Wednesday, February 17, 2010

DR. SHELDON COOPER WOULD BE PROUD: Further efforts toward a Grand Unified Theory of Pop Culture (as previously discussed in relation to Mad Men):
  • The awesomeness of an episode of Lost is directly proportional to how much Terry O'Quinn or Josh Holloway is in an episode.
  • The awesomeness of an episode of Lost is inversely proportional to how much Evangeline Lily is in an episode.
  • The legendary-ness of an episode of HIMYM is inversely proportional to how much time is spent with Ted. (Exception--the first episode with Sarah Chalke.)
  • The quality of an episode of Big Bang Theory is inversely proportional to how much Howard's mother appears in that episode.
  • The quality of an episode of Castle is directly proportional to how much screen time Susan Sullivan and Molly Quinn have in that episode.
  • The quality of an episode of Grey's Anatomy is directly proportional to how much Bailey features in that episode, ideally telling off people for being idiots in their personal lives.
  • The excellence of an episode of Dollhouse is generally inversely proportional to how much Echo/Caroline features in a particular episode, and directly proportional to how much Victor and Sierra feature in the same episode. (Exception--The Attic.)
Please provide other such correlations you have noticed.