EW: Johnny Galecki on His Accidental Role in SXSW Horror Comedy, ‘The Master Cleanse’

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10 Mar 2016

Johnny Galecki in 'The Master Cleanse' Image: EW

Johnny Galecki in ‘The Master Cleanse’ Image: EW

Johnny Galecki is best known as Leonard on The Big Bang Theory, but after 10 seasons on the CBS sitcom, he wanted more from his stable career as a “hired gun” actor. Sifting through various projects in search of the right one to produce, the 40-year-old ultimately discovered The Master Cleanse, a horror/drama/comedy project from first-time filmmaker Bobby Miller.

The Master Cleanse delves into creature feature territory, with Galecki playing a lonely man who attends a spiritual retreat that promises to cleanse and purify his life, but ends up literally releasing his inner demons. Ahead of the film’s SXSW world premiere on March 13, EW has an exclusive, creepy clip from The Master Cleanse, above, and an interview with the Emmy-nominated actor.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You’ve had a very diverse career, from Christmas Vacation toRoseanne and The Big Bang Theory. With The Master Cleanse, were you looking for something strange to counteract the tone of the roles people might associate with you?
JOHNNY GALECKI: When I first came aboard The Master Cleanse, purely as a producer, the writer-director, Bobby Miller, had another actor in mind. I gave him fair warning that if, for whatever reason, there might be a scheduling conflict with this actor, that I was not going to play his lead role. I had no interest in wearing both hats. There was a scheduling conflict with the initial actor, and everyone just ignored my cardinal rule. [Laughs.] [Bobby] called me and said, “Well, you have a wardrobe fitting tomorrow morning!” So, it was not the premeditation of playing the role whatsoever. I was as thrilled as I was terrified to take on those reins, but it wasn’t by design.

I hesitate, then, to call it an accident that you also starred in this film, but…
Feel free to call it an accident! It very much was. I endeavor to be a creative producer, and so a lot of what I had to contribute fortunately happened before we got to shooting. Being a producer was a bit of a distraction from the acting and some days vice versa.

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Still, at least tonally, this is a very different project for you. How do you, as an actor, prepare to make the jump from a mainstream comedy series like The Big Bang Theory to a low-budget indie movie?
I must admit it’s a welcome change. As much as I love The Big Bang Theory and playing Leonard 200-some episodes in, I think playing a departure from that character only serves that character once you return to him. The actors that I admire, that’s always been a part of their careers, that sense of unpredictability and diversity. If you liken it to a musician that’s been playing the same type of music for nine years, you jump at the chance to play in some sort of different genre. It’s much more exciting or liberating than it is even scary or challenging. But, goodness, I’ve been lonely before. That’s really the number one word to describe [my character] Paul Berger in The Master Cleanse. The poor guy is searingly lonely, and I think that’s universally relatable; I had plenty to pull from. The difference, and one of the things I really liked about the character, is that he’s not really aware of that. I’d like to think that I’m pretty self-aware; at least I try to be. [Laughs.] I can’t imagine anyone who would say differently. In Paul’s case, one of the things I loved about him is that he’s kind of emotionally arrested at this traumatic point from a previous relationship, and it’s kind of analogous to the slowly boiling frog. His life kind of unravels so slowly that he doesn’t even realize it’s in freaking shambles, and that’s fun to play.

How do you think your experience as an actor informed your work as a producer on The Master Cleanse? Were you more in step with certain aspects of production or was this a learning experience for you as well?
You can never predict how an audience is going to respond. But with 300-plus live studio audience episodes under my belt and dozens of theater productions in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, I mighthave a little bit — and please use italics when I say “might” — have a little bit more of an inkling than some other folks in the business of how an audience might react.

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Backstage: How Melissa Rauch Created Her Own Opportunities

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2 Mar 2016

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Melissa Rauch has a candid way of speaking about her uphill acting journey that makes listeners feel they were there for it.

She recounts the time she tried to be a hand model for TGI Fridays while waitressing in the dead of winter. (“They said, ‘We just need a close-up of your hands serving the fajitas,’ or whatever, and no joke, I heard the director go, ‘Jesus Christ!’ They were just so raw and beat up. I didn’t get the job.”) Then there were all the times she stood in the cold, handing out fliers to promote her standup sets to “perform sometimes for four people in the middle of Times Square.” Or when she gave away free tickets to her one-woman show, “The Miss Education of Jenna Bush,” to patrons in a Los Angeles Trader Joe’s, and the entire first row didn’t speak English. It runs like a laundry list of working actor problems: audition, perform, finish a gig, struggle, audition, struggle, rinse, repeat.

Theater work doesn’t typically lead to the end of the relentless cycle, but according to Rauch, it was the New York International Fringe Festival that did it for her. “The Miss Education of Jenna Bush,” which she and her husband, Winston Rauch, wrote to poke fun at George W. Bush’s youngest daughter, landed her an agent and sparked the realization that writing her own material was the surest step forward for her career.

Less sure but necessary was the choice to do what many actors do when pursuing bigger opportunities: pick up and move to L.A. “We did a showcase of [‘Miss Education’], and not a lot of people showed up because not a lot of people see theater in L.A.—so that was another lesson.”

While she continued to do standup and appeared on “True Blood” and the short-lived “Kath & Kim,” she more often landed guest-star roles on shows that never aired, or if they made it to pilot, they tanked with no series order.

It took several years on the West Coast—writing short films like “The Condom Killer” and Funny Or Die skit songs like “Partially Stalked Love” between gigs—before she landed the guest-star-turned-series-regular spot as the opinionated microbiologist with a Napoleon complex, Bernadette Rostenkowski, on “The Big Bang Theory.” (She auditioned for the award-winning show with a Canadian accent that to this day she can’t explain the origin of.)

“I was so grateful when ‘Big Bang’ happened,” she says. “It was supposed to be a one-time guest star!

“[After being cast] I’d gotten smaller roles in movies, but I do feel Hollywood loves to—and I think this is true in any career when people know what’s proven—that’s what they want to hire you for. I said, I can wait for the perfect role to come along, but I decided I didn’t want to wait on Hollywood anymore.”

Enter “The Bronze” and Hope Annabelle Greggory, a foul-mouthed gymnast in the final stages of a has-been’s dying career—she even has the “Dancing With the Stars” poster to prove it.

