# Stuart Fails to Save the Universe - Big Bang Theory spinoff. Spoilers after first post **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, hbomax-wb-dc\ **Created:** [July 24, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892 "2026-07-24T02:41:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/121 "2026-08-28T18:06:43Z")
I think they overplayed their hand on the cud chewing. ---
**Author:** ![Nicest\_of\_the\_Damned](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@Nicest\_of\_the\_Damned](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicest_of_the_Damned)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/122 "2026-08-31T09:05:12Z")
Yeah, when Kripke asked if the waiter was trying to fatten them up I thought it was going there. The cud chewing got disgusting pretty quickly. We get it! Ew. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/123 "2026-09-01T20:14:48Z")
Wasn’t crazy about this episode, but I did find it funny to see what a fancy restaurant would look like if we were ruminants. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/124 "2026-09-01T20:23:32Z")
I thought it was interesting that they didn’t use forks or other tools to eat. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/125 "2026-09-02T20:03:11Z")
If this show is being shown on HBO, why am I starting to see it on TBS? I’m not complaining - I just watched the first two episodes. However, I’m not seeing any more of them coming up. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/126 "2026-09-02T20:07:30Z")
TBS is part of Warner Bros Discovery. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/127 "2026-09-02T20:10:14Z")
If you want more episodes you have to sign up for HBO Max. This is a marketing technique that was pioneered by heroin dealers. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/128 "2026-09-04T02:54:55Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > > [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > > > I don’t think it’s that kind of show. > > I do. On top of that mystery, the/a second Stuart briefly flickered in and out at the end of the episode. A larger arc is happening than just self-contained episodes. Still waiting… The gags are funny but the premises of each world they visit are just pulled out of a hat. The hidden messages and doppelgängers are pretty thin gruel for a larger arc. If this was a comic book, all of the episodes would be considered “one & done”. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/129 "2026-09-04T03:04:07Z")
I haven’t watched this week’s episode yet but I see that it’s only 15 minutes long. With opening and ending credits, that’s not nearly enough. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/130 "2026-09-04T03:10:38Z")
And ten minutes of that was people mumbling random ear worms. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/131 "2026-09-04T12:49:28Z")
I started the new episode just after 9pm Eastern time, and then as it ended and the closing credits started, it was only 9:18pm. So yes, very short. I enjoyed it, though. Perhaps this sort of show is best binged a season at a time? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/132 "2026-09-04T17:13:35Z")
By the way, when they were talking about a way to shield their thoughts, I thought they were going to make literal tinfoil hats, especially after Stuart mentioned Magneto’s helmet. And would those who grew up in this universe learn how to control what people could hear? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/133 "2026-09-04T20:48:44Z")
BTW, as they were chasing the second group through multiple parallel universes (all of which were, I think, ones we’ve seen previously), we _very_ briefly saw someone being burned at the stake in the magic universe. It was too quick for me to see who it was but one recap said it was Neil deGrasse Tyson. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/134 "2026-09-04T21:45:17Z")
The new episode didn’t even show up on my HBO account until Friday afternoon. I don’t know what the hell is going on with that. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/135 "2026-09-04T21:46:16Z")
I saw it on Max on the Roku box at 9pm yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/136 "2026-09-04T21:53:52Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > we _very_ briefly saw someone being burned at the stake in the magic universe. It was too quick for me to see who it was but one recap said it was Neil deGrasse Tyson. It was indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/137 "2026-09-04T21:55:50Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > It was too quick for me to see who it was but one recap said it was Neil deGrasse Tyson. I didn’t recognize it was him until I saw his name in the closing credits. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/138 "2026-09-04T23:42:51Z")
It’ a shame it was only fifteen minutes, but there were a lot of visual effects in this episode, so maybe they made the decision to cut a lot of potentially expensive stuff out. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/139 "2026-09-05T00:07:00Z")
I think they loaded up on the sets for the first few episodes to draw a loyal audience and then planned for one-universe shows like the previous two to save money. They probably shot the scenes of them running through the other universes we’ve seen then. My hope is that they’ll use up the rest of the budget for the last three, all blow-outs. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892/140 "2026-09-05T02:31:04Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > The gags are funny but the premises of each world they visit are just pulled out of a hat. After six episodes I’ve decided SFTSTU is half **SCTV** , half Bob Hope/Bing Crosby road movie. You have a core group of the same characters playing different roles (the SCTV part) placed in colorful exotic locations where they keep getting in trouble with the natives (the road movie.) And the same supporting actors (Dorothy Lamour) keep showing up. Of course the plots are thin and the gags dominate the story. But as I noted upthread, **Quantum Leap** (the first version) lasted five seasons and 33 episodes (second version) with even less of an ongoing storyline. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuart-fails-to-save-the-universe-big-bang-theory-spinoff-spoilers-after-first-post/1031892.md?page=8)