Sheldor the Conqueror

[SpaceAnJL]

That is exactly what I think, and that is the danger of creating a genius. How can you create a genius if you aren't one? It's clearer the creators of TBBT are NOT geniuses because they put their creation in a bog-standard sitcom, and after a 3 year lucky streak treated him like an "ordinary guy". If you've got a character like Sheldon you can't foist the typical sitcom tropes onto him, because they won't gel and you'll end up with a weirdo character that doesn't make sense in the universe of the show.

Which is exactly what happened. There's always been a schizoid feel to the show. I suppose someone had the idea for the title, sniggered over the juvenile double entendre, and thus the idea of making them scientists. Really, though, they could have been students, there would have been more scope for their behaviour. Pitching them as world-class scientists is simply a label, they could be anything, the whole show rests on their social lives anyway. There's a weird disconnect between apparent age, script age and behavioural age. And some very odd ideas about what constitutes being either a 'geek' or a 'grown-up'.

Edit: I'm one of those saddo people who do recognise most scientists from pictures, but fail utterly on most modern pop culture, especially relating to music or tv. I don't think I'm the right demographic for this show.