The Big Bang Theory - Review

The Big Bang Theory

Plot summary:

Dr. Sheldon Cooper and Dr. Leonard Hofstadter of The California Institute of Technology are two brilliant minds that could find solutions many physics problems that come their way, but tend to fall short when it comes to any sort of social situation or conundrum. And on one day arrives what proves to be yet another big challenge for them: Penny – their new apartment neighbour who moves across the hall from them, and whom Leonard grows an interest for.

Review:

There are some really interesting characters introduced into this series – all quirky, weird, and tremendously hilarious in their own way. You have Dr Sheldon Cooper(Jim Parsons), the theoretical physicist with an eidetic memory who’s really picky about every single detail and choice he has to make on a daily basis and makes it a living hell for everyone who he encounters or surrounds himself with. You have Dr. Leonard Hofstadter(Johnny Galecki), the experimental physicist who struggles to form a relationship with Penny, often leading to awkward and funny scenarios. There’s Penny(Kaley Cuoco), who’s the aspiring actress who has moved to California from Nebraska. Then there’s Dr. Rajesh Koothrapalli(Kunnal Nayyar), who’s the astrophysicist suffering from selective mutism and is unable to talk to women without being drunk, and the overly flirtatious engineer, Howard Wolowitz(Simon Helberg). And of course, as the series progresses, more invaluable characters such as Amy Fowler(Mayim Bialik) and Bernadette Rostenkowski(Melissa Rauch) are added, which definitely escalates this series’ hilarity and ergo, elevates your interest in it.

The acting is superb. There’s a really strong cast, and all their performances are impeccable. Jim Parsons no doubt nails his role as Dr. Sheldon Cooper – and all the awards he got for this role definitely is proof of it. He really presents how, both, ingenius and infuriating Sheldon can be at times – or more like all the time. And Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, and Kunnal Nayyar, are all fun to watch as they struggle with their individual issues whilst dealing with their common problem: Sheldon. Coming to The Big Bang of the story itself, which is Penny – I say so because it’s meeting her that leads to a lot of the other events that transpire in the series – Kaley Cuoco really fits into the role and brings the whole “dumb blonde” stereotype to life. All of them together, make a great gang, and they definitely do a great job, and are all, interesting and fun to watch.

The costumes nicely fit-in with their characters, bringing out the geeky or nerdy traits. Raj, with his unneeded extra layers, Sheldon with his usually pop culture t-shirts, Leonard with his usual t-shirt-and-hoodie, and Howard with his colourful, and at times, overly colourful combinations of shirts and turtlenecks. The dialogues are just brilliant. The mixing scientific elements along with comedic elements and pop culture is just spectacular. And the new conundrums these characters are met with in each episode are cleverly planned and illustrated. This series never fails to make you laugh. It’s one of the best comedy series that I’ve ever seen. You will not be disappointed in trying this out.