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The Big Bang Theory (TV Series)

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Original title: The Big Bang Theory (TV Series)
Year: 2007
Running time: 20 min.
Country: United States
Director: Chuck Lorre (Creator), Bill Prady (Creator), Mark Cendrowski, Anthony Rich, Peter Chakos, Nicole Lorre, James Burrows, Howard Murray, Ted Wass, Andrew D. Weyman, Joel Murray, Gay Linvill
Screenwriter: Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady, Steven Molaro, Maria Ferrari, Steve Holland, Jim Reynolds, Eric Kaplan, Lee Aronsohn, David Goetsch
Music: Barenaked Ladies, Joe Fischer
Cinematography: Steven V. Silver
Cast: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik, Sara Gilbert, Kevin Sussman, John Ross Bowie, Carol Ann Susi, Aarti Mann, Brian George, Wil Wheaton, Laurie Metcalf, Christine Baranski, Kate Micucci, Casey Sander
Producer: Warner Bros. Television (Broadcast by: CBS Productions)
Genre: TV Series. Comedy | Sitcom. Friendship. Mathematics
Synopsis / Plot: TV Series (2007-2019). 12 Seasons. 280 Episodes. Leonard (Johnny Galecki) y Sheldon (Jim Parsons) are brilliant physicists, the kind of "beautiful minds" that understand how the universe works. But none of that genius helps them interact with people, especially women. All this begins to change when a free-spirited beauty named Penny moves in next door. Sheldon, Leonard's roommate, is quite content spending his nights playing Klingon Boggle with their socially dysfunctional friends, fellow CalTech scientists Wolowitz and Koothrappali. However, Leonard sees in Penny a whole new universe of possibilities... including love.

Awards: 2019: Emmy: Nominated Best Directing in Comedy Series

2016: Emmy: 3 Nominations for Guest Actor/Actress

2015: Emmy: Nominated for Supporting Actress (Bialik) & Guest Actress (Baranski)

2014: Emmy: Best Actor (Jim Parsons). 7 Nominations including Best Comedy Series

2013: Emmy: Best Actor (Parsons), Guess Actor (Newhart). 8 Noms.

2012: Emmy: 5 Nominations, Including Best Comedy Series and Actor (Parsons)

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2011: Emmy: Best Actor (Parsons). 5 Nominations

2010: Emmy: Best Actor (Parsons). 5 Nominations

2009: Emmy: 3 Nominations, including Best Actor (Parsons) and Guest Actor (Baranski)

2013: Golden Globes Awards: 2 nominations (best Comedy Series and Actor)

2012: Golden Globes Awards: 2 nominations (best Comedy Series and Actor)

2011: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor in Comedy (Galecki). 2 Nominations

2010: Golden Globes: Best Actor in Comedy Series (Jim Parsons)

2009: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - TV Programs of the Year

2018: Critics Choice Awards: Nominated for Best Comedy Actor (Parsons)

2017: Critics Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Mayim Bialik)

2016: Critics Choice Awards: Best Guest Actor/Actress in Comedy (Baranski)

2015: Critics Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Mayim Bialik)

2014: Satellite Awards: 2 Nominations including TV Series, Comedy or Musical

2013: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Comedy Series and Actor (Parsons)

2010: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Actor in Comedy Series (Parsons)

2009: Satellite Awards: 2 Nominations: Best Actor (Parsons) and Comedy Series

2014: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Series - Comedy

2013: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Series - Comedy

2011: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best TV Series - Comedy

2013: Directors Guild of America (DGA): 2 Nominations for Best Director in Comedy Series

2012: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director in Comedy Series

2016: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Ensemble Comedy Series

2015: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): 2 Nominations inc. Best Ensemble Comedy Series

2014: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): 2 Nominations inc. Best Ensemble Comedy Series

2013: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): 3 Nominations inc. Best Ensemble Comedy Series

2012: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): 2 Nominations inc. Best Ensemble Comedy Series

2011: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Ensemble Comedy Series

Critics' reviews

"'Big Bang' is the funniest new sitcom of the season"

Tom Shales: The Washington Post
"This may not be the sitcom breakthrough for which we've all been hoping, but Lorre has produced a first episode that leaves you eager to try the second. Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Robert Bianco: USA Today
"It's just the same joke endlessly repeated--the everyday translated into geek-speak, and the obscure and difficult treated as if it were common knowledge..."

Robert Lloyd: Los Angeles Times
"There are some qualms surrounding how long the producers can mine the Leonard-Penny aspect of the show (...). More promising is the interaction among the key duo and their Mensa-worthy friends"

Brian Lowry: Variety
"Even if the jokes on this show weren’t tired and mean-spirited, it would be hard to care about any comedy that hates its own lead characters so much"

Maureen Ryan: Chicago Tribune

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