Title: Big Bang Theory: Season 6
Starring: Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Melissa Rauch, Mayim Bialik.
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Released: September 2013
Duration: 20 minutes (x 24 episodes)
Certificate: 12
If you’ve not seen The Big Bang Theory by now then you’ve missed out. But that means you could buy the 1-6 season boxset and watch it all back to back! What a treat. But those already familiar with the show will still be very excited to re-watch season 6, and on Blu-ray in particular it looks wonderful. It’s sharper, more colourful and brighter than standard picture quality and it’s great to see the show looking so great visually. September has become one of my favourite times of the year, when I have the chance to watch and review the latest Big Bang Theory season.
I’m always happy to watch this show. It’s on TV most days replaying various episodes from previous seasons. I have them all on DVD or Blu-ray but it doesn’t stop me watching them on TV too. They’re endlessly re-watchable.
Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) are physicists. Their two best friends are Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg) and Raj Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar). They all work at Cal Tech University. Penny (Kaley Cuoco) is the beautiful girl next door who is now in a steady relationship with Leonard after years of indecision between the two. And of course Howard is now married to Bernadette (Melissa Rauch). As for Raj, has he finally found the perfect woman, that he can speak to without all of his insecurities and issues causing him anxiety?
But the relationship that is grabbing very viewer’s interest is that between Sheldon and Amy (Mayim Bialik). Will their relationship, that has been steadily evolving, finally become physical? The way in which they have developed the relationship is interesting and organic. The transformation of the character of Sheldon from a person suffering from a laundry list of problems from obsessive–compulsive personality disorder, narcissism, mysophobia and hypochondria to someone who is beginning, albeit slowly, thanks to the efforts of Amy, to become less of an oddball, is a joy to watch. Several episodes from Amy dressing up in Star Trek uniform and giving Sheldon treats from his childhood in order to make him more attracted to her or more at ease with her, to the episode where she tries to cure him of his need for closure are pure genius. The change in Sheldon to make him less ‘hung up’ on things could have been forced in order to make him more palatable to the audience where he has a love interest like everyone else but that wouldn’t have been realistic. As with Raj’s change, Sheldon’s change needs to be genuine and paced in order to make it feel real.
Bialik has been wonderful in the role of Amy and along with Rauch has really gelled with the rest of the cast perfectly. They’re both delightful performers in tricky roles. They are fantastic: funny, cute, lovable and talented.
Since the introduction of Bernadette and Amy there seems to be less screen time available to some of the fringe supporting characters such as Barry Kripke played so brilliantly by John Ross Bowie. Naturally however it’s clear that but space had to be made for the storylines surrounding Amy and Bernadette as main characters. That said there are a number of high profile stars such as Stephen Hawking, Leonard Nimoy and Stan Lee which are all fun.
How long can the show continue? It’s already pushed onto a seventh season. And there are plenty of storylines that can be developed and continued. Who knows exactly how many more episodes the cast and crew want to commit to, but there seems to be endless enthusiasm from them all. And certainly from a growing, global fanbase.
May The Big Bang Theory Live Long and Continue to Prosper.
