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MoReRoo
This chart belongs in the right hand side of itself.
KatetDeFibonacci
Nova! I've been watching since i was 3. Still annoys the shit out of my family.
6Hexa6gram6
WaneTendo
*eyeroll*
CameForNatalieDormer
What you watch doesn't determine your intelligence. If you think it does, you have your answer.
craggyp
this doesn't make people smart or dumb, this is an analysis of the characters and target audience(s)
petresun
I don't like any of these shows. Parks and Rec. Shit saved my life when my house burned down. No joke.
nobodyreadsusernamesanyway
StunnedGoofy
King Imgurian
BQZip
In the year one million and a half...
yosoyunosojustsoyouknowso
FrozenTea
Aren't people so full of themselves. None of these shows have anything to do with the intelligence of the people watching them.
youknowwhatiamsaying
Silicon Valley anyone???
yash97sriv
The Kardashians are not dumb people, sure they're easy to hate on but they're marketing geniuses, you try making a brand like that
SaFalken
Whoever made this seems smug about their supposed superiority.
lvpool78
Rijtjeshuis
joiyabug
I agree with all of these, esp Big Bang Theory +1
ColorblindMonk
The show is like nerd-blackface
CaptainInAPuddle
I'm trying to find fault. Not able to. But I'm trying.
ErwinHeisenberg
Not sure whats IASIPs appeal to dumb people is
craggyp
agreed, it's great comedy but sometimes cringey, still a very smart show. maybe because all the characters seem stupid?
thanksfoenothing
I'm pretty smart and I like Big Bang...
Illthinkofausernamelater
Me too. Why do people have such a gripe with that show? I think it's a funny and cute sitcom.
craggyp
it takes the easy safe route every time. you can predict jokes before they happen. the characters never evolve. its not smart comedy.
Illthinkofausernamelater
The characters have evolved, both maturity and reasoning wise.
ATalkingMushroom
I agree, but I feel like I only think it's funny because it's trying to be funny and I expect it to be funny.
GiraffeLoveImgur
Great job explaining what I've been thinking!
eroso
Arrested development is for smart people? I don't think so.
craggyp
clearly you've never seen it
eroso
It's been a long time, so my view might have gotten distorted. But based on my memory, I stand by this opionion.
craggyp
It's not the kind of show that you can watch twice and truly understand the whole premise. you need to enjoy a whole season at least :)
craggyp
ok that's fair. but the jokes are well timed, require some thought, are clever, and persist in creative ways across episodes and seasons.
eroso
Show can still be well done, even if it is not aimed at smart people. But I don't think smart/dumb is important, more about good/bad taste.
Qualtagh
4-circle Venn diagrams are inherently flawed! Anything over three circles is a lie! Wake up sheeple!!!
crushingbore
I dunno, Futurama in the middle is pretty dead-on.
Aramant
"for smart people"
AnIdiotWhoShouldBeShot
What's Nova?
4thStateOfMatter
Really good content....like Carl Sagan toned down
MrJimmyRustles
Don't worry - you're not the target demographic.
werwerwere
Or not from the US
eaglejdc
Futurama has so many smart jokes while it just seems like the prof is losing it
LettermanAirsoft
HAIL SCIENCE, still think 666 shouldve been 3.14 instead.
eroso
Not to mention Futurama theorem, a real mathematical theorem invented by Futurama writer Ken Keeler (who holds a PhD in applied mathematics)
improbablylyingforreal
Where I can watch Futurama online for free? Thanks!
Papacool
watchseries,do
qPRdxH4UXm36HS9rJgLA
\aleph_0-plex only joke about transfinite numbers I have seen on TV.
RandomVoiceFromTheInternet
"Tax dodge nothing! You take one nap in a ditch in the park and they start declaring you this and that."
