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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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1348 Ratings

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  1. sotptf
    Sep 27, 2012
    10
    100th Monkey Phenomenon with a Bang! [PART I: Answers]

    The Game:
    Can you recognize the personalities and characters of those from the tv show The Big Bang Theory?

    Best Answers:

    1. Penny, a blonde waitress, natural genius at chess (
  2. jono1701
    Aug 27, 2012
    10
    As a self confessed geek, this show is just hilarious. The jokes are not mean or cruel, they just have an element of truth in them, situations or character traits are often taken to the extreme of course, which always makes for the best comedy.
  3. TheQuietGamer
    Aug 8, 2012
    8
    A hilarious show with well thought out characters and episodes. Although the jokes about nerd culture won't appeal to all, and the sex references seem out of place it's a show I can recommend. And has me dying to watch season 2.
  4. bkrocks29
    Jul 29, 2012
    9
    This show is HILARIOUS. I was laughing my butt off because it is so funny. I'd say that this show is for maybe 12 and up. It is truly a great show and one that will be one of the greats in my book :)
  5. mgyukeri
    Jul 10, 2012
    1
    Atrociously overhyped. People who say they are nerds told me that I'd love this show. Honestly, The BIg Bang Theory is blackface for nerds. It's insulting to people who love geeky stuff, and to women in general, considering Penny is only there for the male characters to treat her like an alien because that's what the writers think people who are nerds do. How is this funny? JustAtrociously overhyped. People who say they are nerds told me that I'd love this show. Honestly, The BIg Bang Theory is blackface for nerds. It's insulting to people who love geeky stuff, and to women in general, considering Penny is only there for the male characters to treat her like an alien because that's what the writers think people who are nerds do. How is this funny? Just because you play a laugh track after every line doesn't mean it'll be the funniest thing ever.… Expand
  6. watithink123
    Jun 17, 2012
    8
    The Big Bang Theory is a funny, geeky and smart. Full of funny references from comic, movie and video games witch will make you laugh and some lol moments. The Big Bang Theory Season 1 8.1/10
  7. helloyou
    Jun 10, 2012
    0
    This show attracts the worst kind of fanbase: pretentious smart people who think they're better than everyone, dumb people who laugh at anything that sounds funny or "weird", and people who think that they turn smart by watching this show. And for what? A show with the worst laughtrack ever that laughs at inappropriate times? I remember a clip where the audience was howling with laughterThis show attracts the worst kind of fanbase: pretentious smart people who think they're better than everyone, dumb people who laugh at anything that sounds funny or "weird", and people who think that they turn smart by watching this show. And for what? A show with the worst laughtrack ever that laughs at inappropriate times? I remember a clip where the audience was howling with laughter when he told Penny that he was playing SM64 on an emulator. Is that really a joke? This show does not get its laughs from good writing, it gets its laughs from the characters being wacky and unorthodox. That is just some plebeian **** right there I'm sorry, but if you watch this show, then you the worst kind of person.… Expand
  8. Syntex
    Jun 1, 2012
    3
    I'll just say it out loud. This show appeals to people who think they're smart because they "get" the scientific references or, as one might call them, jokes. Unforunately most of these fall totally flat and the added laugh track doesn't help. Quite the contrary, in my opinion it just reinforces the thought of this show being catered to not so smart people who have to be told when a jokeI'll just say it out loud. This show appeals to people who think they're smart because they "get" the scientific references or, as one might call them, jokes. Unforunately most of these fall totally flat and the added laugh track doesn't help. Quite the contrary, in