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So a "smart" show needs to include "smart" characters? I don't think that makes much sense. Surely lots of dumb shows (or "dumb" shows, to avoid objectivity) have featured brainy leads.
Not that I'm calling it dumb, as I haven't actually ever watched it because police procedurals are so played, but is Numbers a smart show because some of the characters are professors and math geeks?
(I guess the answer could very well be yes, but I am not convinced this is a good criteron.)
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I don't like the lead, so I don't watch House.
No, smart character's aren't a must for a 'smart' show. A 'smart' show is like some of the good debates we've had here, ones that make you think. The topic of thought isn't all that important, as people are varied, physics to morality. The way it is presented will attract certain people, drama, adventure, sci fi, fans off all types.
Shows that may not provoke thought in some may in others, so the variance on what is 'smart' is as widely varied as human tastes.
As such there is no proper answer for any group of people.
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The character, I do not recall having seen any of it.
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What were we just saying about cancelled shows? DAMMIT!
(Yeah yeah, SG-1 has lasted ten years. But I really felt that it was falling into a rut in the last few years of the Goa'uld conflict �seasons six, seven, and eight� and I've really enjoyed the new direction taken by the war with the Ori. *sigh*)
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You really do have to love that NBC Universal thing.
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