ABOUT THE BIG BANG THEORY

The Chinese name of The Big Bang Theory: The Big Bang

Chinese also translated: The Theory of Genius, Genius Is Sexy, The Big Bang

English name: The Big Bang Theory

Region: United States

Language: English

Release date: Season 1 on September 23, 2007

Type: Drama/Comedy

Video length: average 20 minutes

Number of episodes: 17 episodes

Content introduction:

This is a film based on A sitcom based on "Science Genius" is very rare. The protagonists Leonard (JohnnyGalecki, "Roseanne") and Sheldon (Jim Parsons "JudgingAmy") are a pair of good friends. Their IQs are absolutely superior to others because they know the theory of quantum physics by heart. No matter what question you ask them, it will be difficult for them. Pour them. But when it comes to daily life, these two unkempt boys have completely lost their temper. The seemingly simple things in life, such as food, rice, oil and salt, make them feel like they are lost in space. The scientific principles they master are here There is no use for it at all. Until one day... a beautiful and sexy girl Penny (Kaley Cuoco, "8SimpleRules...") moved next door, and she immediately caught Leonard's attention. Penny is a girl who dreams of becoming an actress, but has never succeeded. She can only work in a fast food restaurant. She has a cheerful personality and is friendly to others. She is a fashion-conscious young man who is completely different from Leonard and Sheldon. The most important thing is—— She recently became single.

Leonard and Sheldon also have two good friends. Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg, "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"), who considered himself a playboy, called himself Caltech's "Casanova" (1725-1798, an Italian adventurer, who wrote about him including He is famous for his "autobiography" of many romantic affairs. Later, the word was extended to "a womanizer, a womanizer"). He can pick up girls in six languages ??and participates in the Mars exploration program of the United States (likes to invite girls he likes to Mars) Joyride, which also caused an accident in the second season, and unfortunately missed the title of "Discoverer of Life on Mars"). In fact, Howard is just a guy who likes to use some outdated methods to attract girls. Many times, his methods of attracting girls are Make the other person feel sick. Rajesh Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar, "NCIS") from India suffers from severe "heterosexual communication disorder". He cannot speak when the opposite sex is present. He can only communicate freely with girls when he is drunk.

The story of a beautiful woman and four scientific otakus quietly began to unfold amidst laughter...

The greatest pleasure of watching this film is that it is not difficult to discover yourself or others in it. The shadows of people around me, for example, when I see SHELDON’s almost ubiquitous plaid shirts, pants, and nightgowns, I can’t help but think of how much I used to like plaid (rational arrangement), and ran away to buy a sheet that was completely plaid or striped. I went all over the mall, and finally, with my mother’s helpless persuasion, I reluctantly accepted a bed sheet with a few small circles; for example, I categorized everything that could be classified, including files on the computer, so I often went for a certain I have a headache whether a file should be classified as A or B; for example, Xiao Yema and Bin Bin are nesting on the sofa in World of Warcraft, shouting non-stop, so that I often can't tell whether they are talking to me or a thief or hunter. ;For example, when a mobile phone cannot receive a signal, it will be discussed whether the mobile phone will increase radiation because it constantly searches for signals, so it is considered whether it is safe to keep it next to you, etc...

1. Characters Image setting [1]

From the perspective of character image, the screenwriter is quite successful in setting up the character image.

There are five nerds here (I include Leslie Winkle, she is as talented as Sheldon, this lady should have more roles in future episodes) and one ordinary girl. The five nerds have distinct characteristics, and the jokes are basically based on their behaviors that are different from ordinary people. Contradiction is the source and driving force of the development of things. In this series, the contradiction between the super-high IQ and super-low EQ of these geniuses creates those jokes that make us laugh.

