I will just clarify lng what "they" mean about the New FRIENDS referring to BIG BANG was not about their format or their Humour but the volume of viewers in the US they were drawing.
here is what i've found from Atlantic wire blog:
So The Big Bang Theory, CBS's sitcom about how smart people are silly, has broken its second ratings record in as many months, with Thursday night's episode "The Egg Salad Equivalency" attracting a mind-walloping 19 million viewers, with a 6.0 rating in the key 18- to 49-year-old demographic. So that is about as big as a sitcom gets. Toward the end of its run, Friends was topping out around 20 million viewers, meaning Big Bang is now standing shoulder-to-shoulder with one of network TV's biggest and longest comedy successes. That is mighty impressive for any show, let alone one without much watercooler or blog buzz like Big Bang Theory
FRIENDS - I don't even know what that show is to be honest never seen an episode bsan reruns but what I do know nga this one before was a HIT during their heydays - and I can't be so sure karn kng naa bai reruns lately...
yes I know BIG BANG has been on tv for awhile, 2007 right? pero JUST lately I believe last year sa US they become FRIENDS as a hit. you guys don't know how they rerun this series in a week...from local FOX to cable TBS station - mao cgro nkapadaghan ug viewers ani nila. this show is just amazing...
I am a BIG BANG fan nxt to my TWD