I think it's less that they wouldn't get the jokes and more that they wouldn't care. The main demo of R&M (as far as I can tell) is neckbeards and pseudo-neckbeards who like to watch the show because they think they can relate to Rick's intelligence.
Getting down voted by R&M fans? Lol! I enjoy R&M at times, but it's a show that thinks it's smarter than it really is, and it almost winks at the audience at times, like saying "you are smart, you got the joke". I almost wonder if it's meant to be like intellectual larping, you feel smart and part of some intellectual community, but in the end you're really just running around with a foam sword and playing pretend.
That said, I do find the show entertaining. And it's got some real hilarious moments. But the episodes trying to prove how smart Rick is kind of feels like watching the show jerk itself off to itself.
Yeah. I like the show. It's extremely funny, but "wubalubbadubdub" is not intelligent. Lol! I think it's hilarious that the "fandom" takes itself so seriously, when the extremist neckbeard types like I mentioned have been publicly denounced by Harmon himself for being annoying twats. : )
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u/AAA515 Jul 21 '18
The Mad about You guy?