> "We aren’t laughing with Leonard, Sheldon, Raj and Howard. We’re laughing at them"
Well, here is my confession... I do like the show, and I guess it is a guilty pleasure.
I like it because I feel identified by the characters (my wife even call me Sheldon when I am being pedantic about something). But the author is right, when I watch the show I laugh at them and by transitivity I laugh at myself, which I have learnt is the best way to keep a good humor.
Sure, you laugh 'at' them, but they're still portrayed as good people who are worth hanging out with, as Penny finds out with time over the first few seasons.
Well, here is my confession... I do like the show, and I guess it is a guilty pleasure.
I like it because I feel identified by the characters (my wife even call me Sheldon when I am being pedantic about something). But the author is right, when I watch the show I laugh at them and by transitivity I laugh at myself, which I have learnt is the best way to keep a good humor.