This review is from: The Big Bang Theory – Complete Season 1-5 [DVD] (DVD)
Right, The Big Bang Theory consists of five really good season of Television Comedy. It started out about a set of “geeks and nerds” who struggle to fit in with the conventional way of life, resulting in the group being placed in outstandingly funny social situations and because of this the first 2/3 seasons of this show are extremely good, the characters and the writing for the characters is world class. However where this show really excelled was in the acting ability of its lea,. Jim Parsons’ portrayal of Sheldon Cooper is nothing short of outstanding, possibly one of the greatest performances in a Sitcom ever. Why did I only mention the first 2/3 seasons as being this good? well the truth is the show does decline ever so slightly in the later seasons. This is due to a few different reasons, namely the addition of characters like Amy, Bernadette, Priya and a subsequent shift in focus from Science, Sci Fi and Comic Books to the social development of the main characters. I must maintain that although the show does decline it is still very very VERY good. The show needed the change in direction to keep it fresh and up to date and I think it works, I know some people will inevitably disagree (while I write this no other reviews have been posted) Through all of the changes the one extraordinary constant is the exceptional acting of Parsons, which ensures that the show is top drawer and well worth buying and watching over and over again.
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This review is from: The Big Bang Theory – Complete Season 1-5 [DVD] (DVD)
This won’t be a full review, other’s more qualified have done an excellent job already. But–as A recent purchaser of the 5 series box set, Amazon have invited me to say what I think. Although I was aware of it ( and the themesong),I was a very latecomer to this series, having discovered it on late night C4 repeats. This is U.S TV comedy at it’s very best, consistantly sharp whitty dialogue, beautifully delivered by an excellent and well chosen ensemble of experienced actors. It must be the devil of a job to find an original comedy theme today, that works so well and presents so many facets of human interaction, in such a confined scenario. They have extended this, as all long running series do, ie. adding charactors and using occasional outside filming, to broaden the potential story lines. I cannot finish without mentioning the truly wonderful performance of Jim Parsons, who plays the very original charactor of Sheldon Cooper, because clearly,( all awards totally justified), when the writer’s conceived of the idea of a bunch of techno super-nerds, who at the same time have zero social awareness skills, and living in close proximity to each other-they MUST have had ‘Sheldon’ in mind as the main cornerstone of their creation, and the rest were built around him. In short, I don’t think the series could have survived without him, he is too key a charactor, despite the brilliance of the other ingredients. Highly reccomended. P G Croft.
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This review is from: The Big Bang Theory – Complete Season 1-5 [DVD] (DVD)
A friend of mine had the first three seasons on dvd and gave them to me to watch at my leisure. I fell in love the programme; i laughed out loud all the time. The writing is brillant and the cast members are fantastic, each suited to their role especially Jim Parsons. After finishing the third season i had to get the rest and decided to purchase season 1-5 as i knew that i would watch them time and again. I would defintley recommend this series to anyone who enjoys good comedy.
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The Jim Parsons Show.,
Right, The Big Bang Theory consists of five really good season of Television Comedy. It started out about a set of “geeks and nerds” who struggle to fit in with the conventional way of life, resulting in the group being placed in outstandingly funny social situations and because of this the first 2/3 seasons of this show are extremely good, the characters and the writing for the characters is world class. However where this show really excelled was in the acting ability of its lea,. Jim Parsons’ portrayal of Sheldon Cooper is nothing short of outstanding, possibly one of the greatest performances in a Sitcom ever.
Why did I only mention the first 2/3 seasons as being this good? well the truth is the show does decline ever so slightly in the later seasons. This is due to a few different reasons, namely the addition of characters like Amy, Bernadette, Priya and a subsequent shift in focus from Science, Sci Fi and Comic Books to the social development of the main characters. I must maintain that although the show does decline it is still very very VERY good. The show needed the change in direction to keep it fresh and up to date and I think it works, I know some people will inevitably disagree (while I write this no other reviews have been posted)
Through all of the changes the one extraordinary constant is the exceptional acting of Parsons, which ensures that the show is top drawer and well worth buying and watching over and over again.
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|Superior US Comedy,
This won’t be a full review, other’s more qualified have done an excellent job already. But–as A recent purchaser of the 5 series box set, Amazon have invited me to say what I think. Although I was aware of it ( and the themesong),I was a very latecomer to this series, having discovered it on late night C4 repeats. This is U.S TV comedy at it’s very best, consistantly sharp whitty dialogue, beautifully delivered by an excellent and well chosen ensemble of experienced actors. It must be the devil of a job to find an original comedy theme today, that works so well and presents so many facets of human interaction, in such a confined scenario. They have extended this, as all long running series do, ie. adding charactors and using occasional outside filming, to broaden the potential story lines. I cannot finish without mentioning the truly wonderful performance of Jim Parsons, who plays the very original charactor of Sheldon Cooper, because clearly,( all awards totally justified), when the writer’s conceived of the idea of a bunch of techno super-nerds, who at the same time have zero social awareness skills, and living in close proximity to each other-they MUST have had ‘Sheldon’ in mind as the main cornerstone of their creation, and the rest were built around him. In short, I don’t think the series could have survived without him, he is too key a charactor, despite the brilliance of the other ingredients. Highly reccomended. P G Croft.
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|Best tv comedy show ever.,
A friend of mine had the first three seasons on dvd and gave them to me to watch at my leisure. I fell in love the programme; i laughed out loud all the time. The writing is brillant and the cast members are fantastic, each suited to their role especially Jim Parsons. After finishing the third season i had to get the rest and decided to purchase season 1-5 as i knew that i would watch them time and again. I would defintley recommend this series to anyone who enjoys good comedy.
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