"Big Bang Theory" focuses on main characters who in other shows would only be auxiliary players hewing to stereotype: The gawky nerd who lives next door and says oddball things.

Hank Stuever

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Never forget that I am paid for my troubles! by Hank Stuever

Never forget that I am paid for my troubles!

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I like the anthology concept. I wish more shows would do it. by Hank Stuever

I like the anthology concept. I wish more shows would do it.

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I do get lots of links to advance screeners, which helps, but there's no way I could do my job without the full-on cable subscription.

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I don't really like to arrange shows by best performances. That's why Emmy season is kind of a chore for me. Unlike movies, where it's easier to decide who was the best performance, a TV show goes up and down, including characters/portrayals.

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I have to confess I can't have the holiday season without "Hard Candy Christmas". For some reason, it makes me think of the sticky ribbon candy bowl my mid-western grandma always had.

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I think the occasional appearance of the UFO is a very oblique pop-cultural reference that anyone who was alive and sentient in the late 1970s will get right away.

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I've loved the "Star Wars" movies for the ride and pure fun and found that it just didn't stand up when asked for more, particularly when it comes to back stories, prequels, spin-offs, encyclopedic scope, etc.

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Mobster stories are always a harder sell for me. I don't romanticize organize crime the way others do, though I can be swayed.

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Whenever people ask me if it's okay to stop watching "The Leftove... by Hank Stuever

Whenever people ask me if it's okay to stop watching "The Leftovers," I always say OF COURSE IT IS.

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