The intent was to say that ordinary people and extremely smart people seem to like BBT [1], with the dislike coming from those in between. Among BBT fans are George Smoot, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Stephen Hawking--they aren't doing speaking cameos on it to boost their resume for a career switch to acting. :-)
I probably should have just went with the original quip I had, which was "People you consider idiots like it, and people who consider you an idiot like it", but that seemed a little insulting so I dropped it.
[1] or at least ordinary people and extremely smart people who do not like it do not seem to complain about the show online.
Sorry, your attempt at condescending me does not work. I am a smart person with a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from University of Edinburgh's School of Informatics.
While I am no Hawkins, I do have first hand of experience of these levels of genius. I have met three nobel prize winners. I have never met anyone as dysfunctional as Sheldon. From what I have read, even Erdos had a sense of humour.