1. Sheldon Cooper:

Sheldon is a genius with an IQ of 187. He is a scientist in the Department of Physics at the California Institute of Technology. At the age of 15, he went to the Heigelberg Institute in Germany as a visiting professor. His research direction is strings. Argument. As a nerd with the highest IQ, correspondingly, he has the lowest EQ. Extremely arrogant, refusing to believe that there are people smarter than him in the world, thinking that he is omnipotent and cannot make mistakes. He is extremely straightforward and always expresses his thoughts directly. For example, when he first met with the chairman of the physics department at Caltech, he "frankly" pointed out that the other party was stupid. A perfectionist who has extremely strong obsessive-compulsive disorder and cannot tolerate anything he thinks is unreasonable: for example, if he sees something you are wearing that doesn’t suit his eyes, he will go to great lengths to persuade you to take off your clothes through theories from various disciplines. Of course, this That's while you're awake. If it was while you were asleep, you would wake up and find that your clothes were gone.

Because his IQ and EQ have the largest difference, Sheldon is the person who makes the most jokes in this episode. His jokes come from his own straightforwardness. It can be clearly felt that as the series progresses, the writers continue to adjust his character traits: in the first few episodes, Sheldon is outspoken and endearing. Perhaps the screenwriter felt that this kind of frankness had the "laughing effect", so in the following episodes, he continued to increase the degree of Sheldon's frankness. Therefore, in the following episodes, although Mr. Sheldon brought us more jokes, his frankness began to fade. Going in a mean, arrogant, obnoxious direction. Later, the writers gradually discovered this trend, so they blocked this trend in the episode "The Time Machine". In this episode, classmate Sheldon is no longer as annoying as in the previous episodes, and even starts to actively care about others. In his own words, this is really a big improvement. However, the adjustment may have been too strong, and the "laughing fruit" of this episode was slightly flat. In subsequent episodes, Sheldon's frankness gradually adjusted in a harmless direction. By the end of this season, his personality characteristics had been basically finalized, and he was frank, cute, and serious.

In fact, we can see many characteristics of previous geniuses from Sheldon: He does not like outdoor sports, which is similar to many geniuses. It is said that when Einstein was working as a clerk in the Swiss Patent Office and had just discovered the theory of relativity, Laue visited him and invited him to go hiking with him. Einstein went. Laue enjoyed climbing mountains, but Einstein didn't understand why people climb mountains. Furthermore, Sheldon is extremely conceited and does not admit that he will make mistakes or that others will be able to point out or correct his mistakes. This is very much like Schwinger. In the middle of the last century, Schwinger and Feynman independently developed quantum field theory using different methods. The two methods are mathematically equivalent, but Schwinger's method is complicated and difficult to understand, while Feynman's method is simple and easy to calculate. When the whole world accepted Feynman's method, Schwinger insisted not to use Feynman's method. As a result, the students in the physics department of Harvard University where he taught were unable to learn Feynman's simple method in the classroom. Besides, isn't Sheldon's frankness and sharpness just like Schwinger?

Classic scene:

Sheldon’s sister told him that she often boasted to others that she had a smart younger brother who was a rocket scientist (what Americans often call geniuses). Sheldon immediately became furious: Rocket scientist? Rocket scientist? I'm a theoretical physicist! Why don't you just tell them I work as a toll collector on the Golden Gate Bridge? Rocket scientist? So embarrassing...

PS: (1) Some people say that Sheldon looks like Daniel Wu...

(2) Sheldon likes to wear a short-sleeved shirt over a long-sleeved T-shirt Sleeve T-shirts. The patterns on the T-shirts are usually images from science fiction movies or cartoons.

One day I actually saw a special website on the Internet...

2. Howard Wolowitz

Howard is a scientist in the Department of Applied Physics of the California Institute of Technology and has a master's degree in engineering. The main research direction should be intelligent control. A satellite was designed to take high-resolution photos of Jovian satellites. This person is extremely vulgar, always has unrealistic sexual fantasies, and thinks he is extremely attractive. He has a high talent for languages ??and can speak six languages ??(including Chinese). These foreign languages ??are mainly used to strike up conversations with women and make people around him feel disgusted. I am allergic to peanuts. After eating peanuts, my whole body will become swollen. His intelligence is considered to be the lowest among the five nerds, and he is often laughed at by Sheldon.

