The Big Bang Theory began in 2007 and there are currently 2 complete seasons, and the 3rd season just began. It is a sitcom based on a group of 4 nerd friends who befriend a pretty blonde girl who just moved in next door to 2 of them. Each person has a pretty unique stereotype to their character. Just a brief outline of each character;
Leonard Hofstadter: He would be described as more of an 'ordinary nerd' for lack of a better term. He has a PH.D and an IQ of 173 and is working as an experimental physicist. He lives in an apartment with his colleague and friend, Sheldon Cooper. Although Leonard is very intelligent, Sheldon often undermines Leonard, especially when it comes to work and solving equations. Leonard is infatuated with his neighbour Penny, when she moves in, and forms the basis of an ongoing storyline between the 2.
Sheldon Cooper: A child prodigy who attended college when he was 11 after completing the 5th grade. He has a master's degree and 2 PH.D's, and has an IQ of 187. He works as a theoretical physicist. He is very uptight about everything (and I mean everything). He is also very arrogant, has a very strict routine, and lacks the understanding of irony, sarcasm and humour.
Howard Wolowitz: He would be described as a 'try hard', and it is very common for him to make suggestive comments to any girl he sees. He is quite full of himself, in that he thinks he is a stud, which is what a lot of the jokes are aimed at when Wolowitz is involved. He has a master's in engineering and usually works on space related projects.
Rajesh Koothrappali: Probably my most favourite character next to Sheldon. He is of Indian descent and works as a particle astrophysicist. He is unable to communicate properly with women and tends to go mute when around them, unless he is drunk. He is even unable to talk when Penny is around, despite her hanging out with them very often. In some episodes he brings a laptop which he communicates to his parents who are in India.
Penny: She works as a waitress at the cheesecake factory, but aspires to become an actress although unsuccessful. She is what you would call the "normal" character, in that shes the only character who isnt a "nerd".
This is a good comedy for all audiences. There are some references which may be hard for people to understand if they have no clue about the subject matter. For instance, they often make references to Star Trek, and I didn't know what they were talking about until I watched the new Star Trek movie (which was incidently really good). I would give the show a 9/10 rating.
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