00260--Introduction [The Big Bang Theory, Comedy TV Show]

The Big Bang Theory is a satire on, and celebration of human nature.  I laughed a lot, and understood a lot from these characters who innocently declare their wisdom and foolishness with an irresistible charm.  The setting of the story in general is in Pasadena, California, United States. The main characters include a Jew and an Indian.  Why not a Muslim among the characters?  If handled carefully such a character could be a synthesis of two opposing cultures.  The creators of the show were very careful in avoiding all such possible chances of aberration from their motto: “make all laugh”.

The Big Bang Theory is all about innocent laughter.  Be child like (did Osho say that?), be flexible and then open your hearts to the pure joy that let yourself taste the bliss of immortality.  I believe this TV show is an antonym for the words like rigidity, stubbornness,   tenacity etc.  This show is a celebration of our complexes, follies and egotistic manners.

The Cast and Characters 

The cast can’t be better.  Penny is hundred percent Penny.  Sheldon is Sheldon to the core, and everyone else is so.  If you really want to know how the characters (cast) can change the show, watch the Season 1 Episode 0. 

a.       Sheldon [Jim Parsons]

Sheldon is the soul of The Big Bang Theory.  There are Episodes that wholly centers on him.  There are times when Sheldon transforms into a child, into a dictator, into a giant super-ego (or a giant d**k), into an obedient son, and the list goes on.  I love to watch the scenes in which Sheldon is alone with Penny, or when Sheldon confronts Penny.  Those are beautiful scenes.  We can literally (literally? literally?) see here two opposite poles meeting each other often in a hostile manner.  But we are surprised to see the harmony between the two.  In fact, Sheldon is the true match for Penny.  Though the physical intercourse is between Leonard and Penny the synthesis of thesis and anti-thesis is when Sheldon and Penny come together.

b.      Leonard [Johnny Galecki ]

Leonard is the stage on which other characters perform.  He is the mother of the show; he understands everyone, stands up for everyone, he is the one who gets all the blows finally.  He is the one who mediates between Sheldon and Penny, Wolowits and Sheldon, and them and the rest of the world. He is tiny but courageous.  He is a guy who understands the grays.  He suffers from the fact that never once he was loved by his mother.  May be that’s what he sees in penny.  When the occasion comes he transforms into a Napoleon Bonaparte or a sweating vulnerable teenager or a saint of all virtues or cupid himself!

c.       Penny [Kaley Christine Cuoco]

She is the charm of the show.  I like her so much.  Who doesn’t?  She is naughty and modest.  She is ambitious and depressed.  She is feminine and masculine.  She is soothing and raging.  When her hair is combed straight backward she looks furious and we see a real villain in her; and when the hair style is again changed she becomes adorable.  She is everything a woman can be. 

d.      Howard Wolowits [Simon Helberg]

Howard is a pure comedian.  I think he can all alone lead a comedy show without anyone to assist him; he is a genius.  It is a wonderful experience to watch him in action.  He loves his mother though that process is not very pleasant.  He had some very serious conflicts with Penny in the beginning.  But, later on it’s Penny who plays an important role in his life by introducing him to Bernadette.

e.      Raj [Kunal Nayyar]

Raj is not often allowed to dance his true avatar.  Whenever he gets such a chance he uses it to the maximum.  We can see his potential even when he makes a simple nod with his eyes narrowed.  He can’t talk to women unless he is drunk.  But when he talks it is another Sheldon we listen to.  A lot is left in him that is yet to be explored.

Other characters are all important and each one has an individuality which  makes them important and memorable though they don’t appear as often as the leading characters.

It is not just the dialogues that make this show a hearty experience but the overall intelligence of the people working behind this project.  They take care of each and every aspect, like when my eyes are stuck on some parts of Penny which is completely unnecessary for the understanding of the plot, immediately the camera from another angle will continue the story.  When Sheldon makes a remark cameras will absorb the facial expressions of all others and then only the appropriate one will be shown to us.  This sense is not seen in many other TV shows. There are episodes that are of poor standards.  We always compare one episode with the other.  If one brilliant episode is followed by an average one, the latter in comparison to the former may seem terrible.   

I will be dedicating one post for each episode.  I do this only because I love the show so much; this is a natural reflection of the light that the show sheds upon its child like viewers. Not to judge but to enjoy am I writing this blog.  All this can, like Sheldon says, be a big BAZINGA!