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Jim to appear on Lopez Tonight Posted 29th July 2010
Jim Parsons will be appearing on Lopez Tonight next Monday, August 2nd. If you're in the Los Angeles area you can get tickets to be in the audience and see the show recorded live. Simply head over to lopeztonight.com/audience and enter your details along with the promo code ³bbt² for your chance to be in the audience. If you can't make it, you can watch the show at 11/10c on TBS.
Comic-Con Roundup Posted 27th July 2010
The cast and crew of The Big Bang Theory appeared at Comic-Con last week in San Diego to an explosive reception. This was the show's third appearance at the geek-oriented event. The cast signed autographs, Wil Wheaton moderated a Q&A panel with the cast and crew, and there was a special surprise thrown in too. Here's a round-up of all the Big Bang happenings at Comic-Con.
-Mayim Bialik (Blossom) is to reprise her role as Sheldon's potential love interest, Amy Fowler, in the Season 4 premiere of the show, it was revealed at Comic-Con.
-Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple Inc., is to appear in the show during its fourth season.
-Barenaked Ladies, the band behind the show's theme tune, appeared at Comic-Con to perform the theme tune live. Check out a video of their performance on YouTube.
-The cast also performed a sing-along of Soft Kitty, which you can watch on YouTube.
-Leonard & Penny won't be rekindling their romance again any time soon, according to show-runners Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady.
-E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos interviewed all the cast members at the event. Check out her video interviews at the E! website.
Episode Tournament: Seasons 1-3 Posted 21st July 2010
We are running an episode tournament to find the fans' favourite of The Big Bang Theory. All three seasons of the show are included in this tournament.
The tournament will last for eight weeks and begins with the nominations round. In the nominations round you may select up to 8 episodes to see go through to the knock-out rounds. Then round-by-round we eliminate episodes until we have a winner.
Cast your vote now in our Seasons 1-3 Episode Tournament.
2010 Emmy Nominations Posted 8th July 2010
The 2010 Emmy nominations were announced today. Jim Parsons is nominated for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series again. He goes up against Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Matthew Morrison (Glee), Tony Shalhoub (Monk), Steve Carell (The Office) and Alec Baldwin (30 Rock). Jim Parsons was nominated for the award last year but lost to Alec Baldwin.
The show did not get nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series and no other Big Bang Theory star was nominated. The show did pick up nominations for Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series, Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special, and Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series.
Christine Baranski was also nominated for her guest role as Leonard's mother, Beverly Hofstadter, in The Maternal Congruence. She was nominated at last year's awards for first appearance in the role but lost to Tina Fey. It wasn't her only nomination today; she also picked up a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for CBS's The Good Wife.
Season 3 DVD Art Revealed Posted 1st July 2010
Amazon.com has revealed the cover art to the upcoming The Big Bang Theory: Season 3 DVD and Blu-ray. The releases were announced a week ago but without the cover art. Warner hasn't confirmed the art so it may change, and there will be slight differences for releases outside of the US & Canada. You can see the full cover art and pre-order the DVD or Blu-ray at Amazon.com.
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News Roundup Posted 29th June 2010
Bill Prady reveals Season 4 Premiere Date
The Big Bang Theory will return for Season 4 on Thursday, September 23rd at 8/7c. Bill Prady revealed the date today on his Twitter account. CBS announced their plans in May to have Big Bang spearhead a new hour of comedy on Thursday nights.
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Jim Parsons to seek separate contract negotiations?
The Big Bang Theory cast are currently renegotiating their contracts in light of the show's increasing success, and Deadline Hollywood reports Jim Parsons may be looking to negotiate his contract separately from Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki. Many had presumed the cast would act like the cast of Friends and negotiate together. Warner, however, are reportedly planning to offer a 'favored nation' deal that sees all three paid the best salary any of them were able to negotiate.
Season 3 DVD Announced Posted 23rd June 2010
Warner Bros. has announced the The Big Bang Theory: Season 3 DVD and Blu-ray will be released in the U.S. on September 14th, according to TVShowsOnDVD.com.
The DVD will contain 3 discs and the Blu-ray will hold 2. The episodes will be presented in widescreen on both, with high definition quality on the Blu-ray. Audio is reportedly English Dolby Surround 5.1 for both, which would be an improvement for the DVDs as they previously enjoyed only stereo audio. A Portuguese stereo audio track will also be included.
Extras are a Gag Reel, a tour of the set with Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar, and a "Take-Out with the Cast of The Big Bang Theory" featurette including interviews with the cast and crew. The cover art work isn't yet available.
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The Season 3 DVD will be released in the UK on September 27th, pre-order it now from Amazon.co.uk. Season 3 will also be released later this year in Australia, although no date has yet been announced.
Three nominations at Teen Choice Awards Posted 15th June 2010
Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco and The Big Bang Theory have all been nominated for awards at this year's Teen Choice Awards. The annual awards ceremony airs on Fox and is voted on by teens aged 14-19.
The Big Bang Theory was nominated for the Choice TV Show: Comedy award. The show is up against Glee, Modern Family, Sonny with a Chance and Wizards of Waverly Place.
Kaley Cuoco was nominated for the Choice TV Actress: Comedy award. She faces competition from Lea Michele (Glee), Demi Lovato (Sonny with a Chance), Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place) and Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly).
Jim Parsons was nominated for the Choice TV Actor: Comedy award. He goes up against Cory Monteith (Glee), Sterling Knight (Sonny with a Chance), Jonas Brothers (JONAS) and Steve Carell (The Office).
You can vote for the awards now at TeenChoiceAwards.com (free registration required). The awards show will air Monday, August 9 at 8/7c on Fox.
'Big Bang' moving to Thursdays Posted 19th May 2010
CBS is to move The Big Bang Theory to Thursdays at 8/7c as part of a new planned comedy block. The network announced its Fall 2010 plans today at its Upfront in New York City.
The Big Bang Theory will air at 8:00-8:30 before the new show $#*! My Dad Says, a sitcom based on the Twitter account Sh*t My Dad Says. Two drama series will finish the night out: CSI airs at 9:00-10:00 and The Mentalist at 10:00-11:00.
The Big Bang Theory's Monday 9:30 slot is to be taken by Mike & Molly, a new show from Big Bang creator Chuck Lorre.
Fox, TBS to syndicate Big Bang Theory Posted 15th May 2010
The Big Bang Theory has been sold for off-network syndication to TBS and Fox in a huge multi-platform deal by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
The show will hit the comedy cable station and select Fox stations in fall 2011. The show will air on Fox stations in the following markets: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Orlando and Baltimore. TBS will have exclusive cable rights and begin airing the show in fall 2011.
Financial details were not disclosed but interest in the show has been known to be high. Broadcasting & Cable speculates Fox may have paid $100,000 per week for the show in New York. Fox outbid rival Tribune for the rights to the show.
