Quite a few good points there. I have no idea what the attraction for non-geeks is as most of the jokes must be going straight over their heads. I don't know but "Haha, he said a funny word or talked about comic books" must get old very quickly but there has to be something or it wouldn't be so successful on a mainstream US channel.
There are definitely some stereotyped gags, but they are also sharply observed. Another interesting angle to consider is straightman/comic between Sheldon and Leonard. Sheldon also provides another function - most characters need to grow up to remain interesting - he doesn't have to.
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