# Attending taping of BIG BANG THEORY **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 27, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311 "2009-10-27T16:04:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/1 "2009-10-27T16:04:34Z")
OK, I dunno, this maybe should go in MPSIMS, but I thought there’s more people will care here in Cafe Society. Anyhow, Mrs Haven and I have a VIP pass tonight for a taping of THE BIG BANG THEORY, and we’re very excited! ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/2 "2009-10-27T16:05:20Z")
Oh lucky you! Please report back. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/3 "2009-10-27T16:10:53Z")
Are you going on oatmeal day, or French toast day? ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/4 "2009-10-27T16:54:06Z")
Ohhhh I am jealous! ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/5 "2009-10-27T17:13:14Z")
Very, very jealous. I’d love to do that. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/6 "2009-10-27T17:18:48Z")
Wow, that’s exciting. If you happen to run into Kaley Cuoco or Chuck Lorre, please ask them if they plan to reveal Penny’s last name anytime soon. It’s starting to bug me. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/7 "2009-10-27T17:19:46Z")
Is this where someone says ‘When come back bring pi.’? ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/8 "2009-10-27T17:30:20Z")
Well done, CK. Here, have a chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/9 "2009-10-27T17:58:54Z")
This is cool. Which episode number of this season did you get to see? Also looking forward to a report. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/10 "2009-10-27T18:17:55Z")
> [@Wargamer](#): > > Is this where someone says ‘When come back bring pi.’? Bazzonga!! ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/11 "2009-10-27T18:30:08Z")
Get Raj good and drunk, so he can flirt with your wife. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/12 "2009-10-27T18:38:22Z")
**knock_knock_knock** Dexter… **knock_knock_knock** Dexter… **knock_knock_knock** Dexter… ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/13 "2009-10-27T19:05:49Z")
All right - you have to develop some incredibly distinctive laugh so we can all hear you. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/14 "2009-10-27T19:22:46Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > **knock_knock_knock** > > Dexter… > > **knock_knock_knock** > > Dexter… > > **knock_knock_knock** > > Dexter… I’ve started doing that to my kids. They hate it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/15 "2009-10-27T19:30:46Z")
Make sure you don’t sit in the wrong seat. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/16 "2009-10-27T20:00:58Z")
Pretty cool. Tell Kaley I said “hey”. ---
**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/17 "2009-10-28T04:34:28Z")
Just wondering…does it tape in NYC or LA? And I am BEYOND jealous! ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/18 "2009-10-28T16:33:59Z")
It tapes in LA, at Warners. We had a VIP invitation (a friend of my son, whom Mrs Haven and I know, works on the show.) My understanding is that they do have some non-invitation audience on an if-available seating. There are about 150 people in the audience, with microphones scattered above, so I doubt that any well-distinguished laugh will be heard. I did laugh so hard that I started coughing at one point. We got there around 5:15, there was some warm-up at 6:00 and they showed us an old episode on the monitors (the one with the killer robot fights.) Then they started shooting, we got to see the gang in The Room, which was very very cool. There were some scenes in the Pizza Place where Penny worked, and a scene in the bedroom. The sets are set across the stage, so where we were sitting (center), we had a great view of The Room, but the people sitting at the far left got to see Sheldon’s bedroom. There were no hallway shots, alas, but we would have seen them if they had been there. The episode we saw is called “The Vengeance Formulation,” not sure when it will air. Most scenes were shot two or three times, and we could watch on monitors. Sometimes, they changed the dialog slightly in different takes. We were supposed to laugh at each take as though we were seeing it afresh, which was a little difficult for some of the situations. There were a couple of flubs, and a wonderful exchange. Johnny Galecki (Leonard) blew a line, and during the interval before they restarted, Kaley Cuocu (Penny) asked him, “Are you high?” and he made the finger gesture for “a little bit.” The audience about exploded. Then a few minutes later, she blew a line, and he pointed at her and said, “High” and we about fell off our chairs. That won’t be aired, you can bet. Some of the scenes had been shot in advance, we saw them on the monitors so that we had the feel of the continuity. I won’t spoil any jokes or plot, but there was one moment that may rival the famous Jack Benny “You’re money or your life” (ie, reaction/double-take sort of response) if they let it ride. The laughing just did not stop. I won’t spoil, we’ll discuss after it’s aired, but I swear to you, you will TOTALLY crack up when you see it. In all, a wonderful experience. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/19 "2009-10-28T16:55:19Z")
There’s something to be said for the classic sitcom format. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311/20 "2009-10-28T17:07:39Z")
I thought Penny worked at Cheesecake Factory? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attending-taping-of-big-bang-theory/515311.md?page=2)