Co-written by the Rauches, the movie’s lead character is a beacon of self-absorption. We meet her as she’s midmasturbation to a decade-old tape of her bronze medal Olympic win, and demanding her father (Gary Cole) cut the crust off her grilled cheese sandwich. He’s resorted to reading books titled “Saying NO: The Key to Raising a Responsible Adult.”

When she’s not being verbally abusive or romanticizing the third-place achievement that ultimately ended her gymnastics career with an ankle injury, she’s stealing kids’ birthday card money out of her dad’s mail truck and cruising the local mall and diner for free milkshakes and Sbarro pizza. Endorsement deals have been replaced with pumping her Amherst, Ohio, celebrity status—where the film was shot—for all it’s worth.

But we see the extent of her depravity when her estranged Olympic trainer, the vodka-guzzling Coach P. (Christine E. Abraham), gives her a $500,000 ticket out. The Russian’s suicide note lists a single stipulation to claim the sum: coach the up-and-coming Maggie Townsend (Haley Lu Richardson) to competition. Balking at the thought of having what remains of her prestige overshadowed, Hope sets out to sabotage the impressionable Maggie’s career with fast food, boys, and drugs. Maggie’s only true champions are gym manager Ben (Thomas Middleditch) and Hope’s archnemesis, gold medalist Lance Tucker (Sebastian Stan)—who also happens to be the person who took her virginity.

If you’re wondering why this is Rauch’s perfect character, keep in mind Hope was half-created by a comedian who did Whoopi Goldberg’s standup about her crotch at age 7 and begged her parents to put her in small New Jersey beauty pageants simply for the talent portion—because who wants their comedy relegated to elementary school show-and-tells?

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‘The Big Bang Theory’ Cast Celebrate 200 Episodes with TeamCoco’s ‘Conan’

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24 Feb 2016

Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch and Simon Helberg celebrate 200 episodes of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ with Conan O’Brien on CONAN Feb 24, 2016. Image: C.Symonds

As reported, The Big Bang Theory has been celebrating making 200 episodes of the ever, still popular sitcom and tonight was no exception. The Big Bang Theory which premiered September 24, 2016 will be airing it’s 200th episode on Thursday, Feb 25, 2016.   The cast and producers have been recalling the history and timeline of the show and telling cute anecdotes in the media (see above link for links to various sources).

Tonight, the cast of The Big Bang Theory  joined Conan O’Brien and continued sharing many stories including Mayim Bialik and Johnny Galecki sharing a first kiss when Mayim starred in Blossom.

Helberg did a great imitation of Nayyar.  He also shared with the audience his warm-up routine of stretching in a deep lunge in his underwear (ok, he didn’t re-enact in his undies, but did re-enact the lunge) where he screams/chants to loosen up and to get his emotions to a level he desires for taping.

Parsons said he actually purchased a Physics 101 book that he and Johnny began to try and study and he could not get past the first chapter.   They all admitted they had not learned anything regarding physics from the show, but then pointed out Bialik likely understood it and got some from it.

Cuoco is envied because she never has to study lines.  She shows up and nails her lines without any study.   She sleeps while others are pacing away trying to learn their lines.   She said it was easy for  her because it just comes to her quickly.  She knows the character well enough to know what she would likely say.

Kunal has quite the reputation of being wrong about everything.  He said just “say anything with confidence and people will believe you.”

Conan also had puppy The Big Bang Theory on his show tonight, where puppies dressed as the cast members were introduced and played around on a set to scale of the series.

We bring you clips (including captures)  from the show all courtesy of Teamcoco and tbs.   Stay tuned, more coming….

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‘Big Bang Theory’ to Have more Seasons beyond Season 10

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12 Jan 2016

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Today at the Television Critics Association winter tour, Glenn Geller admitted that CBS “are the victims of our own success.”  He went on to add that “We have a lot of shows that have run a long time, and we expect Big Bang Theory to be on for a while.” When pressed for further details, Geller said that, for CBS, season 10 will not be the last for the show. “We’d love it to come back.”

Of course the show gets more and more expensive to produce the longer it remains on air.  The actors and producer salaries continue to grow, so does the production costs.

CBS is not the only decision maker, as Warner Bros. Television owns the show and both networks must come to an agreement.  CBS is a strong negotiator and one of the most lucrative networks in the business so it is highly anticipated that the show will continue to air well past Season 10.

Then there are the actor contracts.  Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch will need to negotiate new contracts beyond Season 10 all will have to have new contracts if the show goes beyond Season 11.

However, CBS is expressed confidence that they believe the show will go beyond season 10 and so we look forward to updated news as the season progresses.

Stay tuned for more..

‘Mike & Molly’ officially Cancelled; ‘Good Wife’ Creators Stepping Down After Season 7

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12 Jan 2015

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Breaking news…

Glenn Geller, CBS chief announced “Mike and Molly,’ listen, these decisions are really challenging and I have a tremendous amount of respect for Chuck [Lorre], Al Higgins, Melissa, Billy — the whole cast and crew,” he said. “But I can confirm that this will be the last season of Mike and Molly. I think fans will be very satisfied with what Chuck and Al have planned.”

Also in the news…

Robert and Michelle King will step down as the show runners of the show they created, The Good Wife, announced by CBS chief Glenn Geller at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Tuesday.

“The Kings did say they would not be returning after this year but we have a deep bench on the show,” Geller said when asked about the drama’s future. The Kings are preparing to launch a second scripted series, CBS’ BrainDead, this summer.

Geller confirmed that the Kings’ departure “doesn’t spell doom for the legal drama” explaining that “the show can absolutely continue.”   Even though it has not been renewed for Season 8, a pickup seems likely, per Geller.

More to come….

