The Big Bang Theory is een Amerikaanse komische televisieserie, bedacht door Chuck Lorre en Bill Prady. De serie ging in première op CBS op 24 september 2007. De serie focust zich op het leven van de vijf personages, die in Pasadena wonen. De hoofdrollen worden vertolkd door Jim Parsons als Sheldon Cooper, Johnny Galecki als Leonard Hofstadter, Simon Helberg als Howard Wolowitz, Kunal Nayyar als Raj Koothrappali en Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting als Penny.
De televisieserie gaat over vier vrienden: Leonard Hofstadter, Sheldon Cooper, Howard Wolowitz en Rajesh Koothrappali, die allemaal werken bij Caltech. Leonard, Sheldon en Rajesh zijn gepromoveerd en hebben een PhD in een natuurwetenschappelijke richting, Howard is een ingenieur met een masterdiploma. Het zijn alle vier echte geeks: bollebozen met een voorliefde voor wiskunde en fysica, ze spreken verschillende talen (zoals Klingon) en hebben allemaal een hoog IQ. In hun vrije tijd spelen ze vooral computerspelletjes, lezen ze comics en kijken ze graag naar sciencefictionfilms en/of -series.
Leonard en Sheldon delen een appartement. Op een dag krijgen de twee een nieuwe overbuur: Penny. Zij is (in haar woorden "tijdelijk") serveerster bij eetgelegenheid The Cheesecake Factory met acteerambities. Ze is niet zo intelligent als de mannen, maar haar sociale vaardigheden zijn stukken beter. Penny komt uit Omaha (Nebraska) en is naar Los Angeles gekomen om het te maken in de showbizz, maar dat wil niet zo goed lukken. Leonard is onmiddellijk verliefd op Penny, en zijn vrienden plagen hem daarmee, omdat Penny volgens hen ver buiten zijn bereik ligt. Toch klikt het soms tussen hen beiden, maar door hun grote verschillen in persoonlijkheid en levensstijl is hun relatie/vriendschap van wisselend succes (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory_%28televisieserie%29).
The Big Bang Theory is centered on physicists Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter, whose geeky and introverted lives are changed when Penny, an attractive waitress and aspiring actress, moves into the apartment across from theirs. Penny quickly becomes a part of Sheldon and Leonard's social group, which includes the equally geeky engineer Howard Wolowitz and astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali, with Penny's common sense and social skills and the guys' geeky interests expanding each other's worlds. The newest additions to the group are Howard's wife Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz and Sheldon's girlfriend Amy Farrah Fowler (http://the-big-bang-theory.com/about/).
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory)
Johnny Galecki is a Belgian-born American actor, best known before The Big Bang Theory for his role as David Healy in "Roseanne". Galecki's other television series credits include a recurring role in "My Boys" and guest appearances in "Hope and Faith" and "My Name is Earl." (http://the-big-bang-theory.com/cast.Johnny/)
Jim Parsons is a four-time Emmy-award winning actor best known for his role as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory. Born and raised in Houston, Parsons earned a Masters in Fine Arts degree from the Old Globe Theater/University of San Digeo and a B.A. from the University of Houston (http://the-big-bang-theory.com/cast.Jim/).
Simon Helberg is an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Howard Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory. Before The Big Bang Theory, Helberg appeared on the sketch comedy series "MADtv" (http://the-big-bang-theory.com/cast.Simon/).
Howard Wolowitz is an Aerospace Engineer at Caltech. One thing that sets him apart from the other 3 cardinal geeks which the Big Bang Theory Universe revolves around is his lack of a Doctorate; a fact Sheldon points out on a regular basis. He does however have a master's from MIT.
Howard seems to think of himself as a stud and is almost constantly scamming on or scheming to scam on women. He does this in a way which is often over the top and creepy, which is, considering this is just a fictional TV show, hilarious. He still lives with his mother and dresses like a hipster from 1965 London (www.beertripper.com/OffTopic/2012/ot_bbt_Howard_Wolowitz.html).
Onduidelijk bier in handen van Raj...Guinness Black?
