Big Bang Theory, The: The Complete Second Season (DVD)

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Product Description Big Bang Theory, The: The Complete Second Season (DVD)Chuck Lorre (“Two and a Half Men”) & Bill Prady ("Dharma & Greg") co-created this new comedy about a pair of brilliant physicists – roommates Leonard (Johnny Galecki – “Roseanne”) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons – “Judging Amy,” “Garden State”) – who understand how the universe works but have no clue about how to interact with people, especially women. All this begins to change when a free-spirited beauty named Penny (Kaley Cuoco, “8 Simple Rules… for Dating My Teenage Daughter”) moves in next door. Sheldon is quite content spending his nights playing Klingon Boggle with their socially dysfunctional friends, fellow Caltech scientists Wolowitz (Simon Helberg – “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) and Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar, “Huck & Holden”). However, Leonard sees in Penny a whole new universe of possibilities ... including love.]]> desertcart.com Early in the second season of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon (Emmy nominee Jim Parsons) asks Penny (Kaley Cuoco), "When did we become friends?" For a smart guy, Sheldon misses a lot. But for the record, season 1 answered the question of whether or not an adorkable group of geniuses can become friends with the hot girl next door (yes!). Season 2 shows us what that friendship looks like, and it's awesome, especially when it includes a rousing game of "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock." Sheldon's roommate Leonard (Johnny Galecki) wants to be more than friends with Penny, but the richest relationship of the show is that of Penny and Sheldon. He uses the "covenant of friendship" to get Penny to give him rides, he engages in an over-caffeinated business venture with her, and in the excellent Christmas episode, they exchange gifts and share a surprisingly touching moment. (Sheldon's midseason efforts to befriend a colleague can't compare.) Penny is forever changed by the guys, even telling a date about Schrodinger's cat and delving into online gaming. The extras, including a gag reel and interviews with the cast and crew, reveal the stars to be as appealing and connected to each other as their characters. --Stephanie Reid-Simons Review: Great Chemistry. Good Science. It's a world of puns. - Another Great Season of The Big Bang Theory fun to have at home on DVD to satisfy each Big Bang Whim. (See my Season One review for a recap of the show premise and main characters.) The comedic goodness continues with The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Second Season. However, as was my frustration with The Big Bang Theory: The Complete First Season, the Second Season DVD still doesn't provide enough extras to make me want to buy more. Cast interviews, commentaries, reflections from the designers, are the meat and potatoes for me in regard to stellar DVD features. I want to hear more about the process of making this world come to life...but I want to be entertained while you tell me. Big order, I know. Yet none of these grumblings about the weak extras on the DVD can dampens my enthusiasm for this excellent 23-minute escapade of laughter. And so, this season's DVD retains a 5-star rating with the hope that in subsequent seasons, the DVD supplementals will continue to improve. Also as with the Season One DVD, you still can and should, pause for the Chuck Lorre's Vanity Card to enjoy his weekly offering of wit and life observations. It's the cherry on top. From my Season One Review: I avoided the Big Bang Theory until this year. I'm not sure why. I hadn't heard a lot of talk of it among my friends and family, nor did the seemingly endless promotions seem to ping at my radar. Yet suddenly, there it was, leading into my other "late to the party" favorite, How I Met Your Mother. I wish I could say I'm not a strong t.v watcher, yet as I think back to the number of sitcoms and ensemble dramas I've viewed through the years, it appears I've dedicated more of my time to the box with moving pictures than was perhaps necessary. All to say, even with regular press, a successfully completed five seasons, and a fantastic cast of mostly well seasoned actors, I remained painfully oblivious to this quality gem...and my life was emptier for it... The General Premise of The Big Bang Theory: Two bonafide geniuses with varying degrees of, but undeniable, social awkwardness, live across the hall from a young, beautiful any-woman, who is kind enough to gently show them a world outside of their scientific bubble and geek-topolis, yet also powerful enough to guard them from any less tolerant "cool kids". The dialogue is ripe with geek culture references and scientific humor. Both fully immersed self-identifying brainiacs, nerds, and geeks, as well as "haven't touched a book since high school and hated it even then" types, can relax and enjoy the awkward hiccups that our four scientists experience as they try to marry their love for things "out of this world" with the realities back "here on earth". The series regularly partners our bumbling scientists with the girl across the hall for typical neighborly conundrums (free loading wifi and ordering thai food) and less typical neighborly activities (driving to San Diego to demand back from a bully "unimportant things only useful in an imaginary world"). Kaley Cuoco (from Charmed and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter) gives a genuine performance as Penny, the patient yet worldly girl-next-door, who takes the guys under her wing (and at times, into her bed). Johnny Galecki (Darleen's boyfriend in Roseanne) is utterly charming and convincing as the lovable Dr. Leonard Hofstadter, who you quickly want to "get the girl". And Jim Parsons (Emmy Winner for this role) plays Dr. Sheldon Cooper, a former child prodigy and current theoretical physicist at CalTech whose strict adherence to his own routine provides fodder for endless conflict and comedy between his friends, family, and general public. The chemistry and polarity between these three main characters provides the springboard for most of the shows storylines and comedy. Review: Great funny show. Sheldon deserves multiple Emmy's - This show is quite awesome. I am a computer geek, comic collector, fantasy gamer, with many similar hobbies and mannerisms to many of the characters on this show. The inside geek jokes are truly gems. My wife loves the show also because she is a non geek who has put up with my hobbies for so many years that she is reminded of us in several episodes. I have seen most of these episodes and have pre-ordered this season. The episodes I have seen from this season (about 75%) led me to order season 1 on DVD. Season 1 was FANTASTIC, and I am sure the episodes I have missed from this season will be just as good. The episodes I caught I loved, and definitely warrant repeat watching. This is truly a show that relies on it's ensemble cast. When the four main geek characters get together it is always magical. The actor playing Sheldon is my favorite and deserves multiple emmies. SOAP BOX TIME: I have a comment on the future of this show. A few times this season the writers have portrayed the geek side of the characters in a harsher negative light. They should celebrate these aspects instead. Show the hobbies and obsessions as they are in all their glory, and let the audience judge the level of acceptance. We fanboys already know what we do is not necessarily the "social norm", but our numbers are growing; Millions play WoW or online games, the San Diego Comicon has become a celebrated cultural phenomenon, D&D and other games like Magic the Gathering are quite popular, and SciFi and fantasy are becoming more and more accepted forms of mainstream entertainment. (Lord of the Rings anyone?) This show is too good to fall into the sterotypical trap of labeling the geeks as the outcasts to be shunned. It should be less about laughing at them (us), and more about laughing with them (us). So many shows miss this mark and insult what could be a huge audience share. This only happened once or twice this season that I remember, mainly in situations where Leonard was trying too hard to be "normal" to impress Penny.