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The Big Bang Theory

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Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper are both brilliant physicists working at Cal Tech in Pasadena, California. They are colleagues, best friends, and roommates, although in all capacities their relationship is always tested primarily by Sheldon's regimented, deeply eccentric, and non-conventional ways. They are also friends with their Cal Tech colleagues mechanical engineer Howard Wolowitz and astrophysicist Rajesh Koothrappali. The foursome spend their time working on their individual work projects, playing video games, watching science-fiction movies, or reading comic books. As they are self-professed nerds, all have little or no luck with women. When Penny, a pretty woman and an aspiring actress from Omaha, moves into the apartment across the hall from Leonard and Sheldon's, Leonard has another aspiration in life, namely to get Penny to be his girlfriend.

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Johnny Galecki
Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons
Sheldon Cooper
Kaley Cuoco
Penny

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Episode 1

The Conjugal Configuration

Mon, Sep 24, 201820 mins

Sheldon and Amy are on their honeymoon. The good news for Amy: Sheldon wants to have more coitus than usual and thus what she was expecting despite it being their honeymoon. The bad news for Amy: Sheldon has their coitus all scheduled like he has their entire honeymoon which for her is taking the romance out of it in she wanting some spontaneity. While Sheldon and Amy are away, Leonard and Penny learn that Mr. Fowler has been hiding from Mrs. Fowler in Sheldon and Amy's apartment. In seeing Mr. and Mrs. Fowler in a more up close and personal light, one of Leonard and Penny can't help but wonder if they are just a younger version of a ball-busting wife and a meek timid husband. And Raj has been asked by one of the local news television stations to talk about the meteor shower on the air, to which Howard states that it seems to be the same career trajectory as Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, who is now a celebrity. As such, Raj places himself on the same playing field as Dr. deGrasse Tyson in throwing down a gauntlet of sorts to his more famous colleague.

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Awards

  • 2011 - Golden Globe - Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical - nominated
  • 2011 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical - winner
  • 2012 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical - nominated
  • 2013 - Golden Globe - Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical - nominated

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