The Big Bang Theory is a rating giant on CBS, one of the most popular US television sitcoms, and second to the audience after the Naval Police. The pilot series was shown in September 2007, since then 12 seasons aired. Recently, its planned completion was announced, the project will be closed in May 2019. Reviews of the show are mixed, while its rating is quite high - IMDb: 8.20.
Sitcom about four "nerds" and a blonde
A brief description of The Big Bang Theory does not provide a complete picture of the events demonstrated by the project. The plot focuses on the life of two brilliant physicists - Leonard Hofstedter (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), their seductive stairwell neighbor, aspiring actress, working as a waitress - Penny (Kaylee Kuoko), and relationships with friends - astrophysicist Rajesh Koutrappali (Kunal Nayar) and engineer Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg). The action takes place within the city of Pasadena, California.
From the very first series, the sitcom causes fierce debate. Some critics consider the project incorrect, dropping the authority of fundamental science. But the creators ignore the attacks, because the show's rating is the highest and only grows over the years. And the actors who play the main roles are regularly awarded various cinematic awards. For example, actor Jim Parsons, who plays the funniest and most bizarre character in Sheldon Cooper, has already received three Emmys. Moreover, judging by the description of the seasons, “The Big Bang Theory” began to respect its characters more over the years, the authors found a good balance between public and “geeky” humor.
1-3 seasons
During the first three seasons, the viewer observed the development of relationships between the main characters. Young physicists are renting an apartment together, on the contrary a natural attractive blonde is instilling. The guys are absorbed in science, collect comics, have fun playing sessions of computer games at the same time and watching the media franchise “Star cruiser Galaxy”. Sometimes they want a big and pure love, but the heroes are not strong in the development of relationships, even after reading books on psychology. If you use the spoiler in the description of "The Big Bang Theory", then in the future they still realize themselves in this area. But over the course of three seasons, the viewer enjoys watching the brain-hormones duel - and this is incredibly funny, despite the tedious voiceover.
4-5th seasons
For three seasons, the series was watched for dialogue, the talk of geeks about the quantum leap and comics did not become more boring in season 4-5. The new series in the description of “The Big Bang Theories” added controversy, because looking at the surrounding reality through the eyes of Leonard and Sheldon means regularly observing its irrationality, absurdity and randomness. However, seasons 4 and 5 are no less hilarious than the previous ones. The main characters will boil the noodles with a laser, try to enlighten how not to look like an idiot on a date with a girl. Each of the four scientists will have a girlfriend, and in the final series of the fifth season, a wedding will be held. Perhaps not the last in the show, the viewer just needs to wait until Volovits returns from space.
6th season
The sixth season of the series turned out to be more romantic and less offensive for viewers who recognized themselves as heroes, as evidenced by the list of episodes of The Big Bang Theory with a description. Of course, jokes about the characters' passion for science fiction and games still remained. For example, the 13th highest-rated show in the history of the show is completely dedicated to the trip to Comic Con, the 11th and 23rd are built around the game Dungeons & Dragons. At the same time, in the aforementioned 23rd series, the narrative focuses on thinking about whether Amy and Sheldon’s novel will move from the Platonic stage to the intimate one. The 19th episode of the project is very similar to Friends in the atmosphere, in which the characters read out the letter that Howard received on the eve of his 18th birthday from his father who left his family.
7-8th seasons
According to the description, “The Big Bang Theory” in the seventh-eighth season was substantially rebuilt. The show became more romantic and less geeky. Stuart and Raj are trying to make online dating. Howard plays music, trying to compose a song for Bernadette. Penny decides to quit her waitress job and focus on her acting career. Amy on the eve of Valentine's Day invites Sheldon to a romantic weekend.
These events drew additional attention to the adventures of the main characters, but at the same time partially scared away the original target audience.
From the description of the series of "The Big Bang Theory" it becomes known about the death of the imperious and tyrannical mother Howard Wolowitz. This character never appeared in the frame, but became close to the audience of the show. The death of actress Carol Ann Susie was a shock to the performers and fans of the project. Accordingly, the authors had to rewrite the script, during the 15-16 episodes of the 8th season to beat the tragedy. With the death of the actress, the scriptwriters had to urgently rebuild Volovitsa's relationship with others and launch a storyline with pregnancy Bernadette.
9-10th seasons
Of the most memorable events of the 9th season of the show, one can single out the appearance in one of the episodes of a real inventor and investor, successful entrepreneur and engineer Ilon Mask. He shines in a cameo, where in a restaurant’s kitchen in a cook apron, along with a kitchen worker, he eats someone’s unfinished pumpkin pie.
By the ninth season, the series experienced its heyday, peaked and gradually began to fade. Therefore, the tenth season was regarded by many critics as a kind of singularity point, after which the show will either be closed or will receive a "second wind". As can be judged from the description of “The Big Bang Theory,” the authors still had gunpowder in the powder flasks.
Amy and Sheldon conducted a cohabitation experiment. Howard and Bernadette were going on vacation to Palm Springs until the baby was born. And the ex-Sheldon fan, Dr. Ramona Nowitzki, returns to the project, the heroes passionately kiss in the final series. It is a worthy and promising end to the season.
11-12th seasons
In accordance with the description of the episodes of “The Big Bang Theory”, everyone can conclude that the project has been treading water in one place over the past 5-6 years. After countless adventures and misfortunes, serious troubles, weddings, childbirth and lengthy business trips, the company is still the same and the heroes are the same: Penny is still the same one-dimensional blonde, Cooper is like an unbearable capricious child, Raj does not stop complaining about fate, and Howard, breaking free from under the influence of the mother, falls under the influence of Bernadette. Friends of Leonard and Penny, Howard and Bernadette also offer to have a baby. Sheldon and Amy overcome the difficulties associated with having a honeymoon. Rajesh conflicts with a fellow physicist and begins a natural Twitter war.
The content of the final episodes of the last season by the creators is kept secret. It remains to wait patiently for May 2019.