The Big Bang Theory

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 24, 2007
Season #: 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. navidhaghighi
    Jan 25, 2019
    0
    I believe this TV show , in opposite of what you think , is actually insulting the nerd culture.
    it suggests that every person interested in comic books or science fiction movies , is a weird , "impossible-to-believe-monster".
    the people in comic book store are entirely weirdos who don't have girl friends , probably live with their parent; this is a direct insult to the nerd culture.    I believe this TV show , in opposite of what you think , is actually insulting the nerd culture.
    it suggests that every person interested in comic books or science fiction movies , is a weird , "impossible-to-believe-monster".

    the people in comic book store are entirely weirdos who don't have girl friends , probably live with their parent; this is a direct insult to the nerd culture.

    take Dwight schrute for example , he is a character in The office TV show , who is also , some kind of a nerd ; he likes science fiction Movies and TV shows , he collects action figures . but he is not like the made-up nerds in the big bang theory ,he has girl partners from time to time , he has a job and he's good at it. my point is when you hear that someone watches Star wars or collects comic books , you're just hearing one quality about them , it doesn't mean they don't have a life , or they're horrible with women.

    Besides from the fact that literally every character in this show is one dimensional and made of old-fashioned stereotypes(one more example is penny which stereotype writers think every hot blonde is an idiot) , the laugh track makes the show so annoying sometimes you can't watch it from such a horribly loud noise.

    i think someone has forced the producers (by pointing gun at their heads perhaps) to have a joke every two sentence . and the result is exactly that , they have jokes every two sentence , but it's not funny , in fact the whole show looks like a circus , and characters look like circus freaks , whom you laugh at them for just being themselves.

    why would you laugh at someone for liking star wars , or laughing at penny for not knowing some scientist. take "how i met your mother" for example , there's some jokes about robing being canadian , but we're not laughing at robing being canadian , we're laughing at barney's actions regarding making fun of robin's country , if you know the difference , you'll understand why i'm saying this TV show is an insult to women and the nerd culture.

    The writing in this TV show is a chaos . they're just repeating the same joke ,you're constantly laughing at leonard being nerd or penny for being idiot , there's no funny situation going on , it's just same joke being repeated.

    i seriously suggest you watch something else instead of this disaster , watch The office , or How i met your mother , those will make it worth your time.    … Expand
  2. GoodReviewerTV
    Mar 9, 2018
    0
    Big Bang Theory? More like "How Many Laugh Tracks Can We Fit In 30 Minutes?" "Penny, Penny, Penny, Penny, Penny, Penny" *Penny opens door* "What Sheldon?" Laugh track: HAHAHAHAHAHA THAT WAS SO FUNNY LOL. Sheldon: "Is your refrigerator running?" Penny: "Of course." Sheldon: "Good ours stopped working can I borrow some milk?" Laugh Track: OMG HAHAHA LMFAO THIS IS THE PINNACLE OF COMEDY. AtBig Bang Theory? More like "How Many Laugh Tracks Can We Fit In 30 Minutes?" "Penny, Penny, Penny, Penny, Penny, Penny" *Penny opens door* "What Sheldon?" Laugh track: HAHAHAHAHAHA THAT WAS SO FUNNY LOL. Sheldon: "Is your refrigerator running?" Penny: "Of course." Sheldon: "Good ours stopped working can I borrow some milk?" Laugh Track: OMG HAHAHA LMFAO THIS IS THE PINNACLE OF COMEDY. At least shows like That 70's Show use them just enough. Maybe a little too much every here and there but they aren't put there to make you think it's funny. Show's like Dan Harmon/NBC's Community don't need laugh tracks because the comedy speaks for itself. It'll be a cold day in hell if I'm caught watching this show.… Expand
  3. DMD
    Oct 31, 2017
    0
    This is an attempt at geek humor, by people who are ok at researching things but can't fathom geeks, for a show designed to get non-geeks to laughing knowingly. If you are geeky yourself, it's as insulting as possibly could be. It's also by Chuck Lorre, who can't make comedy worth a damn yet manages to somehow run endless seasons of his shows to cause us cancer.

    Humor is both banal and    This is an attempt at geek humor, by people who are ok at researching things but can't fathom geeks, for a show designed to get non-geeks to laughing knowingly. If you are geeky yourself, it's as insulting as possibly could be. It's also by Chuck Lorre, who can't make comedy worth a damn yet manages to somehow run endless seasons of his shows to cause us cancer.