Kunal Nayyar is an Indian actor best known for his role as Raj Koothrappali on The Big Bang Theory. Born in London, England, Kunal Nayyar was raised in New Delhi, India. He moved to the U.S. to study business at the Univeristy of Portland, Oregon, where he began taking acting classes. He later received a Masters in Fine Arts from Temple University in Philadelphia.
The Big Bang Theory was his first regular television role, following an appearance on NCIS (http://the-big-bang-theory.com/cast.Kunal/).
Rajesh Koothrappali, commonly called Raj on the show is an Astrophysicist at Caltech and is best friends with Howard Wolowitz. One of Raj's traits that really sticks out to me is his inability to talk to women, unless under the influence of alcohol. Among males he'll actually appear to be one of the most socially adept of the 4 cardinal geeks, but throw in a female, not in his family, and he clams up (www.beertripper.com/OffTopic/2012/ot_bbt_Rajesh_Koothrappali.html).
Penny and Raj (and Michelob)
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting is an American actress, best known before The Big Bang Theory for her roles as Bridget Hennesy in "8 Simple Rules" and Billie Jenkins in "Charmed"....Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting was born in Camarillo, Calif and currently lives in Los Angeles. Her birth date is November 30 (http://the-big-bang-theory.com/cast.Kaley/).
Penny is the one main character on The Big Bang Theory that doesn't have an advanced degree. Perhaps not coincidentally, she is the most socially adept of all the main characters, with the possible exception of Priya. It's funny, in that despite the fact she is the 'least educated' of the characters, she is often looked up to by the likes of Amy Farrah Fowler and Bernadette, at least when it comes to certain non-science-y topics (www.beertripper.com/OffTopic/2012/ot_bbt_Penny.html).
Melissa Rauch is an American actress and comedian best known for her role as Bernadette Rostenkowski on The Big Bang Theory. Rauch was born and raised in Marlboro, New Jersey, and received a BFA in acting from Marymount Manhattan College (http://the-big-bang-theory.com/cast.Melissa/).
Mayim Hoya Bialik is an American actress best known for her leading role in the classic '90s family sitcom Blossom, for her portrayal in Beaches of a young version of Bette Midler's character, and for her role as Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory.
Bialik began acting as a child in the late 1980s. Her early roles included the horror film Pumpkinhead and guest spots on MacGyver, The Facts of Life and Beauty and the Beast. Bialik was tied to two television pilots in 1990, Fox's Molloy and NBC's Blossom, the latter of which went on to run for five seasons.
In 2000, Bialik earned a BS in Neuroscience and Hebrew & Jewish Studies from UCLA. She continued her studies at the university and went on to earn a PhD in Neuroscience in 2007.
She first appeared as Amy Farrah Fowler in the third season finale of The Big Bang Theory and, following guest appearances in the fourth season, was made a regular cast member on the show (http://the-big-bang-theory.com/cast.Mayim/).
Leslie Winkle is played by Sara Gilbert. Leslie Winkle is an experimental physicist. She's had intimate relationships with both Howard and Leonard, however she is an arch-enemy of Sheldon (www.beertripper.com/OffTopic/2012/ot_bbt_Leslie_Winkle.html).
Leonard (Johnny Galecki) proposed to Penny (Kaley Cuoco) on The Big Bang Theory after an epic on-off romance. The nerdy scientist and the aspiring actress become engaged in the final moments of season seven's penultimate episode (www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2624002/Kaley-Cuoco-agrees-marry-Johnny-Galecki-The-Big-Bang-Theory.html, www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2623955/Kaley-Cuocos-alter-ego-Penny-lands-bizarre-role-bisexual-dancing-killer-gorilla-Big-Bang-Theory-episode.html, http://kingoftheflatscreen.com/the-big-band-theory-recap-penny-and-leonard-are-engaged-cbs/).
In de serie zit bier. Zo zien we hier Penny aan een Sierra Nevada (IPA?) en Leonard aan een Negra Modello, volgens mij...