Upcoming Guests on ‘Late Late Show with James Corden’ Dec 22, 2015-Jan 1, 2016

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22 Dec 2015

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(Monday through Friday, 12:37-1:37 AM, ET/PT)

*Denotes changes and/or additions to previous schedule

(n) Denotes new broadcast

 

Tuesday, Dec. 22 Actress Anna Faris; actor Joshua Jackson; musical performance by Gavin James (OAD: 11/10/15)

Wednesday, Dec. 23 Actor Josh Duhamel; television personality Kelly Osbourne; hypnotist Richard Barker (OAD: 11/3/15)

*Friday, Dec. 25 Entertainer Seth MacFarlane; actress Lily Tomlin (OAD: 12/17/15)

*Monday, Dec. 28 Actor Rob Lowe; actor David Spade; musical performance by Shawn Mendes feat. Camila Cabello (OAD: 11/23/15)

*Tuesday, Dec. 29 Actor Christoph Waltz; actress Carey Mulligan; actor Johnny Galecki (OAD: 11/11/15)

*Wednesday, Dec. 30 Actress Melissa Benoist; actress Olivia Wilde; actress Saoirse Ronan (OAD: 11/12/15)

*Thursday, Dec. 31 Actress Jamie Lee Curtis; TV host Sharon Osbourne; actor Elyes Gabel (OAD: 10/7/15)

*Friday, Jan. 1 Actor Billy Bob Thornton; actress Brie Larson; comedian Jack Whitehall; musical performance by Aston Merrygold (OAD: 10/28/15)

THR: ‘Big Bang Theory’: Will Season 10 Be Its Last?

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21 Dec 2015
By Lesley Goldberg/Hollywood Reporter

 

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In its ninth season, CBS’ The Big Bang Theory continues to check off major milestones.

The season opened with Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and on-again/off-again girlfriend Penny (Kaley Cuoco) finally getting married and, most recently, featured Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Amy (Mayim Bialik) losing their virginities.

Elsewhere, married couple Howard (Simon Helberg) and Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) have reopened the discussion about having children. Former sad sack Raj (Kunal Nayyar) — who in the season-six finale was able to speak to women without alcohol — has a steady girlfriend.

With so many major milestones being checked off the list, the cast locked up under a rich multiyear deal and show renewed through the 2016-17 broadcast season, are producers plotting season 10 as if it’s the end of the line?

“I think so. I can’t speak to the future or on behalf of the cast or where we’ll be then but it’s certainly possible that it could go past that,” showrunner Steve Molaro tells THR. “The reality is that maybe season 10 is the ending point. The real answer is I don’t know and all I can do right now is go episode to episode and try to make each one the best that we can. There’s still so many episodes to go. Even if hypothetically season 10 was the end, I wouldn’t be focusing on that yet. That seems like something that would be dealt with way down the line.”

For co-creator Chuck Lorre, the idea of season 10 being the last for TV’s No. 1 comedy (among adults 18-49) isn’t even a realistic question.

“I never imagined nine [seasons] and here we are,” he tells THR. “I’m not going to presume to know how many years this has because it’s ridiculous for me to guess. It’s already gone beyond my wildest dreams so anything beyond this … as long as everybody is having a good time and we’re making a show we’re proud of … then it’s worth continuing.”

As the series, which ranks as TV’s No. 1 comedy among the all-important adults 18-49 demographic, continues to follow the lives of the four lovable nerds and the women who love them, the producers still have a long list of characters and stories they’re interested in exploring. For Lorre, that includes Leonard and Sheldon’s scientific breakthrough.

“I’m still fascinated with how their work might impact their personal lives and seeing how progress in their work can change their characters, relationships and themselves,” he says. “I’m always intrigued with these guys who have chosen a life of where they’re not money motivated; they’re not entrepreneurs or looking to get rich; they’re looking to unravel the secrets of the universe. I find that fascinating and I like that they’re not on the money train but have a very personal mission to learn about the world they live in. I hope we do more of that.”

Molaro, meanwhile, reveals that the subject of a formal wedding for Leonard and Penny has come up before, though there are no current plans for one after the fan-favorite couple opted to elope and have the guys watch their Vegas wedding via webcast.

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The Big Bang Theory’s Shamy Will “Do It” and The News is Spreading Like Wildfire!

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Sheldon (Jim Parson) and Amy (Mayim Bialik) on The Opening Night Excitation of The Big Bang Theory. Image: Michael Yarrish/WB

16 Dec 2015/ Updated 18 Dec 2015

Sheldon (Jim Parson) and Amy (Mayim Bialik) on The Opening Night Excitation of The Big Bang Theory. Image: Michael Yarrish/WB

Sheldon (Jim Parson) and Amy (Mayim Bialik) on The Opening Night Excitation of The Big Bang Theory. Image: Michael Yarrish/WB

The Big Bang Theory‘s Sheldon and Amy will make love for the first time tonight in Episode 9.11 ‘The Opening Night Excitation.’   There are so many articles and interviews about the upcoming episode that we are going to try and capture all the links here so you have one-stop shopping to get all the latest!

Happy viewing day and we cannot express how excited we are to see this exciting new episode of The Big Bang Theory.

Update:   The media has covered so much before and after the airing of this episode, but we at Star Watch Byline want to thank the cast and crew for a beautifully and well crafted episode.   The tenderness, sweetness, awkwardness were spot on and yet it still had plenty of humor and entertainment for all.

I think Glamour‘s Jessica Radloff pretty much summed up our opinion on the show perfectly, but I wanted to add that this was probably the very best of The Big Bang Theory when it comes to episodes that have aired over the last nine years.  It amazes me how the show can still bring it after so many seasons.   Superb writing, acting and editing made this episode outstanding and Emmy-worthy.   I loved how the Star Wars story blended so well with the loss of virginity love story between Sheldon and Amy.   It was perfect in every way.  Kudos to all involved and I hope we see lots of Emmy nominations and wins from this one!

Of course we appreciate all the BTS perspectives that Mayim brought to fans as well and her live tweets on during the West Coast airing.  Thank you, Mayim and GrokNation for making fans and media very happy with all your insights.

Grok Nation:  Let’s Talk About (Shamy) Sex:  Mayim Reflects on Language and Cultural Assumptions About Sex – Post Airing

GrokNation: SHELDON & AMY AND VIRGINITY & INTIMACY:  Addressing some of the big issues in ‘The Opening Night Excitation’ – Post Airing

GrokNation:  Behind the Scenes with Mayim:  Tantilizing Tidbits From ‘The Opening Night Excitation’ – Post Airing

E! News: Sex or Star Wars? The Big Bang Theory‘s Jim Parsons on the “Right Time” for Sheldon and Amy

Entertainment Weekly (EW):The Big Bang Theory recap: ‘The Opening Night Excitation’ – Post Airing

Entertainment Weekly (EW):  ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Stars Talk About Thursday’s Big Sex Scene

Entertainment Tonight (ET): EXCLUSIVE! ‘Big Bang Theory’: Sheldon and Amy Finally Had Sex! – Now When’s the Wedding? – Post Airing

Entertainment Tonight (ET):  6 Reasons Why Sheldon and Amy’s First Time Was Worth the Wait!