    Humor is both banal and punctuated by an incessant laugh track. "I watched Star Wars today." laugh track.* "How did you like it?" *laugh track again* "It didn't have enough Spock." *hilarious laughing *omfg* Not an actual joke, but that's how it feels listening to the "humor" in this show if you are geeky.

    And of course, Sheldon. He's clearly OCD and autistic, but hey, let's make the show about him doing funny things and saying things in a monotone. He actually is impaired by his issues relatively seriously, and you can see hints of an actual show in this if they just treated that respectfully instead of making him a cartoonish buffoon, but no, Lorre again, lets take the easy way out.

    The rest of the cast are morons. You have milquetoast "normal" leonard, who is spineless and pandering, the smarmy wolfowitz who lives with his mother in his thirties, raj, who we are never sure is gay or not, and is an indian stereotype, and penny, who is the basic girl. There are others, but god, they are annoying. The actors really try their best, but the material is so horrid it can't help.

    Just avoid.    … Expand
  4. mouseypoo13
    Jun 14, 2017
    1
    If you find constant nerdy bull with stereotyped geeks and retarded, not even clever innuendo funny, you will find this hilarious. Please don't hurt me. Watch without laugh track and you will see what dumb crap this truly is. I mean, I'm a nerdy geek who plays games all day but this show is just offensive to my 'geekiness'. Watch Fawlty Towers, Blackadder, Young Ones, Seinfeld, ANYTHING but this.
  5. ablaise82
    Jun 11, 2017
    0
    This show is pure garbage. Not only is the humor so forced and un-clever that it borderline hurts, but nothing about the characters (other then sheldon) are even remotely believable. The characters are downright awful to each other for the sake of a cheap laugh, and the"nerdiness" could be summed up by a one way trip to FYE and 10 minutes with the internet. A true sign of how bad this showThis show is pure garbage. Not only is the humor so forced and un-clever that it borderline hurts, but nothing about the characters (other then sheldon) are even remotely believable. The characters are downright awful to each other for the sake of a cheap laugh, and the"nerdiness" could be summed up by a one way trip to FYE and 10 minutes with the internet. A true sign of how bad this show is, simply look up "Big bang theory no laughtrack" and feast your eyes on the painfully un-witty and utterly pointless dialogue in its true form. This is truly, and I mean it, the most overrated television show on any network what so ever. A revolting embarrassment in every way.… Expand
  6. Drealgrin
    May 13, 2017
    1
    I've never watched so many consecutive episodes of a comedy without laughing.

    Relies heavily on laugh tracks, cheap jokes, and star wars references.

    Basically a negative humor That 70s Show.

    If we didn't have Seinfeld this would reflect poorly on Jews, it's that bad.
  7. ma10
    May 27, 2016
    0
    BAZINGA BAZINGA BAZINGA. This taught me nothing about the evolution of mankind, I showed this too my students and I was appalled to see sex joke after sex joke. The youngsters shouldn't hear it. Expect a letter in your mailbox.
  8. night4
    Apr 7, 2016
    3
    I've actually laughed out loud once or twice, and Jim Parsons' acting is phenomenal for a sitcom, so it gets a 3 instead of a 0. But they reuse jokes. Over, and over, and over, and over...

    They conveniently pair up all these geeks with women who are way too attractive for them. And there's no diversity besides Raj's token darker skinned character. Probably the worst thing, though,    I've actually laughed out loud once or twice, and Jim Parsons' acting is phenomenal for a sitcom, so it gets a 3 instead of a 0. But they reuse jokes. Over, and over, and over, and over...

    They conveniently pair up all these geeks with women who are way too attractive for them. And there's no diversity besides Raj's token darker skinned character.

    Probably the worst thing, though, is that suggesting a character is gay invites raucous laughter. It's cheap and unoriginal, much like a middle school boy calling another boy the three letter "f" word for a quick laugh.    … Expand
  9. cjm868
    Nov 2, 2015
    0
    This show really is unfunny, as in not funny at all... in any way. I don't see how some people think this is a good show. It's bad, really bad. I think what tricks some people into thinking the show is funny is the laugh track, which is super obnoxious and plays every time a character speaks. The characters on this show are one dimensional... barely. The jokes... wait can they still beThis show really is unfunny, as in not funny at all... in any way. I don't see how some people think this is a good show. It's bad, really bad. I think what tricks some people into thinking the show is funny is the laugh track, which is super obnoxious and plays every time a character speaks. The characters on this show are one dimensional... barely. The jokes... wait can they still be called jokes, if they're not funny? Doesn't matter, I'll just use quotation marks. The "jokes" range from terrible to stale. I wish this show was on the level of bad where it's so bad it's entertaining to watch -- but unfortunately it's not. Steer well clear of The Big Bang Theory for your own sake.

