It is a warm summer afternoon in Ancient Greece. You have finished shopping at the local market or Ágora (take note) and return home. Suddenly, something prompts you to look up at the night sky and you see that some stars seem to move, so you call them planets or wandering (take note) . Since that first moment in which Physica was born, more than 2,600 years have passed and so many discoveries that revolutionized the conception of the world that a whole life could well be filled with them. But, at some point not too far away, a group of brilliant scientists and their friend Howard invaded television screens around the world and taught us that physics, nerds and humor can be an excellent combination . Like an explosion arising out of nowhere by the expansion of high-density matter, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ was born .
The premise of the series created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady started from a very interesting point: to turn those endearing nerds who live in their world and who do not understand social conventions, those poor marginalized cohorts of so many films , into absolute protagonists . Sheldon (Jim Parsons), Leonard (Johnny Galecki), Howard (Simon Helberg) and Rajesh (Kunal Nayyar) conquered our hearts practically from the first moment with quality performances, a witty and intelligent script full of references and a way of seeing the world different from what television had us used to . If we put these misfits together with Penny (Kaley Cuoco), Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) and Amy (Mayim Bialik), we find ourselves before a group whose misadventures have made us laugh many times.
In addition to humor, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ was a window into the world of science and geek culture, the geeks. The series gave visibility to the interesting world of Physics and how it affects our daily lives although we do not realize it , and it became a banner for all those geeks who love series, movies, comics or video games . Despite the fact that these forms of entertainment are some of the most widespread and popular, being a ” nerd ” is still considered a relatively bad thing by much of society. Sheldon and company showed that each one is the way it is, with its oddities included, and that if that makes you happy it should become a pride and not a shame.
After twelve seasons of humor, oddities and curiosities, we say goodbye to the series doing a small review of the main scientific teachings that ‘The Big Bang Theory’ has given us. Lest we fail Sheldon’s last exam and get a ‘ Bazinga! ‘ well deserved.
