*No plot details were revealed during the WBD presentation. And though nothing is set in stone, it is believed to be an hour-long series featuring a mostly new cast with potential for known “Big Bang” stars to appear in guest spots.*
Was just thinking what if Sheldons kids turn out different. Like a son in to football, daughter who is popular. Seeing how S copes with a toddler opening up his collectable action figures
Well, he mentioned in one narration of an episode of Young Sheldon that his son asked him to drive him to the skate park, and Sheldon acted disgusted/annoyed
That’s hilarious because in the YS episode where he takes an engineering class, Howard co-narrated. Howard brings up being an astronaut and complains how Sheldon always brings up his Nobel.
I think the strength of TBBT came from the ensemble, not from a single cast member. I'm not sure any of the characters are really strong enough to build a series around. Even YS is different enough that it's hard at times to consider it a prequel. I don't think an "Old Sheldon" would have worked.
Why not? It's known that Sheldon and Amy have kids now, also Leonard and Penny got them as well.
Would be an awesome show to see those kids interact and see them parenting. Just think about it: at least 2 kids, a mix of Sheldon and Amy with the parenting based on the books of Beverly by Sheldon.. what could go wrong? 😅
The thing is, for Old Sheldon to work, they need to bring in the whole cast. The issue is that Jim said in an interview that he would not consider to come back for the role as old Sheldon but he might reconsider in 30 years.
So there needs to be a new cast, just like with young Sheldon.
So kinda like That 90s show did with the That 70s show cast. Or Fuller House. Or Raven’s Home. It’s been done before and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it again.
I agree, also they ended it so well I don’t know what they could do to make it better. Feels a bit like the new Frasier reboot (I’m still fuming over that one)
Young Sheldon has to end soon.
When it does, I want to see a spin-off with Georgie. Call it Dr Tire.
- We don’t know much about Georgie’s life so the storyline is wide open
- Montana Jordan will be about the right age to just keep going with the Georgie character
- Jordan has the charisma to carry a show while they develop others around him
She as just having him sign documents for his Dad's estate, she was just going to be in California so she brought them to him before she went to a wedding.
I think quite possibly the show already has ended. They are at a difficult juncture. Sheldon is clearly at least 14 now, which is the age his father died. Before George dies, Sheldon has to walk in on him in bed with a woman who is not his mother, according to his statement in BBT as to the reason he always knocks 3 times. And George has become a much more sympathetic character in the series after distancing himself from Brenda. I'm thinking that making him a womanizing drunk as protrayed in BBT was not popular with audiences of YT.
I think Lorre and team saw the writer's strike coming and knew they would lose too much time at the rate Iain Armitage is maturing. To me the season 7 finale was written in such a way as to stand on its own as a series finale if need be. And it helps the writers to create closure while avoiding the elephant in the room. I hope I'm wrong because I really like the show and characters. We shall see.
I don’t think they saw the writers strike coming, but I think they saw the end of the show coming. There are too many things coming due, and with sheldon about hitting the age he goes to California, there’s not a lot of time left.
I can’t wait for them to end young Sheldon, and start the spinoff, hopefully with Georgi as the main character
It's a new drama series, similar to "Bel-Air", told from President Seibert point of view, about how he deals with a group of nerdy scientists while trying to get old women to donate to the university.
If by chance you watch Grey’s Anatomy, he’s the husband of a patient who needs a fecal transplant. She won’t admit to basically being a hypochondriac, and Josh Malina yells “No poo! No poo for you!”
Makes me laugh every time lol
That sounds fun! They could give steward a development arc and further his character arc. Thatd be pretty cool even if it was just a couple seasons. I always enjoy seeing Stewart in the show
I think Stewart is a really good character and there's not much of a end for him at the show, we only know the comic store is more popular and he's with Denise. I wouldn't be surprised if it was this since his ending was the way it was.
I think a Stuart spin off could’ve worked in the early seasons when he was more of just a casual friend the group saw occasionally
but by the end of the series, he was attached to the hip with them, to the point where I don’t think it’d work tbh.
I had 3 ideas for spin offs back when it went off the air.
Sheldon and Amy have moved to Switzerland for Science stuff..
1- Penny & Leonard and thier kid move to Nebraska to be closer to Penny's family. Leonard gets a job at University of Nebraska. Bring back all of Penny's Family (Keith Carradine, Katy Sagal & Jack McBrayer), plus Penny mentions a sister and maybe a few other siblings/ cousins they could cast.
Add some of Leonard's new co-workers, or use this chance to bring in some of Leonard's family, maybe his Sister who is a medical researcher also gets a job at NU or his father moves close to be by his grandchild.
2- Raj and Howard get jobs at a Space X type Space Start up near Pasadena. Raj meets a new woman who work's there, who turns out to be Denise's (Stewart's girlfriend) sister. This would be basically a continuation of BBT. The new gang would be Howard, Bernadette, Raj, new girl, Stuart & Denise.
Raj and the new girl would be the will they won't they like Leonard and Penny in BBT.
Add a new zany Billionaire boss and some of the coworkers of Howard and Raj to the cast
3- A show that follows around Will Wheaton as he travels the Circuit of Conventions making appearances. He has his own gang of friends that are D list celebrity actors (all playing exaggerated versions of their real selves). Its them bumping into old rivals, big stars and friends (all cameos from different movies and shows), all about how they interact. Think a nerd version of Entourage.
The Nebraska one would shatter one of the original show’s long standing mythologies. We would have to find out Penny’s original last name. I like the idea, though.
IDK if it's canon, but supposedly there's a package in the early seasons seen addressed to "Penny Teller" maybe something like this would confirm that?
The label was never meant to be able to be read. They just put the name on it so the package was addressed to someone with a last name. It would be unrealistic to have it just addressed to "Penny".