my opinion it just reinforces the thought of this show being catered to not so smart people who have to be told when a joke was made. The actors are pretty bad in their delivery, I'm not surprised we don't see these people in any others works. The sheldon character is particularly badly played, with every line being so over the top it's just bafflin to me how this can be appealing. Also I don't see a lot of comedic talent in these actors, the delivery is usually very flat and emotionless. I get how the jokes are supposed to be funny but most of the times they just aren't. Occasionally a joke works but even then it's just mildly funny. I know the show because sometimes I sit through an episode with my flat mates, who like it. If you're looking for a decent sitcom, watch the first five seasons of Scrubs.… Expand
  9. xlogan123
    May 24, 2012
    1
    I heard so much hype about this show that I decided to give it a shot and watched maybe 5 episodes with the hopes that it might improve. I honestly didn't find it entertaining in the least, much less, funny. I consider myself a geek in a lot of respects so I thought I could empathize with the characters, but they're at best just stereotypical characters making for stale entertainment. TheI heard so much hype about this show that I decided to give it a shot and watched maybe 5 episodes with the hopes that it might improve. I honestly didn't find it entertaining in the least, much less, funny. I consider myself a geek in a lot of respects so I thought I could empathize with the characters, but they're at best just stereotypical characters making for stale entertainment. The creators don't seem to see that understanding references to geek/nerd culture does't and and of itself make the show appealing to geeks and nerds. I don't mean to make a broad generalization here, but the friends of mine who do enjoy this show are the ones who have high thresholds for offensive content (i.e.: the idea that women will stop being rational and forgive your wrongs if you give them a tiara) and are typically thought of as the daft ones in the group, though, they don't identify as geeks or nerds either.… Expand
  10. Elliiot123
    May 8, 2012
    7
    The first series gets off to a shaky start, but as the series gets deeper into the lives of the characters, you get to know them a lot more which helps with the humour in the sitcom.
  11. ETV
    Apr 21, 2012
    10
    Love This Show. The first season is a lot better than other shows. You have to watch.... You'll be addicted. I adore Sheldon... And of course his relationship with Penny. It just gets better
  12. Pb200
    Apr 17, 2012
    10
    I give this show an A+ 10/10 because it is soooooo funny. I mean who doesnt love horny geeks trying to get a hot girl, and having one geek have so many querks is the best. My favorite sean is season 4.
  13. spittle43
    Apr 8, 2012
    0
    This isnt comedy. This show is not funny in the slightest. And its not because im not clever enough to get the jokes, its because there are hardly any jokes in it, and whem one does finally come along, its the opposite of funny. Is there even a plot? I cannot believe the number of people that actually swallow this garbage.
  14. procritic
    Apr 2, 2012
    10
    Chuck Lorre is an absolute legend at least when it comes to this show. The actors also giving star performances. Only one complaint: although there is constant whining from the protagonists that their social and intellectual status prevents them from any physical relations that does not seem to be the case!
  15. fanguychris
    Mar 17, 2012
    9
    A very funny show. Many people will pass this off as just another American sit com and they will be right to some extent, but The Big Bang Theory is solidly written, acted and executed. The characters are very funny with Jim Parsons as Sheldon being the highlight and overall its a great tv show that you'll have a lot of laughs with
  16. VisserEight
    Mar 9, 2012
    0
    juxtapositions: the show
    horrendous jokes, cliched characters, uninteresting plot and an out of control laugh-track that forces the lesser minded audience (which is to say, 90% of them) to laugh every 2 minutes, I don't think I have ever seen a more unfunny show in my entire life.
