The Big Bang Theory all new this fall, on before HIMYM

The Big Bang Theory comes back this fall after an excellent freshman run. BBT is the story of two UCLA grad students, Leonard and Sheldon, and their friends Howard and Raj. Things get interesting for Leonard when the blonde bombshell Penny (Kaley Cuoco of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter) moves in across the hall. Leonard of course has a crush on Penny, but she is way out of his league. Leonard settles for being friends with Penny, but his feelings don't change. In the final episode of season one, Penny had broken up with her controlling boyfriend. When Leonard finally sums up the courage to ask Penny on a date, she isn't sure what to say. After consulting Sheldon about the matter, Sheldon goes through an analogy using Schrodinger's cat to describe that the relationship could be viewed as either good or bad, and that it is only after trying that they will know the answer. This is just a slice of the geek humor that is executed so perfectly on this show. When Leonard comes to pick Penny up for their first date, Penny kisses him and reacts by saying, "The cat's alive!"

The Big Bang Theory's writing flawlessly captures the awkwardness of nerds and creates several very funny situations. Season 1 was just released on DVD. I highly recommend that people looking for a good laugh catch up and get ready for the second season, which premieres Monday September 22nd at 8/7c, right before my favorite show, How I Met Your Mother.

I recently made a post about the show Pushing Daisies, which will make a long-awaited return this October after a hiatus due to the WGA strike. I made a couple of mistakes in my posting, as were pointed out by the reader AJ. He also made a couple of good comments about the show. Here is what he had to say:

On Pushing Daisies, Chuck's dad died when Ned brought his mom back to life, not Digby. When Digby stayed alive longer than 1 minute it was either a bird or squirrel that died. As stated in the show, the individual that dies as a result of another staying alive longer than a minute is usually something in the area and of a similar size.

Routinely on the show are Chuck's Aunts (Swoosie Kurtz & Ellen Greene) who are former synchronize swimmers who took care of Chuck after her father died. They believe that Chuck is still dead.

Also, it should be said that Olive is played by Kristin Chenoweth!

Great review of the show! I will also echo the statement that this show is a unique and amazing experience.

Thanks for the help AJ! Pushing Daisies returns Wednesdays this October on ABC.

What's On?
The 2008 NFL Season is underway, and the Sunday Night Football Game of the Week features my Chicago Bears in Indianapolis at the brand new Lucas Oil Stadium against Peyton Manning and the Colts. SNF is on NBC every Sunday this fall at 8/7c.