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THE BIG BANG THEORY

COMEDY / ROMANTIC COMEDY 

USA

2007-2019

THE BIG BANG THEORY is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers and head writers on the series, along with Steven Molaro. It aired on CBS from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, running for 12 seasons. THE BIG BANG THEORY consists of 279 episodes of 22 minutes.

STORY:Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) 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 (Simon Helberg) and astrophysicist Rajesh Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar). The foursome spend their time working on their individual work projects, playing video games, watching science-fiction movies, or reading comic books.

GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Raj (Kunnar Nayyar) and Howard (Simon Helberg) seems just two ‘straight’ guys who love each other deeply.

Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar) & Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg)





KUNAL NAYYAR (2007-2019)  April 30, 1980, Hammersmith, UK 





SIMON HELBERG (2007-2019) December 9, 1980, Los Angeles, CA, USA

SPECIAL: There is also the argument that the behaviours and attitudes of Raj and Howard may simply be a reflection of the changing attitudes towards masculinity and male friendships in contemporary culture.

AWARDS:  ‘THE BIG BANG THEORY’ Won 10 Primetime Emmys.  79 wins and  254 nominations. 

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