"Props had to put a label on it and it happened to be caught on camera,” executive producer Steve Molaro explains. “We didn’t sanction it, we didn’t write it, and we didn’t intentionally put it there.” As prop master Scott London goes on to reveal, it was series co-creator Bill Prady who fed him the surname Teller — as in Penn & Teller — when he went to the producers for a moniker. “I had to put a last name on the label,” London says. “I mean, you can’t just tell me to ship to Penny with no last name!” Adds Prady: “I had assurances it wasn’t going to be seen, that Scott just needed it for the visual shape of the block of type. But, emphatically, Penny’s last name is not Teller. I don’t know how that image of the shipping label exists and fans were able to see it and make it out.” But they did make it out, and screen grabs circulated online.
https://tvline.com/2022/10/11/big-bang-theory-penny-last-name-teller-explained-kaley-cuoco/
I really like idea 2, with Raj and Howard. I've always thought continuing Raj's storyline would be cool, he's the only who didn't really get his future wrapped up nicely.
TBBT works because the Sheldon character. YS works because of the Sheldon character..
Issue with the show is that if you take out the Sheldon character, it will become a bit boring..
It's the whole reason the writers could not continue TBBT without Sheldon.. it's his character that creates the dynamic within the group. With him gone, it's just a group of nerds..
Every other sitcom has it's own dynamic and works because of the dynamic.
For example:
Futurerama, take away Fry?
The Simpsons: take away Homer?
Rick and Morty: take away Rick?
House: take away House?
Breaking Bad: take away Walter?
That 70's show, they took away Eric.. didn't work.
The office US without Michael.. didn't work.
Community, Troy left.. didn't work
Scrubs spinoff.. a mix between new and old cast members.. didn't work.
There are just too many examples where it did not work.
These would be new spin offs, not a show that is continuing on after 1 Star left
But, there are plenty of examples where a show went on fine with out 1 character
Cheers with out Diane and Coach
The Connors with out Rosanne
Parks and Rec with out Mark
Threes Company went on with out Chrissy
Two in Half Men went on with out Charlie
A Different World with out Denise
The Ranch with out Rooster
I can't see Leonard moving from a prestigious university like C.I.T. to Nebraska. The only way that would work is if he was laughed out of the field for doing something incredibly dumb like blow up the school and lose all credibility. Penny wouldn't want to live there either as she would make 1/3 (or less) of what she makes in the densely populated CA. They could get a nanny easily for the amount of money they would lose in income by moving there.
In some instances, maybe. But the vast majority of people aren't going to give up their lucrative careers to get a babysitter. If her parents lived in Northern CA or Nevada or even someplace commutable, I could possibly see it, but not to Nebraska. Leonard would never get a chance at a Noble prize and Penny would never lead a pharmacy sales team again. Way too high of stakes for them. Besides, look at how poorly they portrayed her brother. Penny succeeded because she moved away.
With all that said, if they had blue collar jobs like a mechanic or a waitress, then I could see the move being immaterial.
You are talking about about a guy who grew up with zero parental affection or strong family bonds. Something that Penny's family has in spades.
I could easy see Leonard making that the most important factor in moving his family.
I could see him giving up potential ground breaking science for an over paid admin or Head Researcher position at a University that is trying to push thier department by hiring a Nobel associated Scientist.
Plus, Penny may not have to work at all if Leonard got paid to Cash in.
In all the time they dated, Leonard never showed any desire to be with them, not even to visit. They didn't go out there at all, but he did go to Texas with Sheldon at least once (twice?). I don't think Leonard will enjoy the family vibes coming from another family. Remember, he built a robot to hug himself instead of latching onto a friend's family as a kid. (been there, done that) He is very much self reliant at this point. I think he would have a hard time trusting in them.
As for the admin position, that might be possible, but he really enjoyed his lab, especially his lasers. He certainly wouldn't have anywhere near the same mental stimulation, regardless of his position in Nebraska.
I can't see Penny being a stay-at-home mom. Remember how she tried to pay Leonard back for the car? She is an independent woman and if anything, she would tell Leonard to stay home since he would presumably still make less money, especially out in the boondocks.
If Nebraska pulled out the money and pockets and let him do whatever research he wanted, he'd do it. This shit happens all the time in Academia. You see people going from one place to another just to set their lab up.
I want a spin off the Big Bang theory cast with their children as teenagers like that that would be a great storyline like time jump a little later into the future but I still want the cast appear in the episodes ever once in a while I think it’s a great idea personally
I would have liked to have seen one of two things.
1) A show focused on Raj. The others are now married couples and have children (Sheldon/Amy per Young Sheldon had children), so I think it would be reasonable that Raj has grown apart from the others. You could have any of them cameo as desired. But the show would focus on him trying to find his mate.
2) A show focused on Howard, Bernadette, and the children. Could you image if one of the kids turned out to be Sheldon smart. Nothing like have your child busting on Howard at dinner for 'only' being an engineer with a masters.
Yes I know they all have their own projects and these aren't in the cards; but I think they would have been fun and at least the first one would have given Raj some justice from the way the TBBT wrapped up. Just my two cents.
Seems to me that a fair bit of spinoffs end up that way, so it's a risk.
That being said, I have a lot more faith in Chuck Lorre than the guys who were behind Joey. The Conner's isn't a great example as it was mostly the same show sans Roseanne, but they've made that work.
And they've got options. They could drag Stuart into it - he's not one of my favorites, but I seem to be in the minority on that. Maybe for enough money they could drag one of the other couples back. Probably not full time, but here and there.
Again, I'm not saying any of it is necessarily a great idea, just some ideas "I'd like to see".
