So I spent some time this afternoon and evening thinking about
the essay about The Big Bang Theory (TBBT)--a show I've watched more-or-less since the beginning--that's making the rounds on social media. The essay posits that this show about four super-brainy geeks is actually a show that makes fun of nerds, not a show that loves them. The essay
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Definitely not the first geek show. I think Buffy qualifies as does that show with the cute cosplay girl who does forensic science. Is that csi? Anyway.
Nice piece.
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Guess I should read that essay... :)
Anon
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When you're including The Lone Gunmen, though, don't forget Scully and Mulder themselves. In a lot of ways The X Files was also a show about geeks, with Scully and Mulder top amongst them. And Northern Exposure had faint whiffs of that rarely recognized but still very real category of the rural geek clan.
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I'd love to see your Coopernian analysis some day. ;)
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Also, I for one would be delighted to read your Dr. Cooper-style point-by-point refutation of the original article.
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Yep. Couldn't agree more. You can't write this stuff if you don't know it thoroughly yourself. See above re: laughing at oneself.
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