:  Copy of ET article above, but just on their site.

bigbangtheory_cbs#TBT to filming with the legendary #BobNewhart for tonight’s new episode! #BehindTheScenes 👏

Design & Trend – ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Star Mayim Bialik Has Mixed Feelings Over Amy, Sheldon Having Sex – Post Airing

TV Insider –The Big Bang Theory: What’s Next for Sheldon and Amy Post-Coitus? – Post Airing

USA Today:  ‘Big Bang’ Ends the Year With A Bang

Extra: Sex Sells! Jim Parsons & Mayim Bialik Dish on Their ‘Big Bang Theory’ Love Scene

The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Big Bang Theory’: How Will Coitus Change Amy and Sheldon? – Post Airing

The Hollywood Reporter:  Inside ‘The Big Bang Theory’s’ Decision to Have Amy and Sheldon Go All The Way

The Hollywood Reporter:  Chuck Lorre and Dick Wolf talk Serialization, Scheduling, and Why “Platform Is Secondary”

Deadline Hollywood:  Chuck Lorre interview – TV Industry Now Changing At a Breakneck Pace

Variety: The Big Bang Theory’ Explores the Sex-‘Star Wars’ Nexus (SPOILERS) – Post Airing

Variety: ‘Big Bang Theory’ Showrunner Talks Sheldon and Amy’s Big Moment (SPOILERS) – Post Airing

Variety:   Dick Wolf & Chuck Loore: TV BiZ Changed More in Last Six Months Than in Six Years

Variety:  ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Producer Explains Sheldon & Amy’s Upcoming Big Decision (Spoilers)

TVLine: Big Bang Theory: EP Talks Sheldon and Amy’s Sexy Milestone, ‘Lost’ Waxing Scene, Prescient Star Wars Subplot – Post Airing

TV Line:   Big Bang Theory Bombshell: Sheldon and Amy Are Going to [Spoiler]

Glamour: All of Your Questions About The Big Bang Theory’s Shamy Sex Episode, Answered – Post Airing

Glamour: The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon and Amy Finally Have Sex! These Are the Episode’s Best Moments – Post Airing

Glamour:  How Mayim Bialik and Jim Parsons Found Out Sheldon and Amy Would Be Having Sex On The Big Bang Theory

Glamour:  The Big Bang Theory Recap: Sheldon and Amy’s Kiss Is The Best Scene Ever!  Let’s Re-Watch

Parade:  The Big Bang Theory Shocker:  Sheldon and Amy Have Sex! – Post Airing

Vulture: The Big Bang Theory’s Mayim Bialik on Amy and Sheldon Finally Sleeping Together and the Biggest Misconception About the Show

Vulture: Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon and Amy Will Finally Sleep Together; We Probably Shouldn’t Be So Excited About This, But Here We Are

bigbangtheory_cbsThe force is strong in this Jedi! #BobNewhart #TBT #BehindTheScenes #BigBangTheory #theforceawakens

: The Big Bang Theory Boss on Sheldon and Amy’s Big Night: It’s the “Perfect Little Bow on Their Arc” – Post Airing

TV Guide: Big Bang Theory‘s Sheldon and Amy to Sleep Together: ‘Amy Is Shocked,’ Bialik Says

TV Guide:  The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon and Amy Will Finally Have Sex

TV Guide: Bob Newhart Set to Return to The Big Bang Theory

TV Guide:   Let’s Talk About Sex:  TV’s Most Memorable First Times

RollingStone:  Top 5 TV: ‘Big Bang’ Gets Sexy, Steve Harvey Screws Up – Post Airing

AV Club: Sheldon and Amy go all the way in a charming, sweet The Big Bang Theory – Post Airing

AV Club:  Sheldon finally has his first Big Bang (Theory)

AV Club: Sheldon opens up on The Big Bang Theory, and it’s because of the Beach Boys

SpoilerTV: The Big Bang Theory – The Opening Night Excitation: Advanced Preview

2 Paragraphs:  Bob Newhart’s Force Awakens Sheldon on ‘Big Bang Theory’

Channel Guide: Bob Newhart returns for TBBT’s Star Wars-themed “The Opening Night Excitation”

US Weekly: ‘Big Bang Theory’s’ Sheldon and Amy Are Finally Having Sex! 10 TV Couples Who Kept Us Waiting

CBS: Exclusive Post-Coitus Interview: Mayim Bialik Talks About ShAmy’s Big NightRead what The Big Bang Theory actress has to say about Sheldon and Amy’s romantic tête-à-tête – Post Airing

CBS:  Why Shamy’s Reunion Make Us Believe in True Love

CBS:  Can’t Fight Chemistry:  Amy and Sheldon’s Romance is Rekindled and Radiant

bigbangtheory_cbsYou might not want to show up to #theforceawakens in #staratrek attire! #BigBangTheory

jessicaradloff14#tbt in honor of tonight’s bs: My parents with the brilliant ns. For more #BigBangTheory and the best moments from tonight’s episode, click the link in my bio!

jessicaradloff14#tbt One more in honor of tonight’s #BigBangTheory…my parents with the amazing , who joked to them that this should be their #Hanukkah card.

CBS:  What Star Wars Character Would You Be?

CBS:  The Science of Love:  The Evolution of Shamy


CBS Featurette on Behind the Scenes of the Making of ‘The Opening Night Excitation’ – International Version

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L!ve Talks LA Event Presented An Evening with Bill Nye in Conversation with Bill Prady Dec 14

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15 Dec 2015

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Bill Prady & Bill Nye on L!ve Talks LA talking Climate Change and Nye’s new book. Image: L!veTalks LA

L!ve Talks Los Angeles hosted Bill Nye in conversation with The Big Bang Theory and The Muppets Executive Producer Bill Prady to discuss climate changes.

L!ive Talks Los Angeles presents a series of on-stage conversations featuring writers, actors, musicians, humorists, artists, chefs, scientists and thought leaders in business.

In , Nye’s new book, he sheds light on today’s climate change crisis, demonstrates why we need to act immediately and shows what we need to do to create a better future. With a scientist’s thirst for knowledge and an engineer’s vision of what can be, he sees today’s environmental issues not as insurmountable, depressing problems but as chances for our society to rise to the challenge and create a cleaner, healthier, smarter world. He also debunks some of the most persistent myths and misunderstandings about global warming.

