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\n Related: <\/span>How Many Spinoff Shows Does \u2018The Big Bang Theory\u2019 Have?<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tThe Big Bang Theory premiered nearly two decades ago \u2014 and the TV universe has only grown with three spinoffs (and counting)! The sitcom inspired a franchise when The Big Bang Theory aired from 2007 to 2019. It starred Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch as [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Penn credited Prady for having a \u201cbetter sense\u201d<\/a> of how the story flowed. Prady, for his part, noted that only one aspect of the show was \u2014 nearly \u2014 airtight.<\/p>\n\u201cI kept track of one thing, which was the loop,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd it\u2019s not 100 percent right but it\u2019s close enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
While speaking to Us, Penn argued that they wanted to have plot holes, saying, \u201cIf they don\u2019t then we didn\u2019t do our job.\u201d Prady jumped in to point out that the characters at the center of the HBO Max show \u201cnotice them along the way\u201d as well.<\/p>\n
Lorre, meanwhile, argued that shouldn\u2019t be what the audience searches for.<\/p>\n\n![\"Stuart\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/john-ross-bowie-lauren-lapkus-kevin-sussman-brian-posehn.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>HBO Max<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cUltimately, if you\u2019re looking for plot loopholes and you\u2019re not laughing, we failed,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
According to the official synopsis, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe<\/em> follows Stuart Bloom as he is faced with the daunting task of \u201crestoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon.\u201d<\/p>\nStuart \u201cis aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise<\/a>, geologist friend Bert and quantum physicist\/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke. Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters we\u2019ve come to know and love from The Big Bang Theory. As the title implies, things don\u2019t go well.\u201d<\/p>\nStuart (Kevin Sussman<\/strong>) was originally introduced on The Big Bang Theory<\/em>, which aired on CBS from 2007 to 2019. The show starred Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik<\/strong> and Melissa Rauch<\/strong> as a group of best friend scientists and their \u2014 sometimes polar opposite \u2014 significant others.<\/p>\nThe Big Bang Theory won 10 Emmy Awards during its 12-season run and spawned the prequel series, Young Sheldon, a.k.a the follow-up focused on Sheldon\u2019s life (Iain Armitage<\/strong>) as a child prodigy.<\/p>\nViewers then met Sheldon\u2019s brother, Georgie (Montana Jordan<\/strong>), which paved the way for his love story with Mandy (Emily Osment) to inspire another spinoff,<\/a> Georgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage. Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,<\/em> meanwhile, is led by Sussman, Brian Posehn, John Ross Bowie<\/strong> and Lauren Lapkus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\")
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\u201cI kept track of one thing, which was the loop,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd it\u2019s not 100 percent right but it\u2019s close enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
While speaking to Us, Penn argued that they wanted to have plot holes, saying, \u201cIf they don\u2019t then we didn\u2019t do our job.\u201d Prady jumped in to point out that the characters at the center of the HBO Max show \u201cnotice them along the way\u201d as well.<\/p>\n
Lorre, meanwhile, argued that shouldn\u2019t be what the audience searches for.<\/p>\n \u201cUltimately, if you\u2019re looking for plot loopholes and you\u2019re not laughing, we failed,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n According to the official synopsis, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe<\/em> follows Stuart Bloom as he is faced with the daunting task of \u201crestoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon.\u201d<\/p>\n Stuart \u201cis aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise<\/a>, geologist friend Bert and quantum physicist\/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke. Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters we\u2019ve come to know and love from The Big Bang Theory. As the title implies, things don\u2019t go well.\u201d<\/p>\n Stuart (Kevin Sussman<\/strong>) was originally introduced on The Big Bang Theory<\/em>, which aired on CBS from 2007 to 2019. The show starred Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik<\/strong> and Melissa Rauch<\/strong> as a group of best friend scientists and their \u2014 sometimes polar opposite \u2014 significant others.<\/p>\n The Big Bang Theory won 10 Emmy Awards during its 12-season run and spawned the prequel series, Young Sheldon, a.k.a the follow-up focused on Sheldon\u2019s life (Iain Armitage<\/strong>) as a child prodigy.<\/p>\n Viewers then met Sheldon\u2019s brother, Georgie (Montana Jordan<\/strong>), which paved the way for his love story with Mandy (Emily Osment) to inspire another spinoff,<\/a> Georgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage. Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,<\/em> meanwhile, is led by Sussman, Brian Posehn, John Ross Bowie<\/strong> and Lauren Lapkus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>
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