even if it is true that they are "laughing at us". For lots of geeks that brings back really painful memories. I can easily see myself, at another point in my

even if it is true that they are "laughing at us". For lots of geeks that brings back really painful memories. I can easily see myself, at another point in my life, hating TBBT. People always tell me that I'm like that kid on "Real Genius" and don't I love that movie? Well, no, I don't, I hate it, and the end of OP's essay goes into it: because it doesn't show the pain of being the geek, and it shows that it's easy for the geek to get the girl without moving out of his safety zone. I enjoy TBBT, but I'm sure some of that comes from the fact that I watch it with my geek wife. If I was 15 years younger I might think it's just another boulder that society has nonchalantly placed on my shoulders.