Premiere Watch: The Big Bang Theory

When we last left the collective brain trust that are the boys on The Big Bang Theory, Leonard and Penny were on their very first date. Which had been kicked off by their first real kiss. Which is about as dramatic a cliff hanger ending you can get in the life of a geek.

Not since Firefly have we heard Mandarin on American television, but tonight The Big Bang Theory injected some international humor into our sitcom diet. But it's more of a side dish to contrast the main course, which is the as yet unknown romantic frontier. Let's boldly go. More »

On occasion, I have to put aside my own inherent mistrust of all things mystical in nature and wonder if Jung's theories about an undercurrent to the universe that connects all of us in intricate and unknowable ways are as completely silly as they seem. More »

I never had a brother, much less a genius brother. Tonight's episode of The Big Bang Theory made me more than glad of that fact. Of course, my two sisters have found plenty of ways to embarrass me over the years. More »

The opening sequence of The Big Bang Theory left me baffled this evening. While I agree that proper sandwich construction is important, it didn't fit with the episode's central plot about time travel. More »

I suppose they can't all be winners. That was part of the message in The Big Bang Theory tonight. But really, who doesn't win with a discussion of pon farr?

The world of the intellectual elite is a landscape marked by brutal competition, backbiting and displays of the principles of evolution at their most stark. I am not speaking from experience (some might say that's obvious. More »

I don't know about the rest of you, but I am still blissful over the return of the writers. Even more so, since this episode of The Big Bang Theory topped the previous one. More »

Oh Sitcom! Lo, how these many miserable months of reality television have made me miss you. So much so that I will apparently alliterate with wild abandon. Watch out! I may even run amok! In case you haven't guessed, tonight saw the return of The Big Bang Theory. More »

Tonight's episode of The Big Bang Theory was centered on Rajesh, finishing out the ordinal sequence of each of the characters getting a semi-spotlight show. And yet, in every episode, Sheldon seems like the most well developed and carefully played character. More »