As a secondary protagonist, Howard's portrayal is successful. Since the main plot of this play is relatively single, the existence of secondary characters such as Howard can well share the protagonist's job of generating jokes. In addition, although Howard is an extremely vulgar character, it can also be understood that he is a genius who dares to show his hunger and vulgarity. In fact, there is a Howard in every man's heart.

PS:

(1) This person also played a similar role in the Friends sequel Joey. He was also from Caltech, the same genius, and the same wretchedness.

(2) I like to wear funny tight pants, and the belt buckle is the highlight (I often use belt buckles from Batman and others) - there is a special introduction in .

3. Rajesh Koothrappali

A shy Indian boy who speaks authentic Indian English. I never figured out what he was studying. I only found out in one episode that there was dark matter on the right side of his office, maybe he was studying dark matter. It is said that Sheldon stood behind him for ten minutes while designing a software to take his job. It seems that maybe he is engaged in experimental data processing. He has a very strong social barrier - he cannot talk to women (except when drinking alcohol or taking special drugs). Raj's IQ should be the lowest among nerds.

Raj’s setting is undoubtedly very successful. His cultural background and personality naturally lead to a lot of jokes. In a college class, a teacher told us that racial discrimination is more serious in sitcoms in the United States. White people are often the protagonists, and other races are usually secondary players. Thinking back carefully about the sitcoms you have watched, this is really the case. Have you ever seen a black person in Friends? The only Chinese girl, Julie, was dumped by Ross. The only film with a black cast, Everybody Hates Chris, features a black protagonist. In The Big BANG Theory, it is not easy for Raj to be a minor protagonist.

4. Leslie Winkle

Although this lady is not the protagonist and only appears in 3 episodes in the entire season, her performance is really eye-catching. She should be an experimental physicist. In her laboratory, there are lasers (which she uses to heat instant noodles), liquid helium (because she does not have a knife to cut bananas, so she freezes them with liquid helium, and then breaks them into pieces for flushing). oatmeal). She is studying double light particle supersymmetry.

She is an absolutely rational person, and there is no emotion in her. No matter what the topic, dating, flirting, she remained unfailingly calm. She defines the parameters for judging the quality of a kiss, explains the reason for sleeping with one of the protagonists - hormones in the brain cause her to have sexual desire, so this sexual intercourse solves the problem of sexual desire until the New Year? ! !

Although this character does not appear much, it is a very important role - providing an opponent for Sheldon. Sheldon always thought he was the best in the world, but the appearance of Leslie gave him a heavy blow - Leslie easily solved the problems that Sheldon didn't solve; Leslie helped other nerds defeat Sheldon and win the "Physics Bowl". Although Sheldon does not admit Leslie's excellence, his fear of Leslie can also be seen in his inner recognition of Leslie. Sheldon is always arrogant, and the audience enjoys seeing him defeated. Leslie's appearance just satisfies the audience's desire.

Leslie is as talented as Sheldon. First of all, she is similar to Wu Jianxiong in that she is a top experimental physicist. Generally speaking, experimental physicists follow closely behind theoretical physicists to verify their theories; or they accidentally discover a certain phenomenon and provide material for theoretical physicists. However, Leslie can easily complete the derivation process that theoretical physicist Sheldon has not completed, which shows that her theoretical foundation is also very strong, so strong that Sheldon said she could win the Nobel Prize. Since the discovery of the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics, there is only one person recognized by the world as the last person to have made achievements in both theory and experiment. That is the one and only Fermi who even Feynman had to admire, who trained Li Zhengdao and others. Leslie clearly has the potential to become Fermi.

PS: Many people have the desire to make Leslie and Sheldon a couple and see what happens...