In de serie zitten diverse quotes over bier:
TypeTitle
QuotesThe Wheaton Recurrence
Raj:
Ah beer, the magic elixir that can turn this poor shy Indian boy in the life of the party ... Oh yeah!
QuotesThe Cornhusker Vortex
Raj:
I'm just saying, maybe if you people cut back on the beer, you could get out of the bathroom and satisfy your women without pharmaceutical help.
QuotesThe Electric Can Opener Fluctuation
Howard: (Southern Accent) If y'all don't mind, I got a hankering for a lone star beer.
Mary: There's no alcohol in this household, stop talking like that, and lose the hat.
QuotesThe Zazzy Substitution
Rajesh: (Drunk) Penny dear be a lamb and shoot me another beer.
QuotesThe Deception Verification
Leonard: Since when can Koothrappali talk in front of the girls without a beer?
QuotesThe Thanksgiving Decoupling
Bernadette: Oh, you brought beer for everybody.
Mike: Uh, yeah, okay. It's for everybody.
QuotesThe Mommy Observation
Penny: Well, my beer isn't flat and my rack's not saggy, so far the future's great.
QuotesThe Monster Isolation
Lucy: I'm kind of broken.
Raj: That's great. I'm broken, too.
Lucy: Oh, no you're not.
Raj:Oh, I totally am. If it wasn't for this beer, I couldn't even talk to you right now. I'm a wreck. There are many things seriously wrong with me. And not quirks, either. Like diagnosable psychological problems. Maybe brain damage.
QuotesThe Date Night Variable
Leonard:
I got all your favorites. Beer, wings, sliders. We can watch the football game. I even painted my stomach.
(http://the-big-bang-theory.com/search/quotes/)
Een aantal biertjes die ik niet kan thuisbrengen....
During [a] murder mystery night, Raj has hidden clues around the apartment. Penny is going to search the refrigerator for any hidden in a beer (http://bigbangtheory.wikia.com/wiki/The_Mommy_Observation).
Just spotted a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale in american hit TV show The Big Bang Theory (https://twitter.com/ianuk01/status/501481567848792064).
Lucy tells him that she is kind of broken and then Raj told her that he was too. She said he wasn't. Raj then admitted that he couldn't talk to her without his beer and that he has major psychological problems. Though Lucy thinks he might not be telling her the truth, she agrees to go on another date to find out (http://bigbangtheory.wikia.com/wiki/The_Monster_Isolation).
At a neighborhood bar and Howard and Sheldon are each having a beer. Sheldon isn’t drunk enough yet to discuss what happened with Howard so he takes one sip and is then ready. Howard has never had that experienced, but has seen his mother ravishing a brisket...In the bar, Howard is seen with a Lone Star Beer which he told Mary Cooper he had a "hankering" for the last time he was at her house in "The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation" (http://bigbangtheory.wikia.com/wiki/The_Mommy_Observation).
Howard and Sheldon share a rare beer: SHELDON DRANK BEER (www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s217/the-big-bang-theory/recaps/a557697/the-big-bang-theory-recap-sheldons-mommy-issues.html#~p7pYWlBdfpLtPN).
They made Raj so much of an extreme stereotype that he could not speak at all if there was a woman in the room (unless it was a member of his family). This, of course, proved difficult for his character to be included in the action of a lot of episodes, so they invented a new issue for the character: alcoholism. If Raj was drunk, he could talk to women. The problem with that was: a) he became an obnoxious asshole; and b) he became an alcoholic.
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Raj starts drinking in order to participate. Raj does better – come on girls, let’s face us, Kunal Nayyar is a good-looking guy, and Raj is sweet (underneath all the psychological issues). Howard is sent away, despondent, to get Raj another beer. But low and behold, the beer is non-alcoholic. It is acting as a placebo for Raj, giving him false confidence. Once the truth is out, Raj slumps back to Sheldon and Leonard, defeated by his own insecurities (http://pop-verse.com/2013/08/07/jumping-the-shark-the-problem-with-the-big-bang-theory/).
Ja, dat is het nadeel van bier en alcohol. Te veel is niet goed. Het gaat om de juiste balans en timing. Net zoals humor....