The show's pilot episode premiered on September 24, 2007. This was the second pilot produced for the show. A different pilot was produced for the 2006–07 television season but never aired. The structure of the original unaired pilot was different from the series' current form. The only main characters retained in both pilots were Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons), who are named after Sheldon Leonard, a longtime figure in episodic television as a producer, director, and actor. A minor character, Althea (Vernee Watson), appeared in the first scene of both pilots that was retained generally as-is. The first pilot included two female lead characters - Katie, "a street-hardened, tough-as-nails woman with a vulnerable interior" (played by Canadian actress Amanda Walsh), and Gilda, a scientist colleague and friend of the male characters (played by Iris Bahr). Sheldon and Leonard meet Katie after she breaks up with a boyfriend, and they invite her to share their apartment. Gilda is threatened by Katie's presence. Test audiences reacted negatively to Katie, but they liked Sheldon and Leonard. The original pilot used Thomas Dolby's hit "She Blinded Me with Science" as its theme song.
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Runtime | 18 – 23 min |
Premiere: World | September 24, 2007 |
Premiere: USA | September 24, 2007 |
Channel | CBS (20:00, United States) |
Digital: World | September 8, 2014 |
Parental Advisory | Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking, Profanity, Sex & Nudity |
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Also Known As | TBBT (United States) |
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A woman who moves into an apartment across the hall from two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.Сast and Crew
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A nice combination of brains and belly laughs and a solid addition to the CBS comedy block on Monday nights.
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Let’s face it, what lifts The Big Bang Theory into frequent excellence is its one constant from the start: the brilliantly nuanced performanc...
With all the coitus going on, they’ll all need a skilled psychologist. Everyone wins!
Prickly Sheldon has become a character to love, and Parsons is doing something rare on network TV: making intellectualism admirable, even heroic.
I used to think the Sheldon/Penny pairing was the best on the show, but the Amy/Penny dynamic has become my favorite relationship on the series.
Lorre has produced a first episode that leaves you eager to try the second.
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I don’t really think the show was about teaching Sheldon Cooper to appreciate friends and to be able to apologize for all of the patience he...
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The result was a terrific half-hour, managing to be funny, sweet and touching all at once.
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There is no BAZINGA. The moment is sweet, sincere, and lovely. I appreciated the low-key ending of a show that started with a big bang.
It’s hard to believe that anyone’s even making a three-camera sitcom this mothballed.
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All in all, a sweet, gentle, kind, sentimental and congenial wrap. Exactly what fans would expect.
I have to give the show’s writers credit for zigging where I assumed they would zag, and saving all "the gang goes arctic" stuff for the...
The one-hour finish felt satisfying and appropriate, if somewhat low-key, eschewing huge fireworks that which would have likely felt like something...
The show might even have been engaging, if the one-liners came less frequently and the characters had a little more dimension.
Frankly, any show that weaves in multiple jokes about Comic-Con and employs its own science consultant can’t be all bad.
The show isn’t funny any more. The same tired jokes go around in circles. It’s dated and stale.
I’m not sure if they got the physics exactly right, but The Big Bang Theory somehow ended not with a breakup but an "I love you."
Hopefully, once the entire ensemble is reunited again, this show will get moving.
The series finale of "The Big Bang Theory" was everything the show did well, and a bit of what it did poorly, wrapped into one hourlong package.
I hope things settle down soon, because so far this season, it’s all been a bit of a bummer.
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It’s just the same joke endlessly repeated. It’s not a bad joke.
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Nicely played, TBBT writers. That’s some Larry David-level petard hoisting right there.
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With the show safe for at least two more seasons, there’s no motivation for the writing staff to try harder.
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Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco’s interplay remains the show’s secret weapon.
I watched all seven episodes that had aired so far this season and didn’t so much as expel air forcefully from my nose in response to any of...
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This is the best sitcom I’ve ever seen. Insanely funny and touching. Jim Parsons' Sheldon is great. A lot of humor, a lot of references and a lot of guest stars, together with an excellent script, give birth to something incredible. I’m truly glad I watched this series. Translated to English
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An excellent series that has already become a cult classic! Watch exclusively in the translation of Courage Bombay. Translated to English
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An excellent series that has already had an impact not only on television, but also on consciousness, raising a generation of sarcasm geeks. But I liked it precisely from an entertainment point of view and for its excellent humor. I recommend you to get acquainted! All the best and enjoy your viewing. Translated to English
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The series went from unparalleled to "well, okay." It’s good that it’s over. It’s a pity that the ending with Rajesh Koothrapali was trashed. Translated to English
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Joy, joy and joy. It’s amazing how they haven’t blown away over all these years! In the top favorite series. Translated to English
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We said goodbye to another cult series… On the wave of a wonderful finale, I return the film to the top ten :) The best sitcom, thank you. Translated to English
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This is the best series to date) it’s a pity that so few people are interested in science Translated to English
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For over a year, The Big Bang Theory saved my lunch breaks. But even though the jokes began to get boring in recent seasons, Leonard, Penny, Howard, Raj, Bernadette, Amy, Stuart and, of course, Sheldon became like family to me. The final episode brought me to tears! Translated to English
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An excellent sitcom. The humorous component of the series pleases. The development of each main character is of high quality, so that in the end everyone got what they once dreamed of. The last two seasons looked automatic, the script really ran out of steam. I’m glad that the elevator was finally fixed in the end) Translated to English
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What is this! It’s time to say goodbye to friends again! This series has always been an unshakable constant of a good mood and a pleasant pastime. It’s a shame that it ended too. But, as the theory of asymmetry of the Cooper couple says, perhaps this is true only from this point of view. Translated to English
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A great start to a sitcom. All the images of the characters are funny, everyone can be joked about successfully (the concentration of jokes here is crazy, the end of each line is made humorous). So far I haven’t noticed anything extra in the series. The title music and theme are awesome. Translated to English
Season 1Watched
This long series has come to an end! Although season 12 was unnecessary, the jokes of many of the characters were already boring, I will miss Sheldon Cooper with his team of scientist friends and cutie Penny. Thanks for the many references to the films, thanks for the cameos of many stars. Thanks for the series. Translated to English
Episode 23 — 24 (season 12)Watched
It took me a long time to watch this series. I will say this – it was worth it. Translated to English
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Favorite series. Four nerds who are very good at physics, and in their free time they play various computer games, read comics and have fun as best they can. Well, a blonde girl began to live next door to them, who doesn’t understand anything about this. Translated to English