5. Leonard Hofstadter

With an IQ of 173, he is an experimental physicist at Caltech and the first male protagonist of the show. The soft component of sea-level cosmic rays is currently being studied. My eyesight is so poor that I can't see clearly without my glasses. The body lacks the enzyme galactosidase that digests lactose, so lactose cannot be eaten.

The reason why the first male protagonist of this show is placed at the back is because compared with the previous four, Leonard has a more normal EQ and does not have as prominent social barriers as the previous four. This is inevitable: there are all kinds of nerds, but the main line is an orthodox love story, so a person with a relatively normal EQ must take on the important role of the first male protagonist. Presumably the screenwriter cannot imagine what love with extremely low EQ is like. Precisely because his EQ is normal, his smile is just ordinary shyness and bookishness, and is often not as eye-catching as Sheldon. Compared with several other nerds (high IQ, invincible rationality and pragmatism, or vulgarity or language barriers), his kindness and simplicity earned him a lot of image points.

6. Penny

The heroine, a blonde beauty, is a waitress at The Cheesecake Factory. Compared with the previous characters, the education level and IQ of this character are obviously not on the same level. Many people think that this character is not outstanding and there is no need to exist. However, it takes a slightly ordinary ordinary person among these nerds to bring out the genius of these nerds. She has a warm and cheerful personality and is a typical girl next door. Only such a cheerful girl can endure Sheldon's nagging and Howard's wretchedness.

2. Plot setting [1]

As mentioned before, there should be only one main line of the story, which is Leonard pursuing Penny. Before finally catching up with Penny, these geniuses' spare time life was a source of laughter.

Judging from season 1, this plot setting can still meet the needs. The audience has never seen a drama based on the life of a genius, so they have focused their attention on these nerds. Audiences born in science and engineering fields will light up and have a strong roar. Even if other audiences cannot understand Sheldon's long speech, they can regard what he said as a cold joke without affecting the "laughing effect".

However, if it is just this main line and you want to continue to maintain the high quality of the series, you can only rely on the skill of the screenwriter. The reason why Friends has been able to maintain its longevity for 10 seasons is because the protagonists have different personalities and rich main plots - the love between Ross and Rachel, the love between Monica and Chandler, Joey's career, etc. Judging from The Big BANG Theory Season 1, the main plot focuses on Leonard and Sheldon, and the topic they discuss is mainly Penny.

The main plot is like the skeleton of a drama. If the skeleton is not strong, it cannot support the content inside. In the development of the next few seasons, there should be new characters and new main lines added. Although Sheldon is the protagonist, his jokes are usually one-man shows, often stealing the spotlight from Leonard and Penny. Therefore, Sheldon's role will be adjusted appropriately.

Maybe also add a girl who can tolerate Sheldon and love him madly to develop a relationship for Sheldon.

3. The popular science significance of The Big BANG Theory[1]

I have to praise the high quality of American screenwriters. In The Big BANG Theory, the technological knowledge that nerds talk about is all-encompassing. In addition to their own field of physics, they can also blurt out other subjects such as chemistry, biology, medicine, electronic information, etc. The knowledge introduced ranges from the most cutting-edge to the most relevant to life.

This is undoubtedly full of positive meanings. Let’s go back to Friends. Among Friends, Ross is the only scientist. When he introduces scientific knowledge, people around him seem impatient and even laugh at him. They don't think there is anything good about Ross being an intellectual. They even think Ross is stupid many times, and the audience also accepts this concept.

In The Big BANG Theory, there are knowledgeable nerds everywhere. What they say may make you laugh, but you may not understand. Yet the audience understands that even though they act eccentrically, they are geniuses. You don’t have to go into it and just treat it as nerds talking nonsense, it will still make you laugh; but sometimes, nerds will give some explanations of these terms, and sometimes, some viewers will want to look up and understand this knowledge. .