“Unstoppable is what you get when you melt down Bill Nye the Science Guy and turn him into a book. Containing rich scientific insights on ourselves, our society, and our world, the book is a must-read for anybody who needs to be scientifically literate in the 21st century. And, of course, that’s everybody.” —Neil deGrasse Tyson

Nye issues a new challenge to today’s generation: to make a cleaner, more efficient, and happier world. Throughout, he crystallizes and expands upon the message for which he is best known and beloved: that with a combination of optimism and scientific curiosity, all obstacles become opportunities, and the possibilities of our world become limitless.

We need not accept that transportation consumes half our energy, and that two-thirds of the energy you put into your car is immediately thrown away out the tailpipe. We need not accept that dangerous emissions are the price we must pay for a vibrant economy and a comfortable life. Above all, we need not accept that we will leave our children a planet that is dirty, overheated, and depleted of resources.

The event was held at the Crest Theatre in Westwood, Calfornia on December 14 to a sold out audience.  Below is a clip courtesy of L!ive Talks LA of the segment:

 

DC Comics: What is Next for ‘Supergirl’s’ Winn Schott played by Jeremy Jordan?

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9 Dec 2015
by Tim Beedle

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WARNING: This interview contains a major spoiler from Monday’s episode of Supergirl. Read on at your own risk!

How can you not love Supergirl’s Winn Schott? The cheerful, sweet smile. The pining eyes. The willingness to do almost anything for Kara. Yes, he may harbor the biggest case of unrequited affection since Ducky danced to “Try a Little Tenderness,” but he’s also been a peerless friend and supporter to Supergirl as she tries to come to terms with her new role as a super hero. While Winn may reside in the loneliest corner (at least, for now!) of the show’s love triangle, he contributes far more than a wistful smile. He’s Supergirl’s Q. Her Cisco Ramon. He created her awesome suit and regularly provides tech support when she’s unable or unwilling to depend on the D.E.O. In short, he’s the best friend that a young super-powered alien trying to find her heroic way could have.

That’s actually quite a bit to rest on one man’s shoulders, especially one whose father happens to be a well known super-villain. Fortunately, Jeremy Jordan, the actor behind the role, is ideally suited for the task. In fact, if he has his way, proving support to a well known super hero will prove to be just a step towards his ultimate goal as an actor—playing one himself.

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Will we see some of Winn interacting with Maxwell Lord? He’s your hero, after all.

Yes, but not for a while.

Well, we hear you have some scenes with Calista coming up…

Next episode is the Winn and Cat show a little bit. I don’t know if you remember in episode three, I kind of come up to her and save Kara at the little gala and she’s like, “Who the hell is this person?” Just the guy that works right across from your office every day.

I can’t tell you all, but there are some crises that happen and Winn has some expertise that sort of helps CatCo get back on top of things, so Cat sort of recognizes his potential and turns her mentor brain over to him for a little while. So, yeah, it’s a cool little bit.

It’s very hard to walk that line where you want to see Winn get the girl, but you also have to make sure that you don’t play it creepy. How do you walk that line?

I think it’s just genuine. I think that Kara is smart enough and observant enough to not become best friends with a creepy dude. And also Winn, I think, is very respectful and I think he’s too scared to say anything. I don’t think he has a lot of friends, if any at all, outside of the office and he’s not about to screw up the one good consistent thing that he has in life, which is her. Maybe that’s part of the reason why he’s so in love with her. Maybe it’s sort of a love by proximity kind of a thing.

He’s not really seen anything from the outside world. He’s been stuck in this world, and I think that that can push you in a different direction. I’ve never worried about crossing that weird, creepy line. I think he has real, true, genuine feelings, but I also think that at the same time he doesn’t think he has a shot, so he hasn’t really tried to do anything. The most that he’s ever gone for is that kiss on the cheek. Even for him, it was a cop out and he decides to do it while James and Lucy are coming around the corner. So the timing is just a bitch…

Jeremy Jordan (Winn) with Melissa Benoist (Kara) Image: dcentertainment.com

I just noticed your hat…

This is my Justice League hat! I found it at Lids in the back of an aisle like five years ago.

So are you a big comic book person?

I’m a medium­-sized comic book person. I know all the main characters and all the main stories. And I read a lot of comic books as a kid. I’ve kind of weaned off of them as an adult. But I still follow a little bit. But yeah I totally love superheroes and the whole genre and mythology.

Before I got this job and still now, people ask me, what’s your dream role. They’re always fishing for some role that you can recreate. But for me, I always tell people sort of jokingly, but not, that I just want to be a super hero. And I still do.

Which super hero?

I don’t care! I want to kick some alien ass and save the day. I just think it would be so much fun and sort of a childhood dream fulfillment sort of thing. And Winn’s kind of towards there, but I think he’s got a little bit of development to go before/if he is going to go that route.

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Supergirl airs on Mondays at 8 p.m. (7 p.m. CST) on CBS.

Also see interview with David Harewood (Hank Henshaw) and

Interview with Mehcad Brooks (James Olsen)

HuffPost: ‘Big Bang Theory’ Actor Reveals The One Character He Wants To Meet

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20 Oct 2015

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by: Carly Ledbetter Associate Entertainment Editor, The Huffington Post

“The Big Bang Theory” has been on TV for nine seasons, but there’s still one character we have left to meet. Simon Helberg, who plays Howard Wolowitz on the show, says he wants to see Howard’s estranged dad on the show one day.

Howard’s father, Sam Wolowitz, left him and his mother when he was apparently just 11 years old.

“I think it would be nice to potentially meet his dad,” Helberg said in an interview with the Press Association. “I don’t write the show, I don’t create any of those aspects so I get a script, open it and find out his dad abandoned him. It’s interesting. I can’t wait to see what they’ve got for us.”

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WSJ: A Week in the Life of Mayim Bialik

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14 Oct 2015

by Mayim Bialik

A star of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ mixes motherhood, mourning and migraines with the hard work of making a sitcom

Mayim Bialik on ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Image: CBS

 

 

For some sitcoms, Wednesday is the new Monday. “The Big Bang Theory” runs on a Wednesday-to-Tuesday schedule to accommodate our busy creator Chuck Lorre’s other shows. On Wednesday, we read through the episode’s script; Thursday and Friday we rehearse; over the weekend, we’re off to learn our lines; Monday we pretape scenes involving special effects, green screens or tricky makeup; Tuesday evenings, we film before the proverbial live studio audience.