    If you read this review and are a fan of this show I'm sorry, for 3 reasons:
    1. You don't realise what you're watching is bad.
    2. That you have bad taste in TV comedy. And--
    3. That you just read point 2.

    Just so it's clear point 2 above isn't necessarily a fact, it's a very emotional statement. There's no accounting for taste.

    I'm surprised I haven't gotten around to saying it yet in this review but... I hate The Big Bang Theory (in case you didn't guess, based on my comments above.)

    If you're a fan can I ask you a question? -- Why? I mean do you not like funny things? Whatever like I said, there's no accounting for taste. I really have an axe to grind with this show.    … Expand
  10. Doona75
    Oct 1, 2015
    0
    I genuinely enjoyed the first season which was about Leonard and Penny's awkward semi-courtship. The other guys were just background comedy and not too annoying. When season 2 started, Sheldon was brought front and center and there is really nothing funny about him. If Sheldon were a real person, no one would ever hang out with him. He's a terrible person in every way. There is nothingI genuinely enjoyed the first season which was about Leonard and Penny's awkward semi-courtship. The other guys were just background comedy and not too annoying. When season 2 started, Sheldon was brought front and center and there is really nothing funny about him. If Sheldon were a real person, no one would ever hang out with him. He's a terrible person in every way. There is nothing funny about that. His character is is so hard to watch that it's tainted my opinion of the actor. Also, none of the characters seem to be very smart as learning anything new is very difficult for them and their knowledge of geek culture is limited to a few references to comics no one cares about and Star Trek/Star Wars. A very hard show to watch and certainly not very funny.… Expand
  11. TisJustAScratch
    Apr 13, 2015
    1
    When I first watched this show I thought it was kind of funny. But the more I watched the more I was feeling annoyed by the laughing track and the repetitive jokes. Then it just became unbearable.
  12. eldumloido
    Nov 14, 2014
    1
    Was good until magically all nerds got supermodel girlfriends. First season is a 7-8. Rest go below 0. Nothing else to say but requires at least 150 characters maybe it'll submit it now.
  13. wisertime
    Nov 4, 2014
    0
    Crap show, crap cast, not funny, overhyped, over promoted. Is this the best we have for TV? Cmon. I hardly know anyone who even watches this unfunny garbage. Give me a break. Terrible.
  14. mrsquarecircle
    Oct 25, 2014
    0
    I realized after watching this that the people around me laughing were less than I had imagined. This show changed my life, an awakening of sorts. It sunk in with a profound sense of finality that I am not like them, that I had outgrown my environment.
  15. JTC007
    Sep 24, 2014
    1
    Horrible writing, wooden acting. Sheldon's attitude understandable 8 yrs ago, not after 6 yrs socialization. Not funny; not even same characters. Sad.
  16. jerkbot
    Aug 5, 2014
    0
    70's era sexist throwback sitcom aimed at trying to put pantomime nerds back in their place. Comes complete with a laugh track that never, ever stops. Also spouts antiquated and obvious pop culture references that could make a decent writer like Dan Harmon or Joss Whedon vomit blood. Probably represents baby boomer fear of millennial generation in some way. If you are 60+ or just resent70's era sexist throwback sitcom aimed at trying to put pantomime nerds back in their place. Comes complete with a laugh track that never, ever stops. Also spouts antiquated and obvious pop culture references that could make a decent writer like Dan Harmon or Joss Whedon vomit blood. Probably represents baby boomer fear of millennial generation in some way. If you are 60+ or just resent smart people, this is the show that will grant you the nostalgic delusion you crave. For everyone else, take a prescribed painkiller at least 30 minutes before attempting to view; then when you inevitably turn it off after 10 minutes, your migraine will already be medicated.… Expand
  17. EasilyAnnoyed
    Jul 31, 2014
    0
    This should be called The Big Stereotype. As an admitted geek, this show is offensive. Being a geek doesn't make me a socially inept, misogynistic little twerp who gets off on publicly stroking their intellect. I can play World of Warcraft and not cry like a little girl when something bad happens. Sheldon's account gets hacked and all he can do is burst into whimpering about how lifeThis should be called The Big Stereotype. As an admitted geek, this show is offensive. Being a geek doesn't make me a socially inept, misogynistic little twerp who gets off on publicly stroking their intellect. I can play World of Warcraft and not cry like a little girl when something bad happens. Sheldon's account gets hacked and all he can do is burst into whimpering about how life sucks. Take away the laugh track, post it to Youtube, and you have a viral video that will have people talking about "Have you seen the latest video of a loser crying over a video game?"

