Cajungal
Staff member
That does sound familiar. Oy.I noticed a good amount of the audience could also be described as "people who have only vaguely heard of nerds", so there's your answer.
I can't remember if I ever mentioned this, but many years ago when my father and grandmother were visiting us and my dad, while watching TBBT, asked if I wanted to join him. When I declined, he seemed surprised, thinking this would be right up my alley. I told him the episodes I had seen didn't make me laugh, that they treated the women on the show terribly, and "the four main cast members are supposed to be about my age, but ever 'geek' reference they make sounds like it came from someone [your] age". My father, a life-long sci-fi/fantasy/comic book enthusiast thought about it, conceded my point and never asked me to watch again. My point being, of all people, he should have noticed that, and it even went over his head, so I doubt you're going to get much better from most viewers.