Obviously I spent a good portion of tonight loading and configuring my nano, and one of the things I did in the process was re-discover the iTunes TV Shows section. While poking around, I noticed and downloaded the free pilot episode of The Big Bang Theory, a new CBS sitcom with Johnny Galecki (remember him from Roseanne?) playing one of a cast of girl-clueless geeks.

If you decide to watch, just bear in mind it’s a pilot and so it has to set every character up in its short 23 minute run. But I still I thought it was surprisingly good, and I found myself laughing out loud several times.

According to the official site:

Meet two brainiacs with a lot to learn. Leonard and Sheldon can tell their quarks from their quantum physics, but have no clue how women add up. Leave it to their pretty new neighbor, just off a messy breakup, to teach them a thing or two.

Trust me, this synopsis is lame! The show is funny and the characters are people you might recognize from your own group of friends (past and present), but if I had relied on that description, I wouldn’t have bothered.

The premiere is scheduled for Monday, September 24, 8:30pm et/pt. I’ll be adding this to my DVR list. :-D

4 Original Responses to “Big Bang Theory Discovered!”

  1. Gravatar Icon 1 reidme Sep 21st, 2007 at 1:28 pm

    A “preview” for Big Bang showed up on my TiVo the other day and when I checked it out I was surprised to find it wasn’t a preview, but the whole pilot episode! I though it was really funny. I’m not sure if you have to be a geek to enjoy it, but I’m sure it helps. :grin:

  2. Gravatar Icon 2 Jenneth Orantia Sep 22nd, 2007 at 4:02 am

    You know, I didn’t even know iTunes had free TV Shows until you posted about this! Thanks for the heads up! :)

  3. Gravatar Icon 3 slacker1101 Sep 24th, 2007 at 12:11 pm

    This looks so funny and I think Sheldon is so cute! I’m totally excited to see this tonight- right after HIMYM :grin:

  4. Gravatar Icon 4 Judie Lipsett Sep 24th, 2007 at 1:31 pm

    slacker, let me know what you think after watching. If the following shows are as good, then I think they’ll have a winner. :fingers crossed: