Johnny Galecki suggests The Big Bang Theory will likely end after Season 12 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 01-08-2018, 01:35 AM

http://tvline.com/2018/01/06/big-ban...ohnny-galecki/

“The only manner in which the cast has discussed wrapping (The Big Bang Theory) has been that we’re all going to be very sad when that day comes,” Galecki said at the TV press tour “But I think at this point everyone’s very comfortable with 12 seasons being a good time to go home and see our families.” Aditionally, Galecki told TV Line that the negotiations to allow him to have a brief cameo on ABC Roseanne revival had to be “delicate” because it is a sitcom on a rival network. “It was probably most uncomfortable only to me,” he told TV Line, “because obviously Big Bang is my home and my family. But I probably wouldn’t have been on Big Bang if it hadn’t been for Roseanne. So there were the politics to be considerate about, but everyone was very supportive.”

JSP · 01-08-2018, 02:27 AM

It definitely is time to wrap the show up.

FrostyShine · 01-09-2018, 06:12 PM

Yes. The first 8 seasons were great.

I feel Season 9 began a slow slide to being stale.

FrostyShine · 01-09-2018, 06:13 PM

Should have ended after 10 for sure! I can't believe they chose to stretch it out when the story is pretty much done with.

Chocolate Moose · 01-10-2018, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by TMC

http://tvline.com/2018/01/06/big-ban...ohnny-galecki/
“But I think at this point everyone’s very comfortable with 12 seasons being a good time to go home and see our families.””

Oh, boo-hoo. I work full time. What does he work, 30 weeks a year?

Svenfan1234 · 01-10-2018, 12:11 PM

Oh, I sure hope so. It's been on 12 seasons too long.

QTMcWhiskers · 04-03-2018, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Chocolate Moose

Oh, boo-hoo. I work full time. What does he work, 30 weeks a year?

But at 10 hour days, five days a week, with having to deal with rewrites, reciting all those lines, thinking of ad-libs if allowed, and performing all in front of two separate live audience tapings, coupled with laugh track machine cued in for the jokes that don't get the expected payoff because, in reality, most of the time, comedy rarely works that well so frequently. This isn't the movie "Airplane!".

Chocolate Moose · 04-04-2018, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by QTMcWhiskers

But at 10 hour days, five days a week, with having to deal with rewrites, reciting all those lines, thinking of ad-libs if allowed, and performing all in front of two separate live audience tapings, coupled with laugh track machine cued in for the jokes that don't get the expected payoff because, in reality, most of the time, comedy rarely works that well so frequently. This isn't the movie "Airplane!".

(shrug).

I don't make a million dollars a week, though.

Dr. Thong · 04-04-2018, 04:50 PM

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It definitely is time to wrap the show up.

I agree. I love the show, but it's showing its age. Some shows have some laughs and others are kind of flat. Not bad, just flat.

It's funny to think that years ago that producers thought in terms of five year runs, just enough to get 100 episodes for syndication. And I think most shows have their peak within the first five years.

When it does go, even though I'll know it's the right thing to do, I'll miss it on Thursday nights.

loaferman · 04-04-2018, 05:24 PM

With the show running heavily in syndication, especially it seems on TBS I suppose the temptation to make another couple of seasons was strong. They get top money per new episode plus the residuals and I'm pretty sure the stars have some kind of percentage deal and production deals. With many episodes down to 18-20 minutes it is more and more like a skit than a full story sometimes to me.

01-08-2018, 01:35 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,620	Johnny Galecki suggests The Big Bang Theory will likely end after Season 12 http://tvline.com/2018/01/06/big-ban...ohnny-galecki/ “The only manner in which the cast has discussed wrapping (The Big Bang Theory) has been that we’re all going to be very sad when that day comes,” Galecki said at the TV press tour “But I think at this point everyone’s very comfortable with 12 seasons being a good time to go home and see our families.” Aditionally, Galecki told TV Line that the negotiations to allow him to have a brief cameo on ABC Roseanne revival had to be “delicate” because it is a sitcom on a rival network. “It was probably most uncomfortable only to me,” he told TV Line, “because obviously Big Bang is my home and my family. But I probably wouldn’t have been on Big Bang if it hadn’t been for Roseanne. So there were the politics to be considerate about, but everyone was very supportive.”

01-10-2018, 12:11 PM	#6
Svenfan1234 Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 12, 2015 Posts: 11,200	Oh, I sure hope so. It's been on 12 seasons too long.
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01-08-2018, 02:27 AM	#2
JSP Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 19, 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,735	It definitely is time to wrap the show up.

01-09-2018, 06:12 PM	#3
FrostyShine Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 19, 2016 Posts: 85	Yes. The first 8 seasons were great. I feel Season 9 began a slow slide to being stale.

01-09-2018, 06:13 PM	#4
FrostyShine Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 19, 2016 Posts: 85	Should have ended after 10 for sure! I can't believe they chose to stretch it out when the story is pretty much done with.

04-04-2018, 05:24 PM	#10
loaferman Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 23, 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 642	With the show running heavily in syndication, especially it seems on TBS I suppose the temptation to make another couple of seasons was strong. They get top money per new episode plus the residuals and I'm pretty sure the stars have some kind of percentage deal and production deals. With many episodes down to 18-20 minutes it is more and more like a skit than a full story sometimes to me.