A Big Bang of spin-offs
The Big Bang Theory‘s popularity has lent itself to some expansion with the Sheldon character getting a childhood exploration in Young Sheldon and that series would even spin off its own show, George & Mandy’s First Marriage. Now comes Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. This show would veer off into an even grander direction as an action/sci-fi/comedy where the Big Bang Theory splits into multiple universes. The show will also forgo network television to stream on HBO Max.
Check out the adventure you’re in for with the new trailer.
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Stuart Fails to Save the Universe revolves around Kevin Sussman’s portrayal of The Big Bang Theory character Stuart Bloom, the awkward comic store owner and all-around goober. Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn, and John Ross Bowie join Sussman for the upcoming spinoff series, which hails from co-creators Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn, and Bill Prady.
“We’re excited to be continuing the legacy of ‘The Big Bang Theory.’ Much like the original series, this new chapter wouldn’t be possible without the vision and storytelling brilliance of Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, as well as Zak Penn, who has brought fresh insight and a distinctive voice to an already exceptional creative team,” said Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max Content.
The logline for the series reads,
“Comic book store owner Stuart Bloom (Sussman) is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon. Stuart is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise (Lapkus), geologist friend Bert (Posehn), and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke (Bowie). Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters we’ve come to know and love from ‘The Big Bang Theory.’ As the title implies, things don’t go well.”
“I wanted to do something radical that would take me out of my comfort zone. Something the characters on ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ would have loved, hated, and argued about,” Lorre said.
“I was on a vision quest in the most remote parts of the Amazon Rainforest when a carrier pigeon arrived with a note from Chuck Lorre asking if I wanted to help make a show that the characters from ‘Big Bang Theory’ would watch,” Penn said. “I couldn’t resist that idea, so I packed up my yurt and hailed the next dirigible out. At the same time, Chuck sent an expedition to locate Bill Prady, who had been frozen with his shield across his chest in a block of arctic ice. The team assembled, we set out to make this insane show, which lives in a universe created by Chuck and Bill. I couldn’t be more honored to be working with these amazing people.”
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