DerpNerpem
Farnsworth is named after the dude that invented TV. He served in WWII, patent lapsed, RCA took over the TV racket
Gayforbae
Philo Farnsworth. He's important in my other favorite show, Warehouse 13
blcollier
"Invented TV"... Mr John Logie Baird would like a word. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird
eroso
Nordström is most likely based on Gunnar Nordström, who was one of Albert Einstein's rivals.
threedollarpants
Wasn't it Wernstrom?
eroso
Oh yeah, Wernströom indeed. Nordström is the guy who inspired for the name of Wernstrom.
OneCoolFrood
I thought they just stole the idea and he didn't have the wherewithal to take them to court.
MaggGyver
If I remember my broadcast history class correctly, he did in fact go to court with them b/c another inventor employed by RCA had done 1/2
MaggGyver
similar work but did not ever produce a working model, and never transmitted an image. 2/2
DerpNerpem
Something like that I dunno, interesting stuff though , been working towards HD flatpanelhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo_Farnsworth
DerpNerpem
Flat panels for a while
OneCoolFrood
"In September 1939, after a more than decade-long legal battle, RCA finally conceded to a multi-year licensing agreement >
OneCoolFrood
concerning Farnsworth's 1927 patent for television totaling $1 million." So I guess eventually they just agreed to pay to use his patent.
DVSBSTrD
"No fair! You changed the outcome by measuring it!"
SailorBOB
That was the first episode I watched. I looked around in disbelief. "Phys...physics joke?! A.. a physics joke!! What show is this?!?"
ihatethjs
"looks like it's my brains against your vaunbraun" is still my favorite line from the show
Wiggiwoo
My friend didn't get that one, haha...
LordofGoats
Send this link to your friend: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observer_effect_(physics)
Wiggiwoo
So kind of like when you watch the water waiting for it to boil?
LordofGoats
They should get the gist of it with just the first section.
lupusfulgaris
There was even a whole math theorem written and proofed in an episode of Futurama.
peridotstar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J65GNFfL94c someone linked ^.^ good stuff
DropDeadFread
CongratsYouAreHereNow
itt: a bunch of mouth breathing futurama fans that think they're the smart people, and I'm one of them
Fintro
About self absorbed jackass, For self absorbed jackasses.
VoidofStatic
GrandpaRickCanProveYouAreShit
BQZip
You call that a pressed ham?
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
[ pause ] [ 15 second “audience” laugh ]
Volimar
I think you might be giving too much credit to a couple of those "for smart people" shows.
pancreas
this chart is made by dumb people for dumb people.
eroso
Arrested development and?
craggyp
Arrested Development was an EXTREMELY smart show, the writing and direction in particular. They wove a web of subtle but genius comedy.
asmugpolitician
Needs an update, but in the meantime....
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flikrdoodles
R&M is a shoe in for HIMYM's space
WarlocknLoad
IronicUsername
I love Breaking Bad but you don't need to be smart to enjoy it. Not all quality plots are difficult to follow.
200dappledequestrianvomitoriumsforeverygarage
Yeah everybody loved that show, but none of the smartest people I know cared for it much.
JHawke
I understand the jokes on futurama but I simply don't find most of em funny.
eroso
100 IQ is only average.
Solivoid
Especially Breaking Bad. The 2nd time I watched it, it occurred to me how terse and concise everyone's conversations are. Super simple to fl
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Solivoid
*Follow. Ran out of letters, I hoped people would be able to figure it out.
PeteTusk
A show might still reasonably be considered "for smart people" without being unenjoyable by dumb people.
JHawke
Not according to this picture mister.
IronicUsername
True but I don't think Breaking Bad was targeting the intellectual demographic specifically. It had pretty broad appeal. If you enjoy a
IronicUsername
good drama and aren't put off by TV violence or drugs, there was a pretty good chance the show would appeal to you.
PeteTusk
Yep
PeteTusk
I'm enjoying Better Call Saul too - different but still really well done.
