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By fred | May 12, 2009
(S02E23) For the last episode of the season they put Sheldon back in the center of the episode, while taking good care to involve all of the other characters into the story (except maybe for Penny, a little on the side on this one). As a result, we got an episode that was simply hilarious, including what might be my favorite and the funniest scene I’ve seen in a long time.
Season finale often involves some kind of cliffhanger and changes of situation, or at least the appearance of it as we all know that in reality, changes aren’t welcome on TV. But we can only witness that, while the main dynamic remains the same, things have changed a lot from what things used to be back when the show premiered. The most obvious changes are certainly in Sheldon and Penny.
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Shows: The Big Bang Theory
In Series: The Big Bang Theory Season 2
By fred | May 5, 2009
(S02E22) While I’ve said many times that Sheldon is the funniest element of the show, and I love to see him & Penny interact together, they’re not the only characters of the show and, when given some good material, everybody else can actually be funny as well. Take Raj for instance, when he’s not that stupid geek who can’t say a word for some reason that has already been established is purely in his head, he can be funny.
He can be very funny even, as was the case this week. In fact, the best thing about this week’s episode, I would say, is probably the way all those secondary characters have been used and worked into the main story. For once this wasn’t about Sheldon or somehow found a way to make him the star, allowing for the likes of Raj or Howard to shine, and they can do so very well.
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Shows: The Big Bang Theory
In Series: The Big Bang Theory Season 2
By fred | May 4, 2009
* At 8.00 on CBS there’s a new episode of The Big Bang Theory
* On Fox there’s a new House
* The CW has a new episode of Gossip Girl
* And ABC family a new Greek
* At 8.30 CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother
* Followed at 9.00 by a new Two And A Half Men
* On Fox there’s a new episode of 24
* NBC has two new episodes of Medium
* On The CW there’s a new One Tree Hill
* ABC family has four new episode of Roommates, ending with the series finale
* On HBO there are three new In Treatment
* At 9.30 CBS has a new Rules Of Engagement
* Then at 10.00 ABC has a new Castle
* And CBS has a new episode of CSI: Miami
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Shows: 24, Castle, CSI: Miami, Gossip Girl, Greek, House, How I Met Your Mother, In Treatment, One Tree Hill, Roommates, Rules Of Engagement, The Big Bang Theory, Two And A Half Men
By fred | April 28, 2009
(S02E21) I’ve always thought that Sheldon was the comedy force of this show, and that he never worked better than with Penny, whether those two are (trying to) be friends or plain fighting. Now that doesn’t mean that all the others cannot be funny, or that they can’t support a story/episode on their own, but I’ll admit that I’m not sure the show could survive without Sheldon (and Penny), while those two could probably do without the others just fine.
Maybe Raj, Howard and Leonard could do fine on their own, but they would need to be given a strong plot, something that works and can deliver some good laughs. This week, I’m not exactly sure this was the case. Things were a bit too predictable, probably also because the entire setup felt like something we just saw last week…
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Shows: The Big Bang Theory
In Series: The Big Bang Theory Season 2
By fred | April 27, 2009
* At 8.00 on CBS there’s a new episode of The Big Bang Theory
* On Fox there’s a new episode of House
* NBC has the season finale of Chuck (and hopefully, it’s nothing more…)
* On The CW there’s a new Gossip Girl
* And ABC family has a new episode of Greek
* At 8.30 on CBS there’s a new How I Met Your Mother
* Followed at 9.00 on by a new Two And A Half Men
* On Fox there’s a new episode of 24
* On NBC there’s the season finale of Heroes
* The CW has a new One Tree Hill
* And ABC family a new Roommates
* At 9.30 onABC there’s a new Surviving Suburbia
* On CBS there’s a new Rules Of Engagement
* Then at 10.00 ABC has a new Castle
* On CBS there’s a new episode of CSI: Miami
* And NBC has a new Medium
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Shows: 24, Castle, Chuck, CSI: Miami, Gossip Girl, Greek, Heroes, House, How I Met Your Mother, Medium, One Tree Hill, Roommates, Rules Of Engagement, Surviving Suburbia, The Big Bang Theory, Two And A Half Men
By fred | April 14, 2009
(S02E20) Because of the way it looks, that it comes from Chuck Lorre and/or is about a group of geeks, it could be easy to see The Big Bang Theory as a stupid sitcom, one that’s not really funny, that makes fun of its characters and goes for the cheap joke anytime they can. But overtime they’ve proven to be more than that, to have actual characters who are more than caricatures and stereotypes, and that jokes can be really funny.