    The laugh track is just absurd, by the way. I can tolerate laugh tracks when people are actually laughing at jokes. When it's used as a cue that you should be laughing no matter how stupid the content, it just makes things even weaker. "hey Sheldon, what are you doing?" "Trying to play Super Mario 64 on a badly coded emulator" and in roars the laugh track. Seriously? I don't see the joke. Unless it's how poorly written and executed this show is. In that case I can laugh out loud about how terrible that scene is. And the entire show is packed full of scenes just like that one. Extremely poor quality all around and laughably bad. I have tried many times, and not once has any moment I've glimpsed elicited a laugh, or even a smirk. How ironic is it that I want to laugh at the show itself, not what I'm watching?

    I have a lot of geeky friends, and not one of them resembles any charact...I mean stereotype on this show. Look elsewhere if you want geeky or cerebral humor.    … Expand
  18. EdgyTheEdgehog
    May 20, 2014
    1
    "Can physics be funny?"

    I suppose we'll never know. The question should be "can a poorly conceived sitcom from a team of hacks be funny?" but that might be a little too obvious, even for this show's target audience.
  19. Chongo
    Apr 27, 2014
    1
    I tried to watch an episode of the show to see what all of the hype was about. Unfortunately, what I found wasn't very good. The canned laughter seemed very forced, the delivery of the jokes, which were mostly weak in their own right, were not well handled by the actors. And I understand the intellectual humor. This show isn't unfunny because the jokes don't make sense or because theyI tried to watch an episode of the show to see what all of the hype was about. Unfortunately, what I found wasn't very good. The canned laughter seemed very forced, the delivery of the jokes, which were mostly weak in their own right, were not well handled by the actors. And I understand the intellectual humor. This show isn't unfunny because the jokes don't make sense or because they reference video games and science. It's unfunny because most of the jokes are just the references. Simply mentioning protons or some 26-dimension formula can't carry a joke in its own right.

    The major sin in the series, though, are the characters. At the start of the series, we meet the two guys and they're presented as socially alienated. Why? Because they're nerds, and that makes them social outcasts. They later meet Penny, whose job is to not understand what anyone else is saying and to be hot. Kinda degrading to see that the main female representation of this show is dumbed down (no pun intended) to a dumb blonde. I had hope when I heard there was two more male characters, hoping for a better set of characters, but they were even worse, outright SAYING VERBATIM that someone couldn't talk to girls because he is a nerd. Having a character like this is acceptable, but having almost every joke in the series be about how four out of the five main characters is a nerd and likes nerd stuff is putting way too many eggs in one basket.

    Maybe it gets better. I wouldn't know. I stopped watching after the first episode because I honestly couldn't stand seeing it. And if it's hurting me to watch it, and I would take no pleasure in seeing another episode, then I won't. It doesn't have any redeeming qualities. I can honestly say that there was nothing in it that I enjoyed. If you're reading this before watching, then I say that you should not watch this show.    … Expand
  20. doere
    Mar 20, 2014
    0
    terrible show. some of the actors are good but a lot of them are not and they repeat the same jokes every single episode. Not sure how its so popular, completely overrated
  21. Mahdi_SMH
    Feb 11, 2014
    2
    The Big Bang Theory is one of the worst shows that I ever seen.I hoped that it might be funnier after a season but it became worse.It`s not funny at all...
  22. Fellix
    Jan 12, 2014
    0
    This is probably one of the worst tv shows of all time, right next to 30 Rock and The Jersey shore. I wouldnt even know where to begin, none of the jokes are funny and they do this nifty trick to try and convince the people that its funny by putting canned laughter after every single bad joke. THey claim that its actually a live studio audience, but thats either a lie or the people areThis is probably one of the worst tv shows of all time, right next to 30 Rock and The Jersey shore. I wouldnt even know where to begin, none of the jokes are funny and they do this nifty trick to try and convince the people that its funny by putting canned laughter after every single bad joke. THey claim that its actually a live studio audience, but thats either a lie or the people are really really reallly high.… Expand
  23. Sephet
    Oct 28, 2013
    1
    Quite a good show (though it's slowly losing it's fun throught the seasons), but they try so hard to make the indian guy (Raj) look miserable that I'm losing all interest in this And I'm not even indian... I just hate that stupid U.S. sense of humor, it's not fun at all, try harder guys.
  24. Anvitality
    Sep 8, 2013
    0
    So many things to hate about this show. Bazinga, the laugh track, the fact that every character is a stereotype, the forced "nerd culture," the way they present Asperger's, the way they make their audience feel smart by explaining every damn joke to them.

