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* [[Johnny Galecki]]<ref>{{cite news |author=CBS |title=Cast Members of TBBT |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/johnny_galecki/bio.php |work=CBS |year=2007 |accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Leonard Hofstadter]], Ph.D. – Leonard is an [[experimental physicist]] with an [[IQ]] of 173 who received his [[Ph.D.]] when he was 24 years old. He shares an apartment with colleague and friend [[Sheldon Cooper]]. He is the [[Double act|straight man]] of the series. The writers toyed with a romance between him and neighbor [[Penny (The Big Bang Theory character)|Penny]], with their [[unresolved sexual tension]] being a major force for drama. Leonard and Penny eventually had a short intimate relationship.
* [[Johnny Galecki]]<ref>{{cite news |author=CBS |title=Cast Members of TBBT |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/johnny_galecki/bio.php |work=CBS |year=2007 |accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Leonard Hofstadter]], Ph.D. – Leonard is an [[experimental physicist]] with an [[IQ]] of 173 who received his [[Ph.D.]] when he was 24 years old. He shares an apartment with colleague and friend [[Sheldon Cooper]]. He is the [[Double act|straight man]] of the series. The writers toyed with a romance between him and neighbor [[Penny (The Big Bang Theory character)|Penny]], with their [[unresolved sexual tension]] being a major force for drama. Leonard and Penny eventually had a short intimate relationship. This character raped the character just mentioned in the last episode of season three. She came to him drunk wanting sex, so he had sex with her.
* [[Jim Parsons]]<ref>{{cite news |author=CBS |title=Cast Members of TBBT |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/jim_parsons/bio.php |work=CBS |year=2007 |accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Sheldon Cooper]], Ph.D. – Originally from [[East Texas]], he was a [[child prodigy]], starting college at the age of 11, right after completing the [[fifth grade]]. As a [[theoretical physicist]], he possesses a [[master's degree]], two Ph.D.s, and an IQ of 187. He exhibits a strict adherence to routine; a lack of understanding of irony, sarcasm and humor; and a complete lack of humility. These characteristics are the main sources of his character's humor and the center of a number of episodes. Sheldon shares an apartment with Leonard Hofstadter.
* [[Jim Parsons]]<ref>{{cite news |author=CBS |title=Cast Members of TBBT |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/jim_parsons/bio.php |work=CBS |year=2007 |accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Sheldon Cooper]], Ph.D. – Originally from [[East Texas]], he was a [[child prodigy]], starting college at the age of 11, right after completing the [[fifth grade]]. As a [[theoretical physicist]], he possesses a [[master's degree]], two Ph.D.s, and an IQ of 187. He exhibits a strict adherence to routine; a lack of understanding of irony, sarcasm and humor; and a complete lack of humility. These characteristics are the main sources of his character's humor and the center of a number of episodes. Sheldon shares an apartment with Leonard Hofstadter.
* [[Kaley Cuoco]]<ref>{{cite news |author=CBS |title=Cast Members of TBBT |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/kaley_cuoco/bio.php |work=CBS |year=2007 |accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Penny (The Big Bang Theory)|Penny]] – She is the attractive, blonde neighbor, "born and raised in Nebraska", who lives across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard. She has aspirations of a career in show business, and has been to casting calls and auditions but has not been successful thus far. To pay the bills, she works as a waitress at [[The Cheesecake Factory]].
* [[Kaley Cuoco]]<ref>{{cite news |author=CBS |title=Cast Members of TBBT |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/bio/kaley_cuoco/bio.php |work=CBS |year=2007 |accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref> as [[Penny (The Big Bang Theory)|Penny]] – She is the attractive, blonde neighbor, "born and raised in Nebraska", who lives across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard. She has aspirations of a career in show business, and has been to casting calls and auditions but has not been successful thus far. To pay the bills, she works as a waitress at [[The Cheesecake Factory]].

Revision as of 05:04, 31 May 2010

This article is about the sitcom. For the cosmological model, see Big Bang. For other uses, see Big Bang Theory (disambiguation).
The Big Bang Theory
File:BigBangTheoryTitleCard.png
Title card for The Big Bang Theory
Created byChuck Lorre
Bill Prady
Directed byJames Burrows (pilot)
Mark Cendrowski
StarringJohnny Galecki
Jim Parsons
Kaley Cuoco
Simon Helberg
Kunal Nayyar
Sara Gilbert
Theme music composerBarenaked Ladies
Opening theme"The Big Bang Theory Theme"[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes63 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersChuck Lorre
Bill Prady
Lee Aronsohn
ProducersSteve Molaro
Mike Collier
Faye Oshima Belyeu
EditorPeter Chakos
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time21 minutes (without commercials)
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 24, 2007 (2007-09-24) –
present
File:Vlcsnap-4765A.PNG
Cast of characters in The Big Bang Theory. From left: Howard Wolowitz, Leonard Hofstader, Penny, Sheldon Cooper and Rajesh Koothrapali.

