I think most people say that it’s not because it’s popular to do so. The series has some genuinely funny bits.

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      I put big bang theory on in the background while I clean my apartment. Its just background noise that I don’t have to pay attention to, or think about.

      I will say though, that everyone treats sheldon as the bad guy. He’s not. He clearly has a mental disorder. I don’t know which one. Maybe autism? But he clearly likes routine, firmiliar environments and change scares him. He doesn’t want to let you into his life,but once you’re in, he does genuinely care about you. Although he does have some problematic views on women.

      Leonard is the asshole. He KNOWS sheldons personality, he KNOWS there’s a good person inside, under a layer of mental disorder, but he still treats situations as if sheldon is a problem.

      Early seasons Howard is also an asshole. And often times a racist asshole. Even the actor agreed at some panel. The mellowed him out a bit after he hooked up with Bernadette.

      And Raj is clearly either gay or bi…and they never address it ever. They make fun of him for not being a manly man, but he’s clearly mostly gay.

      The character I like the most is Zach. He’s just this side character, and he’s supposed to be super dumb, but he’s loyal as hell. He goes on the roof to watch the lazor bounce off the moon. He doesn’t understand it, but he’s excited to do it. And he dresses up as superman and even offers to beat up 5 guys with possible guns, but the group sees that as a bad idea. Still though, he was ready to defend them. I’d rather be friends with Zach than Lenard.

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        Did people legitimately not like that show? I kind of liked it.

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            Yikes lol. Oh well, I wasn’t heavily invested in it but I found some parts funny.

            I never heard anyone say anything about it one way or the other so I just assumed it didn’t get enough attention to continue with more seasons.