Re:Natalie Portman - Scientist
by burgerbrain on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @01:27PM
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On the other hand, I'm completely unamazed that a show that reinforces negative geek stereotypes while passing itself off as an accurate and fair representation is incredibly popular.
Re:Natalie Portman - Scientist
by potatolicious on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @01:35PM
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> "while passing itself off as an accurate and fair representation"
... Wait, what? You know you're talking about a sitcom, right? The whole point of the show is to be ridiculous for laughs.
Re:Natalie Portman - Scientist
by burgerbrain on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @01:47PM
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I'm referring to the GPs attitude towards the show. Despite the near constant stream of jokes at geeks expense, people still somehow think it isn't making fun of geeks.
It's a sitcom. That's what they do... don't take it so seriously.
My point was that people other than traditional 'geeks' find the show amusing. They get the humor. Geek-culture has gone mainstream.
I don't think that's accurate. They're laughing at us, not with us. They don't need to understand "geek-culture" to laugh at us. We just need to be different.
Re:Natalie Portman - Scientist
by ShardPhoenix on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @10:24PM
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Sheldon is actually played in a pretty high-status way, despite his quirks.
I think thats what Big Bang Theory does best... portray smart people who are socially inept as someone that anyone can relate to. In the show, they are just regular people trying to get by, find love, etc... well, except for Sheldon.
To me, its amazing that a show that is completely over the top nerdy is incredibly popular.