The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show. It premiered on CBS on September 24, 2007.[2]

Set in Pasadena, California, the show is about two Caltech prodigies in their 20s, one an experimental physicist (Leonard Hofstadter) and the other a theoretical physicist (Sheldon Cooper), who live across the hall from an attractive blonde waitress with show-biz aspirations (Penny). Leonard and Sheldon's geekiness and sheer intellect are contrasted for comic effect with Penny's social skills and common sense.[3][4] Two equally geeky friends of theirs, Howard and Rajesh, are also main characters.

The show is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions.[5] In March 2009, it was reported that The Big Bang Theory had been renewed for a third and fourth season by CBS.[6] In August 2009, the sitcom won the best comedy series TCA award and Jim Parsons won the award for individual achievement in comedy.[7]

When the third season premiered on September 21, 2009, it ranked as CBS's highest-rated show of that evening in the adults 18–49 demographic (4.6/10), along with a then series-high 12.83 million viewers.[8]

The Big Bang Theory presently airs on Mondays at 9:30 EST after Two and a Half Men,[9] another show produced by Lorre. On May 19, 2010, it was announced that CBS would be moving the show to Thursdays at 8:00 EST.[10]

Main cast

Main article: List of characters from The Big Bang Theory
  • Johnny Galecki[11] as Leonard Hofstadter, Ph.D. – Leonard is an experimental physicist with an IQ of 173 who received his Ph.D. when he was 24 years old. He shares an apartment with colleague and friend Sheldon Cooper. He is the straight man of the series. The writers toyed with a romance between him and neighbor Penny, with their unresolved sexual tension being a major force for drama. Leonard and Penny eventually had a short intimate relationship. This character raped the character just mentioned in the last episode of season three. She came to him drunk wanting sex, so he had sex with her.
  • Jim Parsons[12] as Sheldon Cooper, Ph.D. – Originally from East Texas, he was a child prodigy, starting college at the age of 11, right after completing the fifth grade. As a theoretical physicist, he possesses a master's degree, two Ph.D.s, and an IQ of 187. He exhibits a strict adherence to routine; a lack of understanding of irony, sarcasm and humor; and a complete lack of humility. These characteristics are the main sources of his character's humor and the center of a number of episodes. Sheldon shares an apartment with Leonard Hofstadter.
  • Kaley Cuoco[13] as Penny – She is the attractive, blonde neighbor, "born and raised in Nebraska", who lives across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard. She has aspirations of a career in show business, and has been to casting calls and auditions but has not been successful thus far. To pay the bills, she works as a waitress at The Cheesecake Factory.
  • Simon Helberg[14] as Howard Wolowitz, M.Eng.[15] – He works as an aerospace engineer. He is Jewish, and lives with his mother. Unlike Sheldon, Leonard, and Raj, Howard lacks a Ph.D. He defends this by pointing out that he has a master's degree in Engineering from MIT and the apparatus he designs are actually built and launched into space, unlike the purely abstract work of his friends. He provides outrageous pick-up lines and fancies himself a ladies man with suitably unimpressed reactions from Penny; however, he has shown limited success with other women.
  • Kunal Nayyar[16] as Rajesh Koothrappali, Ph.D. – Rajesh, who originally comes from New Delhi, India, works as a particle astrophysicist at Caltech.[17] He is very shy around women and is physically unable to talk to them unless he drinks alcohol. However, he has had much better luck with women as opposed to his overly confident best friend Howard. His parents, introduced as Dr. and Mrs. V.M. Koothrappali, are seen via webcam. In the third season, he works for Sheldon because his research has run into a dead-end and he doesn't want to go back to India.[18]
  • Sara Gilbert as Leslie Winkle, Ph.D. (recurring season 1-present, starring season 2)[19][20] – She is an experimental physicist who has casual sex with both Howard and Leonard during the show's airing. She does not get along well with Sheldon Cooper and frequently mocks him. She was promoted to main cast during the second season, but demoted again once the writers realized they could not produce quality material for her for every episode.[19]