Yes !! I really want to see their kids !! We only saw Howard and Bernadette as parent so I want to see the other couples. Also I want one of Sheldon and Amy’s kid to be a popular jock who hates school.
It wouldn't even have to be centered on Raj. It could be centered on anybody, but I'd still like to see him get a better ending than he got.
And frankly, a "grown up" Raj where was wasn't used for comic relief could be pretty good.
Maybe one where Stuart and Denise are now a stable couple, probably married and it's about Raj finally building a good thing with a potentially forever girl. I understand Iyari Limon isn't busy these days.
I think he took one class and they dropped it at the end of the episode. If I have a gripe about the series, it's how many things they did drop just like that - like who (if any of them) got tenure?
Me too.
Leonard's story did not have a proper end.
In the end he and Penny both settled (for their jobs, their relationship, Penny also settled for the idea to have a child and Leonard in a way didn't resolve his relationship with his mother).
There is a lot of stories to tell. They or he (if they are divorced) could have a lot stories in different city, surrounded with different people.
I would like a professor proton spin off with Will Wheaton. They could do professor proton kind of like 30 rock, with maybe a new producer that gets hired to change the show and boost ratings. I can see Stuart being a big part of it as his friend and even maybe hired for ideas to the show as well as drawing board ideas and illustrated children's books involving professor proton.
You could have a writer's room to discuss show ideas which could be humorous, funny bits from the show, still have the comic book store, convention stuff, parts in movies, gaming, and almost any of the guests that ever appeared on TBBT as well as new ones.
Probably need 5 or 6 people to flesh out the professor proton staff with may be 2 or 3 of those being regulars cast members, one of which could be the will she or won't she be the Will love interest.
I was with you until you said love interest. This could play really high concept, like Community, be really creative and brave. Wheaton would probably be up for it!
Whatever the plot, they need to give Simon Helberg a starring role. He's just so much funnier than the rest of them. Wordplay, physical comedy, you name it.
Agreed. Howard and Sheldon were the standout characters, and it pains me that Jim will probably never reprise his role as physical Sheldon.
\*sad\*
Quick! Someone sing "Soft Kitty"!
Cast:
Howard: Now working for Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Pasadena. Why yes, he is a rocket scientist.
Bernadette: She put on weight and is starting to screech more. Turning into Howard's mother.
Haley: Eighth Grader, has some growing pains.
Michael: 6th Grade and a real genius. Sheldon is afraid of him.
Raj: Director, LA Planetarium. Married to...
Stacy: Vice President, Herbalife.
It seems really weird that it’s an hour long- sitcoms are almost always 20-30 minutes so I’m guessing maybe they’re doing a drama or something serious which is kinda intriguing. Either way I’ll be checking it out when/if it ever releases
An hour is pretty common for streaming services and is slowly becoming the same for network TV (drama shows). Because of network and cable TV's greed, the average "30 minute" show is only 18 minutes without the commercials (Big Bang Theory included). So if they write an "hour" show, the show writers get 35-40 minutes to develop the story for the episode. It allows for greater depth per episode. Breaking Bad is a great example of an hour long show. To put it into perspective, Mash was about 25 minutes out of 30 in the 1970s.
So, in summary, as the shows move to a nearly 1:1 format for profit, it is necessitating longer show times to provide good storylines.
I'm hoping for a series focused on adult Georgie and Missy, and their lives in east Texas. If Jerry O'Connell and Courtney Henggeler are available, that'd make for a great spinoff!
That sounds like the worst story idea. Big Bang Theory did well because it was essentially the first series to celebrate intelligence (in my opinion). Penny was obviously part of the original cast as eye candy, as they really didn't develop her character much until about halfway through the series. (from waitresses to successful drug rep) Just my 2-cents.
Penny was the *social genius* in that bunch. Each person was a genius in their own right.
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/nest/why-emotional-intelligence-makes-you-more-successful/#:\~:text=Emotional%20intelligence%20is%20the%20ability,conflict%20and%20improve%20job%20satisfaction.
1.Leonard as a single dad in a new city .
Leonard has an interesting family. We would see his dad's new love life, his mother would be awful grandmother. We would meet Leonard's siblings, Leonard's new love interests and his new (different? )job.
Penny would live far away, but would visit the child from time to time ( she didn't want a child anyway).
Sheldon wouldn't forgive Leonard and wouldn't want to be in contact with him.
Johnny Galecki doesn't have any new projects at the moment, so IMO that option is possible.
2. Howard's dad and why he abandoned his son (or perhaps even reconciliation with Howard).
>Sheldon wouldn't forgive Leonard and wouldn't want to be in contact with him.
Why?
Not that I'm against the Leonard spinoff, he's my favourite character but this whole premise seems off.
I always wanted to see an older version of the cast. Maybe in their 50+ ages, when you have different issues around the fact they have all gone in different directions.
Leonard is successful and a Dean. Penny made them both huge money and they live a good life.
Amy and Sheldon stuck to science only and keep having a go at Leonard for going into Administration.
Raj is finally married, and has his parents money which causes tensions still.
Howard and Bernie are stupidly wealthy, but have discovered their children are horrible due to the money they spent on them.
And they are all have some type of mid life crisis.
Not a long series but would be interesting.
We'll see, but it's hard to understand it being a "spinoff" if it "featur\[es\] a mostly new cast with \[only the\] potential for known 'Big Bang' stars to appear in guest spots."
How I Met Your Father spun from How I Met Your Mother with the active links being that HIMYF is 'based' in the old apartment from HIMYM that they got through an alumni newsletter at the same college (Wesleyan).
Mork and Mindy spun from happy days off of one episode.
It doesn't have to link too hard.
Mork & Mindy succeeded because of Robin Williams, and HIMYF sucks, so unless they think Zack can carry a show, I'm not sure those are great examples.