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Mayim Bialik  Image: Wall Street Journal

It’s Wednesday—table-read day. Producers, executives, writers and actors sit around a big rectangular table with name cards for the cast. The jokes always sound their funniest today. We laugh a lot—and I blush a little at a few jokes too naughty to make it to network TV.

Around noon, the writers retreat to what they call “The Room” to fix lines that didn’t work. I’m on the losing end of a migraine. I head home and take a walk, which makes my head feel better, and accelerate to something between a trot and a run.

I take my sons, 7 and 10, to taekwondo. (My youngest had wanted an activity that was “awesome” and helpful to his plans to become a secret agent someday.) I like the discipline they’re learning; I did Brazilian jujitsu during college at UCLA. I watch them practice carefully: I’ve vowed to shun my phone and practice a bit of present-mindedness when I’m with my boys.

After I drop the boys at their dad’s place for the night, I go to synagogue to say the Kaddish prayer; I’m in Judaism’s ritual year of mourning for my father. My very own “women’s section” at the Orthodox synagogue closest to my house has become a safe, private space. Usually, I’m the only woman there; tonight, two other women share it with me.

Thursday, my migraine is better but still persistent. I go to the gym at Warner Bros.—it’s a block from our stage, so I really have no excuse not to use it. Sometimes, I see other actors there, and we do the “celebrity nod” to acknowledge some odd level of connectedness. It’s kind of true, I guess.

 

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HuffPost: Kunal Nayyar: Television’s Nerdiest Indian Gets Real

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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 20: Actor Kunal Nayyar signs his new book "Yes, My Accent Is Real" at Barnes & Noble at The Grove on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vincent Sandoval/Getty Images)

6 Oct 2015  by Malika Rao, Arts reporter for The Huffington Post

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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 20: Actor Kunal Nayyar signs his new book “Yes, My Accent Is Real” at Barnes & Noble at The Grove on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vincent Sandoval/Getty Images) via HuffPost

Kunal Nayyar, the shy astrophysicist who rules Monday nights, talks girls and grit in his new memoir.

During a recent segment on our very own HuffPost Live, a girl called in with seemingly nothing to say. She was blonde and looked to be in her teens, but it wasn’t easy to tell since she was covering half her face with her hands, struggling to collect herself. Stammering through tears, she finally explained that she simply couldn’t believe she was talking to Kunal Nayyar himself.

On “The Big Bang Theory,” 34-year-old Nayyar plays Rajesh Koothrappali, or Raj, a woman-fearing astrophysicist with a dry wit shared only with his nearest and dearest. In real life, he’s a bonafide heartthrob, not to mention one of Hollywood’s highest paid television actors.

Nayyar’s unlikely trajectory from an ordinary life in Delhi to starring in the second most-watched show on American television serves as fodder enough for his first book, . Released last month, the collection of autobiographical essays is earnest when it’s not breezy: part subcontinental “Sandlot,” part transcontinental Horatio Alger, full of recollections of childhood crushes — on real and fictional girls — and a litany of crummy jobs all too real for any aspiring actor.

Then there is the meta-narrative of the book itself, which constitutes selling power for an untested author. Our hero might look and sound like the shy guy on that primetime sitcom about geeks, but as is often the case, the man behind the character is more complicated than television makes him out to be.

The Huffington Post recently sat down with Nayyar to discuss the overlapping influences that have led to such an unusual life, from Winnie Cooper to the Hollywood-ready wisdom of his dad.

One of my favorite sections in the book is about the Indian sibling festival Raksha Bandhan, and how your girl pals essentially friendzoned you with rakhi bracelets meant for brothers. I love that anecdote because it’s one Raj could easily tell.

100 percent.

Of course, you ended up marrying Miss India, and Raj still barely talks to women. It’s become a popular sticking point, this gap between your love lives. Do you think there’s truth to what the actor Utkarsh Ambudkar once told HuffPost, that the industry has trouble seeing ethnically Indian men as sexual beings?

Does Hollywood have that perception? I’m not sure. I can’t speak for what the perception is, but it’s not my perception. I can sexualize anyone.

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WSJ: ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Has Hidden Jokes Down To A Science

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Oct 3, 2015 by Jo Craven McGinty/Wall Street Journal

In an episode of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ last season, Sheldon, played by Jim Parsons, tries to talk his friend Leonard out of having surgery by demonstrating his probability of dying if things go wrong. PHOTO: MICHAEL YARISH/WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.

“The Big Bang Theory,” the CBS sitcom about a pair of socially awkward physicists from the California Institute of Technology, their egghead friends, and the one normal person they socialize with, has serious geek cred.

But what casual viewers may not realize is the lengths to which producers have gone to ensure that the whiteboard equations and physics jokes that make up the witty banter between nerdy roommates Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter are scientifically accurate.

A lot of the humor is over the heads of the general audience. But there are jokes inside of jokes, and for those who recognize the science, they’re hilarious. The show takes this stuff so seriously that it employs a UCLA physics professor to make sure it gets it right.

Case in point: In a 2009 episode (Season 3, episode 2), “The Jiminy Conjecture,” Sheldon and Howard heard a chirp and then argued over which variety of cricket made the sound.

On the whiteboard in the background is Dolbear’s law, which states the relationship between the air temperature and the rate at which crickets chirp.

“I went to a Dolbear presentation at Tufts, and they talked about this, in like 1989,” says one high-profile fan of the show, Seamus Blackley, one of the creators of Microsoft’s original Xbox game console. “I remembered it!”

“Once I realized what was going on, it was awesome,” added Mr. Blackley, who is also trained in physics. “It’s the No. 1 show, and it has actual physics in it.”

Sometimes, the whiteboard equations relate to the characters’ conversations. Other times, they simply depict interesting problems that would captivate real physicists. And occasionally, there is an inside joke—one based on serious numbers and not phony equations.

“Sometimes when you watch a movie, it’s clearly jokey,” said David Saltzberg, the professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, who is the show’s science consultant. “Especially if you freeze the frame, it’s not realistic.”

