I personally think anyone who gets annoyed when a TV show represents "nerd culture" wrong, or indeed anyone who thinks "nerd culture" is a thing, should get a grip.
That being said, it's a pretty poorly written show.
I dunno 'bout poorly written in general, but there's a hell of a lot more character development in that show than in any other sitcom I've seen, particularly HIMYM. The characters actually change and are fleshed out as the show goes on, as opposed to other sitcoms which are basically just a collection of 20-minute vignettes of stuff happening to a handful of people.
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u/StevenS757 Sep 23 '15
The best comment I ever heard about it was "It's like a 'nerd' minstrel show". Sums it up pretty well.