  17. stargategod1989
    Mar 7, 2012
    10
    I personally love this show and i cant wait each week for it to come out, i love the charecters i find them witty, funny, and wierd. The show breaks from the norm and makes it own territory
  18. Vincer
    Mar 5, 2012
    3
    A surprisingly overrated show. In one entire episode I might have laughed twice, at best. Maybe it's because all I hear is people talking about show and, in turn, has rubbed me the wrong way or maybe it's the fact that I hang out with nerds, so watching a show about nerds and even more confusing to the average viewer, nerd jargon, it just doesn't appeal to me. The show desperately needs aA surprisingly overrated show. In one entire episode I might have laughed twice, at best. Maybe it's because all I hear is people talking about show and, in turn, has rubbed me the wrong way or maybe it's the fact that I hang out with nerds, so watching a show about nerds and even more confusing to the average viewer, nerd jargon, it just doesn't appeal to me. The show desperately needs a better writter. The jokes are not funny, the acting is atrocious and worst of all, every character is stereotyped. Nerds aren't necessarily awkward, but they are in this show. This show deserves the Most Overrated Show of the Year... For 2011, that is. 3/10.… Expand
  19. khan2705
    Mar 5, 2012
    6
    I will be very honest, as much as the characters in this show are very amusing, funny and comes off as hilarious in many places, the whole show entirely however is not very funny. The whole science/comic book nerds idea and their interactions with the real world and people should have been plain funny but the show relays so much on cheap jokes, bullying, stereotypes and overuse of the sameI will be very honest, as much as the characters in this show are very amusing, funny and comes off as hilarious in many places, the whole show entirely however is not very funny. The whole science/comic book nerds idea and their interactions with the real world and people should have been plain funny but the show relays so much on cheap jokes, bullying, stereotypes and overuse of the same old cliched laughs tactics. I think its 10 times better than Two and a Half Men but worst than the much funnier New Girl. I still find some parts of the show funny and nice to actually to sit everyday and finish this show and that includes the character of Sheldon Cooper.… Expand
  20. Psyco6
    Feb 26, 2012
    1
    This show should be renamed stereotypes because that's all this idiotic show relies on, stupid stereotypes that are extremely off and things that have nothing to do with geeks,nerds, or what ever you want to call them. cliche's that have been done to death since since the 80's and if just stupid. The addition of the blonde drunken slut across the hall just makes it worse. The laugh trackThis show should be renamed stereotypes because that's all this idiotic show relies on, stupid stereotypes that are extremely off and things that have nothing to do with geeks,nerds, or what ever you want to call them. cliche's that have been done to death since since the 80's and if just stupid. The addition of the blonde drunken slut across the hall just makes it worse. The laugh track is more over-used and just makes this show even worse.… Expand
  21. Odessa70
    Feb 17, 2012
    3
    I tried hard to watch this show based on what everyone else haas said about it, but I couldn't make it past the first part. The laughter was forced and the dialogue was generic almost to overly mishap the relationships between the "nerds." This is bad example of tryingto get the geek culture into mainstream.
  22. i_L_Gunnerz
    Feb 10, 2012
    8
    it's fun and time flies by when you watch . that's all i want from a TV series . it's not as 'epic' as FRIENDS or a Bat Watch or CSI , but it's simple and fun , nothing more , nothing less :)
  23. andremp
    Feb 3, 2012
    0
    This show is entirely unrealistic but not in a good way. It relies on a cliched and offensive view of "geeks" & intelligent people that is entirely inaccurate. Being smart doesn't make you socially inept or prone to deliver corny & obvious science jokes. That said, a lot of people think this is how smart people behave. I guess you can't blame Chuck Lorre for pandering to that demographic.
  24. RonaldOVOXO
    Feb 1, 2012
    10
    I Love this show best show since prison break. funny jokes, funy punch lines and best sitcom that ever set foot on the television franchise make more seasons until i die
  25. Scraper
    Jan 27, 2012
    0
    If you like this, you have no soul. Fodder for the cheeseburger, trailer park trash public. Guy below me writes "Although it feels like the jokes are repeated" still gives it a 10. Shows you how much people really care about what goes into their eye holes. Stupid rednecks.
  26. thecriticguy
    Jan 24, 2012
    10
    I used to only watch scrubs and two and a half men, but then I saw the big bang theory. Since I first saw that glorious episode I have been hooked by their hilarious, nerdy and just plain strange life ever since.
  27. Guido
    Jan 22, 2012
    10
    This show shows the appetite of the masses is for junk food.Just a lame show with canned laughter which makes it even worse. Bring back Archie Bunker or the Honeymooners.. They were funny..
  28. ghorahn
    Jan 6, 2012
    3
    Don't be fooled by the physicist characters and their occasional academic talk....this show is pretty low-brow. Sometimes the main characters are true-to-form, other times they just feel like stereotypes. And sometimes the show gives you Married With Children-style raunch. Come to think of it, there's a lot of that.
  29. shraavan1
    Jan 6, 2012
    10
    The Best Comedy Show Ever... Even Better than F.R.I.E.N.D.S. in many cases...........................................................................................................
  30. javis10
    Dec 14, 2011
    10
    Not really my favourite season, but is just fun. It has a fresh story and is well perfomed. I just doubt that any other TV serie can be better than this. Cute and funny.
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#58 Best 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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