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Admin · 14-07-2010, 08:14 PM

Just finished watching the unaired pilot of the big bang theory. Geez was it different to the series we see today , while some of the things are same but there is also a lot different

Sheldon in the unaired pilot is a horn dog with stashed porn mags and like big butts

Lenard is much the same as the character today

The apartment that they live in was dark and gloomy

Admin · 14-07-2010, 08:20 PM

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just found an unaired pilot episode of TBBT in a dark corner of the 'net, and I found it very interesting. It seems to have been produced just to pitch the show to the networks, long before the actual production of the first season. Read on if you'd like to know what happened in this "prequel":

- It is dated "5/01/06", over a year before the show started airing
- The theme tune is a rather bland 80's new wave track, the lyrics solely consist of a man saying "Science!". According to Wikipedia, it's from Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me With Science". The visuals are different too, the words "The Big Bang Theory" are arranged in the style of a formula, with other formulas floating around in the background. Oh, how I love the Barenaked Ladies.
- It starts in the sperm bank like the actual pilot, this time though they have "completed their assignments". It is revealed that Sheldon is anything but asexual, but instead is kind of a big butt fetishist. You can watch a version of this scene on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nbklP90KKM - this clip seems to show some in-between version of the opening scene, it's neither the one in the unaired original pilot nor the one used in the aired pilot.
- On the way from the sperm bank to an Indian restaurant they meet Penny - no wait, she's called Katie here (played by Amanda Walsh). She's sitting in the gutter, on the phone with her mother, obviously homeless after another bad breakup. Sheldon and Leonard offer to buy her dinner. Well, Leonard does, Sheldon isn't thrilled about the idea.
- I'm glad they eventually went with Kaley Cuoco as the female lead (Penny). This Katie is extremely unlikeable, negative, repulsive and just wrong. Bit of a skank. Hated her.
- Leonard seems to disagree with me here, he invites her back to the apartment to stay for a couple of days. Again, Sheldon isn't too happy with this plan. Her discovery of the boards in the apartment leads to the "beautiful mind genius" conversation we know from the aired pilot. And again, the blond chick hits the shower.
- The apartment looks different to the one we know: doors, sofa, desks are placed differently. And they got a fireplace.
- There's no Howard, no Raj, but a nerdy female colleague of L & S named Gilda who feels threatened by Katie's presence. It turns out she has the hots for Leonard and is fantasizing about marrying him and having kids. I wasn't too convinced by neither the character nor the actress: just a liiiittle too much overacting.
- Katie goes out drinking (Gilda wouldn't allow Leonard to join her) and returns at night to change clothes. She meets Leonard and tries to explain her current emotional situation in "his language: nerdish", on the whiteboard. Leonard suggests her constant failures might be her own fault, and that she just tries to blame others for her misfortune. This scene is on YouTube: YouTube - Big bang theory - Amanda walsh pilot
- The next morning, Katie and her stuff are gone. Leonard goes to see her at work (she's working at a beauty salon) and tries to apologize for what he said the night before. Nothing much happens apart from some unnecessary vomit jokes.
- Back at the apartment, Gilda spills the beans about her and Sheldon having had sex (!!!). It was at a Star Trek Convention, they were in costume, and of course Sheldon was a vulcan during mating season.
- The episode ends with all four of them going out dancing, which in the case of the three nerds leads to some bewildered looks, as their "dancing" involves jumping around in spasms.

All in all, I'm happy they changed a lot of things before the show finally started airing. The tone, the mood was a bit darker in this unaired pilot, and not just the tone: the episode looks like they couldn't afford proper lighting. It's amazing how something so great and polished as TBBT started out as something so crude. Sheldon and Leonard are as good as ever, though. smile - unaired pilot Big Bang Theory

Check out what Wikipedia has to say about this episode: The Big Bang Theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Rough Draft · 24-07-2010, 08:22 PM

<-- huge fan of bbt. I watched all the episodes in a 3 day stint during my last annual leave. It was miserable weather and this show was the perfect de-stress I needed. I'm currently re-watching it and near the end of season 2.

I did find out about the unaired pilot and watched it after my first binge on the show. Glad they didn't go with that skanky girl although the other geeky girl could have been very interesting. I don't really like the current, Leslie Winkle, character.

Admin · 24-07-2010, 09:16 PM

not a fan of leslie winkle either , i guess not many people like her as she only pops up every so often , she was made a main character for a while than dropped out

14-07-2010, 08:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Admin Administrator. Graeme Join Date: Nov 2006 Gender: Training Exp:Just Started Muscle Goals:More Strength Posts: 4,226	unaired pilot Big Bang Theory Just finished watching the unaired pilot of the big bang theory. Geez was it different to the series we see today , while some of the things are same but there is also a lot different Sheldon in the unaired pilot is a horn dog with stashed porn mags and like big butts Lenard is much the same as the character today The apartment that they live in was dark and gloomy __________________ Ausbb- Australian Body Building serving all of your fitness,Body Building needs, conditioning, fat loss, training, supplements and so much more New to this forum? Follow these steps: 1) Register free as a member 2) Introduce Yourself 3) Ask questions, post some answers, learn more 4) Get back to the gym and build more muscle! 5) Create your own Training Diary One team: Ausbb Join Ausbb on facebook Make a Donation. Ausbb Sponsors Ausbb Member of the month - Vote now! Do you own or use a small Gym? Message to all New comers and lurkers: Don't be Afraid to post even if some of the topics might be out of your league don't hide in the shadows jump into General Topic and get to know some of the girls and guys on the forum Ausbb is all you need ps it's Graeme - not Graham

24-07-2010, 09:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Admin Administrator. Graeme Join Date: Nov 2006 Gender: Training Exp:Just Started Muscle Goals:More Strength Posts: 4,226	not a fan of leslie winkle either , i guess not many people like her as she only pops up every so often , she was made a main character for a while than dropped out __________________ Ausbb- Australian Body Building serving all of your fitness,Body Building needs, conditioning, fat loss, training, supplements and so much more New to this forum? Follow these steps: 1) Register free as a member 2) Introduce Yourself 3) Ask questions, post some answers, learn more 4) Get back to the gym and build more muscle! 5) Create your own Training Diary One team: Ausbb Join Ausbb on facebook Make a Donation. Ausbb Sponsors Ausbb Member of the month - Vote now! Do you own or use a small Gym? Message to all New comers and lurkers: Don't be Afraid to post even if some of the topics might be out of your league don't hide in the shadows jump into General Topic and get to know some of the girls and guys on the forum Ausbb is all you need ps it's Graeme - not Graham

24-07-2010, 08:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rough Draft Rookie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sydney Gender: Posts: 29	<-- huge fan of bbt. I watched all the episodes in a 3 day stint during my last annual leave. It was miserable weather and this show was the perfect de-stress I needed. I'm currently re-watching it and near the end of season 2. I did find out about the unaired pilot and watched it after my first binge on the show. Glad they didn't go with that skanky girl although the other geeky girl could have been very interesting. I don't really like the current, Leslie Winkle, character.