Episodes

Main article: List of The Big Bang Theory episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedViewers
rank		U.S. Viewers
(millions)		18–49
rank		18–49
rating/share
First airedLast aired
117September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)May 19, 2008 (2008-05-19)68[21]8.3446[22]3.3/8
223September 22, 2008 (2008-09-22)May 11, 2009 (2009-05-11)40[23]10.07——
323September 21, 2009 (2009-09-21)May 24, 2010 (2010-05-24)1214.225[24]5.3/13
424September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)1313.217[25]4.4/13
524September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10)815.826[26]5.5/17
624September 27, 2012 (2012-09-27)May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16)318.682[27]6.2/19
724September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15)219.962[28]6.2/20
824September 22, 2014 (2014-09-22)May 7, 2015 (2015-05-07)219.054[29]5.6/17
924September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21)May 12, 2016 (2016-05-12)220.363[30]5.8/19
1024September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19)May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)218.993[31]4.9/19
1124September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10)118.635[32]4.4
1224September 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)May 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)217.316[33]3.6

Production history

The show's initial pilot, developed for the 2006–07 television season, was substantially different from its current form. Only Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons were in the cast, and their across-the-hall neighbor Katie was envisioned as "a street-hardened, tough-as-nails woman with a vulnerable interior".[34] Katie was played by actress Amanda Walsh[35] They also had a female friend called Gilda (played by Iris Bahr). The show's original theme music was also different, using Thomas Dolby's hit "She Blinded Me With Science". The show was not picked up, but the creators were given an opportunity to revise the show, bringing in the remaining leading cast and retooling the show to its current format. The original unaired pilot has never been released on any official format, but copies of it are floating around the internet with various collectors. On the evolution of the show, Lorre bluntly admitted "We did the 'Big Bang Pilot' about two and a half years ago, and it sucked... but there were two remarkable things that worked perfectly, and that was Johnny and Jim. We rewrote the thing entirely, and then we were blessed with Kaley and Simon and Kunal." As to whether the world will ever see that original pilot, maybe on a DVD, Lorre said "Wow that would be something, we will see. Show your failures..."[36]

The second pilot of The Big Bang Theory was directed by James Burrows, who did not continue with the show. This reworked pilot led to a 13-episode order by CBS on May 14, 2007.[37] Prior to its airing on CBS, the pilot episode was distributed on iTunes free of charge. The show premiered September 24, 2007, and was picked-up for a full 22-episode season on October 19, 2007.[38]

Production on the show was halted on November 6, 2007 due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, returning on March 17, 2008 in an earlier time slot[39] and with nine new episodes.[40][41] After the strike's end, the show was picked up for a second season airing in the 2008–2009 season, premiering in the same time slot on September 22, 2008.[42] With increasing ratings, the show received a two-year renewal through the 2010–11 season.[43][44]

David Saltzberg, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles, checks scripts and provides dialogue, math equations and diagrams used as props.[3] According to executive producer/co-creator Bill Prady, "We're working on giving Sheldon an actual problem that he's going to be working on throughout the [first] season so there's actual progress to the boards ... We worked hard to get all the science right."[4]

The lead characters are named Sheldon and Leonard after actor, director, and producer Sheldon Leonard.[45]

Opening theme

Barenaked Ladies wrote and recorded the theme song, which describes the development of the universe and the changes that Earth and Humans have undergone since the dawn of time. On October 9, 2007, a full-length (1 minute and 45 seconds) version of the song was released.[46]

DVD releases

DVD Name Release dates Ep # Additional Information
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
The Complete First Season September 2, 2008[47] January 12, 2009[48] April 3, 2009[49] 17 The three disc box set includes all 17 episodes. The only extra feature is an 18 minute short entitled Quantum Mechanics of The Big Bang Theory: Series Cast and Creators on Why It’s Cool to Be a Geek. Running Time: 374 minutes.
The Complete Second Season September 15, 2009[50] October 19, 2009[51] March 3, 2010 [52] 23 The four disc box set includes all 23 episodes. The Special Features include a Gag Reel, Physicist to the Stars: Real-Life Physicist/UCLA professor David Saltzberg's consulting relationship to the Show, and Testing the Infinite Hilarity Hypothesis in relation to the Big Bang Theory: Season 2's Unique Characters and Characteristics.
The Complete Third Season September 7, 2010[53] September 27, 2010[54] September 29, 2010[55] 23 The three disc box set includes all 23 episodes. Running Time: 374 minutes.

