BBT has a UCLA processor on staff as a fact-checker who fills in the realistic science parts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Saltzberg http://en.wikipedia.o

BBT has a UCLA processor on staff as a fact-checker who fills in the realistic science parts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Saltzberg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Saltzberg -- when interviewed he said his fellow scientists were at first wary of the show but then wildly enthusiastic after actually seeing the first season. Mayiam Bialik (a minor but recurring character) holds a PhD in neuroscience (taken after playing Blossom so many years ago) and there's been quite a show of renowned scientists as guest stars (at last two Nobel prize recipients, Hawkings and George Smoot). I think they'd disagree with with your dismissal of the scientists portrayed as "new samba blacks". On the 5-season Bluray set they show how the show is taped -- I think it took 4 hours to get the 25ish minutes done, all in front of a live studio audience, and an incredibly engaged one. In the breaks the interview some of the audience -- one was a female rocket scientist from Texas. I personally found "Community" rather dull, and far less engaging than other in the new wave of non-laughtrack comedies/mockumentaries a la CYE, Modern Family, Veep, Parks & Recreation and Arrested Development.