IronicUsername
Thanks for reminding me, I'm way behind on that show.
andthedicestoppedrolling
Not to mention there are some awfully dumb characters who have substantial story and plot
apittsburghoriginal
I'm looking at you, Ted.
AriPlanetLord
What is Nova?
FoxGodRecords
The Venn diagram strikes again.
NotAMorningPerson
A Big East basketball school.
vietsatillite
Pbs.org/nova
icanneverthinkofgoodscreennames
For smart people
10cccccccccc
If you have to ask, its not for you
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
Bum bum bum buuuuum bum. Bum bum bum buuum bum bum bum bum bum.
LeperUzziah
Sure that's not the National Geographic music?
MySpiritAnimalIsTheUnpopularOpinionPuffin
Is it?
craggyp
you're clearly not a smart people. google: PBS
jerrrrrrt
Nova is fantastic. The last 2 episodes that I watched were about the recent eclipse in the U.S .and the Cassini mission. Both amazing.
NovaOdin
What?
Dopplerfart
"New" in Portuguese for the female genre
Grumposstuff
So, La Nova?
Dopplerfart
A Nova "la" is Spanish
Grumposstuff
Ah...I stand corrected.
Counterfit
Similar to Horizon on BBC. They actually shared an Emmy in 2003
IveBeenSlackingMyWholeLife
It's like the joke we don't tell dumb ppl. Have you heard it?
Judging
I have some bad news for you
VirginSurgeon
You must fall into the lower right side of this doagram
DrunkAnna
"doagram"
NateintheNorth
That's racist.
DenverCoderIX
Or, you know, from a different country maybe?
namiasdf
The best fucking shit. High production value documentaries on everything. Science and technology mostly. It's like NG.
HOLAKOOO
BurlRavenscroft
Get off my lawn
FriedSnoCone
JohnnyLawlessEsq
Heard it.
Shifuede
PBS was almost all I watched as a kid...that and Star Trek TNG.
digitalpirate
It should be Eureka instead. Such a damn good show.
Khatvogel
A chain of private schools in the Netherlands
agcowan
Spanish for "This car won't go"
gonzyom
I see what you did there!
TheBranWithAPlan
Jaja!
eclecsys
xD
Vyrro
That is why chevy nova didn't sell well in Mexico
helpidontknowmyname
Free online, or for pay on cable. Closest thing to an actual science channel. What tv has the potential to be.
rumandbass
it's no longer free online. You have to donate at least $5/month to your local pbs provider to gain access. Still a good deal imo.
toddthewraith
can't you just get it free on your local PBS station?
helpidontknowmyname
I don't TV anymore. All is interwebs.
Fivemachinesinjapanese
American scientific educational documentary program. High production value. Good narrator voice. Is good.
ZuIthar
Doot.
AnnaMayBelle
TIL Nova is still running in its 44th season. It was a part of my childhood. This makes my heart happy.
vietsatillite
The old stuff is good. Some of the newer stuff seems like they try way to hard to make it funny.
BassTapir
Sounds like a more 'technical' version of French program "C'est pas sorcier". I loved it as a kid.
therunningwalker
Where can one watch said show?
Counterfit
pbs.org, most likely
AssCreamSundae69
If you have a smart tv or phone you can download the PBS app and they have a bunch of free episodes
Vinegarpiss
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CroppedPicturesOfFunnyFaces
How is their coverage of the Kardashians' lives?
middleagedman
Just right.
NICEUSEOFWORDSSIR
They occasionally talk about hippos... 8/10 ish
DeWeazel45
manburgerHelper
BuckyW
Taking up the spot of Rick and Morty
RabbiRothschildren
I'd say Breaking Bad but it hurts me
thelastcoolbrandon
Seriously though
whoopsywoo
it would fit better in Futuramas place
YourMomsNewBoyfriend
Liberal propaganda about how space wasn't created by Jesus
nihilistdad
That username though... Could make a funny talk show.
