my only gripe is the shoe -horning in of ex wife and daughter into the story line and boy are they tedious and annoying.
Hang in there, I know what you mean. They all serve a purpose, believe me, if only as recipients of some great BBT lines. I eventually found the mum and daughter double-act amusing in later episodes.
On a different note, I'd really like those who watch it to share what they think is going on with its obvious economic/political/environmental pokes. I'm undecided. It's clearly being provocative but I'm baffled as to why. It could be just fun. The characters are arguably stereotypes and not real, as exampled above, and so you can't really take the show too seriously. Let's just say that some of what BBT comes out with would have viewers googling the facts! I just let it make me laugh.