tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407834565451817542.post2045748445270915847..comments2023-05-24T02:48:14.221-07:00Comments on Observations of a Culture Vulture: Banging NerdsChristian The Culture Vulturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17354319111423822101noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407834565451817542.post-5345017925205603812010-03-13T09:00:21.709-08:002010-03-13T09:00:21.709-08:00Christian says in this post: "One thing I li...Christian says in this post: "One thing I like about the show is that it makes weird cultural and scientific references and expects the audience to keep up." ... in other words, BBT is SMART, much like Murphy Brown or the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. I remember back many years ago trying to explain why Carson's monologue was so funny... and if you didn't keep up with the news of the day and current events, it wasn't.<br /><br />The reason reality shows became so popular was easy to explain: remember the old adage "necessity is the mother of invention"? And "dramadies" like six feet under and the one with the bake shop (I don't recall the name) are popular because they're so obviously ludicrous and so easy to understand-- in short, they require little work on the part of the viewer, and Americans, as a whole, are lazy.<br /><br />Kudos to BBT!NikFloridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912555783382500758noreply@blogger.com