This is the top-rated sitcom on TV and
arguably one of the best (certainly on broadcast
television). It's consistenly funny, even after 8 seasons.
This is not the kind of comedy that surprises us too often.
We know these characters and what to expect out of them.
They make the same type of jokes (more or less) over and
over. Yet the jokes are still funny because these guys are
such great comedians and the dialogue really pops.
The show started with just four guys and one
girl, but then they gradually added two other women. They
have a nice tight group now. We know that Sheldon will be
obnoxious and oblivious (and occasionally tug on our heart
strings). Leonard will be insecure and a little whiny. Penny
will be kind of slutty and condescending. They will make
jokes about Penny's drinking, Raj's bad luck with women,
Sheldon's lack of empathy (or his lack of sex with Amy),
Howard's cluelessness, and Bernadette's bitchiness. We still
love the jokes!
Although a sitcom's plot doesn't really
matter too much, they do a good job of developing the
characters and having relationships that we care about. We
really want to see Amy and Sheldon finally get together, as
well as Leonard and Penny get married. As long as they stay
funny while they do it!
This season, Raj has a girlfriend, Howard's
mom passes away, and Sheldon finally says "I love you" to
Amy. These are huge plot developments. The show gets great
ratings for a reason. They hardly ever have an episode
that's a dud. Some of them are just outstanding, like
the ones with Bob Newhart. The one with James Earl Jones and
Carrie Fisher was also hilarious. This season, they had a
really funny one where they tried to bring into Skywalker
Ranch. The inside jokes for geeks are always good, too.
There are a lot of good features; my
favorite is their tribute to Carol Ann Susi, who played
Howard's mother (whom we never saw on screen). I'm
sure you will enjoy this set and the features. The best
thing about a sitcom is that you don't have to have watched
the previous seasons to enjoy this one.
WARNER
BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES
THE
BIG BANG THEORY: THE COMPLETE EIGHTH SEASON
ON
BLU-RAYTM and DVD SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Includes All 24
Episodes from the Eighth Season of the Most-Watched
Entertainment
Series on Broadcast TV
Plus All New Special Features!
BURBANK, CA (June 16, 2015) – As the most-watched
entertainment series on broadcast TV, The Big Bang Theory
continues to capture the hearts of viewers and critics
alike, with original episodes averaging more than 21 million
Total Viewers per week during the 2014-2015 season. Now
fans can relive all of the laughs of one of the best seasons
to date when Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Eighth Season on
Blu-ray and DVD September 15, 2015 for $49.99 / $44.98 SRP
and includes all 24 hilarious episodes plus all-new extras
including 4 featurettes as well as the show’s 2014 Comic-Con
panel in San Diego. The Big Bang Theory: The Complete
Eighth Season is also available on Digital HD.
The Big Bang Theory — which was already renewed for two
additional seasons on CBS — revolves around two genius
roommates Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper who remain
socially challenged, but always produce hilarious results
with their friends. With Leonard finally engaged to
girl-across-the-hall Penny after countless proposals, the
possibilities for happiness seem endless…while the
probability for laughs is a foregone conclusion. What’s
unknown is how this might impact the ironclad “Roommate
Agreement” he’s entered into with Sheldon. Add to this,
Sheldon’s uncomfortably close relationship with
neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler; Raj’s newfound ability to
talk to and date women; and Howard and Bernadette’s solution
to an in-house caretaker (their friend Stuart) for the
always outspoken Mrs. Wolowitz, and the worlds of science
and sitcom are about to hilariously collide!
“Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is thrilled to bring all the
laughs of The Big Bang Theory to Blu-ray and DVD with
the release of The Big Bang Theory: The Complete
Eighth Season,” said Rosemary Markson,
WBHE Senior Vice President, Television Marketing. “With
The Big Bang Theory being the #1 show across broadcast
television and a best-seller in home entertainment, fans can
now add all the delightful moments of this memorable season
to their collections.”
With Blu-ray’s unsurpassed
picture and sound, The Big Bang Theory: The Complete
Eighth Season Blu-rayTM release
will include 1080p Full HD Video with DTS-HD Master Audio
for English 5.1 and feature 2-discs Blu-ray
with a Digital HD copy of all 24 episodes from Season
Eight.
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Eighth Season
on Blu-ray and DVD includes
24 half-hour episodes:
-
The Locomotion Interruption
-
The Junior Professor Solution
-
The First Pitch Insufficiency
-
The Hook-Up Reverberation
-
The Focus Attenuation
-
The Expedition Approximation
-
The Misinterpretation Agitation
-
The Prom Equivalency
-
The Septum Deviation
-
The Champagne Reflection
-
The Clean Room Infiltration
-
The Space Probe Disintegration
-
The Anxiety Optimization
-
The Troll Manifestation
-
The Comic Book Store Regeneration
-
The Intimacy Acceleration
-
The Colonization Application
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The Leftover Thermalization
-
The Skywalker Incursion
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The Fortification Implementation
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The Communication Deterioration
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The Graduation Transmission
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The Maternal Combustion
-
The Commitment Determination
Packed with Special Features:
-
Shooting Stars: BBT on BBT
-
2014 The Big Bang Theory Comic-Con Panel
-
Constellation Prize
-
Here's To You, Carol Ann Susi
-
It's A Quark…It's An Atom…It's the #BBTSuperfans!
-
Gag Reel
About The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory was created by Chuck Lorre & Bill
Prady, who serve as executive producers along with
showrunner Steven Molaro. The series stars Johnny Galecki,
Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Jim Parsons, Kaley
Cuoco-Sweeting, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik
and Melissa Rauch. Produced by Chuck Lorre Productions,
Inc., in association with Warner Bros. Television, The
Big Bang Theory returns for season 9 this fall, Monday
nights at 8/7c on CBS and currently airs five nights a week
in syndication.
About Warner Bros. Home
Entertainment Inc.
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together
Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital
distribution and interactive entertainment businesses in
order to maximize current and next-generation distribution
scenarios. An industry leader since its inception, WBHE
oversees the global distribution of content through packaged
goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the form
of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand via cable,
satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant
developer and publisher for console and online video game
titles worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third
party retail partners and licensees.
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