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Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory

I've never had TV reception, so I've only seen TBBT as isolated clips on YouTube. Recently, there have been a lot of new ones that are just as funny as the original selections, IMHO. When discussing Sheldon's amazing number of loyal friends with my counsellor, I told her that one had to understand California real estate. Sheldon has the lease. Of course, that is under 5%; the rest is fiction for the sake of situation comedy. I don't mind the distortion. At least it shows people making allowances for an aspie for the sake of keeping him working on his special interest, because it is one they are also keen on. The other characters and the plot are just as contrived, as is usual for theatre.
 
Ronald Zeeman said:
Debate on fictional character on a T.V. show, sort of strange. nothing beats reality
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Sometimes, a fictional exaggeration clarifies the issues, and fiction avoids all the problems with invasion of privacy. BTW, the producers won't call Sheldon Austistic, for legal reasons among others.
While I'm here, how AS does Beverly Hofstadter look to you all?
 
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