That sounds painful.
Autism is horrifically misrepresented. I'm not sure why you would drag yourself through that.
Because it's the only way to engage with characters who have experiences and desires I can relate to right now. I've spent my whole life being lonely, and it's coming to a boiling point.
Eh, even when it is being taken seriously it just doesn't work. LOOKING AT YOU MARK HADDON! THERE IS NO REDEMPTION FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE! *Ahem* Anyway maybe a realistic portrayal isn't really that interesting? You have to exaggerate things to the point of absurdity a la Sherlock for things to be entertaining.
Elementary is pretty interesting. And also realistic.
Also, yes, Mark Haddon infuriates me. They made a play and now they're shooting a movie.
In response to the TBBT hate: modern network television makes humor through offensiveness. If you're offended; congratulations, you're telling the producers that they're doing it right.
I'm sorry, I thought I was talking to my friends. Not to the producers. Unless you're a producer of one of those shows I mentioned, in which case I'll remind you that next season isn't going to write itself.
Also, I have a friend who hates TBBT because he's offended by their "inaccurate portrayal of nerds, especially with Sheldon." The irony is, he basically IS Sheldon. We've found that he gets offended by anything that reminds him of him. He also complains about everything, which is infuriating. Kind of like Sheldon.
Other than not actually talking about it when people annoy me, I basically am Sheldon. Because he has very little personality outside of being obnoxiously arrogant/self-serving and Asperger's-ish, and taking one thing away leaves you with... the other.
So? I'm not offended by everything that reminds me of me. I'm frustrated because I want
more people who remind me of me, and I want them to have storylines that count. Even when they're embarrassing and hard to watch. That's the way it is sometimes.