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Rating:  79 reviews
Media: Video On Demand
ASIN: B000VZYPAU
Year: 2007
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| Synopsis:
Chuck Lorre (“Two and a Half Men”) & Bill Prady (“Gilmore Girls”) co-created this new comedy about a pair of brilliant physicists – roommates Leonard (Johnny Galecki – “Roseanne”) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons – “Judging Amy,” “Garden State”) – who understand how the universe works but have no clue about how to interact with people, especially women. All this begins to change when a free-spirited beauty named Penny (Kaley Cuoco, “8 Simple Rules… for Dating My Teenage Daughter”) moves in next door. Sheldon is quite content spending his nights playing Klingon Boggle with their socially dysfunctional friends, fellow Caltech scientists Wolowitz (Simon Helberg – “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) and Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar, “Huck & Holden”). However, Leonard sees in Penny a whole new universe of possibilities ... including love. |
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 Best show I've ever seen October 31, 2007
Anime Dork (United States)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
This is one of the funniest shows I've ever seen and I normally don't watch sitcoms. I think the only people that would really like this show are dorks, which I'm a dork, so not only do I get every science reference, but I can actually relate to the characters.
The first time I saw this show, I was laughing hysterically and was thinking instantly, I can't believe a show like this made it to tv. My next thought was that there was no way average people would understand it. Judging by all the one star reviews, it looks like I was right. The only thing I can do is hope that the show has enough intelligent viewers to keep it going.
I also think its odd that people would call the show full of stereotypes. I went to an expensive university focusing on the sciences (a school full of pre-med and engineer students) and it was full of literal geniuses. I hate to further the 'stereotype' as you nondorks call it, but this is what dorky people do. This is actually what they talk about. I know because I hung around them for years. They play videogames, it's possible for them to be afraid to speak to a pretty girl, and they talk about nerdy stuff all day long. It may not be interesting to you but trust me, its interesting to us.
For example, I remember back in school, one of my nerdy friends brought up, "I wonder how long it takes for a turd to be flushed down the toilet." (I'm paraphrasing because it was years ago) He actually starting bringing up the velocity and speed and force of the flush. His friend then brought in equations from physics and they worked on this problem for like an hour.
Anyway, my whole point is, this show actually hits a little too close to home. I can't help but wonder if the creator is a dork too because this is a world only a true nerd could know this well.
 I thought it was pretty funny! September 18, 2007
Datapoint3000 (Santa Monica, CA)
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
Premise: Two super-nerdy Ph.D. candidates live across the hall from a beautiful young waitress at Cheesecake Factory. Hilarity ensues as they learn from and about each other. Brought to you by Chuck Lorre, who created Two and Half Men.
So I see the reviews so far have been a mixed bag. But, you know, I liked it. I thought it was very funny, with characters you don't always see in prime time (nerds), a good cast and some pretty funny writing.
Now, it IS a sitcom. If you're irretrievably done with sitcoms forever, this will not work for you. But if you're willing to go with the suspension of disbelief, the three camera 22 minute laugh track format, some pretty amusing moments await. There are very few shows with Steven Hawkings and calculus jokes, so let's give it a chance!
Funny nerds, straight-up blonde, 3's Company? September 17, 2007
Seattle Says
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I loved this show. It does remind me of Three's Company with the humor, girl and guys, in fact, I think they borrowed the studio audience from that show! The laughter does sound a little canned, but hey, the content made me smile. Great to see the guy that played boyfriend David on the Roseanne show. Very expressive and believable actor. I don't know his name, and the show didn't include actor/actress names. I wonder why there were NO credits played at the beginning or end, to give credit to the actors and actresses. Witty writing. I will watch every episode.
Hysterically funny, honest look at geekdom October 1, 2007
Shevi (NJ, USA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I've been friends with geeky geniuses, and I've loved them all. "The Big Bang Theory," I feel, is the first realistic portrayal of those wonderfully nerdy brainiacs yet to appear on television or film. It's also hysterically funny.
Although the first episode had its weak points--most noticeably the stereotypical dumb blond and the predictable conflict with her muscle-bound boyfriend--I expect the characters and the series to grow in the near future. Chuck Lorre will realize this isn't "Two and a Half Men." This show can't only be about sex, but rather about the things we can learn from one another, no matter who has a bigger IQ.
Once the show stops trying to bank on what makes "Two and a Half Men" popular and grows into its own skin, I expect it to be brilliant.
And don't miss the card at the end of the Tivo Download pilot. That is one funny card.
I got a big bang out of it. September 21, 2007
Gregory Granquist (Anchorage Alaska USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I really hope this one makes it. I laughed out loud at least a dozen times, and so did my wife, my laptop, and my Gameboy. That would be 48 laughs total. The line "I have to say, it's really an honor to watch you work" was perfectly timed, hilarious, and totally geeky. The writing was clever, and the idea of a Stephen Hawking tape connoisseur, imaginative.
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