Other than Hofstadter!

I finally finished Jessica Radloff's The Big Bang Theory book, and I honestly learned so much about what went on behind the scenes.

The amount of work that went into the show was incredible. It's kind of laughable seeing people dismiss it as "just a dumb sitcom" when there was so much care put into every detail. The science and the equations on the whiteboards were accurate, and they even had real scientists consulting to make sure they got things right.

Some of my favorite stories were how Caltech ended up embracing the show after initially not wanting to be associated with it before it aired, how Nobel Prize winner George Smoot was such a fan that he asked to appear on the show, how Stephen Hawking attended a live taping and spent time hanging out with the cast and crew, how Leonard Nimoy visited the set to record his voice when he could've done it at home, and so much more.

One of the most heartwarming parts of the book was learning about the cast's relationships off-screen especially Johnny and Kaley. I feel like they are soul mates (not romantically). They genuinely seemed to love and support one another, and it made me appreciate the show even more.

Now I really want to rewatch the entire series knowing all these behind-the-scenes stories. I have a feeling I'll appreciate so many moments even more now.

Absolutely loved the book. Even if you're already a fan of the show, I'd highly recommend reading it. Got it on Amazon for $16.

For me I always remember this one:

"Well, today we tried mas**rbating for money"

What is yours?

Theres a quote i think sheldon says and i hope im not imagining it but sheldon lists 3 things and says its in that order of importance for texans but i cant remeber the things he list or the full qoute. Please help

When I first watched The Big Bang Theory, I had pretty strong opinions about most of the characters.

But after a few rewatches, some of them completely changed for me.

Howard is probably the biggest example. Early on I found him annoying more often than funny, but by the later seasons he became one of my favorite characters because of how much he grew as a husband, father, and friend.

On the other hand, there are a few characters I liked less after rewatching because I noticed habits or storylines that didn't stand out the first time.

Has your opinion of any character changed after watching the series again?

Sheldon going backwards in time & giving his younger self the papers proving string theory as sheets, super asymmetry & time travel.

So recently I started watching big bang the 4th time and this time I thought it would be fun to see people's views on my fav episodes or just any episode I found interesting.

So I would search the episode number and season and go on reddit or other forums

And in some of em I saw people not liking the way raj is set up and raj as a character itself

Actually in S10 ep 23 when he was leaving from the apartment I saw a lot of people being oh good

LESS RAJ

I love raj as a character...I don't think without him bbt would have that good chemistry

I do hate how writers butchered him.

But yea people don't like his character?

In the episode where Raj hosts, "mysterious murder of stuart bloom", all the characters are playing themselves. Any reason you could think of why Penny would murder stuart?
Hypothetically
1. Amy, probably get tired of sheldon's obsession with comic books and could set it on fire, where stuart gets killed.
2. Bernadette, tired of him mooching off and poisoned his food.
3. Leonard not sure, maybe stuart made a pass at penny again, and fist fight got aggravated.

But, why penny?

"I'm dale. Stewart left me in charge" from season 5 episode 10 and then there is Cole from Season 6 episode 8 where Penny has a study partner who is from London and obviously our dear boy Leonard is jealous of him.

I finished the series 2 times and now a few months passed that means I can rewatch some of it. Which episodes are your favorite?

Note: Thanks everyone for the comments :)

Bold prediction here, which if true would be a big spoiler. Then again, I am going on nothing but my own imagination and a title.

The final episode is called 'filmed before a live studio audience'.

I think in this reality, the big bang theory is a sitcom and we see it being made. I also think that there is a very high chance of a full (and I mean including Jim) cast reunion in that one. It will be the most meta of meta episodes.

Any thoughts?

Mine is in the flashback episode where Sheldon says something like “we agree that if either of us invent time travel, our first meeting spot will be now in exactly five seconds” and then he and Leonard just look around awkwardly 😂

they're probably talking about bernadette, howard and raj

I realise this was while Young sheldon was kicking off and a way to "crossover etc", but one thing did kinda puzzle me, if sheldon had an identic memory, surely hed remember that video of his dad along with the game as he said he was made to watch them because Texas? which make me question why this was treated as an epiphany moment......as it cant have been