

Why does this seem so hard to believe? Well, she is living next to a pair of theoretical physicists who must be rolling in cash. The thing is, though Leonard, Sheldon and the gang often poke fun at her financial situation, she has somehow managed to keep up with her rent. The Big Bang Theory ’s Penny is supposed to be the stereotypical Hollywood wannabe freshly transplanted to California from the sticks with dreams of making it big. I’m not sure if that’s because I live in the backwaters of Pennsylvania where some consider Applebee’s to be fine dining or if it’s a sentiment held by people outside of this cultural wasteland, but the fact that it may be a slightly more upscale eatery doesn’t mean that they pay their wait staff fortunes. Yet, to some, the show made little sense to being with.įor a chain restaurant, The Cheesecake factory is often viewed as a relatively swanky place. While it can be tough to see our favorite shows end, The Big Bang Theory has been wandering into some strange territory lately. It must be said, however, that the show is sort of in danger of jumping the shark: Much of the original crew is now canonically married and the show is arguably past the point of logical conclusion. This has not been the case for Big Bang and, as much as some still sit through reruns of the life and times of Ross, Joey, and Rachel, it isn’t hard to imagine that we’ll all gladly re-watch the exploits of Sheldon and the gang for the foreseeable future. Lots of shows go on to achieve a moderate amount of public notoriety, but even one-time phenomena like Glee or Ugly Betty eventually grind to a halt and are forgotten. While it wasn’t an instant hit, the show has flourished in recent years, and it has become successful enough to warrant a funny (albeit a little trite) spin-off which explores the youth of one of the series’ main characters. You would be hard pressed to come across someone these days who doesn’t have at least a casual understanding of the show.

CBS’ The Big Bang Theory is an absolute television dynamo up there with the likes of classics such as Friends, How I Met Your Mother, and perhaps even something as beloved as I Love Lucy.
