The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series

The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series

by Jessica Radloff
The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series

The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series

by Jessica Radloff

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Overview

The definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the most popular sitcom of the last decade, The Big Bang Theory, packed with all-new, exclusive interviews with the producers and the entire cast.

The Big Bang Theory is a television phenomenon. To the casual viewer, it’s a seemingly effortless comedy, with relatable characters tackling real-life issues, offering a kind of visual comfort food to its millions of dedicated fans. But the behind-the-scenes journey of the show from a failed pilot to a global sensation is a fascinating story that even the most die-hard fans don’t know in its entirety. 

The Big Bang Theory:The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series is a riveting, entertaining look at the sitcom sensation, with the blessing and participation of co-creators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, executive producers Steve Molaro and Steve Holland, as well as Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik, and more. Glamour senior editor Jessica Radloff, who has written over 150 articles on the series (and even had a cameo in the finale!), gives readers an all-access pass to its intrepid producing and writing team and beloved cast. It’s a story of on-and-off screen romance told in hilarious and emotional detail, of casting choices that nearly changed everything (which even some of the actors didn’t know until now), of cast members bravely powering through personal tragedies, and when it came time to announce the 12th season would be its last, the complicated reasons why it was more difficult than anyone ever led on. Through hundreds of hours of interviews with the sitcom’s major players, Radloff dives into all this and much more. The book is the ultimate celebration of this once-in-a-generation show and a must-have for all fans.   

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY GLAMOUR

"Talking with Jessica, I realized how easy it had been for me to kind of put all 12 years of my time on Big Bang Theory under one general umbrella, as it were. The questions she asked and the information she’d reveal to me from someone else she’d interviewed forced me into a frame of mind where each season - and sometimes each episode - became it’s own, separate entity again. . . Frankly, it turned into a version of therapy I hadn’t realized I’d needed and couldn’t have known how much I’d enjoy." —Jim Parsons


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781538708514
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication date: 10/11/2022
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 112,130
File size: 106 MB
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About the Author

About The Author
Jessica Radloff is the Senior West Coast Editor at Glamour. She joined the brand in 2011 as West Coast entertainment correspondent before becoming West Coast Editor. She regularly appears on Access Hollywood, The Talk, Good Morning America, TODAY, and more on behalf of the brand. 

Prior to Glamour, she wrote for AOL, The Huffington Post, Modern Luxury Media, WHERE Los Angeles, and Major League Baseball’s St. Louis Cardinals GameDay magazine. She is a member of the Television Critics Association, the Critic’s Choice Association, and Screen Actors Guild. She is also an Associate Member of the Television Academy.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii

Foreword Chuck Lorre ix

Introduction: How the Reunion Came to Be xi

1 Where It All Started 1

2 Casting Leonard, Sheldon … and Katie 12

3 The Pilot-Take Two 30

4 Laying the Foundation … Literally 44

Time for a Hot Beverage … Stairway to 4A 59

5 Growing Pains and a Miracle Disguised as a Writers' Strike 62

6 The Comic-Con Initiation 84

7 Anything But a Sophomore Slump 98

Time for a Hot Beverage … Atom Breaks 121

8 Note Cards, a Special Cologne, and an Eidetic Memory 122

Time for a Hot Beverage … Hoodies, Orthopedic Shoes, and Alien Pins: The Secrets of the Costume Design 133

9 The Universe Expands 143

10 The Love Story of Leonard & Penny and Johnny & Kaley 164

11 With Great Risk Comes Even Greater Reward 186

12 Jim Parsons and the Role That Changed Everything 207

13 The Syndication Explosion 231

14 The Sensational Season Six 252

15 Behind the Scenes of Stage 25 276

16 The Emmys, a Scavenger Hunt, and the Storyline Kaley Cuoco Hated 304

17 The Toughest Year Yet 322

Time for a Hot Beverage … Lunch Break 343

18 "The Opening Night Excitation" 349

19 Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and the Very Real Truths About Parenthood 363

20 The Pay Cuts, a Set Shake-Up, and the Proposal That Brought the House Down 380

21 Luke Skywalker Comes to Pasadena 394

Time for a Hot Beverage … Secrets of the Whiteboards 412

22 Back to the Past: Bringing Young Sheldon to Life 413

23 The Lorre Legacy 430

24 The Decision to End the Show 439

25 The Final Goodbye 457

Epilogue 481

Acknowledgments 485

Index 497

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