The Big Bang Theoryrecap: 'The Tesla Recoil'

Ill keep it simple for you: Who cares that Edison supposedly invented the light bulb? He was a bully and a publicity hog. If youre interested in fanboying a true scientist, try Nikola Tesla. Credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS He has a car named after him AND he invented the electrical grid. Unfortunately, he cant make it. The reason is classified and top secret. Howard and Leonard call Williams to get to the bottom of this disappointing news....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Cynthia Tapia

The Big Bang Theoryrecap: Meet Sheldon's brother Georgie

Second, pink eye is running rampant and it is picking off the wedding party one-by-one. Lets start with Sheldon. because he was tormented most of his childhood. Credit: Michael Yarish/CBS Leonard is shocked to learn that Georgie is the man behind a car tire dynasty. George has held onto his 80s mullet. And he wants nothing to do with Sheldon or his tiny friend Leonard. However, there were instances when George intervened to protect Sheldon....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Laura Bartlett

The Big Bang Theoryshowrunner Steve Holland answers burning questions about the series finale

But first, aSPOILER ALERT!Dont read unless you watched the hour-long series finale of the CBS sitcom. We had a lot of big pieces we knew we were driving toward. It was really important for all of us to give everybody a moment. Credit: Michael Yarish/CBS But they were happy tears. Its a place we love, thats why its hard to say goodbye. But there was a beautiful moment with the playback of the last scene....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 723 words · Linda Williams

The Big Bang Theorystars cover EW and reveal how they want the sitcom to end

Look at it this way: they may finally fix that dang elevator. But now comes the hard part: figuring out how to end TVs longest-running multi-camera sitcom this spring. We know what we are driving towards and where we want to land. Justin Stephens for EW Not surprisingly, Cuoco and Parsons feel the same way most fans do (at least, wethink). The elevator, definitely. Thats one of my wishes for the final episode, says Parsons....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Charles White

The Big Bang Theorystars look back on 12 seasons of the hit sitcom

Through it all, the core group have remained close friends not just on-camera but off as well. And after working together for a dozen years, they have more than a few stories to share. From first impressions to spin-off talk (NCIS: Raj, anyone? ), they reveal all. He was very quiet and had a BlackBerry in his hand, playing with it. I just got it." He was very cute how he said it....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 897 words · Daniel Boyle

The Big Bang Theorytapes its 279th and final episode

And theres at least two revelations thatno onewill see coming. He finally shed them moments later. Youve been the best fans for 12 years, he continued. SONJA FLEMMING/CBS You are a part of a family, and we love you very much. Its so sweet and simple, and its so true. During the final curtain call, the cast just waved to the audience and hugged each other. After the series finale ofTBBT, CBS will presentUnraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Joshua Colon

The Big BangTheoryseries finale recap: All the highlights from the show's sweet send-off

There were proposals, deaths, weddings, and babies. Fortunately, things are looking good for our favorite scientists (and Penny). Dreams Do Come True Sheldon and Amy actually win the Nobel Peace Prize for Physics! “The Stockholm Syndrome” – Pictured: Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco). Bernadette and Wolowitz leave their kids for the first time, Penny and Leonard try to keep a secret, Sheldon and Amy stick together, and Koothrappali makes a new friend as the gang travels together into an uncharted future, on the series finale of THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, May 16 (8:30 – 9:00PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Debra Goodwin

The Big Lebowskistars reunite to reflect on the film's 20th anniversary

Two decades later, the Dude still abides. “I felt bad for the guy. I felt sad, like why does Walter bully him all the time? Credit: Polygram/Working Title/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock But then my favorite scene is when you’re throwing the ashes.” The moment Buscemi mentioned the scene, Goodman started reciting Walter’s eulogy for Donny from memory. “Theodore Donald Kerabatsos loved to surf…” Goodman began. “you’re free to do that whole thing verbatim!”...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Jason Joseph

The Big Sickwriters Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani remembered their first date differently

Their first date, however, did play out pretty similarly in real life. In my version, I wrote it and the character Emily is delighted by the movie, he said. Then when writer Emily did the rewrite, suddenly it was a very different thing. Below, the writers dive even deeper into the scene. [asked about the fact thatThe Abominable Dr. Phibesactually came out in 1971] NANJIANI:Oh! I said 1969 because I figured thats probably when they started writing and producing this....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Jeffrey Glass

The big, emotional speech inCall Me by Your Namewasn't that hard to write

The scene is a complete knockout. Professor Perlman is kind and clear, but forceful. It was one of the easier scenes to do, he said. Basically, it was all there. And though Ivory may undersell his contribution, the screen version stands as a careful balancing act worth exploring. JAMES IVORY:This scene was in the novel and came at the same point in the story. The sheer length on the printed page was going to be the biggest challenge....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Carrie Rodriguez

The biggest film snubs and surprises of the 2018 Golden Globes

), outrage (Jordan Peele was robbed! ), and confusion (Boss Baby,Golden Globe nominee?!). Here, we round up a few of the biggest shocks and surprises. Giles Keyte/TriStar Pictures; Justin Lubin/Universal; Clay Enos/ Warner Bros. Surprisingly, neither Jenkins nor star Gal Gadot earned any recognition from the HFPA. But despite some early critics' groups love, Haddish was a no-show on Monday. Its exclusion from the best animated picture category was a major shock....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Brandon Oliver

The Biggest Little Farmis an enlightening back-to-the-land documentary: EW review

An idealistic L.A. couple hes a cameraman, shes a private chef leave their tiny Santa Monica apartment behind and move an hour north to pursue their back-to-the-land ideals (at the behest of their anxious rescue dog, no less). But dreams of happy sheep and peach trees soon yield to the cold realities of coyotes, record droughts, and rogue snails in writer-director John Chesters winning, warm-hearted documentary. Chester and his wife Molly look like the kind of well-intentioned NPR-tote-bag types who compost and try not to buy the non-organic tomatoes at Trader Joes, though thats about the extent of their knowledge when they purchase 130 acres of parched dirt in Moorpark, California....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Wesley Rush

The Biggest Loserveteran Daniel Wright dies at 30

I am so so heartbroken to hear about Daniel Wright this morning, Courtney Crozier Respesswroteon Facebook Sunday. He has fought SO HARD during his battle with cancer & more. His faith has never faded, even in the darkest of times. Credit: Chris Haston/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images I am honored to have known him!!! Rebecca will need all of us to lift her up now & for the months & years to come....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Kara Martin