The Big Bang Theory is in the midst of its final season as CBS’ signature sitcom is preparing to sign off in May 2019 after a 12-year run that began in September 2007. With the end in sight, the idea for the series finale is starting to shape up, co-creator/executive producer Chuck Lorre told Deadline on Thursday in a phone interview tied to the three Emmy nominations for his newest comedy series, Netflix’s The Kominsky Method.
“We’re coming up on Christmas break, we have one more episode to shoot before we break,” Lorre said. “We definitely have discussed the finale. And we have a general idea of what we are aiming for with May and the finale. These days there’s a lot of melancholy in the background at all times. It’s been a 12-year project that has been really just a joy. It’s going to be very,...
“We’re coming up on Christmas break, we have one more episode to shoot before we break,” Lorre said. “We definitely have discussed the finale. And we have a general idea of what we are aiming for with May and the finale. These days there’s a lot of melancholy in the background at all times. It’s been a 12-year project that has been really just a joy. It’s going to be very,...
- 12/6/2018
- by Geoff Boucher and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
As much as fans were shocked by the recent news that the current 12th season of CBS' The Big Bang Theory will be the show's last, the cast, it has been revealed, was equally caught off-guard. As per the normal routine, they were expecting negotiations for a 13th and possibly 14th season between the network and the studio to begin. But then Jim Parsons let it be known that he was ready to move on, and all discussions came to a close. Almost immediately this has been heralded as the show's final year. But is it? Or does the possibility for a spin-off actually exist? Actress Kaley Cuoco, for one, certainly seems open to the idea. As reported by Good Housekeeping, she recently commented, "I am so sad that it’s ending. For the record, I would have done 20 more years. I think we were all hoping for a giant 'bazinga!
- 9/25/2018
- by Ed Gross
- Closer Weekly
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