With the wedding of the century (or at least the week) just around the corner, things were bound to go a little haywire on "The Big Bang Theory." And sure enough, complications began to emerge on Thursday (May 3).
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Everything actually started off just fine for Howard (Simon Helberg). The nervous flyer got some good news when he learns that his trip to space has (at least momentarily) been canceled. But the problem kicks back in when Nasa calls to reschedule his flight for the same weekend he's to marry Bernadette (Melissa Rauch). While she's ok with changing the wedding date, Howard then needs to secure the approval of her father. And that offers some unexpected results.
For those rooting for Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco), there's some good news and some bad news. The good news is Leonard asks Penny to marry him. The bad news is he asks her during sex.
[Spoiler Alert]
Everything actually started off just fine for Howard (Simon Helberg). The nervous flyer got some good news when he learns that his trip to space has (at least momentarily) been canceled. But the problem kicks back in when Nasa calls to reschedule his flight for the same weekend he's to marry Bernadette (Melissa Rauch). While she's ok with changing the wedding date, Howard then needs to secure the approval of her father. And that offers some unexpected results.
For those rooting for Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco), there's some good news and some bad news. The good news is Leonard asks Penny to marry him. The bad news is he asks her during sex.
- 5/4/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"I want to thank three persons,” said Michel Hazanavicius, accepting the 2012 Best Picture Oscar for “The Artist.” “I want to thank Billy Wilder, I want to thank Billy Wilder and I want to thank Billy Wilder.” He wasn’t the first director to namecheck Wilder in an acceptance speech. In 1994, Fernando Trueba, accepting the Foreign Language Film Oscar for "Belle Epoque" quipped, "I would like to believe in God in order to thank him. But I just believe in Billy Wilder... so, thank you Mr. Wilder." Wilder reportedly called the next day "Fernando? It's God."
So just what exactly was it that inspired these men to expend some of the most valuable seconds of speechifying airtime they'll ever know, to tip their hats to Wilder? And can we bottle it?
Born in a region of Austria/Hungary that is now part of Poland, Wilder's story feels like an archetype of...
So just what exactly was it that inspired these men to expend some of the most valuable seconds of speechifying airtime they'll ever know, to tip their hats to Wilder? And can we bottle it?
Born in a region of Austria/Hungary that is now part of Poland, Wilder's story feels like an archetype of...
- 3/27/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Sheldon is quickly working his way toward the title of "Worst Boyfriend Ever." Thursday's (March 8) episode of "The Big Bang Theory" is a perfect example of that.
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Howard (Simon Helberg), Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Raj (Kunal Nayyar) decide to have a 48-hour "Star Wars" gaming marathon. This is music to Sheldon's (Jim Parsons) ears except for the fact that he's already committed to a birthday party for Amy's 93-year-old aunt. But fear not, as the genius figures his way out of it.
Amy (Mayim Bialik) is understandably hurt by Dr. Cooper's actions, and she seeks advice from Penny.
"My boyfriend's a jerk," she tells Penny (Kaley Cuoco). Amy adds that she just wanted to show off her first real boyfriend to her family.
Penny, being the only voice of reason in the crew, tells Amy that one way to get Sheldon to treat her better is to make a scene.
[Spoiler Alert]
Howard (Simon Helberg), Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Raj (Kunal Nayyar) decide to have a 48-hour "Star Wars" gaming marathon. This is music to Sheldon's (Jim Parsons) ears except for the fact that he's already committed to a birthday party for Amy's 93-year-old aunt. But fear not, as the genius figures his way out of it.
Amy (Mayim Bialik) is understandably hurt by Dr. Cooper's actions, and she seeks advice from Penny.
"My boyfriend's a jerk," she tells Penny (Kaley Cuoco). Amy adds that she just wanted to show off her first real boyfriend to her family.
Penny, being the only voice of reason in the crew, tells Amy that one way to get Sheldon to treat her better is to make a scene.
- 3/9/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Ah! Now that's more like it. After a few weeks of relegating Sheldon (Jim Parsons) to third banana on "The Big Bang Theory," show producers got it right on Thursday (Feb. 2).
Fed up with the incredibly needless "Roommate Agreement" that always seems to make his life miserable, Leonard (Johnny Galecki) tells Sheldon he is voiding the document. While this means little for Leonard, it throws Sheldon's life into disarray. And much of the episode focuses on Sheldon flailing about as nobody is there to attend to his every need.
In an ingenious plan to draw Leonard back, Dr. Cooper cuts off the power in their apartment building. The assumption is that Leonard will need Sheldon's emergency preparedness skills and, as a result, re-sign the agreement. While it doesn't happen quite this way, the two get back together in the end thanks to a little extra help from Penny...
Fed up with the incredibly needless "Roommate Agreement" that always seems to make his life miserable, Leonard (Johnny Galecki) tells Sheldon he is voiding the document. While this means little for Leonard, it throws Sheldon's life into disarray. And much of the episode focuses on Sheldon flailing about as nobody is there to attend to his every need.
