Big Bang Theory: Season 3 DVD Review


Title: Big Bang Theory: Season 3
Starring: Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Released: 27th September 2010
Duration: 21 minutes (x 23 episodes)
Certificate: 15

Geek Gets the Girl.....In The Big Bang Theory: Season 3

Finally after two seasons of Leonard (Johnny Galecki) trying his best to get into the bed and heart of his beautiful, next-door neighbour, Penny, (Kaley Cuoco) he gets his wish and catches a break after the guys return from their Arctic expedition and Penny is waiting for him.

Raj and Howard (Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg) also leave their shy ways behind and go girl crazy, although as always they do have a few problems along the way such as a minor mis-calculation when they go to a Goth nightclub to pick up women. In another episode when Raj has his funding cut he has to take a job with Sheldon or be deported. It’s a tough call but when he chooses to work for Sheldon it leaves Howard at a loose end, until he decides to spend more time with Penny and Leonard – naturally, much to their annoyance.

I really enjoy The Big Bang Theory. I have from the very first time I watched it. I distinctly remember watching the pilot episode when it debuted on UK TV. I didn’t laugh once. It was humorous, but not laugh-out-loud funny. What got me hooked on the series was the fact that it’s so cleverly written. Of course like most viewers I don’t understand the vast majority of the scientific stuff but it’s clearly well researched and the friendships and characters are so well thought out.

After the first season the show did get funnier and indeed season three is the funniest yet. It’s still not the sort of hilarious side-splitting comedy that something like Scrubs provides but it’s still one of the best TV shows in a long time. The characters are all very likable and the acting for every one of them just seems perfect and brilliantly observed even down to the supporting characters such as Sara Gilbert as Sheldon’s arch-enemy Leslie Winkle or John Ross Bowie who is always fantastic as Barry Kripke. In fact it’s a real pity that he doesn’t appear in more episodes. Jim Parsons is the real stand out as Sheldon. His observations of his character and the ability to perform with such nuance and attention to detail to become Sheldon Cooper – someone displaying traits of having an obsessive–compulsive personality disorder, a genuine narcissistic personality disorder as well as someone suffering from mysophobia and hypochondria is simply amazing, not to mention his and all of the actors abilities to be able to learn the lines which are quite extraordinary.

Author : Kevin Stanley