EddardStawk
lmfao
HOLAKOOO
Dranton12
Is this trolling? I can't tell in the states anymore. Too many stupid people to find this funny.
DonnaNobleInTheLibrary
Well, duh. Reread Genesis, it was God who created the Heavens and the Earth.
YourMomsNewBoyfriend
I thought god, Jesus and Casper the friendly ghost where all technically the same thing?
DeliberateMisinterpretation
I will be using this from now on, about a lot of things...
YourMomsNewBoyfriend
If you don't believe Jesus painted the heavens like Bobb Ross paints my soul than pardner we got nothing to discuss.
WallpaperProblems
I fuck Coconuts
GodSiege
Careful, I saw a centipede in one of those once
baconandeggsequalbreakfast
That does seem like a wallpaper problem.
Crockpotseal
Uh sun goes up sun goes down. You can't explain that.
rumandbass
*tides go in and out
NoCreativity3
Science has literally explained this.
Crockpotseal
Woosh
DVSBSTrD
But we can explain why you lost your show on Fox News.
Shifuede
Fuckin' magnets...how do they work?
SlightlyStoopidBear
Sun doesn't really move (except its galactic revolution) , it's the earth's movement that causes the illusion of the rising and falling sun
Crockpotseal
Woosh!
TargaryenLoyalist
It wasn't created by Jesus because it doesn't exist. Seriously, a guy I know actually claimed space wasn't real.
CodiCarnage
Well we are made of atoms, which are mostly empty space, so we are mostly empty space, so are we real? If we arent real, then space cant be.
asdufas
Easy there, Jaden
nihilistdad
Can you prove it is? Or do you just go by what others tell you?
YourButtIsSpatulaShaped
By "others" you mean...? Seriously though I hope you were being facetious.
nihilistdad
Seriously though, people who control the information can tell you whatever they want. I only asked if he had own data. All else is faith.
TargaryenLoyalist
I can prove it is if you can spot us the cash for a high-altitude plane ride (or to build a powerful enough balloon). No reason I should pay
jherazob
Someone else already did: https://youtu.be/1ATrgLGc-_s
nihilistdad
Balloon that will take you to space? Good luck with that then.
PhilKenSebban
Well it wasn't...
middleagedman
ChronologicalMyopia
Poe's law right here folks. Like, an actual verbatim example.
IronicUsername
Like 95% of the time I see someone mention Poe's Law, it's in response to something so obviously not said in earnest.
ThatWeirdClownfishGuy
thatsthejoke.gif
Nigbac
Science does not delve into the realm of studying that which is by definition beyond the observable, physical universe. It has nothing 1/2
Nigbac
2/2 to do with proving that God created or didn't created the universe by any mechanism because by the very definition of science it can't.
YourMomsNewBoyfriend
Liberal propaganda!
TheN8
You forgot to use the #fakenews hashtag.Thats a B- for effort.
sahdad
Blatant!
sahdad
Found the liberal
petrolgas
Agree with all except himym. +1
ICheckUsernameAndSuch
Glad I'm not the only one. I came looming for this.
JarisDDP
Agree
Ganzkapoeri
Smart people have to be smart all day, watching himym is just relaxing to watch away
petrolgas
Agreed
RhinoNaut
Yeah HIMYN was about people, which is a complex subject. I think the chart conflates smart people and people that likes nerd culture.
petrolgas
I think you’re on the right track. Intelligence is not neediness, which bbt demonstrates. I can’t stand bbt because I know some of the
petrolgas
Science they’re fibbing, and it drives me crazy.
LiterallyYourMom
I wouldn't say it's for dumb people. It had far better writing than BBT, at least until the last season.
HappyTheKangaroo
You're dumb
flikrdoodles
um, sweetie, it's your*
Wolfsleigher
I enjoyed the first season of BBT, but it went downhill after that.
petrolgas
I feel like they were treading water in S7 and S8. S9 it seemed like they were back to their stride. Good point though.