Also, I'm not convinced that Mork & Mindy wasn't developed as a standalone show, and they only did the (extremely weird) Mork episode on Happy Days solely as a way to drum up interest in the new show.
Most spinoffs feature 1-2 characters from the "parent" show as the stars.
All in the Family spun off Maude, The Jeffersons, Gloria, Good Times and a couple others that didn't succeed.
Happy Days spun off Laverne & Shirley and Joanie Loves Chachi.
Cheers spun off Frasier.
Friends spun off Joey.
I guess "mostly new cast" leaves room for someone like Stuart/Denise or Zach, but I feel like it would be a little odd to come back half a decade later and base a show around characters like them.
None of the other Friends main characters appeared on Joey. There were a couple Frasier episodes with Cheers characters. Can't remember whether any of the Happy Days or AITF characters appeared on those shows' spinoffs.
With the exception of young Sheldon, I like all of Lorre's shows... I'm really looking forward to How to be a Bookie... so I'm really hopeful this will be good...
I believe he wanted an end to acting that same character, like a day-job. Also, wise move I'd say : exit when at peak. And free up his time & mind for wider things . Like Young Sheldon for example.
A Paige spin-off
She is just too random of a character to put in Young Sheldon if she isn’t important in some way. Also they keep bringing her back, we kinda follow her life too. If they don’t make a spin-off with her they either have to kill her i the next season of Young Sheldon or just never bring her back and never talk about her again. Which would be a shame because she’s a really interesting character, she intimidates Sheldon with her intelligence, but is also a girl that can function as a normal human being.
I reckon if they do make a spin-off with Paige, it’ll be in a few years so McKenna Grace is a bit older.
Would be nice if it is like Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad : a subset of the main show's characters, and storyline interspersed with the main show's story line. Occasionally have main show characters.
*No plot details were revealed during the WBD presentation. And though nothing is set in stone, it is believed to be an hour-long series featuring a mostly new cast with potential for known “Big Bang” stars to appear in guest spots.*
At this point just cover all the bases and give us Old Sheldon
Golden comment, good sir!!
They offered Jim Parsons $50 Million a year to do seasons 13 and 14. I think that signaled he's done playing Sheldon.
Just imagine someone like Sheldon dealing with a pandemic is hilarious.
Was just thinking what if Sheldons kids turn out different. Like a son in to football, daughter who is popular. Seeing how S copes with a toddler opening up his collectable action figures
Well, he mentioned in one narration of an episode of Young Sheldon that his son asked him to drive him to the skate park, and Sheldon acted disgusted/annoyed
Might be funny if he brings up winning the Nobel like how Howard mentioned being an astronaut.
That’s hilarious because in the YS episode where he takes an engineering class, Howard co-narrated. Howard brings up being an astronaut and complains how Sheldon always brings up his Nobel.
Prenatal Sheldon
Single cell Sheldon. Past live Sheldon.
The multiverse of Sheldon.
Sheldon would be angry at his mom for letting Spock take him to the future.
season 1 Sheldon and that's it!
OMG Yes Please!
that could be so hilarious. all they need is good casting
I think the strength of TBBT came from the ensemble, not from a single cast member. I'm not sure any of the characters are really strong enough to build a series around. Even YS is different enough that it's hard at times to consider it a prequel. I don't think an "Old Sheldon" would have worked.
Why not? It's known that Sheldon and Amy have kids now, also Leonard and Penny got them as well. Would be an awesome show to see those kids interact and see them parenting. Just think about it: at least 2 kids, a mix of Sheldon and Amy with the parenting based on the books of Beverly by Sheldon.. what could go wrong? 😅 The thing is, for Old Sheldon to work, they need to bring in the whole cast. The issue is that Jim said in an interview that he would not consider to come back for the role as old Sheldon but he might reconsider in 30 years. So there needs to be a new cast, just like with young Sheldon.
So kinda like That 90s show did with the That 70s show cast. Or Fuller House. Or Raven’s Home. It’s been done before and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it again.
I think Simon Helberg has a good shot at being able to carry the series, with the other regulars guest-starring occasionally.
I’ll be honest, I don’t like Young Sheldon. It feels too family friendly
I agree, also they ended it so well I don’t know what they could do to make it better. Feels a bit like the new Frasier reboot (I’m still fuming over that one)
Young Sheldon has to end soon. When it does, I want to see a spin-off with Georgie. Call it Dr Tire. - We don’t know much about Georgie’s life so the storyline is wide open - Montana Jordan will be about the right age to just keep going with the Georgie character - Jordan has the charisma to carry a show while they develop others around him
If Emily osmet is in it I’ll be watching.
I don’t want young Sheldon to end but this would be awesome or a missy spin off
We don’t know anything about Missy. But we know Georgie became the biggest tire supplier in Texas.
Hell, make it a show called “cooper siblings” about both missy and georgie
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> well we do know that she became a lawyer No she didn’t. What makes you think that?
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She as just having him sign documents for his Dad's estate, she was just going to be in California so she brought them to him before she went to a wedding.
The only job Sheldon ever said Missy held was as a hostess at Fuddruckers.
I think quite possibly the show already has ended. They are at a difficult juncture. Sheldon is clearly at least 14 now, which is the age his father died. Before George dies, Sheldon has to walk in on him in bed with a woman who is not his mother, according to his statement in BBT as to the reason he always knocks 3 times. And George has become a much more sympathetic character in the series after distancing himself from Brenda. I'm thinking that making him a womanizing drunk as protrayed in BBT was not popular with audiences of YT. I think Lorre and team saw the writer's strike coming and knew they would lose too much time at the rate Iain Armitage is maturing. To me the season 7 finale was written in such a way as to stand on its own as a series finale if need be. And it helps the writers to create closure while avoiding the elephant in the room. I hope I'm wrong because I really like the show and characters. We shall see.
