But some are. I certainly share certain character traits and life experiences with some of the characters of that show. That's a part of why I like it. It's l

But some are. I certainly share certain character traits and life experiences with some of the characters of that show. That's a part of why I like it. It's like when any show features a group, there will be people from that group who do not like the way they're being depicted. It's like when a show features black people, there are always black people who get upset because they're not like that or when a show features asian people, there will always be asian people who get upset because they're not like that. In these cases, just like with nerds and geeks, some are like that and the ones who are, are the ones about whom an entertaining show can be made. Virtually nobody is going to watch a show featuring a middle-class, college educated black dude who manages a small restaurant unless there is some other hook. Virtually nobody is going to watch a show about a middle-class, westernized son of Japanese immigrants who works as an accountant, unless there is some other hook. Virtually nobody would watch the Big Bang Theory if all of the characters were average looking, well adjusted people who have passable social skills and just so happen to be very smart and work boring jobs. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar and sometimes a TV show is just a TV show. If you can accept that the message isn't "This what they're ALL like" and that it is "This is what THIS group of people is like", I think you can reduce the amount of discomfort you feel.