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Kunal Nayyar Talks About His Book with Conan O’Brien

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30 Sept 2015

Kunal Nayyar stopped by Team Coco headquarters to chat with host Conan O’Brien about his new book on September 30, 2015.

Nayyar shared a story from his book on how he lost his virginity and then talked about an Indian custom called “Friendzone”, but also shared his love for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

 All clips courtesy of Team Coco, Conan


‘The Big Bang Theory’s’ Mayim Bialik Stops by E! News and Shows Support for Co-Star Kaley Cuoco, Talks GrokNation and Season 9

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30 Sept 2015

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After nine seasons, the stars of The Big Bang Theory have been through thick and thin together.

“I think we’re really blessed,” Mayim Bialik, who plays Amy Farrah Fowler on the hit CBS comedy gushed to E! News when she stopped by to chat about season 9 of the show as well as her new website, GrokNation.com. “I think we’re blessed more than people understand because I think when you hear that a cast gets along or functions like a family they think ‘Oh that’s just lip service.'”  [Note: We will be updating with more information after Bialik’s interview airs on E! News tonight.]

Like a real-life family, the castmembers are there to support each other and they’ve done just that in wake of Kaley Cuoco’s recent divorce (the actress announced her split from Ryan Sweeting after just 21 months of marriage on Friday).

“Kaley’s amazing,” Bialik said when asked how her close pal and co-star is doing following her breakup. “She has amazing friends, she has amazing family.”

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The Big Bang Theory Bialik was asked about what it is like dating on The Big Bang Theory and who she would pick for love interests for Sheldon and Amy other than each other.   Note, this author isn’t keen on even considering that and feels that would be having the show jump the shark, so I hope the writers are not going there.   She does hope that Sheldon and Amy reunite.

She also talked about Blossom and how she would be open to a reunion, but is more concerned about the contractual issues.   Bialik then went on to promote her new lifestyle website GrokNation.

 Clips courtesy of E! News 

Q&A: Why Kaley Cuoco cringes watching old ‘Big Bang Theory’ episodes

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Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press
SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
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NEW YORK — Kaley Cuoco says she cringes when she watches old episodes of CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory,” now in its ninth season.

“I do stop and watch because I’m appalled by what I’m seeing,” she said in a recent interview. “I’m like, ‘Kaley, what is that choice?’ I usually put it on mute because I cannot stand the sound of my voice, especially early on. But (I look to) kind of see what I was wearing, and it’s hilarious.”

Her representative said last weekend the actress and Ryan Sweeting have “mutually decided to end their marriage.” The couple tied the knot in a New Year’s Eve ceremony in 2013.

The 29-year-old Cuoco has starred on “The Big Bang Theory” since 2007. In a recent interview, she talked about understanding the devotion of “Big Bang” fans and her dream acting gig.

Associated Press: What’s your dressing room on the set like?

Cuoco: My dressing room is amazing. Actually we all redecorated a couple years ago and I’m actually redecorating again right now. (Co-star) Johnny (Galecki) likes to say my room looks like a porn star threw up in it. I tend to disagree. I think that’s very offensive. It’s everything that your own bedroom could not be. It’s hot pink carpet, wallpaper head to toe. I mean it’s amazing. Chandeliers. That is my haven.

AP: Do you think your acting has gotten better since those early episodes of “The Big Bang Theory“?

Cuoco: I’ll look back on season one or two and I’m like, ‘How did I get hired? Like, what was I doing? What was that tone in my voice?’ I talked up here. Thank god they saw through that. Over the years I’ve totally settled and gotten that much cooler and better but it’s funny, I look back on a lot of shows and you look back to season one and those season ones aren’t so good. (Laughs.) You’re like, ‘Oh my god, this was horrible’ because now it’s so good. Like it’s just such a difference. At the time it was great. … I can’t believe I got hired, let’s put it that way. It was not good.

AP: Have you ever been a fan of a TV show the way some people are of “Big Bang“?

Cuoco: I grew up with ‘Friends‘ from day one and like ‘Seinfeld‘ and ‘Frasier,’ those sorts of shows, but for sure ‘Friends’ was it for our family. Like we would watch every Thursday night at eight o’clock, I couldn’t wait. And Rachel, Jennifer Aniston, to this day is still my girl crush, you know? I loved her on the show, I loved her outside of the show, how she behaved. She was funny and cool and cute and I just idolized her. But the show itself, I mean, I get it now when people come up and they’re like ‘I’ve never missed an episode’ and they know all the story lines. I know every story line about ‘Friends,’ I know every trivia question, so I kind of understand that love for a show. And I get, too, that comfortability where they really feel like they know you. If I saw anyone from ‘Friends,’ I’d just walk right up like, ‘Hey, Ross!’ So, I get it.

AP: If you could act in another type of genre, what would it be?

Cuoco: A Western. And they should put me in one because I ride horses, OK? I’m a country girl at heart. I think an old-school Western would kind of be really up my alley and would be so fun, I’m so comfortable in that genre and around horses.

(From AP wire, reposted from Etalk)

Seat4F: ‘Blindspot’ Scoop: Executive Producer Martin Gero Interview

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by Tiffany Vogt @ TVWatchtower   Sept 28, 2015

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Wondering just what is up with those tattoos and if there is really a game-plan ahead for NBC’s hot new drama series Blindspot?  You are not alone.  So we checked in with executive producer and creator Martin Gero for some answer to all the burning questions.

How did you come up with such an interesting idea for the show?

MARTIN: I wish I had a better answer for this, but I’ve always loved puzzles. This kind of show is a show I would watch. And I just looked around and felt like there’s not a lot of these puzzle shows and it’s because they’re really hard to do. So I really thought about it just in the back of my head for years about how to do a show with a treasure map in it somehow. I lived in Times Square during the Viacom bomb threat, where they emptied it out, and that image has just stayed with me. It’s like so freaky because Times Square is like one of the world’s most famous busy places. And to see it totally empty was kind of an amazing thing. So one morning I was just thinking, “Wow, I wonder what they would do if they went and dismantled a bomb and there was a person inside that bag instead of a bomb?” And then I thought, “How could I connect that to a specific person? You could tattoo Kurt Weller’s name on her back.” And then I was like, “Well, what if she was covered in tattoos? What if it was a whole treasure map?” And I had never seen that before. I’d never seen a person as a treasure map. So I just got really excited about it and was like, “Let’s figure this out and see where this goes.”