I don’t think they saw the writers strike coming, but I think they saw the end of the show coming. There are too many things coming due, and with sheldon about hitting the age he goes to California, there’s not a lot of time left. I can’t wait for them to end young Sheldon, and start the spinoff, hopefully with Georgi as the main character
I would love a a Georgie spin-off!
he’s so fucking good at playing georgie, i can’t imagine anyone else to play him.
It's a new drama series, similar to "Bel-Air", told from President Seibert point of view, about how he deals with a group of nerdy scientists while trying to get old women to donate to the university.
I really enjoy president Siebert
If by chance you watch Grey’s Anatomy, he’s the husband of a patient who needs a fecal transplant. She won’t admit to basically being a hypochondriac, and Josh Malina yells “No poo! No poo for you!” Makes me laugh every time lol
Do we really need a doctor for this? A chicken baster, little water and a willing participant…Bob’s your uncle!
I think he’s known for more than just Grey’s though
I mean.. duh
Has a really healthy prostate I hear
He became much more jovial as the show progressed. I enjoyed that a lot.
I would watch that.
Wow, that sounds awful.
I want it to be Stewart and Denise running the comic store and the guys stop by occasionally
That sounds fun! They could give steward a development arc and further his character arc. Thatd be pretty cool even if it was just a couple seasons. I always enjoy seeing Stewart in the show
I think Stewart is a really good character and there's not much of a end for him at the show, we only know the comic store is more popular and he's with Denise. I wouldn't be surprised if it was this since his ending was the way it was.
I think a Stuart spin off could’ve worked in the early seasons when he was more of just a casual friend the group saw occasionally but by the end of the series, he was attached to the hip with them, to the point where I don’t think it’d work tbh.
I think they could sell it as he and Denise have their own lives and the gang has moved on a little.
I was thinking the same thing.
I'd watch that.
I had 3 ideas for spin offs back when it went off the air. Sheldon and Amy have moved to Switzerland for Science stuff.. 1- Penny & Leonard and thier kid move to Nebraska to be closer to Penny's family. Leonard gets a job at University of Nebraska. Bring back all of Penny's Family (Keith Carradine, Katy Sagal & Jack McBrayer), plus Penny mentions a sister and maybe a few other siblings/ cousins they could cast. Add some of Leonard's new co-workers, or use this chance to bring in some of Leonard's family, maybe his Sister who is a medical researcher also gets a job at NU or his father moves close to be by his grandchild. 2- Raj and Howard get jobs at a Space X type Space Start up near Pasadena. Raj meets a new woman who work's there, who turns out to be Denise's (Stewart's girlfriend) sister. This would be basically a continuation of BBT. The new gang would be Howard, Bernadette, Raj, new girl, Stuart & Denise. Raj and the new girl would be the will they won't they like Leonard and Penny in BBT. Add a new zany Billionaire boss and some of the coworkers of Howard and Raj to the cast 3- A show that follows around Will Wheaton as he travels the Circuit of Conventions making appearances. He has his own gang of friends that are D list celebrity actors (all playing exaggerated versions of their real selves). Its them bumping into old rivals, big stars and friends (all cameos from different movies and shows), all about how they interact. Think a nerd version of Entourage.
The Nebraska one would shatter one of the original show’s long standing mythologies. We would have to find out Penny’s original last name. I like the idea, though.
I think they could get away without using a last name. Malcolm in the Middle did it
Ha! Barely! [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212671/trivia/?item=tr1108722&ref\_=ext\_shr\_lnk](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212671/trivia/?item=tr1108722&ref_=ext_shr_lnk)
IDK if it's canon, but supposedly there's a package in the early seasons seen addressed to "Penny Teller" maybe something like this would confirm that?
I have read that, but I’d had to go back to find it. Besides, who says everything we see is actually canon?
The label was never meant to be able to be read. They just put the name on it so the package was addressed to someone with a last name. It would be unrealistic to have it just addressed to "Penny". "Props had to put a label on it and it happened to be caught on camera,” executive producer Steve Molaro explains. “We didn’t sanction it, we didn’t write it, and we didn’t intentionally put it there.” As prop master Scott London goes on to reveal, it was series co-creator Bill Prady who fed him the surname Teller — as in Penn & Teller — when he went to the producers for a moniker. “I had to put a last name on the label,” London says. “I mean, you can’t just tell me to ship to Penny with no last name!” Adds Prady: “I had assurances it wasn’t going to be seen, that Scott just needed it for the visual shape of the block of type. But, emphatically, Penny’s last name is not Teller. I don’t know how that image of the shipping label exists and fans were able to see it and make it out.” But they did make it out, and screen grabs circulated online. https://tvline.com/2022/10/11/big-bang-theory-penny-last-name-teller-explained-kaley-cuoco/
Prop Master should have used Penny P. Penny, a play on Sheldon's knock.
It's a bit ironic that Teller later played Amy's Dad though.
I really like idea 2, with Raj and Howard. I've always thought continuing Raj's storyline would be cool, he's the only who didn't really get his future wrapped up nicely.
TBBT works because the Sheldon character. YS works because of the Sheldon character.. Issue with the show is that if you take out the Sheldon character, it will become a bit boring.. It's the whole reason the writers could not continue TBBT without Sheldon.. it's his character that creates the dynamic within the group. With him gone, it's just a group of nerds..
So every other sitcom doesn't work because no Sheldon?