In an ingenious plan to draw Leonard back, Dr. Cooper cuts off the power in their apartment building. The assumption is that Leonard will need Sheldon's emergency preparedness skills and, as a result, re-sign the agreement. While it doesn't happen quite this way, the two get back together in the end thanks to a little extra help from Penny...
- 2/3/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
We salute 50 of the finest contemporary films with budgets of less than $10million. Did your favourite make the list…?
In this age of multi-million dollar blockbusters and eye-watering fees paid to some actors, you may forget we’re in an age of austerity. However, for the vast majority of the film industry, there is no huge vat of money, nor has there ever been. But this hasn’t stopped some of the finest films of recent years being made on a relative shoe-string, and in some cases, quite literally with a shoe-string.
I reckon filmmaking thrives at the sharp end, and low budgets mean more creative ideas, and as a result, more engaging films. To prove this, here is a list of what I consider to be the finest 50 contemporary films made for under $10 million. There is a breathtaking array of recognisable genre pictures in here, too, with budgets rangin...
In this age of multi-million dollar blockbusters and eye-watering fees paid to some actors, you may forget we’re in an age of austerity. However, for the vast majority of the film industry, there is no huge vat of money, nor has there ever been. But this hasn’t stopped some of the finest films of recent years being made on a relative shoe-string, and in some cases, quite literally with a shoe-string.
I reckon filmmaking thrives at the sharp end, and low budgets mean more creative ideas, and as a result, more engaging films. To prove this, here is a list of what I consider to be the finest 50 contemporary films made for under $10 million. There is a breathtaking array of recognisable genre pictures in here, too, with budgets rangin...
- 2/2/2012
- Den of Geek
When last we left off, Penny (Kaley Cuoco) and Leonard (Johnny Galecki) were thinking about getting back together, albeit with a rude interruption of an ill-conceived dream episode. But everyone is back in the real world in Thursday's (Jan. 26) episode of "The Big Bang Theory." So how did they do?
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The former lovers look to give it another shot, but with out all the drama and criticism they experienced the first time around. Being the dork that he is, Leonard decides that the best solution to working through any potential problems is to treat their relationship like a software development project. So when things go wrong, and they most certainly will, they each put together a "bug list" of things they'd like to see the other fix.
This is a perfectly reasonable idea...up until the point that Penny realizes that she's dealing with Leonard. His first attempt results in a multi-page,...
[Spoiler Alert]
The former lovers look to give it another shot, but with out all the drama and criticism they experienced the first time around. Being the dork that he is, Leonard decides that the best solution to working through any potential problems is to treat their relationship like a software development project. So when things go wrong, and they most certainly will, they each put together a "bug list" of things they'd like to see the other fix.
This is a perfectly reasonable idea...up until the point that Penny realizes that she's dealing with Leonard. His first attempt results in a multi-page,...
- 1/27/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Chuck Lorre seems to have a thing with deus ex machina. He used it with "Two and a Half Men" earlier in the season. And as they say, "If it ain't broke, use the same embarrassing plot device again." Lorre did just that on Thursday's (Jan. 19) episode of "The Big Bang Theory."
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It seems like just yesterday Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco) first met on the nerd comedy. But in reality, it's been 99 episodes. So for the 100th, producers went back to revisit the on again/off again relationship between the two. Well, sort of.
Leonard insistently asks Penny out on a date. And, whether she knows what she's getting into or not, she agrees. This turns into a pleasant dinner periodically interrupted by Leonard saying ridiculous things like, "So what do you think? Are we going to get back together?" The evening quickly devolves into bickering and,...
[Spoiler Alert?]
It seems like just yesterday Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco) first met on the nerd comedy. But in reality, it's been 99 episodes. So for the 100th, producers went back to revisit the on again/off again relationship between the two. Well, sort of.
Leonard insistently asks Penny out on a date. And, whether she knows what she's getting into or not, she agrees. This turns into a pleasant dinner periodically interrupted by Leonard saying ridiculous things like, "So what do you think? Are we going to get back together?" The evening quickly devolves into bickering and,...
- 1/20/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
It appears that the working title for this week's episode of "The Big Bang Theory" was "They Can't All Be Winners."
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In Thursday's (Nov. 10) show, Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco) try to make a go of it as friends. This, of course, poses a challenge for the one-time couple and (if you're a betting person) future item. The two go out for a movie and a couple of cocktails. But the haze of their former relationship hangs over the evening. They ultimately spend the night out trying to make each other jealous. And you can guess how this goes.
As for Sheldon (Jim Parsons), he's busy fighting with a bird. If there was anything more to write about this, it would be in here. But it had about all the excitement and humor of a typical Carrot Top routine.
Thursday's program was a major letdown over the high of last week's episode.
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In Thursday's (Nov. 10) show, Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco) try to make a go of it as friends. This, of course, poses a challenge for the one-time couple and (if you're a betting person) future item. The two go out for a movie and a couple of cocktails. But the haze of their former relationship hangs over the evening. They ultimately spend the night out trying to make each other jealous. And you can guess how this goes.
