KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK PENNY!
There are small things in life that I enjoy more than I should - The Big Bang Theory is one of them. The idea that there are potentially some people out there that are more socially awkward and equally as science nerdy as myself, makes me smile. More specifically, knowing that there are real people out there that GET the humor & social commentary on a ' Nerd Life' makes me less despondent about the future of this country. *am I reading too much in this sitcom?*
Maybe I am. But I love the social awkwardness oozing from the main characters. I smile at the obscure sci-fi knowledge that these guys thrive on. I am reassured by the fact that someone, somewhere is looking at this show and seeing their childish idiosyncrasies reflected in Sheldon and Lenard.
"what's life without a little whimsy"
But maybe more than that. I truly appreciate the unpretentious humor of the show. The fact that something as 'uncool' as experimental physics & Star Trek trivia is popular -- even treasured, makes me smile, like Sheldon looking at a vintage Spock statuette.....because that's what it is....a statuette, not a toy. God Bless 'em.
Maybe I love watching the show and its endless re-runs because it gives me hope that there are people like Sheldon, Lennard, Raj and Howard - that are truly brilliant people, working on scientific misadventures that one day might help our country; or at the very least, halt the 'dumbing down' of our society. Maybe.
Am I placing too much emphasis on a sitcom?
"No one cries because they are sad. For example, I cry because others are stupid, and that makes me cry"
In the end, I take pleasure in watching the nerdy antics of characters that I can better relate to than some oversexed, depressed, whiny doctor that is constantly rehashing every life experience that is supposedly made her 'the doctor and person' she is today. Or the unrealistic, overcomplicated, entitlement-military spouse who thinks that being a wife is some kind of fucked super power making it ok to sleep around with anything that has a pulse and justify it as stress brought on by a separation.
I will take a story line, in which the main character believes in drinking hot cocoa only in months ending in 'r' and is unburdened by the mysteries of human behaviors. After all, I'm still trying to understand people and the reasons behind their actions.
Carry On Sheldon, Lennard, Raj and Howard -- Don't go changing.
Soft Kitty FOREVA.