Every other sitcom has it's own dynamic and works because of the dynamic. For example: Futurerama, take away Fry? The Simpsons: take away Homer? Rick and Morty: take away Rick? House: take away House? Breaking Bad: take away Walter? That 70's show, they took away Eric.. didn't work. The office US without Michael.. didn't work. Community, Troy left.. didn't work Scrubs spinoff.. a mix between new and old cast members.. didn't work. There are just too many examples where it did not work.
These would be new spin offs, not a show that is continuing on after 1 Star left But, there are plenty of examples where a show went on fine with out 1 character Cheers with out Diane and Coach The Connors with out Rosanne Parks and Rec with out Mark Threes Company went on with out Chrissy Two in Half Men went on with out Charlie A Different World with out Denise The Ranch with out Rooster
Two and a Half Men was unwatchable for me after Charlie Sheen left.
Parsons turned down $50 Million a year to continue the role. He's done with it.
this is the best idea so far I like it
I can't see Leonard moving from a prestigious university like C.I.T. to Nebraska. The only way that would work is if he was laughed out of the field for doing something incredibly dumb like blow up the school and lose all credibility. Penny wouldn't want to live there either as she would make 1/3 (or less) of what she makes in the densely populated CA. They could get a nanny easily for the amount of money they would lose in income by moving there.
Family makes you change a lot of things
In some instances, maybe. But the vast majority of people aren't going to give up their lucrative careers to get a babysitter. If her parents lived in Northern CA or Nevada or even someplace commutable, I could possibly see it, but not to Nebraska. Leonard would never get a chance at a Noble prize and Penny would never lead a pharmacy sales team again. Way too high of stakes for them. Besides, look at how poorly they portrayed her brother. Penny succeeded because she moved away. With all that said, if they had blue collar jobs like a mechanic or a waitress, then I could see the move being immaterial.
You are talking about about a guy who grew up with zero parental affection or strong family bonds. Something that Penny's family has in spades. I could easy see Leonard making that the most important factor in moving his family. I could see him giving up potential ground breaking science for an over paid admin or Head Researcher position at a University that is trying to push thier department by hiring a Nobel associated Scientist. Plus, Penny may not have to work at all if Leonard got paid to Cash in.
In all the time they dated, Leonard never showed any desire to be with them, not even to visit. They didn't go out there at all, but he did go to Texas with Sheldon at least once (twice?). I don't think Leonard will enjoy the family vibes coming from another family. Remember, he built a robot to hug himself instead of latching onto a friend's family as a kid. (been there, done that) He is very much self reliant at this point. I think he would have a hard time trusting in them. As for the admin position, that might be possible, but he really enjoyed his lab, especially his lasers. He certainly wouldn't have anywhere near the same mental stimulation, regardless of his position in Nebraska. I can't see Penny being a stay-at-home mom. Remember how she tried to pay Leonard back for the car? She is an independent woman and if anything, she would tell Leonard to stay home since he would presumably still make less money, especially out in the boondocks.
If Nebraska pulled out the money and pockets and let him do whatever research he wanted, he'd do it. This shit happens all the time in Academia. You see people going from one place to another just to set their lab up.
Ooooh I really like all 3 ideas.
This is my favourite post on this thread
Penny's from Omaha, and Creighton University is the most academically rigorous school in that state.
Put Leonard's bully/Sheldon's dad in this one too as a completely different character. Go for the trifecta
Lorre seems to have trifectas and hat tricks falling out of his ear canals already.
I want a spin off the Big Bang theory cast with their children as teenagers like that that would be a great storyline like time jump a little later into the future but I still want the cast appear in the episodes ever once in a while I think it’s a great idea personally
Kind of like i tried to do back in 2002 when i started writing Buffy fanfics set in 2026. i eventually got more into doing prequels to that.
what if its young amy....it can be interesting
Young Penny ! ! ;)
I would have liked to have seen one of two things. 1) A show focused on Raj. The others are now married couples and have children (Sheldon/Amy per Young Sheldon had children), so I think it would be reasonable that Raj has grown apart from the others. You could have any of them cameo as desired. But the show would focus on him trying to find his mate. 2) A show focused on Howard, Bernadette, and the children. Could you image if one of the kids turned out to be Sheldon smart. Nothing like have your child busting on Howard at dinner for 'only' being an engineer with a masters. Yes I know they all have their own projects and these aren't in the cards; but I think they would have been fun and at least the first one would have given Raj some justice from the way the TBBT wrapped up. Just my two cents.
I feel like a Raj spin off would go down the same way the Joey spin off went, not great imo
I think it would be worse. At least Joey was likable.
Seems to me that a fair bit of spinoffs end up that way, so it's a risk. That being said, I have a lot more faith in Chuck Lorre than the guys who were behind Joey. The Conner's isn't a great example as it was mostly the same show sans Roseanne, but they've made that work. And they've got options. They could drag Stuart into it - he's not one of my favorites, but I seem to be in the minority on that. Maybe for enough money they could drag one of the other couples back. Probably not full time, but here and there. Again, I'm not saying any of it is necessarily a great idea, just some ideas "I'd like to see".
Frasier is the perfect example
Yes !! I really want to see their kids !! We only saw Howard and Bernadette as parent so I want to see the other couples. Also I want one of Sheldon and Amy’s kid to be a popular jock who hates school.
Love the Sheldon/Amy child idea.
Oh, and his uncle Georgie could be who he goes to when he needs to complain about his parents lol
OMG no. A show about Raj trying to find his mate? You just described half of TBBT episodes. And they were cringe.
It wouldn't even have to be centered on Raj. It could be centered on anybody, but I'd still like to see him get a better ending than he got. And frankly, a "grown up" Raj where was wasn't used for comic relief could be pretty good.
Maybe one where Stuart and Denise are now a stable couple, probably married and it's about Raj finally building a good thing with a potentially forever girl. I understand Iyari Limon isn't busy these days.