We have seen a really strong connection already in just one episode between Jane and Agent Weller. Can you talk a little bit about what the relationship between Jane and the other members of the cast moving forward?

MARTIN: Absolutely. She slowly becomes very close with all of them. There’s a line in Episode 3 where they’re struggling to find what Jane’s role is, how to work it week to week or day to day, and Patterson says, “It’s kind of like a tangram, which is like these Japanese shape puzzles”. And she’s like, “You know, this team has been in one piece for so long, and we’re just trying to figure out how to incorporate this new piece, what shape that team is going to be.” So she really has an impact on all of their lives and the great thing about doing a show like this is week to week you get to deepen all of the characters, not just Weller and Jane. And so you start to have — like Patterson’s going to have her own stories and then Zapata and Reade will start to have their own stories. But it’s all directly tied to how Jane is impacting all their lives. So it’s a fun line to trace as who welcomes her with open arms, who’s suspicious of her, and who’s worried about her. It runs the gamut and all of their lives are changed for good and for bad by knowing Jane.

Rob Brown’s character, Agent Reade, stole the show at points there in the pilot with some of those one-liners. Can you talk about that character? And are we going to see more of him as the season goes on?

MARTIN: Absolutely. I think it’s really important on a show like this to find humor where you can so it doesn’t become all gloom and doom and dour. It’s something we do more and more every episode because our cast is really funny, Rob Brown especially. Certainly Ashley Johnson is going to carry a lot of that weight as well. It’s one of those things when we started testing the show, I was so pleased to find out that people just really connected to Rob’s character and the fact that there was a little bit of humor in the show. So it really allowed us to run with that as the episodes come up.

Did you create BLINDSPOT as a limited series since there’s only so many tattoos on Jane Doe’s body?

MARTIN: No. There’s a real concrete plan for the first three seasons, and then I have an idea on how to take it past there if we get there. The crazy thing about pitching these shows nowadays is people have been so burned by an idea that can last ten episodes. So you really have to — even in the origination of the pitch — come up with an enormous amount of backstory, which at the time feels like an enormous waste of time because you’re like, “No one’s even bought this show. What am I doing?” But the second it gets picked up it’s like, “I’m so thankful that I put in the groundwork when it was no so crazy.” So we have all of the ten full episodes for the first season mapped out and we know what the second season is and how to get into the third season. And then hopefully we’ll see. [EDITOR’S NOTE: The show was picked up for a back 9 episodes for Season 1 as of September 28, 2015.]

What went into the creation of each of the tattoos?

MARTIN: They vary. When I started developing the show, I made a book of like a hundred tattoos that I really liked. Then we hired a graphic designer to eventually layer them on her body in a rough placement. Then we hired Tinsley Transfer, which specializes in cinematic tattoos. Christian Tinsley and his team really took the design to a whole other level, brought an amazing amount of detail and brought an amazing amount of stuff with it. But for us there’s a lot of story on her body that needed to be incorporated. So it’s really a team effort between the writers and Tinsley Transfers, and we’ve brought in this guy David Quong, who’s a magician and puzzle-maker for the New York Times. He’s amazing. So he’s one of our chief puzzle consultants and makes sure that these things make sense and they work, which is super important to me. The second tattoo for the second episode, we put it out for Entertainment Weekly because you could solve it yourself after having seen the pilot, but no one has yet. It’s some sort of prize for the person that can figure it out. I’d be so impressed. But you can piece these together yourself. So it’s really important for us as a collaboration between the writers, Tinsley, and David Quong that this all makes sense and it all has a flow to it. So outside of that it’s hard to get into how we made each tattoo because they’re so based in story that hasn’t come up yet.

How do you appeal to the fans that want that rich mystery with those who maybe just are going to be casual viewers, who may just want to see Jane punch someone or fight someone?

MARTIN: I’ve said from the beginning this is a procedural for people that don’t like procedurals and a character drama for people that don’t like character drama. I think we can find a way to do both really well. Our story of the week comes from one of Jane’s tattoos and is closed-ended and like a little action movie in and of itself. But then what’s great about the show is that we’re able to do a layered character drama on top of that. I think with the “previously-ons” and people finding out information within the show, it’s the type of thing that will reward the loyal viewer but won’t alienate the casual viewer, which I think is so important on shows like these. Certainly, for me, especially when you’re doing twenty-two episodes a year, sometimes you find out about something and you’re like, “Oh man, I don’t have twenty-two hours to catch up on the first season.” And so for us it’s very important that the show has an entry point for anybody at any time.

What this journey has been like for you?

MARTIN: It’s been extraordinarily overwhelming for me and the entire cast and crew. We were really excited about the show and to see that it has connected with so many people is just really exciting. You never know in this business. I’ve been on shows that I thought were pretty good and no one watched. The last show that I created was the lowest premiere in the history of television. So this is a marked difference, certainly, than that experience. And it’s been really wonderful. I think for us, too, it’s exciting because we’re really proud of the pilot, obviously, but we’re even prouder of the series that we’ve made. A lot of people are like, “Sure, but how do you do this week to week?” And I really think we’ve cracked it and found that balance between a great, thrilling action hour and then emotional character drama. And I just can’t wait. People have told me, “I can’t wait to see it.” But we’re just so anxious to get it out there and have people watch it and go on this ride with us. Who doesn’t love a puzzle? Who doesn’t love a mystery? And this one is wrapped in a lot of fun stuff. The mystery of who she is and why someone did this to her, we feel like we have a good answer for that. I think it’s really dangerous for shows like this to feel like all middle from this point on. So we’re really going to churn through some pretty amazing story real quick. Even by the end of episode two, there’s a pretty major reveal in there that really shapes the entire show. So we’re just excited for people to see it.

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‘The Big Bang Theory’s’ Kunal Nayyar Visit the ladies on ‘The Talk’ Sept 22, 2015

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22 Sept 2015

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Beloved Big Bang Theory’s Raj, rather is portrayer Kunal Nayyar stopped by CBS’ The Talk today to talk about his new book Yes, My Accent is Real and some of the stories in the book, including his love life and when he lost his virginity.   Nayyar also talked about Raj’s relationship with Emily on The Big Bang Theory.  The Talk’s hostess Sara Gilbert brought out the immortalized cast of The Big Bang Theory in Legos® as well.

We have clips below of The Talk preview for today and the segment with Nayyar.

 

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