Season 2 September 22, 2008

Genre: Drama/Comedy

Video length: average 20 minutes

Number of episodes : 23 episodes

Content introduction:

At this stage, the quality of the people has improved, so it is no longer enough to just teach people correct values ????and teach people to be positive. People with correct values ????and a positive attitude towards life need such a method, without any preaching elements, so that they can learn knowledge through laughter. This is true education and entertainment. As people continue to watch it, they will slowly accept the concept promoted by the series: Smart is the new sexy.

Finally, I will end this article with one of my favorite scenes:

Four nerds send signals to satellites through computers, and then let the signals travel long distances and then transmit them back to control the lights. switch.

Penny asked them: Why do you do this if there is a switch?

They said:

Because we can

Each episode plot summary (up to Season 2)

s1

< p>1. Help Penny get the TV event.

2.Sheldon helps penny tidy up the room.

3. Leonard failed to develop a relationship with Leslie, became depressed, and later dated Penny.

4. Sheldon was fired. (luminous fish)

5.Leonard and Leslie ONS, Sheldon was overwhelmed by the incident.

6. Halloween dance event. (Doppler effect)

7.penny friends and Howard. penny plays halo. Chinese restaurant ordering incident.

8. Cocktail incident. (Raj blind date)

9. Physics conference event. (Thought headshot, remote light control and Sichuan boys)

10. Sheldon’s lying incident caused by penny singing. (Sheldon's "cousin")

11.Sheldon's cold incident.

12.Sheldon is jealous of the 15-year-old stick incident.

13. Physics Bowl event.

14. Time machine incident. (Sheldon's Morlock Dream)

15.Sheldon's sister came to the event.

16.Leonard’s birthday party incident.

17.Sheldon learns Chinese incident. Leonard and Penny are officially dating. (Schr?dinger's Cat)

s2

1. Sheldon kept the secret and moved around.

(Laundry folding board)

2. Leonard and Leslie were dating at home, and Sheldon played Super Mario.

3.Penny’s online game addiction incident. (sheldor & afk)

4.Raj discovered the planet event. (Sheldon’s weird smile)

5.Sheldon’s driving lesson incident.

6.Sheldon’s female fan incident. (Mitosis)

7. Sheldon and Penny got into trouble. (klingon spelling & ANTM, mua-ha-ha)

8. Leonard and doctor Stephanie’s date, Howard’s Mars rover incident. (Scissors-Rock-Paper-Lizard-Spock)

9.Sheldon wants to promote the relationship between Leonard and the doctor.

10. Regarding the cohabitation incident between Leonard and the doctor. (slow down & broke up oh yeah)

11. Christmas gift incident. (Sheldon and penny’s hug)

12.Howard was hit by penny. Robot showdown.

13.Sheldon making friends incident. (Fear of heights in rock climbing)

14. Sheldon lent money to Penny and Leonard helped Penny collect debt from her ex-boyfriend. (Sheldon’s ode to Leonard)

15.Leonard’s mother came to the event. (L and P's XX attempt failed, Sheldon found the same kind)

16.Howard was controlled by Leslie using XX. Penny soiled Sheldon's seat with a paintball gun.

17.Raj and Howard had a summer incident on the train. Sheldon asked Penny to help find the USB flash drive incident. (moon pie)

18. Sheldon helps penny with the penny blossoms headwear business incident. (Laser Barrage Agent Chess, Radiohead, Coffee High)

19. A new beautiful neighbor moved in and Penny became jealous.

20. Penny’s date with the man from the comic shop, H, L, and R’s incident at the bar.

21. Howard was dumped by Leslie and went to Las Vegas with L and R. Sheldon forgot his keys and was forced to have a room with Penny.

22.penny went on a second date with the comic man. Everyone helped Howard repair the space toilet incident.

23. The four of them went to the North Pole to spend the summer, and Penny said goodbye to Leonard. (Sheldon and Penny knocking on the door XD)