The Big Bang Theory is one of the few shows that you like watching over and over again simply because you cannot get enough of it. The fun, the laughter, the nonsensical blabbering of the four main characters (Sheldon, Leonard, Howard and Raj) and the realistic, street smart presence of Penny- are just a few things that get you hooked to the show. Even though the show is science related and revolves around the ‘physicality’ of things, it is not the usual boring scientific stuff we see on telly and change the channel. It brings in the element of comedy and renders it impossible for people to not like the show and the adorable Sheldon Cooper and Penny. It is the kind of show where I’d like to sit in front of the television with a bowl of pop corns in hand and leave all my worries outside the room. Sheldon and Penny are my two favourite characters on the show and it is an absolute treat to watch them.
Sheldon mostly baffles you with his brilliance and pomp but there are also moments when he shows some signs of being a normal human being rather than a robot with skin on it. His friends are his world, which is something since he hardly knows people other than Leonard, Raj and Penny who are his friends and Howard whom he considers to be an acquaintance. Jim Parson, who plays the character of Sheldon, is simply outstanding when it comes to delivery of dialogues and expressions. When the name ‘Sheldon’ is mentioned, his image springs up in my mind with him doing Spock’s hand gesture for peace and harmony. The very fact that he uses extremely complex terms for explaining something as simple as food makes him annoyingly hilarious and cute. In an episode where their house was broken into, he wrote a journal entry which sounded like a movie script! Though he can be an arrogant pig when it comes to the aptness of his knowledge in front of his fellow scientists, he can be equally sweet and caring when they are in trouble. One episode where Penny falls in the bath tub and dislocates her shoulder, he did as much as driving her to the hospital and sang “soft kitty” to put her to sleep! He is one character who can make you forget your woes when he’s with you, taking you to his apartment 4A in Pasadena, California and bombarding you with himself. He can dazzle you with his brilliance and baffle you with his bullshit at the same time.
Penny is another character whom I really like, more so because she is realistic in almost every way and gives the image of any regular girl walking down the street, unlike the other four nerds who seem to have come from an alien planet altogether. Though at first she might come across as a dumb blonde girl who cares only about her clothes and shoes, which is more because she is surrounded by four other extra smart and nerdy geeks, she is a street smart woman who can beat even the brightest minds with her simple words. She can really take you for a ride when she is up to it and even has the ability to shut Sheldon up which is an achievement in itself. One thing she does well is showing her feminine side which sometimes borders on motherly instincts. Whenever one of her friends is in trouble or is troubled by something, she always takes it upon herself to make things right for him/her, even introducing the concept of slumber parties to the likes of Amy Farrah Fowler who is Sheldon’s equally geeky and nerdy ‘girl-who-is-a-friend’.
The other three characters are equally funny and interesting but Sheldon and Penny take the cake. It is even believed that the show is a big success mainly because of these two. Leonard is a smart and intelligent and provides sense to the show by being the most normal character. Howard is an engineer, is perpetually horny and is always dressed in 80’s style clothes which could be because he lives with his mother who controls him like a two year old. Raj is an Indian and though he belongs to a very wealthy Indian family, he constantly shows himself and his country as poor. This is perhaps the only thing in the show that I do not like. These five friends spend their time together and have a schedule of what they do every night. Oh and yes, they have an undying passion for comics and know the history of each hero by heart.
This show can make you laugh when you are down in the dumps and going through the most pathetic days. It takes you away from all your worries and for those twenty minutes you think of nothing but Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, Raj and Penny. This could also be because they speak abnormally fast and talk about scientific stuff you don’t generally think about and so you have to be extra vigilant. Last week when nothing seemed to be going right for me and there was no reason to even crack a smile, I saw an episode of The Big bang Theory. Since that day I watch at least two episodes every night just to wake up with a good feeling the next day. As Sheldon says, “BAZINGA!”
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