"The Big Bang Theory" (2007) TV series

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Creators:

Chuck Lorre
Bill Prady
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Smart Is The New Sexy.

Plot:

A woman who moves into an apartment next door to two brilliant but socially awkward physicists shows them how little they know about life outside of the laboratory.

Plot Keywords:

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Sitcom | Friendship | Scientist | Nerd

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 20	9:31 PM	CBS	The Barbarian Sublimation	#2.3
Mon. July 27	9:31 PM	CBS	The Griffin Equivalency	#2.4

Cast

Johnny Galecki	...	Leonard Hofstadter (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jim Parsons	...	Sheldon Cooper (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kaley Cuoco	...	Penny (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Simon Helberg	...	Howard Wolowitz (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kunal Nayyar	...	Rajesh Koothrappali / ... (40 episodes, 2007-2009)

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Series Directed by
Mark Cendrowski		(35 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Writing credits
Chuck Lorre		(40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Bill Prady		(40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Steven Molaro		(20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lee Aronsohn		(14 episodes, 2007-2009)
David Goetsch		(14 episodes, 2007-2009)
Stephen Engel		(10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Richard Rosenstock		(10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jennifer Glickman		(6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Robert Cohen		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tim Doyle		(4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Eric Kaplan		(4 episodes, 2008-2009)
David Litt		(2 episodes, 2007)
Daley Haggar		(2 episodes, 2008-2009)
Nicole Lorre		(2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Produced by
Peter Chakos	....	producer / co-producer (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Chuck Lorre	....	executive producer (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Bill Prady	....	executive producer (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mary T. Quigley	....	co-producer (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lee Aronsohn	....	executive producer / consulting producer (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
David Goetsch	....	co-executive producer (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Steven Molaro	....	supervising producer / producer (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Faye Oshima Belyeu	....	producer (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kristy Cecil	....	associate producer (36 episodes, 2007-2009)
Stephen Engel	....	consulting producer (34 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jennifer Glickman	....	consulting producer (24 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tim Doyle	....	consulting producer (23 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mona Garcea	....	coordinating producer (23 episodes, 2008-2009)
Eric Kaplan	....	co-executive producer (23 episodes, 2008-2009)
Richard Rosenstock	....	consulting producer (23 episodes, 2008-2009)
Robert Cohen	....	co-executive producer (16 episodes, 2007-2008)
David Litt	....	co-executive producer / consulting producer (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mea Squires	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 2009)

Series Cinematography by
Steven V. Silver		(40 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Film Editing by
Peter Chakos		(40 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Casting by
Ken Miller		(40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Nikki Valko		(40 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Production Design by
John Shaffner		(40 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Set Decoration by
Ann Shea		(40 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Costume Design by
Mary T. Quigley		(40 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Makeup Department
Peggy Nichols	....	makeup artist (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Faye Woods	....	hair stylist (40 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Production Management
Kelly Lee	....	unit production manager (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jay O'Connell	....	unit production manager (8 episodes, 2008)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Howard Murray	....	associate director (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Anthony Joseph Rich	....	first assistant director (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Chris Klausen	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (38 episodes, 2007-2009)
Bill Ghaffary	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Art Department
Scott L. London	....	property master (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Francoise Cherry-Cohen	....	set designer (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Sam Huston	....	assistant property master (32 episodes, 2007-2009)
Bryan Rogers	....	set dresser (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Justin Hetzel	....	art department production assistant (9 episodes, 2008)
Jeffry C. Voorhees	....	on-set dresser (4 episodes, 2007)

Series Sound Department
Bob La Masney	....	re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Charlie McDaniel	....	re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Bruce Peters	....	production sound mixer (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Michael Kreple	....	foley mixer (8 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Visual Effects by
Daniel Carrington	....	Flame artist / flame artist / ... (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Scott Milne	....	visual effects supervisor (6 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Stunts
Eddie Braun	....	stunt coordinator (7 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
John O'Brien	....	video controller (33 episodes, 2007-2009)
Ron Ervin	....	grip (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
John Greene	....	gaffer (7 episodes, 2008-2009)
David Pearce	....	key grip (7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Greg Gayne	....	still photographer (6 episodes, 2007-2009)
Lyndel Crosley	....	digital imaging technician / digital technician (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Casting Department
Adam Hochfeld	....	extras casting (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Peter Pappas	....	casting associate (17 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Heath	....	key costumer (33 episodes, 2007-2009)
Nicole Felts	....	costumer / set costumer (8 episodes, 2008-2009)
Pamela Broussard	....	set costumer (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Editorial Department
Ryan Berdan	....	post-production coordinator / post production coordinator (24 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tony D'Amore	....	final colorist (17 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Music Department
Joe Fischer	....	music manager (5 episodes, 2007)

Series Other crew
David Saltzberg	....	science consultant (40 episodes, 2007-2009)
Don Foster	....	executive consultant (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Eddie Gorodetsky	....	executive consultant (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mark Roberts	....	executive consultant (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Brian George	....	production coordinator (31 episodes, 2008-2009)
Anthony S. Robinson	....	production assistant (28 episodes, 2007-2009)
Julie Fleischer	....	script supervisor (24 episodes, 2007-2009)
Russell Eida	....	assistant: lee aronsohn (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Justin Hetzel	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 2008-2009)
Bethany Phillips	....	assistant: executive producer (20 episodes, 2008-2009)
Susan Kesser	....	publicist (19 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mona Garcea	....	executive assistant / assistant: executive producer (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gregg Moscot	....	production coordinator (7 episodes, 2007)
Shawn Cloninger	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)

Production Companies

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2007-) (USA) (TV)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• E4 (2008-) (UK) (TV)
• ProSieben Television (2009-) (Germany) (TV)
• Veronica (2009) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (South Korea) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• MFX  visual effects
• Panavision  cameras
• Technicolor Creative Services  post-production services
• Warner Brothers Post-Production Services  sound services

Runtime:

21 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG (season 1) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

Sara Gilbert (Leslie) who plays Leonard's girlfriend, also played Johnny Galecki's girlfriend in "Roseanne" (1988). Laurie Metcalf, who plays Sheldon's mother, was also his co-star in Roseanne.

Quotes:

Leonard: Why did you just flash freeze a banana?
Leslie: I'm having it with my cereal and I couldn't find a knife.

Movie Connections:

Remake of "The Big Bang Theory: Pilot (#1.1)" (2007)

Finally A Show About Us

This show is brilliantly written, has a fantastic cast, keeps you laughing from start to finish of every episode, and shows that even particle physics can be funny. For some of you who may not have seen The Big Bang Factor yet it is a lot like Scrubs if you crank up the geek factor and move the characters from a hospital to a laboratory.

I'm not sure what CBS is doing to promote this series but clearly it is not enough. I heard about this show through a friend and I have never seen a commercial for it ever. I don't know if CBS is trying to keep this show a secret or if their marketing guys just fell asleep at the wheel but this show is fantastic.

The characters, that seem exaggerated at first, are actually believable if you have ever been to a physics conference of any kind…or for that matter any comic-con. These "geeks" make up an ever growing segment of our population and I think it is wonderful that they finally have a show to call their own. Perhaps I am biased because of my own nerd tendencies but I have had arguments exactly like the ones in this show with my own clique of nerdy friends. To anyone who ever enjoyed math class watch this show and get your friends who didn't like math class to watch too because if they get you they will get this show.