The beloved series “The Big Bang Theory” has been pleasing viewers for many years. His characters became adored by the public and gained a lot of fans.
We will talk about 10 facts that took place on the set of this cult television series.
10. Names and surnames of the heroes
At first, the authors of the series wanted to name the main characters Penny, Kenny and Leni. But later, scientists picked up other names in honor of the famous actor Sheldon Leonard. He worked on television in the 1930s and 90s.
Surnames were borrowed from scientists who received Nobel Prizes in Physics. Leon Neal Cooper was born in 1930, now he is 89 years old. Once, together with his colleagues, he created the “BCS-theory”, Cooper’s electronic pairs are named after him.
Robert Hofstadter was an experimental physicist, born in 1915, died at 75 years old. His work was devoted to nuclear physics and high energy physics.
The scientist's neighbor Penny's surname, if there was one, was never called. But in the letters that came to her name, the surname "London" was indicated. The creators of the series chose her in honor of Scott London, who was the head of the props.
9. Series Name
All the names of the series of the series are the names of real experiments, theories. But there is one exception. The first episode was simply called “Pilot.”
8. Relevance to science
The series was not created for educational purposes, but rather for the entertainment of viewers. But, nevertheless, the authors would not want the main characters to speak nonsense from the screen, disappointing millions of viewers.
Therefore, a scientific consultant was invited. He checks all scripts, dialogs and even formulas so that there are no obvious errors. The consultant was David Saltzberg, a professor of physics and astronomy from the University of California.
Due to the popularity of the series, other people are enriching themselves. So, Dave Zobel wrote a book specially for fans of The Big Bang Theory, where he is trying to explain all the scientific terms from the series to people far from physics.
7. Comic book store
Kevin Sasman played Stuart Bloom, the owner of a comic book store that the main characters of the series love to go to. Interestingly, the actor, before becoming an actor, worked in the underground comic book store “Jim Hanley Universe,” located in New York.
After some time, he quit and got a different job. When Kevin was able to repay the loan that he took on his education, he began to appear in commercials.
6. Scientific degree Mayim Bialik
The actress who played one of the main roles in the series, Amy Farah Fowler, is not only an actress, but also a real scientist. She began acting in childhood, in the late 1980s, appeared in many television series.
In The Big Bang Theory, she plays the neuroscientist, which she is in life. The girl was educated at the University of California, choosing the specialty of a neurologist. She defended her diploma and received a bachelor's degree.
In 2008, Mayim defended her doctoral dissertation on Prader-Willi syndrome. This is a rare hereditary disease due to which children lag behind in mental development and the development of communication skills, as well as suffer from scoliosis, strabismus, decreased muscle tone, etc.
5. The ambiguous name
The series is called "The Big Bang Theory," because it is this cosmological model of the origin of the Universe that is generally accepted. This name is understandable, because the main characters are physicists.
But he has a second meaning. In English, it is written as "The Big Bang Theory." The word "bang" can be translated in different ways, including with sexual overtones.
So the authors hint that the series is not so much about science, but about the relationships of ordinary people who care about topics familiar to many - loneliness, relationships with the opposite sex, friendship, etc.
4. Howard Buckles
Dresser Mary Kigley said that Howard Wolowitz dresses to attract the attention of women. He is confident that tight trousers, colorful shirts worn over a turtleneck and an original buckle are what you need to attract the eyes of ladies.
Buckles on the belt - this is his chip. The attentive viewer should have noticed that he is constantly changing them. The dresser explained that they fit the mood of this hero. In season 21 episode 5, viewers can see his entire collection when Howard forces Sheldon to clean all his buckles.
3. The new version of the game “Stone, scissors, paper”
The creators of the series proposed a new version of the well-known game, which became known as "" Stone, scissors, paper, lizard, Spock. " New characters from the movie "Star Trek" or "Star Trek" appeared in it.
2. The voice of Bernadette
Melissa Rausch got the role of Bernadette. Initially, she was supposed to appear only in a small episode, the scriptwriters did not plan to leave her in the series. But the actress played so well that from season 4 she became one of the main characters.
She seems petite and weak, but actually turns out to be a strong, pragmatic girl. Bernadette's voice is especially remembered - too high, squeaky, because of which there may be a misleading impression that the heroine is infantile.
He was invented by the actress in order to confuse the audience, in fact, Melissa is talking wrong. She copied this cartoony voice from her mother.
1. Unsuccessful plagiarism
The series has become very popular, millions of viewers are looking forward to continue. In Belarus, STV decided to create its own series called “Theorists” in 2009. But she made a number of serious mistakes.
“The First Belarusian Sitcom” turned out to be a copy of the original series, the authors copied everything, even joking. And the copyrights were not redeemed. The creators of The Big Bang Theory could not help but respond to the appearance of the clone.
A text was posted on the website of Chuck Lorry, where he speaks sarcastically about the new Belarusian series. He writes that they wanted to protect their copyrights, but, as it turned out, their company could not sue, because PTS belongs to the government of Belarus. And he hopes that, due to remorse, they will nevertheless agree to pay, at least by sending him a shipment of felt hats.
The creators of "Theorists" stopped shooting after the 4th series. They hope that this whole story will soon be forgotten.