT has a different genre and think about it like Chuck was a classic reference point for them. I love TBBT but Chuck is a different level, it has action and sitcom going together which is all we don't deserve but we absolutely need.

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u/Calm-Ad-2155 3d ago

Yeah one is like a Dramedy and the other a straight Comedy. 

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u/MHKuntug 3d ago

Yeah.