# The Big Bang Theory, Season 8, Episode 12 (January 8, 2015) -- "The Space Probe Disintegration" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 8, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332 "2015-01-08T17:17:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/1 "2015-01-08T17:17:35Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/2 "2015-01-09T01:05:03Z")
Would like to have seen Leonard with the fez and bow tie ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/3 "2015-01-09T02:42:20Z")
My God… Sheldon showed some awareness of how difficult he can be at times. I’m actually pretty stunned by that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/4 "2015-01-09T04:19:04Z")
Guess the writers forgot about “[The Tall Man from Cornwall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omkPQGeEnqw)” There was a tall man from Cornwall Whose length exceeded his bed My body fits on it but barely upon it There is no room for my Cornish Head Now typing that back…it fits the meter of a limerick, but why doesn’t the last word of the first line rhyme with the last words of Line 2 and Line 5? Cornwall…Bed…Head. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/5 "2015-01-09T05:17:32Z")
Not really a limerick, innit? I’ll explain if you’ve got just a minute. The rhyme scheme don’t say AABBA So it’s best if you just be forgettin’ it. ---
**Author:** ![Idilia\_Dubb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@Idilia\_Dubb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idilia_Dubb)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/6 "2015-01-09T09:19:33Z")
Jim Parson’s toupee was obvious in this episode. They ought to hire the firm that did Sinatra’s hairpieces - those were good wigs. Has Simon Helberg had a nose job? It looks like he’s had the bump shaved down. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/7 "2015-01-09T11:32:38Z")
> [@Idilia\_Dubb](#): > > Jim Parson’s toupee was obvious in this episode. They ought to hire the firm that did Sinatra’s hairpieces - those were good wigs. > > Has Simon Helberg had a nose job? It looks like he’s had the bump shaved down. I did not notice any of the above. I did notice Bernadette lost some weight. You could see it in her face. But she never stood up se we can get a load, if you know what I mean. The new, improved Penny doesn’t dress like a whore any more, I see. Still, nice fan service there. ---
**Author:** ![Idilia\_Dubb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@Idilia\_Dubb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idilia_Dubb)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/8 "2015-01-09T13:43:55Z")
Does anyone know the name and location of the Hindu temple? That is a _beautiful_ building. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/9 "2015-01-09T13:50:20Z")
> [@Idilia\_Dubb](#): > > Does anyone know the name and location of the Hindu temple? That is a _beautiful_ building. I don’t, but was impressed by it, as well! I would have enjoyed an inside view. ---
**Author:** ![Idilia\_Dubb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@Idilia\_Dubb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idilia_Dubb)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/10 "2015-01-09T14:00:31Z")
> [@gytalf2000](#): > > I don’t, but was impressed by it, as well! I would have enjoyed an inside view. Would the TBBT producers have had to pay a fee to the temple for including the exterior shot? ---
**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:** [January 9, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/11 "2015-01-09T14:42:12Z")
> [@Idilia\_Dubb](#): > > Does anyone know the name and location of the Hindu temple? That is a _beautiful_ building. Based on a Google search, it might be the [Malibu Hindu Temple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malibu_Hindu_Temple). And I think that was the first serious acknowledgment of Raj’s religion. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/12 "2015-01-09T14:51:58Z")
I nodded off right around the time Raj threw the water bottle in the trashcan, and woke up just in time to see Penny in her nightgown. Is it worth a rewatch? ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/13 "2015-01-09T15:15:01Z")
> [@Idilia\_Dubb](#): > > Would the TBBT producers have had to pay a fee to the temple for including the exterior shot? I doubt they’d have _paid_ a fee for an exterior shot. However, I’m sure the folks at the temple would have been willing to accept a donation that the producers offered them. They might even have been willing to suggest how much of a donation might be appropriate. Yes, it’s a subtle difference, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a difference. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Idilia\_Dubb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@Idilia\_Dubb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idilia_Dubb)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/14 "2015-01-09T16:10:47Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > I nodded off right around the time Raj threw the water bottle in the trashcan, and woke up just in time to see Penny in her nightgown. Is it worth a rewatch? No, it was missable. Most of the season, frankly, has been missable. I think the only ep so far that’s worth re-watching is the one with Billy Bob Thornton. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/15 "2015-01-09T16:21:03Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Based on a Google search, it might be the [Malibu Hindu Temple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malibu_Hindu_Temple). And I think that was the first serious acknowledgment of Raj’s religion. He’s mentioned various deities from the pantheon in previous episodes. I think that Sheldon corrected him at one point about his religion, which prompted some (justifiable) anger on Raj’s part. Details are fuzzy, though… ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/16 "2015-01-09T16:23:01Z")
> [@Idilia\_Dubb](#): > > No, it was missable. Most of the season, frankly, has been missable. I think the only ep so far that’s worth re-watching is the one with Billy Bob Thornton. ☹ I fully agree. Very disappointing. I’m not sure if they are taking this approach because they know this is the last season and are trying to wrap things up. But this show is just no longer very funny or interesting. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/17 "2015-01-09T16:23:12Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > I nodded off right around the time Raj threw the water bottle in the trashcan, and woke up just in time to see Penny in her nightgown. Is it worth a rewatch? Damn I haven’t seen the show yet. How nice is the nightie? ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/18 "2015-01-09T16:28:05Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > I fully agree. > > Very disappointing. I’m not sure if they are taking this approach because they know this is the last season and are trying to wrap things up. > > But this show is just no longer very funny or interesting. Didn’t they just sign the cast for three more seasons? ---
**Author:** ![Idilia\_Dubb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@Idilia\_Dubb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idilia_Dubb)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/19 "2015-01-09T16:30:06Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > Didn’t they just sign the cast for three more seasons? I think it’s two more after this one. ---
**Author:** ![Idilia\_Dubb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@Idilia\_Dubb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idilia_Dubb)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332/20 "2015-01-09T16:31:48Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Damn I haven’t seen the show yet. How nice is the nightie? The dress she tries on in the department store changing room is sexier than the nightie. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-12-january-8-2015-the-space-probe-disintegration/709332.md?page=2)