The View From Space

The Big Bang Theory, now in it’s fourth season, celebrates all that is Geek.  They have taken those much maligned and persecuted throughout the ages and have given them status on par with the beautiful people of the world.  No longer is Howard’s helmet with sideburns haircut a source of ridicule (hey I sported one back in the day).  Nor is Sheldon’s obsessive need to explain everything to the nth degree a sign of mental instability (my wife says I do it all the time.  I personally don’t see it.  Sheldon, being a theoretical physcist, takes a much more tangental approach to his diatribe.  Choosing to enhance his illustration by linking them to events in Star Trek episodes.  In talking to normal beings, he likens his elucidation of everyday physical phenomena to that of Spock explaining warp drive physics to tribbles.  I on the other hand, being an engineer, tend to take a more direct and practical approach.  Like Scotty replying to Kirk’s request for more power out of the warp drives, “I cant push her any harder Captain, she’s gonna blow”.  Short and to the point.)  But I digress….

Most of the characterizations are spot on, from the dress code employed by Sheldon.  To the hinted at bromance between Howard and Raj.  The only thing that is not quite believable is the relationship between Penny and Leonard.  C’mon, a geek having sex with a REAL girl…. who’s gonna believe that.