But sometimes, it’s as if the writers can’t help themselves, and they go back to the clichéd/cheap joke instead. It happened tonight, and it’s unfortunate. It’s like when they introduce something new, either a new character or a (major ) change in a character’s life, only to drop it and pretend it never happened by the next episode. They often do that, and it just makes the show looks bad, while it’s better than that.
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Shows: The Big Bang Theory
In Series: The Big Bang Theory Season 2
By fred | April 13, 2009
* At 8.00 on CBS there’s a new episode of The Big Bang Theory
* On Fox there’s a new House
* NBC has a new episode of Chuck
* And ABC family a new episode of Greek
* At 8.30 on CBS there’s a new How I Met Your Mother
* Followed at 9.00 by a new Two And A Half Men
* While on Fox there’s a new episode of 24
* NBC has a new episode of Heroes
* And ABC family a new Roommates
* And HBO a new episode of In Treatment
* Then at 9.30 ABC has a new episode of the awful Surviving Suburbia
* On CBS there’s a new Rules Of Engagement
* On ABC family there’s a new episode of Sophie
* And HBO has another episode of In Treatment
* At 10.00 on ABC there’s a new episode of Castle
* CBS has a new episode of CSI: Miami
* NBC a new episode of Medium
* And HBO one last In Treatment
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Shows: 24, Castle, Chuck, CSI: Miami, Greek, Heroes, House, How I Met Your Mother, Medium, Roommates, Rules Of Engagement, Sophie, Surviving Suburbia, The Big Bang Theory, Two And A Half Men
By fred | March 31, 2009
(S02E19) It’s a known fact Sheldon always steals the show, and that he – and Penny – (usually) make for the funniest bits of any given episode. That’s why it’s not uncommon to see episode focus more on them, or Sheldon, because this is where the best laughs are coming from. If there has been episode in the past focusing on other characters, it’s often proven not to be as successful.
This week was one of those episode that didn’t focus on Sheldon or Penny, at least not directly, and yet it managed to be extremely funny all the while giving something nice things to do to about anyone in the cast. Pretty great episode on that end, and very funny, of course. On a side note though, and as was feared, the whole Penny Blossom thing has just been dropped.
Read the review of “The Big Bang Theory: The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition” »
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Shows: The Big Bang Theory
In Series: The Big Bang Theory Season 2
By fred | March 30, 2009
* At 8.00 on CBS there’s a new episode of The Big Bang Theory
* On Fox there’s a new episode of House
* NBC has a new episode of Chuck
* The CW has a new Gossip Girl
* And on ABC family it’s the return of Greek
* At 8.30 CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother
* Followed at 9.00 by a new Two And A Half Men
* On Fox there’s a new 24
* NBC has a new episode of Heroes
* On The CW there’s a new One Tree Hill
* And ABC family has a new Roommates
* Then at 9.30 CBS has a new Rules Of Engagement
* And ABC family a new Sophie
* At 10.00 ABC has a new episode of Castle
* While CBS has a new CSI: Miami
* And on NBC there’s a new episode of Medium
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Shows: 24, Castle, Chuck, CSI: Miami, Gossip Girl, Greek, Heroes, House, How I Met Your Mother, Medium, One Tree Hill, Roommates, Rules Of Engagement, Sophie, The Big Bang Theory, Two And A Half Men
By fred | March 17, 2009
(S02E18) One thing we already knew, as it’s been evident for quite a while now, but that this episode made more obvious than ever, is how well Sheldon and Penny work together. Often it’s been said that Sheldon made the show work, and that this was why most episodes tend to focus on him or put him in the middle of everything one way or another.
It’s not wrong, but with Sheldon all alone by himself we do not have a show, we need him to interact with others, so that his world and ours can collide and then we get the magic going. To do that job, there’s no one better than Penny. She’s perfect, and her and Sheldon simply click and always work so well. Turn this show into a Penny & Sheldon show and you still have comedy gold, no questions.
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Shows: The Big Bang Theory
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