As for Sheldon (Jim Parsons), he's busy fighting with a bird. If there was anything more to write about this, it would be in here. But it had about all the excitement and humor of a typical Carrot Top routine.
Thursday's program was a major letdown over the high of last week's episode.
- 11/11/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Rather than do a weekly recap of the only funny physicists on TV, we've decided to do a bit more of reflective look at the series.
There's an interesting phenomenon going on with "The Big Bang Theory," and it has nothing to do with modern physics, string theory or time dilation. The simple fact is that the show is morphing into a nerd version of "Friends." And that's aok with us.
When the series first began, it was about the interplay between Leonard (Johnny Galecki), Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco). Then Howard (Simon Helberg) and Raj (Kunal Nayyar) slowly integrated themselves into the rotation. Finally Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) and Amy (via Leslie/Sarah Gilbert), joined the group. And thus the line up was set.
For the longest time, even when the women's roles expanded, the show was still about the guys. The women simply offering a supporting role.
There's an interesting phenomenon going on with "The Big Bang Theory," and it has nothing to do with modern physics, string theory or time dilation. The simple fact is that the show is morphing into a nerd version of "Friends." And that's aok with us.
When the series first began, it was about the interplay between Leonard (Johnny Galecki), Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco). Then Howard (Simon Helberg) and Raj (Kunal Nayyar) slowly integrated themselves into the rotation. Finally Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) and Amy (via Leslie/Sarah Gilbert), joined the group. And thus the line up was set.
For the longest time, even when the women's roles expanded, the show was still about the guys. The women simply offering a supporting role.
- 11/4/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Halloween is in the air. And if there's anyone better to offer trick-or-treat pranks than the four nerds from "The Big Bang Theory," we're out of ideas.
After Howard (Simon Helberg), Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Raj (Kunal Nayyar) scare the photons out of Sheldon (Jim Parsons) with an elaborate trick, Dr. Cooper spends the entire episode trying to get even. However, it turns out that he's not quite the merry prankster he wants to be.
But the main story this week is Leonard. He meets an attractive woman named Alice (Courtney Ford) at the comic book store. They hit it off immediately, but there's that little problem - his girlfriend Priya.
So the morally conflicted Leonard seeks advice on what to do. First he asks his his ex-girlfriend Penny (bad idea) and then Sheldon (worse idea).
At the end, Leonard does the right thing. Of course this depends on what...
After Howard (Simon Helberg), Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Raj (Kunal Nayyar) scare the photons out of Sheldon (Jim Parsons) with an elaborate trick, Dr. Cooper spends the entire episode trying to get even. However, it turns out that he's not quite the merry prankster he wants to be.
But the main story this week is Leonard. He meets an attractive woman named Alice (Courtney Ford) at the comic book store. They hit it off immediately, but there's that little problem - his girlfriend Priya.
So the morally conflicted Leonard seeks advice on what to do. First he asks his his ex-girlfriend Penny (bad idea) and then Sheldon (worse idea).
At the end, Leonard does the right thing. Of course this depends on what...
- 10/28/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
And now for our weekly recap of "The Big Bang Theory," the only show on TV that requires us to dust off our high school physics notebook just so we can follow along.
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Sheldon's (Jim Parsons) mother Mary (Laurie Metcalf) is in town for the weekend before embarking on a religious cruise. She's a small-town woman with some big opinions, most of which would be considered politically incorrect. But because she says it with such innocence, you can't help but laugh. In fact, she steals most of the good lines from the Emmy-winning Parsons.
The conflict comes in when Mrs. Cooper wants to the see the sights around town, but her son, ever the exciting one, is insistent on going to see a Nobel Prize winner speak.
"I'm going to Hollywood and thanking a wax Ronald Reagan for his service to our country," she says.
So the rest of the crew,...
[3...2...1...Spoiler Alert]
Sheldon's (Jim Parsons) mother Mary (Laurie Metcalf) is in town for the weekend before embarking on a religious cruise. She's a small-town woman with some big opinions, most of which would be considered politically incorrect. But because she says it with such innocence, you can't help but laugh. In fact, she steals most of the good lines from the Emmy-winning Parsons.
The conflict comes in when Mrs. Cooper wants to the see the sights around town, but her son, ever the exciting one, is insistent on going to see a Nobel Prize winner speak.
"I'm going to Hollywood and thanking a wax Ronald Reagan for his service to our country," she says.
So the rest of the crew,...
- 10/21/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com Question: Is Izzie really pregnant on Grey's Anatomy? —Elle Ausiello: I'll say this: ABC's promo gurus are very sneaky! While we're on the subject of Katherine Heigl, sources confirm to me exclusively that she's taking another leave of absence from Grey's — but this time her reasons are personal, not professional. Heigl will be going on a belated maternity leave to spend some Qt with new daughter Naleigh. As a result, Izzie...
- 11/12/2009
- by Michael Ausiello
- EW - Inside TV
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