The Big Bang Theory - The Complete First Season | 
| Actors: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  65 reviews
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Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), Portuguese (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 355
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: WARD039506D
UPC: 883929024292
EAN: 0883929024292
ASIN: B000W91RUG
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: September 2, 2008
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/02/2008 Run time: 390 minutes Rating: Nr
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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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 Simply awesome!!! November 19, 2008
I don't think I have busted a gut watching a comedy series until watching "The Big Bang Theory". What a wonderful and hilarious series coming from the minds of Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady.
The series is about two physicists Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) who live in an apartment together. One day, they get a new neighbor with Penny, a blonde and beautiful woman from Nebraska who has come to California for a better life but after a bad breakup, finds friendship with Leonard and his friends.
Joining Leonard and Sheldon are their two best friends Howard (Simon Helberg), a perverted and horny brainiac and Rajesh (Kunal Nayyar), another brainiac but has a problem with his inability to speak with beautiful girls.
What makes this comedy work so well are the character dynamics and each of their quirks. Especially the character of Sheldon who is just the most anal geek among the three but Parson's Sheldon just is incredible. Included in this season 1 box set are a total of 17 episodes.
1. Pilot - Penny moves into the building and Leonard who is smitten by her agrees to get back her TV from her muscle-bound ex.
2. The Big Bran Hypothesis - Leonard is addicted to cleanliness and organization and can't stand Penny's messy room, so he sneaks into her room during the early morning to organize her room.
3. The Fuzzy Boots Corollary - Leonard has a date with Penny but she doesn't know it's a date.
4. The Luminous Fish Effect - Sheldon gets fired from work and decides to stay at home, concocting experiments and annoying everyone.
5. The Hamburger Postulate - Leonard's not sure if he'll ever become Penny's boyfriend, so he and a fellow co-worker decide to have sex, while Sheldon doesn't know what to do when his roommate is having sex in their apartment.
6. The Middle Earth Paradigm - Penny's having a Halloween party and all the guys are invited including her ex who picks on Leonard.
7. The Dumpling Paradox - What happens when Howard gets lucky with Penny's friend?
8. The Grasshopper Experiment - Rajesh finds a way to get over his inability to speak to a woman but what happens when his parents plan an arranged marriage and he has to meet with this woman.
9. The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization - Leonard and Sheldon are invited to present their physics findings but instead leads to a fight between the two.
10. The Loobenfeld Decay - Sheldon can't tell a lie, so he puts Leonard in a odd situation.
11. The Pancake Batter Anomaly - Sheldon is sick and the guys start to panic and go in hiding, leaving Sheldon with Penny.
12. The Jerusalem Quality - A child prodigy comes to the campus and Sheldon is feeling threatened by him.
13. The Bat Jar Conjecture - It's time for the physics bowl team and Sheldon is the MVP.
14. The Nerdvana Ahhihilation - What happens when Leonard orders a (very large) time machine from a film.
15. The Pork Chop Indeterminacy - Sheldon's twin arrives and the guys fall for her.
16. The Peanut Reaction - It's Leonard's birthday but what happens when he and Wolowitz get an allergic reaction from eating peanuts.
17. The Tangerine Factor - Leonard and Penny go on their first date.
AUDIO AND VIDEO:
The audio is stereo and nothing major since the show is primarily all dialogue. As for the video, the earlier episodes has a bit of graininess to it. I thought maybe playing the disc on a Blu-ray player maybe showing a lot of noise but I checked the disc on another player and it seems that the first few episodes just had a bit of it. But fortunately, not all of it are like that. If anything, you see it moreso on the pilot.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
The DVD box set unfortunately doesn't have too many special features. Included is a featurette titled "Quantum Mechanics of The Big Bang Theory: A Behind-the-Scenes Look Into Geek Chic". The 20-minutes featurette features interviews with the creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady and also the cast.
What I found interesting about the featurette was learning how the show was created, how the actors were selected and the use of science in the show.
I've always wondered what would happen on television with a lot of the sitcoms now nearly all gone from television except on syndication. But I have to admit that Monday nights on CBS has become my favorite night thanks to "The Big Bang Theory" and "How I Met Your Mother".
I have to admit that "The Big Bang Theory" is just so enjoyable to me because of my enjoyment of super heroes, comic books, technology, video games, science, etc. Although these guys are more on the extremeness of geekiness, I can't help but love the show. It's absolutely one of the best sitcoms right now and for a comedy series, I don't think I have laughed so much since "Seinfeld".
You can find this season 1 set for a great price and I definitely recommend this TV series! Give it a try, you'll love it!
Very funny, smart and original comedy November 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A friend recommended this show to me that I had never heard of, and showed me the first episode. I was immediately hooked. The show is smart and hilarious - I can honestly say it made me laugh until I cried. The humor is intelligent (the physics jokes and references throughout the show are all completely accurate, too - they had a physicist on the board for the show.) The cast is unbelievable - Jim Parsons (Sheldon) and Johnny Galecki (Leonard) in particular. Poor Leonard is adorable in the way he is smitten with Penny and Sheldon just plain steals the show. Kaley Cuoco (Penny), Kunal Nayyar (Raj), Simon Helberg (Howard) and Sara Gilbert (Leslie) make up the rest of the cast, and are just as fantastic. There is not enough good I can possible say about the writing - just spectacular. Not many extras on the DVD - some deleted scenes, and a couple featurettes. Rating: 6 stars our of 5.
Science + awkward = Big Bang! November 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love science. I also love nerds. This show is awkward and and truly funny. I am a big fan of Sheldon. The dude has no clue!
Cleverly Hysterical November 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of the funnies shows to come along in a decade. It's clever humor has me laughing again. In a TV world that is full of "reality" everything and the occasional "safe" formulaic sitcom this show is a stand out. It is fresh and different and the chemistry between the actors is great.
I love this show October 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I saw this show on T.V. and had to have it. Shipping was fast ,product was in perfect condition.
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