10 Shows To Watch If You Like The Big Bang Theory
10 Shows To Watch If You Like The Big Bang Theory
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When The Big Bang Theory came to an end, millions of fans around the world mourned. If you miss the series, here are ten shows you have to watch!
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When it first aired, The Big Bang Theory was met with rave reviews that praised pretty much all of its characters, as well as its brilliant writing and unique setting. As time went on, people started to notice its glaring flaws, offensive nature and misogyny/racism that the writers attempted to quell as it reached its latter seasons.
It might have stayed around for a fair few seasons too long, but it’s impossible to deny that the show didn’t have some great characters and a few really funny moments. Here are ten shows that you might want to take a look at next.
10 Young Sheldon
Possibly the most obvious entry here is the direct prequel to The Big Bang Theory. It might be set many years early and not involve any of the cast we know and love (except Jim Parsons, who provides voiceover as an older Sheldon) but it does provide a lot of the same humour and, technically, younger versions of characters we’re all familiar with.
It doesn’t seem like the sort of show that would do well, but thanks to some great writing and acting from Ian Armitage in the lead role, it has been an unexpected critical success.
9 The IT Crowd
One of the finest sitcoms to come out of the UK in the 2000s was The IT Crowd. The show, in essence, has a Sheldon-Leonard-Penny trio of its own. Richard Ayoade plays Maurice, the Sheldon of the group: a socially inept, very strange man who happens to be obsessed with nerd culture.
Chris O’Dowd plays Roy, the Leonard: a slightly more normal person, but still very weird and confused in a lot of social situations. Katherine Parkinson is the Jen, the Penny of the show: much less intelligent than the other two and uninterested in all of the things they like, but still very much a good friend.
8 Two And A Half Men
It might not be the pinnacle of quality programming, but Two And A Half Men did come from the mind of Chuck Lorre, the exact same mind that gave us The Big Bang Theory.
As such, there is quite a lot of overlap between the style of production and comedy on the two shows, even if their overarching setting is quite different. Charlie Sheen stars in seasons one to eight, but if you’d like to avoid him, he doesn’t appear in season nine or beyond.
7 How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is a very strange anomaly in the world of American sitcoms. Typically, a show depends on the group dynamic for its success, but it is almost universally agreed that this show runs almost exclusively off of the limitless petrol tank that is Neil Patrick Harris.
The first few seasons are, mostly thanks to Harris’ Barney Stinson, brilliant, and he is on hand to save the latter few as well. Compare this to The Big Bang Theory: where would those latter seasons be without Sheldon?
6 Friends
The definitive sitcom is probably the most overrated of all time. There are funny moments, the performances are pretty much brilliant across the board and the dynamic between the central group is also nice to see. But is it that good? Really break it down in your head. It’s nice to have on, but it isn’t a work of comedic art.
Aside from both shows being comedies centring on a group of friends, this is how the two shows link. They’re both nice to watch, but much like comfort food, they aren’t exactly good.
5 Stranger Things
While Stranger Things focuses on a group of children, their dynamic is often hilarious. The shows eighties setting also allows for absorption into the overly-camp world of nerd culture and fantasy references that many of the fans of The Big Bang Theory will surely resonate with. It might not be a comedy at its core, but there is certainly enough overlap in content and style for fans to find enjoyment in both.
4 Mom
Another American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre; Mom is gearing up for its eighth season already. It hasn’t caught the same level of fire as The Big Bang Theory, but there are unquestionable similarities between the existences of both shows.
Anna Faris shines in the lead role and the show has been praised for touching on tougher subjects that Lorre’s other shows avoided like the plague.
3 The Flash
It’s a very specific connection you have to have to The Big Bang Theory in order to also desire a marathon of episodes of The Flash. They might not have much in common in terms of style, presentation or characters, but The Flash is Sheldon’s favourite superhero.
If you’re watching The Big Bang Theory for its numerous references to superhero franchises, then you may as well give this one a try.
2 Futurama
The reason The Simpsons doesn’t make it on to this list is because of its normalcy. The Simpsons manages to use very clever humour to turn ordinary situations into clever, hilarious and often touching ones.
Futurama is almost a dumbed-down (in terms of humour) version of The Simpsons, set in space, and, full of much more complex and intelligent (in terms of plot and setting) storyline devices. As such, it’s pretty much perfect for those wanting the intelligent setting combined with more laid-back humour.
1 Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley may have come to a conclusion in 2019, but while it lasted, it was loved. It centres on a group of nerdy young men (tick) who found a start-up company (cross). So we’re halfway there.
The comedy style and intelligence of its central characters certainly overlap, but exploring the world of Silicon Valley shouldn’t seem derivative of The Big Bang Theory. In fact, some critics have described it as, effectively, what The Big Bang Theory should have been.
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