Online media

Warner Brothers Television controls the online rights for the show and does not allow full episodes to be shown online.[56][57] Short clips are available on cbs.com.[58] They are available on 4OD (UK Channel 4's online service) for a limited time after being shown as repeats.[citation needed]

Ratings

Further information: [[:Weekly Episode Ratings]]

U.S. standard ratings

Seasonal ratings based on average total viewers per episode of The Big Bang Theory on CBS:

Season Timeslot (EDT) Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
1 Monday 8:30 P.M. (September 24 – November 12, 2007)
Monday 8:00 P.M. (March 17 – May 19, 2008) 		September 24, 2007 May 19, 2008 2007–08 #59[59] 8.34[59]
2 Monday 8:00 P.M. (September 22, 2008 – May 11, 2009)

Monday 9:30 P.M. (February 9, 2009)

September 22, 2008 May 11, 2009 2008–09 #42[60] 10.01[60]
3 Monday 9:30 P.M. (September 21, 2009  - May 24, 2010)

Monday 9:00 P.M. (May 3, 2010)

September 21, 2009 May 24, 2010 2009–10 #12[61] 14.63[62]
4 Thursday 8:00 P.M. September 2010 May 2011 2010–11 TBA TBA

UK distribution and ratings

The show made its UK debut on Channel 4 on February 14, 2008 bringing in an average audience of 1.0 million viewers. The second episode, shown the following week, also received 1.0 million. For the third episode an average of 1.1 million tuned in. The show is also shown as a 'first-look' on Channel 4's digital offshoot E4, and brings in 400,000 viewers on average. The fifth episode received 880,000 viewers. After the first five episodes, the average number of viewers continues to hover around the 1 million mark. Episode 13 was watched by 1.3 million viewers and was the most watched episode.[63]

In December 2008, Virgin Media made the first nine episodes of the first season available to watch on its TV Choice On Demand service, and the rest of Season 1 was made available in January 2009.

As of December 5, 2009, all 23 episodes of Season 2 are now also available on Virgin Media TV Choice On Demand Service.

The third season began airing on E4 and E4 HD on December 17, 2009 at 9.00pm.

Canadian ratings

The April 11, 2010 Toronto Star reported that The Big Bang Theory "has quietly become Canada's most-watched comedy".[64]

Awards and nominations

Year Result Category Award Show Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Best Actor in a Comedy Series 1st Ewwy Awards Jim Parsons
Nominated Best Actress in a Comedy Series Kaley Cuoco
Nominated Best Comedy Series Cast and Crew
2009 Nominated Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 61st Primetime Emmy Awards Jim Parsons
Nominated Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Christine Baranski
Nominated Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Crew
Won Outstanding Achievement in Comedy TCA Awards Cast and Crew
Won Individual Achievement in Comedy Jim Parsons
Nominated Best television comedy or musical series Satellite Awards Cast and Crew
Nominated Best actor in a comedy or musical series Jim Parsons
Won The best 10 Television Programs of the year American Film Institute Cast and Crew
Won Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series 2nd Ewwy Awards Kaley Cuoco
Nominated Best Comedy Series Cast and Crew
2010 Won Favorite TV Comedy 36th People's Choice Awards
Nominated Favorite TV Comedy Actor Jim Parsons

In an episode of Scrubs "Our Driving Issues", Perry Cox assigns one of his students to set his DVR to record Big Bang Theory, stating the whole world is watching it, and he wants to know why.

In the Family Guy episode "Business Guy", Peter assigns his father in-law Carter to hold a Big Bang Theory viewing party, even though no one shows up. However, he still watches the show and enjoys it.

