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The Big Bang Theory: The Complete First Season
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Product Details
| Actors: | Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco |
| Format: | AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
| Release Date: | 2008-09-02 |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.77:1 |
| Audience Rating: | Unrated |
| Category: | DVD |
| Label/Manufacturer: | Warner Home Video |
| UPC: | 883929024292 |
Product Description
The delightful sitcom The Big Bang Theory revolves around a character type rarely seen on television: The alpha geek. Physicists Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) get their lives shaken up when an attractive young woman named Penny (Kaley Cuoco) moves in to the apartment across from theirs. The key to the show, though, is not that they both fall haplessly in love--Leonard does, but Sheldon remains impermeably aloof and caustic about anything resembling romance or human relationships in general. While the push and pull of Leonard's yearning for Penny motivates much of the series' ongoing plot, the show's real drive comes from Sheldon's fantastic combination of obsessive-compulsive neurosis and grandiose obliviousness. He's a brilliant comic creation, imperious and dorky, a seamless collaboration of clever writing and an inspired performance by Parsons. Whether Sheldon loses his job for insulting his new boss, or finds his ego bruised by a child prodigy, or finds himself unable to bear being part of a lie that Leonard has told, he attacks the world with a relentless need to assert his supremacy--and the results are deeply funny.The triumph of The Big Bang Theory is that everyone is written with genuine affection; what could have been a lifeless parade of stereotypes--Two Nerds and a Hot Chick--becomes instead a charming collision of cultures. The familiar stuff (computer games, comic books, social incompetence) has the grit of specificity; the show understands the difference between Halo and Halo 3, knows what the Bottle City of Kandor is, and grasps the infinite variety of ways in which a conversation can go terribly awry. (Penny gets less nuance, but Cuoco still gives her a distinctive personality.) Kudos as well to supporting players Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar, who bring their own variations on geekiness to the table, and to great appearances by some of Galecki's former cohorts on Roseanne--Sara Gilbert as geekette Leslie and Laurie Metcalf as Sheldon's fundamentalist mother. All in all, one of the most winning sitcoms in years. --Bret Fetzer
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on 2010-07-21The Big Bang Theory Is perfect for all of Geeks, nerds, dorks and norks out there. Lots of inside jokes that they careful put in so that they are funny for everyone. Thank you for making this show.
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on 2010-07-16The disc that was received played well and came in a timely fashion, but looked to be burnt and the cover appeared to be a home print job. Possibly bootlegged, but item was listed as original disc.
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on 2010-07-12I spent almost all of my Easter vacation watching this show with my cousin. I love it. The actors are very funny and the situations would probably never work on any other show. Arrived quickly. The only problem I had was that the DVD automatically turns on subtitles when I play it. Small price to pay for the epicness of this show :)
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on 2010-07-06Need a laugh? Pick up this show! The personality of the characters really play off one another. It's a hoot!
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on 2010-07-03This show is just hysterical - it's funny and creative. the cast works so well together and I am praying they don't ever cancel it - altho yes, we know eventually... so enjoy it while we can!
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