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WSJ.online review: The Big Bang Theory

by Francis_Burdett Dec 12, 2008 12:42AM PST

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122904206389400209.html

"A Nerdy Comedy's Winning Formula
As sitcoms wane, 'The Big Bang Theory' has become an unlikely ratings hit"

"When the devices of "Big Bang" are working -- be they physics concepts, videogame jokes, or Renaissance fair costumes -- it's only because audiences have embraced the characters, the producers say. "Everyone goes through life with the sense that somebody else has it all figured out. The point of these characters is, you can be the smartest people in the world and you're still an outsider," Mr. Prady says. "The essence of comedy," he adds, "is pain."

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I like it; beauty and the geek effect...

by shawnlin Dec 13, 2008 12:16AM PST

I like it; beauty and the geek effect...

I think it's a great show, and i wondered "where the heck this idea come from?". Beauty and the Geek seems like the easy answer to that question.

http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/10/12438/news-flash-smart-people-are-sexy/
http://thetyee.ca/Life/2008/06/18/NerdGirls/

I sent an e-mail for BOL ep. 625 on this:
http://www.cnet.com/8301-11455_1-9834850-10.html
related news story: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/22219377/?GT1=10645

Plus considering the gigantic increase of blogs, self-appointed/glamorized "experts" on (blank), etc. there is a growing interest in being in the company of certain aura of being knowledgeable...

Best,
Shalin