International broadcast

Country / Region Network(s) Aired Notes
 Albania Digi+ April 19, 2009 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Argentina Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Australia Nine Network Late 2007 — present New episodes Mondays and repeats Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
GO! August 9, 2009 — present Double episode repeats in rotation, Sundays and Thursdays.
 Austria ORF1 March 13, 2010 — present The dialogue is dubbed. Season 1 is shown as double episodes.
 Bangladesh Zee Café
 Belgium La Une August 31, 2008 — present
2BE December 21, 2009 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but Dutch captions are used.
 Bolivia Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Brazil Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is with English audio but captions are used except for a version used by the Brazilian company TAM Airlines on planes.
SBT HD TBA The dialogue will be completely dubbed to Portuguese and will be aired in both SD and HD, aired as "Big Bang: A Teoria" (Big Bang: The Theory)
 Bulgaria Nova Television
Diema 2 - Repeats 		November 5, 2008 — present
January 11, 2010
 Canada A
CTV 		2007–08, 2009–present
2008–09
 Chile Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Colombia Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Costa Rica Warner Channel
Teletica 		November 2007 — present
August 2009 — present 		The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
The dialogue is dubbed.
 Cuba Multivisión
 Cyprus LTV November 2008 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Czech Republic Prima Cool April 7, 2009 — present Aired as 'Teorie velkého třesku', dubbed
 Denmark 6'eren January 2009 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Dominican Republic Warner Channel
 Ecuador Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 El Salvador Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Fiji Mai TV
 Finland Sub September 8, 2008 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. Aired as Rillit Huurussa (Misty Eyeglasses)
 France TPS Star
NRJ 12 		October 18, 2008 — present
October 5, 2009— present
 Greece Star Channel September , 2009 — present Double Episode. The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Germany ProSieben July 11, 2009 — present[65] The dialogue is dubbed.
 Guatemala Warner Channel The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Honduras Warner Channel
 Hungary Cool TV December 27, 2009 — present The dialogue is dubbed. Aired as 'Agymenők'
 Iceland Stöð 2 August 19, 2008 — present
 India Zee Café
 Ireland RTÉ Two July 11, 2008 — present
 Israel yes stars Comedy July 2008 — present
 Italy Steel January 19, 2008 — present The show received a lot of criticism due to the poor quality of dubbing, which allegedly "dumbed down" most of the nerdy-geeky jokes. To fix this, since episode 9 of season one, the dubbing has been changed to a significantly better quality, characterized by a more faithful translation.
 Japan Super! drama TV November 7, 2009 — present
 Lithuania TV1 February 21, 2010 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Macedonia Kanal 5
 Mexico Warner Channel November 2008 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
Canal 5 (Televisa) Season 1: January 11, 2010 The dialogue was completely dubbed to Spanish, aired as "La Teoría del Big Bang", two episodes daily from Monday through Thursday. The show received criticism due to the quality of dubbing.
   Nepal Zee Café
 Netherlands Veronica March 2, 2009 — ??? Only a few episodes were broadcast
 New Zealand TV2 September 17, 2008 — present Sunday 7:30pm, was Wednesday at 8:00pm
 Nicaragua Warner Channel
 Norway TVNorge The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used. It's also available in HD(TVNorge HD).
 Pakistan Super Comedy
 Panama Warner Channel The dialogue is not dubbed but Spanish captions are used.
 Paraguay Warner Channel March 2008 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Peru Warner Channel November 2007 — present
 Philippines Jack TV
 Poland TVN Siedem November 20, 2008 — present Aired as 'Teoria wielkiego podrywu'
 Portugal SET, RTP2 July 14, 2008 — present
 Russia NTV April 2010–present Aired as 'Теория большого взрыва'
 Singapore Warner Channel Season 1: April 5, 2010 — Present
 Slovenia Kanal A Season 1: February 23, 2009 — March 20, 2009 Aired as 'Veliki pokovci'
 South Africa M-Net
SABC3
 Spain Antena.neox
Antena 3
TNT 		July 18, 2009 — present The dialogue is dubbed.
 Sri Lanka Zee Café
 Sweden Kanal 5 The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Thailand True Series May 26, 2008 — present
 Trinidad and Tobago TV6, Warner Channel 2008 — present
 Turkey CNBC-e[66] September 9, 2008 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Ukraine Inter, MTV December 7, 2009 — present (MTV) Aired as Теорія великого вибуху
 United Kingdom Channel 4, E4, E4 HD Season 3 (E4) December 17 , 2009  - present Thursdays 9.00-9.30 PM
 Uruguay Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.
 Venezuela Warner Channel November 2007 — present The dialogue is not dubbed but captions are used.

Belarus knockoff version, The Theorists

Through the use of his vanity cards at the end of episodes, Chuck Lorre alleged that there was a rip-off version of the show being produced and aired in Belarus. Officially titled Теоретики (translates to The Theorists), the show features 'clones' of the main characters, a similar opening sequence, and what appears to be a very close Russian translation of the scripts.[67] Chuck Lorre expressed annoyance and described his inquiry with the Warner Brothers legal department about options. The TV production company and station's close relationship with the Belarus government was cited as the reason that any attempt to claim copyright infringement would be in vain because the company ripping the episodes is operated by the government.[68]

This was news for the actors who played the main characters. Dmitriy Tankovich (who plays Leonard's counterpart "Seva") said in an interview: "I'm upset. At first the actors were told all legal issues were resolved. We didn't know it wasn't the case, so when the creators of The Big Bang Theory started talking about the show, I was embarrassed. I can't understand why our people first do, and then think. I consider this to be the rock bottom of my career. And I don't want to take part in a stolen show"[69]. The show was cancelled shortly afterwards[70].

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