The dominant portrayal of science and scientists today is that disseminated by the television show :The BIg Bang Theory”. Is it accurate? Are the situations funny or is the laughter primarily at and not with the characters. On the show, I discuss what I see as the actual motivations behind the show and its generally negative look at the quirky, lovable and completely dysfunctional denizens of the “typical” physics department.
Its Big, and it Bangs but is it Accurately Funny?
Missouri State University