"THIS is what a fandom is, it isn't just a book or a show or a story it is a survival guide for life and it shows you values, morals, and how to keep going so who gives a damn if it is fictional it has taught me more on how to face my mortal reality.
I was thinking about this the other day, the fact that we don't know Penny's last name.... Also, Leonard's middle name is "Leakey" after Louis Leakey of Lucy fame...