    This is one of the most overrated, unfunny shows on TV, and no, I'm not dumb for not liking it. I get the high school general    So many things to hate about this show. Bazinga, the laugh track, the fact that every character is a stereotype, the forced "nerd culture," the way they present Asperger's, the way they make their audience feel smart by explaining every damn joke to them.

    This is one of the most overrated, unfunny shows on TV, and no, I'm not dumb for not liking it. I get the high school general sciences jokes and "geek" references, they're just not funny, and the laugh track isn't fooling me to think they are.    … Expand
  25. YesMan
    Jul 17, 2013
    1
    "Bazinga", "Zimbabwe" or whatever, I just can't figure out what's supposed to be funny about this show. The characters are more tragic than comic. If it wasn't for the laugh track, this would be a show about 4 aliens that take human form and try to learn how humans act. There is also a girl who I cannot understand for the sake of my life. I mean who could be around those 4 "people" for"Bazinga", "Zimbabwe" or whatever, I just can't figure out what's supposed to be funny about this show. The characters are more tragic than comic. If it wasn't for the laugh track, this would be a show about 4 aliens that take human form and try to learn how humans act. There is also a girl who I cannot understand for the sake of my life. I mean who could be around those 4 "people" for more than 5 minutes and not commit suicide?

    The jokes are barely even there. Every time a character makes a video game, comic book or science reference the laugh track rolls in, so I suppose that it's supposed to be funny? It isn't. Simply mentioning stuff isn't enough to make a joke. Penny: "Hey Sheldon what are you doing?" Sheldon: "Playing video games" and then "BWHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA". Penny: "Hey Sheldon, am I pretty?" Sheldong: "No, science is pretty" "BWHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA". It's not funny, and it's literally the same every single episode. I watched a bunch of episodes of this show, I wanted to give it a chance, I wanted to see what the hype is about. It just turned out the be the same ****ty "jokes"

    This show panders terribly to people who think science should be made fun of, and that science is for losers. If you are one of those people then go watch the show, you will probably like it. Just make sure that it doesn't suck up the time you watch your favorite reality TV show.    … Expand
  26. joef123
    Jul 11, 2013
    0
    Terrible. The writing, acting, and overall production is terrible. I cant believe people would watch this, if you like good tv. Stay away from this show.
  27. Michuu
    Jun 27, 2013
    0
    Not funny at all, and makes me feel as if my IQ drops numbers every time I hear it in the background. There's a laugh track that goes off about every 5 seconds to something that is just completely idiotic. I would not suggest anyone who is caught up in technology has any bit of intelligence to watch this show.
  28. MovieOran
    Jun 18, 2013
    3
    Hey a chuck Lorre sitcom hell yeah Actually no.... Two and a half men made me cry with laughter such good depth and now we have a show with racial Indian stereotypes and half of the script is Sheldon talking.....continuous confusing jibber jabber HAHAHAH SO FUNNY that audience must be drugged honestly. The show is no where near as good as two and a half men and each episode is like aHey a chuck Lorre sitcom hell yeah Actually no.... Two and a half men made me cry with laughter such good depth and now we have a show with racial Indian stereotypes and half of the script is Sheldon talking.....continuous confusing jibber jabber HAHAHAH SO FUNNY that audience must be drugged honestly. The show is no where near as good as two and a half men and each episode is like a completely new world like a fresh Start like nothing in the past episode matters....they need to learn to have depth...and story like HIMYM for instance disappointment but a few good Howard and Amy laughs to be honest… Expand
  29. walale12
    Jan 25, 2013
    0
    This show appals me, first of all the humour is forced and repetitive, it all revolves around Sheldon's OCD/Autistic tics. Second of all, I find this offensive, as it basically states that intelligent people are social train wrecks.
  30. Quelita28
    Jan 25, 2013
    1
    I used to like the show until the producers started
    airing episodes that were making fun of nerds, of
    women who are not salaried and are struggling and insulting christianity and its beliefs. The whole
    show is basing itself on disrespect toward others
    and religion. I do not think people should watch it.
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Awards & Rankings

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#58 Best TV Season of 2007
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#2 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
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#3 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

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Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    80
    It may not be a creative breakthrough, but it's lots funnier than the universal equation would predict.
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  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    50
    Standard setup? Sure. Standard execution? For the most part.
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  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    40
    The show might even have been engaging, if the one-liners came less frequently and the characters had a little more dimension. As it is, Sheldon and Leonard are merely laughable, if sweet, and they are even less fleshed out than the characters on "Two and a Half Men."
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