The Big Bang Theory
The end of Chuck Lorre ’s last strike sitcom beforeThe Big Bang Theorymakes it all the more impressive that he managed to stick the landing withBig Bang ’s series conclusion . Before carbon monoxide gas - creatingThe Big Bang Theorywith Bill Prady , Lorre had conscientious objector - createdTwo and a one-half Menwith Lee Aronsohn . Throughout the mid - to - late 2000s and early 2010s , Two and a Half MenandThe Big Bang Theorywere the two biggest sitcoms on the air . They even had a Brobdingnagian interview overseas in the days before cyclosis , which was practically unheard of .
NeitherTwo and a Half MennorThe Big Bang Theorywere ever critical darlings , but their ratings were huge . As with any democratic serial publication , it was always going to be tough for Lorre and his various squad to add up up with a hearty way to endTwo and a Half MenandThe Big Bang Theory . But whereasTwo and a Half Menwent drastically downhill and ended with a dread finale , The Big Bang Theorymanaged to stop on a mellow noteand remain a prospering franchise of its own .
Two And A Half Men’s Awful Finale Shows How Difficult It Was For TBBT To Stick The Landing
Two And A Half Men Has One Of The Most Baffling Endings In TV History
After 12 seasons ( eight with Charlie Sheen and four with his replacement , Ashton Kutcher),Two and a one-half Menfinally ended its run with a 40 - mo series last : season 12 , episodes 15 and 16 , “ Of Course He ’s utter . ”The finale reveals that Charlie — who had previously been kill off in a gruesome and spiteful elbow room — is actually live , and has been getting torment for four years . The closing curtain keep to treat its audience the same way , insulting the viewer who stuck around during the show ’s decline . It ’s more concerned in rehashing Lorre ’s feud with Sheen than actually ending the tale .
Two and a Half Menaired its concluding episode on February 19 , 2015 , andThe Big Bang Theoryaired its final installment on May 16 , 2019 .
TheTwo and a Half Menfinale was a sulphurous disappointment , and it has since acidify the show ’s legacy . It was once the most beloved sitcom on TV , but now , it ’s toughened to rewatch , because it goes so far off the rails and culminates in a weirdly meta , beggarly - spirited closing curtain . That finale indicate how difficult it would be for Lorre to finish his other hit sitcom in a satisfactory manner — and how easily a bad close could tank the entire enterprisingness . That makes it all the more telling , then , thatThe Big Bang Theorymanaged to deliver a smashing finale .
The Big Bang Theory Succeeded Where Two And A Half Men Failed In Many Ways
The Big Bang Theory’s Finale Provided All The Closure & Fan Service That Two And A Half Men’s Ending Avoided
TheTwo and a Half Menfinale was so preoccupied with reopening old wounds and getting one last dig at Sheen that it forgot to serve the fans who keep the show on the aura for so long . It bring in back fan - preferent role like Jake and Berta , but it does n’t allow them in a good place like allthe good serial publication finalesdo . The Big Bang Theory ’s finish , on the other hand — season 12 , episode 24 , “ The Stockholm Syndrome ” — dedicates its entire runtime to serve those fansand leave the characters in a good place .
Unlike the Two and a Half Men finale , The Big Bang Theory ’s finale was a love letter to fans and a satisfying end , and it ’s allowed the franchise to boom in the years since .
It sees Sheldon and Amy receiving a Nobel Prize , andPenny witness out she ’s fraught . This plot line yield Sheldon and Amy the professional identification they ’ve always desire and sets up a shiny future tense for Penny and Leonard . It culminate in Sheldon using his sufferance speech to severalize his friend how much they mean to him . Unlike theTwo and a Half Menfinale , The Big Bang Theory ’s finis was a lovemaking letter of the alphabet to sports fan and a satisfying termination , and it ’s allowed the franchise to thrive in the years since , with a successful spin - off ( and another one on the way ) .
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The Big Bang possibility : This sitcom follows a group of socially inept scientist and their interactions with each other and the citizenry around them . Centered on physicists Sheldon and Leonard , the series humorously explores friendship , romance , and the quirks of sprightliness among an eclectic mathematical group of academician .
