1. Embraces Geek Culture
One of the great things about The Big Bang Theory is that its a little geeky. The guys are forever arguing about the abilities of different comic book characters, playing a heated game of Dungeons and Dragons and watching re-runs of their favourite sci-fis. And the best bit? Its accessible to all. Finally things that were considered to be geeky and were not understood by everyone else, are now becoming mainstream. It also gives comic book, science-fiction and video game lovers a half an hour long outlet for all of their favourite things in one hit. Im not saying that Friends is lesser as a result of not having these elements they wouldnt have fit into the storylines. If they had decided to include them, the show wouldnt have done as well as it did this type of culture just wasnt as prominent nineteen years ago when Friends began. Im just saying that TBBT is pretty fantastic for having these geeky elements and, at least for me, it makes it the better show.
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