Scheiterhaufen
Way better writing than BBT is true, but for me it was almost unbearable to watch after season 4 or so.
AgainstMethod
Yeah, smart people often like it and no one in the cast is that smart.
flikrdoodles
I mean, on paper it's about a famous architect, a schoolteacher, a successful lawyer, a high-level banker, and a news anchor.
AgainstMethod
Fair point, though I have an advanced degree on paper, too, and I'm pretty dumb.
eroso
explain
petrolgas
It’s not for dumb people. Well dumb people might enjoy it too, but it’s full to the brim with in jokes and subtle references.
cubsfan05
had plenty of intelligent friends who enjoyed HIMYM and actually some of my less intelligent friends didn't like it at all
mikeatike
Who in that show is smart?
SwapMeetPete
BOATS BOATS BOATS!
Wolfpackdragon
There is an architect, a lawyer, and a man that puts together ridiculous schemes that always work out. They are smart people that act stupid
mikeatike
Hmm
eroso
Well Barney has to be a mastermind to pull the shit he is able to, then there is a lawyer and an architect, but those are just titles.
METAAAAAAAAAL
Ted was at least very knowledgeable, not just in architecture but cultural knowlegde in general. Also Marshall became a judge in the SCOTUS
DontReadMyBioPlsItsPrivate
Or how about shows are just for people who like them? I'm tired of people who are all like "Oh I watch _________ show so I'm so smart" 1/2
FoxGodRecords
I watch Frontline. I am better than most people. It's just a fact.
NateintheNorth
I agree. I find Big Bang Theory entertaining. Yes it can be dumb, but I enjoy it.
thanksfoenothing
I like it....
DontReadMyBioPlsItsPrivate
yeah I watch it with my parents all the time. is not my favorite but it'll get a laugh out of me every now and then
MeWantFancyUsername
Same. I've invested time in those characters, so it's normal for me to be involved in their future.
SaFalken
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED. THE HIVEMIND HAS SPOKEN.
thanksfoenothing
eroso
Shows are usually designed for certain audience for a reason.
DontReadMyBioPlsItsPrivate
yeah but not every show is designed for smart people or for dumb people. writers don't sit down and day I'm gonna write a site for idiots
eroso
Anyway, if the show is for real for dumb, they most definitely do. It allows them to write stupid stuff in. In let's say Mad Men, they cant
eroso
Writers don't do that. It's the studio executives who usually design that/decide if a script is put into production.
apercent
Who even watches any of these shows to become smarter? How smart these shows are is irrelevant it's just fans jerking themselves off
Aguineapigtrickedme
NOVA is educational. Like dry and educational. Like you're going to want to be taking notes to stay awake educational.
DontReadMyBioPlsItsPrivate
exactly. It's like saying " oh i'm so much more refined and intelligent because I watch shows about a psychotic meth dealer and a 1/?
DontReadMyBioPlsItsPrivate
dysfunctional family of people who were rich but now have to deal with not being rich. That's like saying that you watched bear grylls 2/?
DontReadMyBioPlsItsPrivate
so now you can survive in the wild or saying you saw a war movie so now you are a soldier. That's not how it works 3/3
DontReadMyBioPlsItsPrivate
The rick and morty fanbase is filled with cunts like that who think hat just because they like a certain show that that makes them smarter
mrgrynch
I thought everyone liked it due to how much of a sick fuck Rick is
BecauseButthole
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty. The humor is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of 1/
nspooky2nme
Okay, everyone is downvoting you, but I don't think they have context for this horrendous copypasta, so +1
nspooky2nme
For those out of the loop: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/to-be-fair-you-have-to-have-a-very-high-iq-to-understand-rick-and-morty
BecauseButthole
theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Rick's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven 2/
BecauseButthole
into his characterisation - his personal philosophy draws heavily fromNarodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this 3/
BecauseButthole
stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realize that they're not just funny- they 3/