How can anyone watch this mind numbing, brain killing silliness?! I put in some time trying to understand... couldn't find a review explaining anything. All so called "reviews" I read here are in fact simple summaries of respective episodes. Honest question, is this show really popular, and if yes, can someone explain? I usually watch up to five minutes whilst multitasking. But I did make the effort of watching two WHOLE episodes, made me feel like doing something else. Anything else really, like cleaning the oven, washing greasy pans, cleaning the garage (which I did, thank you very much TBBT). I figure I watched the wrong episodes? Either that, or we failed in raising the next generation... I see two ways of "defending" the show: by attacking me (unknown person, unknown level of success), or by commenting on the qualities of TBBT. Help yourself to whatever suits you. If you're neither my spouse nor someone who works for me, "stick & stones may brake my bones [...]".