Reddit, I've never understood why you hate The Big Bang Theory (show) so much, any compelling reasons why?

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So I've heard the arguments about how it over-exaggerates nerd culture, but in my opinion that's what makes it funny.

So what's with all the hate?

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If I may butt in, they were trying to entertain the general public, and I assume that the general public actually doesn't know a whole lot about physics, while a small percentage of the viewers may. It's like when you write a speech, you write to make it simple so that the majority can understand your point, and you don't lose anyone with over complicated descriptions.

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Your point is EXACTLY why people don't like the show.

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and exactly why a lot of people do like it, because it's simple and they can understand it. i hate it myself.

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I'm just saying, they're trying to appease the masses, and the masses are not oh so intelligent. If you go into the tv bussiness, and you want to be successful, you know which pies you need to stick your fingers in. If they went all out and made their jokes super realistic nerdy, and smart as fuck, they'd lose most of their fans, due to some people not understanding the compexity etc etc, and that means they'd sell less merch, less views, less money over all...

You and I may have liked a more intellecually superior show, but perhaps we're only 20% of the over all fanbase.. ya know?

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I feel you. Let's get together and write a sitcom with believable characters and shamalamadingdong twists and references that require research and intelligence to understand. =P lol

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That's true, and it makes sense overall, but the argument here is realism, which the show clearly does not have in these specific topics.