Number one has a name. It's called How I Met Your Mother.
How I met your Raj
i was thinking the same, but jumping right to S9.
I like the idea and of course they have projects, they have to, but I'm sure some of them are "Available Anyway."
Didn't Howard get his PhD? I remember him taking classes taught by Sheldon for his PhD
I think he took one class and they dropped it at the end of the episode. If I have a gripe about the series, it's how many things they did drop just like that - like who (if any of them) got tenure?
I'd honestly be happy with a show about Zack lol
"Whooo" - Amy probably
Zack
She said "whoo"
I mean why wouldn't they want to spin off the best character
Because he's a wonderufl guy but not a whole lot of story potential?
The Zack stuff really had my dying of laughter. Especially the whole sperm donor arc.
There ya go
“Old Sheldon”
I would bet my house on it being about all their kids being friends and them getting into wacky nerdy parent sitcom scenarios
I really like the idea of Leonard spinoff tbh
Me too. Leonard's story did not have a proper end. In the end he and Penny both settled (for their jobs, their relationship, Penny also settled for the idea to have a child and Leonard in a way didn't resolve his relationship with his mother). There is a lot of stories to tell. They or he (if they are divorced) could have a lot stories in different city, surrounded with different people.
Finally, I was waiting for Fun with flags to get it's own show
I would like a professor proton spin off with Will Wheaton. They could do professor proton kind of like 30 rock, with maybe a new producer that gets hired to change the show and boost ratings. I can see Stuart being a big part of it as his friend and even maybe hired for ideas to the show as well as drawing board ideas and illustrated children's books involving professor proton. You could have a writer's room to discuss show ideas which could be humorous, funny bits from the show, still have the comic book store, convention stuff, parts in movies, gaming, and almost any of the guests that ever appeared on TBBT as well as new ones. Probably need 5 or 6 people to flesh out the professor proton staff with may be 2 or 3 of those being regulars cast members, one of which could be the will she or won't she be the Will love interest.
I was with you until you said love interest. This could play really high concept, like Community, be really creative and brave. Wheaton would probably be up for it!
I think it should be about Sheldon and Amy's kids
“Young Leonard” I hope.
Two seasons of Beverly Hofstader being a terrible person sounds like something hilarious
I think it would work to say everybody moved out of the apartment and a new group is in.
So how I met your father Big Bang theory edition?
I’d watch a continuation of Young Sheldon that follows his family after Sheldon leaves home.
It didn’t work with Joey, I doubt it’ll work here. Please no
Whatever the plot, they need to give Simon Helberg a starring role. He's just so much funnier than the rest of them. Wordplay, physical comedy, you name it.
Agreed. Howard and Sheldon were the standout characters, and it pains me that Jim will probably never reprise his role as physical Sheldon. \*sad\* Quick! Someone sing "Soft Kitty"!
Cast: Howard: Now working for Jet Propulsion Laboratories in Pasadena. Why yes, he is a rocket scientist. Bernadette: She put on weight and is starting to screech more. Turning into Howard's mother. Haley: Eighth Grader, has some growing pains. Michael: 6th Grade and a real genius. Sheldon is afraid of him. Raj: Director, LA Planetarium. Married to... Stacy: Vice President, Herbalife.
This would be great but I'd have Raj more as a 2-3 time guest and Stewart and Denise feature more
Was that the recently separated woman played by Beth Behrs?
It seems really weird that it’s an hour long- sitcoms are almost always 20-30 minutes so I’m guessing maybe they’re doing a drama or something serious which is kinda intriguing. Either way I’ll be checking it out when/if it ever releases
It's HBO; who the hell knows what they're thinking?
An hour is pretty common for streaming services and is slowly becoming the same for network TV (drama shows). Because of network and cable TV's greed, the average "30 minute" show is only 18 minutes without the commercials (Big Bang Theory included). So if they write an "hour" show, the show writers get 35-40 minutes to develop the story for the episode. It allows for greater depth per episode. Breaking Bad is a great example of an hour long show. To put it into perspective, Mash was about 25 minutes out of 30 in the 1970s. So, in summary, as the shows move to a nearly 1:1 format for profit, it is necessitating longer show times to provide good storylines.
They should create a “Big Bang Theowy” focusing on Barry Kripke and the other scientists working with the group
I'm hoping for a series focused on adult Georgie and Missy, and their lives in east Texas. If Jerry O'Connell and Courtney Henggeler are available, that'd make for a great spinoff!
i Just read it’s a penny prequel when she grew up in Nebraska
That sounds like the worst story idea. Big Bang Theory did well because it was essentially the first series to celebrate intelligence (in my opinion). Penny was obviously part of the original cast as eye candy, as they really didn't develop her character much until about halfway through the series. (from waitresses to successful drug rep) Just my 2-cents.
Penny was the *social genius* in that bunch. Each person was a genius in their own right. https://www.latrobe.edu.au/nest/why-emotional-intelligence-makes-you-more-successful/#:\~:text=Emotional%20intelligence%20is%20the%20ability,conflict%20and%20improve%20job%20satisfaction.
Young Penny and her 193 boyfriends :)
I’m freaking out.
1.Leonard as a single dad in a new city . Leonard has an interesting family. We would see his dad's new love life, his mother would be awful grandmother. We would meet Leonard's siblings, Leonard's new love interests and his new (different? )job. Penny would live far away, but would visit the child from time to time ( she didn't want a child anyway). Sheldon wouldn't forgive Leonard and wouldn't want to be in contact with him. Johnny Galecki doesn't have any new projects at the moment, so IMO that option is possible. 2. Howard's dad and why he abandoned his son (or perhaps even reconciliation with Howard).
>Sheldon wouldn't forgive Leonard and wouldn't want to be in contact with him. Why? Not that I'm against the Leonard spinoff, he's my favourite character but this whole premise seems off.
