They're back!

Whoop, solid episode tonight, plenty of laughs

Haven't watched it yet, but looking forward to it. Had to keep something to watch tomorrow!

Stupid show.

anywhere to watch this online? i don't see it on cbs.com or hulu

It's one of the funniest shows on tv. Tonight's episode was pretty good, I laughed several times.

shark...i've been catching up via netflix. it's not on instant, though.

i wasn't as happy with tonight's episode as i'd hoped, but not a bad start to the season.

i heart sheldon so hard.

Awesome show; they kinda ragged on Texas pretty hard though, but isn't Sheldon one of the writers, and from Texas?

Solid episode

I liked it, it's just nice to have this back on TV.

I didn't think they ragged on Texas very much, but instead poked fun at people that assume it's all horses, tumbleweeds, and dinner-plate-sized belt buckles.

They went back and forth on the subject of religion/praying but I thought it was funny.

Jim Parsons is from Houston.

My Fav of all the sitcoms.

Not word for word, but anyway:

"There's a 3:05 direct flight to Los Angeles that I really want to be on."
"A girl?"
"Yes"
"Good, I've been praying for you."

"evolution isn't opinion. it's fact."

"well that's just YOUR OPINION."

"leonard, i forgive you. let's go."

Sheldon asking Penny if she missed out on winning a Nobel Prize for waitressing. Classic

The storm here in Dallas cut out the last 10 minutes of the episode....just the second time this year I've lost a signal on my satellite.

Another good one:

"Take off that hat."
"No, I'm trying to blend in."
"Into what? Toy Story?"

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LEONARD: I don't want to go to Texas!

HOWARD: And I do? My people already crossed the desert once. We're done!

At home, Sheldon is getting used to doing things the way he used to, which includes prayer before every meal. But his mom was nice enough to cut a smiley face into his grilled cheese, so a little "God's neat, let's eat" never hurt anybody. She recalls that they had sat together like this when he was a kid, when the neighborhood kids would hate him. Sheldon thinks they were too stupid to know they hated him because of his intelligence, but actually they did know that.

Leonard, Howard, and Raj make it down there. Raj is disappointed he won't get to see a cattle drive, but at least they have steaks on sale at the Costco. It turns out Raj can't talk to Sheldon's mother, either. However, a woman at her church might be able to do a healing thing she does with the crutch and wheelchair crowd, and she might be willing to take a shot at "whatever Third World demon is rolling around" in him. Leonard wants to get back to L.A. quickly. ("A girl? I've been praying for you." She calls Sheldon out, but Sheldon refuses their apology, as he is convinced he is now destined to teach Evolution to a bunch of Creationists.

MRS. COOPER: You watch your mouth, Shelly. Everyone's entitled to their opinion.

SHELDON: Evolution is not opinion, it's fact.

MRS. COOPER: And that is YOUR opinion!

(pause)

SHELDON: I forgive you. Let's go home!

MRS. COOPER: Don't tell me prayer doesn't work!

Finally returning to L.A. Leonard can get back to Penny, and they FINALLY have sex! Leonard doesn't see why it has to be weird for friends to have sex. They were friends, and now they're more than friends. It is what it is.

PENNY: Leonard? It's weird.

LEONARD: Totally.


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My favorite show on tv.

Howard trying to "fit in" when they got to Texas was hilarious.

Loved that Penny and Leonard decided it was "weird." If they screw up this show by adding a lame couples plotline, I'd be ticked, but the writing has been too clever for that, and the end of last night's episode implies that Leonard and Penny aren't going to go there.

I love the show because of the intellectual jargon, complex academic jokes, and other nerd stuff. Last night Sheldon got me with the line, "in the world of emoticons, I am colon dash D." My dad loves the show as much as I do and looked at the tv like "WTF?" but sadly I knew exactly what he was talking about.

The only thing that brought Sheldon to tears was realizing he missed the next Star Trek movie. He and Penny have great banter.

Jim Parsons is from the Spring area. My wife works with his mom and sister at an elementary school in Klein. He comes by occasionally to meet the kids.

Love this show!

That's why I added the "-tator"

two episodes into season 1, loving it.

Welcome to the club!

Yes, this show is a jem and unfortunately, shows like this are hard to keep on. But, they have been given the perfect time slot, right after 2.5 Men with nothing much to switch to after 2.5 Men other than Big Bang.
But, if you like it, make sure others give it a shot or it will be gone in a flash.

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But, if you like it, make sure others give it a shot or it will be gone in a flash.

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A great figure of speech, considering Sheldon's love for the Flash.

It's turning into a hit, though, I don't see it going anywhere. Season 2's ratings were a big improvement over Season 1, and it was regularly drawing in the 10 million range at the end of the season. Just looked, this week's episode drew 12.83 million viewers and took a 4.6 share in the 18-49 age, I'd be stunned if that didn't win the time slot. Great news, because it's a great show.

the only thing that I am worried about is that they moved it to the end of the 7-9 block. I used to love catching How I met your mother and BBT right after each other. Now I dont have anything to watch in the hour between.

what's weird about the scheduling is that it should be obvious to pair Big Bang with HIMYM, as they both target younger audiences, I would assume, whereas the other two shows probably target a little bit older crowd.

It actually got more viewers in the 18-49 demo than 2.5 Men, which is the highest rated comedy on television, so that's huge. I also think Monday was the most viewers for any BBT episode so far.

Last year it was renewed for 2 seasons...the only show in the CBS lineup to get renewed for more than 1 season.

Is this just uber nerdy of me?

Evolution is a theory, and not a fact.

Whether it's correct or not is moot.

This is the second time on television in the last 10 years, Ross Gellar, called Evolution a fact.

Is it just a plot device, or just bad writing?

It's bound to just be a plot device used to emphasize the philosophical difference between Sheldon and his mother. There is too much scientific complexity in the writing (see the debates over loop quantum gravity v. string theory and other topics) for them to misstep and call it a "fact" without realizing it.

On the other hand, maybe the writers intentionally say "fact" in an attempt to preach evolution over creationism. That could be the conspiratorial reason why.

Either way, I can't imagine that it's a mistake.

nm...it is correct.

It's one of the funniest shows on TV.

I have to DVR it because I'm watching MNF.

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