She could have been, but I prefer to believe she is dumb as a box of rocks. I put her right up there with Kim Kardashian on the list of dumbasses who are famous for relatively nothing except for having big boobs and a TV show.

*cough* Paris Hilton *cough*

I'd like to see the correlation between people who don't like BBT and the people who like Honey Boo-Boo....

Correct. See my post in the Donald Trump thread with my list of people who need to die in a plane crash.

No, appeal to authority is a logical fallacy that applies to debates. We're talking about what is popular based on personal opinion of millions in a market not some expert. Not to mention that not all appeals to an authority are invalid...sometimes we have no choice but to use experts since we don't all possess all knowledge in all areas. Even courts of law use experts.

You're mixing categories of things here which is illogical. If a show is well liked, it will have high ratings. That attracts advertisers willing to shell out big bucks. That's the measure of success that is used. Therefore, the actors can demand what the market will bear. It just doesn't mean it will appeal to everyone. That's where you come in. Your personal preference versus a large segment of the market that makes it successful. They are all opinions of viewers though—not some authority.

Great great acting.

RainMan, we need a poll.

At least Jessica can sing. Kim can't do anything. In fact she doesn't even know how to stay married for long.

LMAO

In argumentation theory, an argumentum ad populum (Latin for "appeal to the people") is a fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or most people believe it. In other words, the basic idea of the argument is: "If many believe so, it is so."

Switch "appeal to authority" with "appeal to the people". In terms of fallacies, they are essentially synonymous.

Probably identical.

I saw a You Tube interview of the cast taking questions from callers. Someone asked if all of them understand what they're saying on the science parts—the cast all burst out laughing saying ——not at all!

Parsons says he has to memorize it over and over.

It's actually pretty easy to play an over the top character like that. It's much more difficult to play a completely normal character with enough charisma to win the audience over and keep them watching.

Quick, without looking it up, name one song Jessica Simpson sang. She was to singing what Mariah Carey was to acting.

Good for them. I get to not watch Jim Parsons not act for another three years.