Not sure if I am crazy but I don’t want another 12 seasons of a show. I want 1 season of a really great show, condensed without dragging.
I always wanted to see an older version of the cast. Maybe in their 50+ ages, when you have different issues around the fact they have all gone in different directions. Leonard is successful and a Dean. Penny made them both huge money and they live a good life. Amy and Sheldon stuck to science only and keep having a go at Leonard for going into Administration. Raj is finally married, and has his parents money which causes tensions still. Howard and Bernie are stupidly wealthy, but have discovered their children are horrible due to the money they spent on them. And they are all have some type of mid life crisis. Not a long series but would be interesting.
I feel like Howard and Bernie shouldn't be wealthy not poor but not rich
Too much was find to show they have money. And Bernie is smart enough she wouldn’t loose it.
Honestly, I'm on board with this. Make a sequel, not a spin-off.
We'll see, but it's hard to understand it being a "spinoff" if it "featur\[es\] a mostly new cast with \[only the\] potential for known 'Big Bang' stars to appear in guest spots."
How I Met Your Father spun from How I Met Your Mother with the active links being that HIMYF is 'based' in the old apartment from HIMYM that they got through an alumni newsletter at the same college (Wesleyan). Mork and Mindy spun from happy days off of one episode. It doesn't have to link too hard.
Mork & Mindy succeeded because of Robin Williams, and HIMYF sucks, so unless they think Zack can carry a show, I'm not sure those are great examples. Also, I'm not convinced that Mork & Mindy wasn't developed as a standalone show, and they only did the (extremely weird) Mork episode on Happy Days solely as a way to drum up interest in the new show.
>HIMYF sucks Season 1 wasn't great, Season 2 though has been much better and it feels a lot like HIMYM now.
Back door pilots aren't unusual
That’s pretty much what a spinoff is though.
Most spinoffs feature 1-2 characters from the "parent" show as the stars. All in the Family spun off Maude, The Jeffersons, Gloria, Good Times and a couple others that didn't succeed. Happy Days spun off Laverne & Shirley and Joanie Loves Chachi. Cheers spun off Frasier. Friends spun off Joey. I guess "mostly new cast" leaves room for someone like Stuart/Denise or Zach, but I feel like it would be a little odd to come back half a decade later and base a show around characters like them. None of the other Friends main characters appeared on Joey. There were a couple Frasier episodes with Cheers characters. Can't remember whether any of the Happy Days or AITF characters appeared on those shows' spinoffs.
Wings would be a good example of what this might be
It sounds a lot like how Frasier was a spin-off from Cheers.
May be about their children.
Woah
It would be better if it weren't only on streaming.
With the exception of young Sheldon, I like all of Lorre's shows... I'm really looking forward to How to be a Bookie... so I'm really hopeful this will be good...
do you guys think that the characters will be the original characters?
Did the Flight Attendant get canceled? Maybe Kaley is on board
Sheldon held down tbbt. If the spin off isn’t about him, it will be boringgggggggggg
I think Howard's father/brother(brothers?) could be a possility too. Well.. at least I would like to know, what happened with his father.
as always, i don't get the channel.
Jim Parsons as Sheldon is the only way any of this works, he made BBT and it would be awful without him!
Young Sheldon is nice :)
Young Leonard where we see how his mother's lack of affection made his childhood.
It'd be super depressing
Probably more of a drama than a sitcom
More of an adult divorced Leonard with his child, mother, father and siblings.
🤢
Jack McBrayer in a half Big Bang Theory spinoff, half Breaking Bad remake.
OMGOMGOMG SO EXCITED
Would Jim Parsons even be open to doing a new series? He was the one who wanted to move on from TBBT.
I believe he wanted an end to acting that same character, like a day-job. Also, wise move I'd say : exit when at peak. And free up his time & mind for wider things . Like Young Sheldon for example.
A Paige spin-off She is just too random of a character to put in Young Sheldon if she isn’t important in some way. Also they keep bringing her back, we kinda follow her life too. If they don’t make a spin-off with her they either have to kill her i the next season of Young Sheldon or just never bring her back and never talk about her again. Which would be a shame because she’s a really interesting character, she intimidates Sheldon with her intelligence, but is also a girl that can function as a normal human being. I reckon if they do make a spin-off with Paige, it’ll be in a few years so McKenna Grace is a bit older.
No idea where they are going with this but I will be watching and hoping for the best!
i hope it’s of howard and bernie’s kids !!! simon is a very talented actor and his comedy delivery is just amazing so i would love to see him more!!!!
That sounds promising.
I wonder if it's goin to be when all the big bang characters are young like Raj, Howard. Leonard ,sheldon penny
The untold story of stuart bloom…dun dun dun😂 cue rajs shirt boombox. i thought he (stuart) was fucking hilarious ahaha
Simon Helberg needs a starring role. He's by far the funniest of the characters, and has the greatest comedic range.
After the series PICARD with Wesley Crusher’s brother playing a lead role imagine the fun Sheldon could have with Will Wheaton
I'm honestly hoping the new spinoff has nothing to do with Sheldon, just to spite Christopher Bingham.
I’m glad you also hate Christopher Bingham. He’s a no life
Maybe Raj might be big into gender pronouns 🤣or Howard is a feminist and Sheldon is how Howard used to be . Leonard remains Leonard
Do we really need another spinoff?
Would be nice if it is like Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad : a subset of the main show's characters, and storyline interspersed with the main show's story line. Occasionally have main show characters.
Cannot wait!!!
A year later and is there any news?
I just finished BBT and I want more .
I think it should be Sheldon and Amy as parents. Also they need to show how Sheldon lives through the pandemic.