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First the good news: Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco is expected to make a full recovery in the wake of a weekend horseback-riding accident that left her with a fractured leg.
Now the bad news: It looks like the CBS hitcom will be Penny-less for more than one episode.
Although a Warner Bros. spokesperson declined to comment, a Big Bang source confirms that Cuoco—who remains hospitalized in Los Angeles—is now expected to miss “a few” episodes; initial reports had her missing just a single episode.
Additionally, the show—which was previously scheduled to go on hiatus next week—will shut down production for an additional week. Producers will use the extra downtime to determine how best to explain Cuoco’s absence onscreen.
The source points out that Big Bang’s air schedule will not be impacted by the disruption, which comes as the series is making a high-profile move to Thursday nights.
I’ve learned that the stars of The Big Bang Theory are getting fat new paychecks just as the hit CBS comedy is getting ready for its big move to Thursdays next week. After almost 3 months of negotiations with series producer Warner Bros TV, Big Bang leads Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, and Jim Parsons have agreed to a major salary hike that would bring the trio’s salaries to $200,000 an episode for the upcoming fourth season, up from about $60,000 last season. The salaries will rise to $250,000 in Season 5, then $300,000 in Season 6 and 350,000 in Season 7. Additionally, they will each receive .25 point of the series’ lucrative backend and will be paid $1+ million as an advance against it now and another $1 million in Season 7. That effectively adds another $50,000 to their per-episode paycheck over the life of the deal.
One piece of news that excited the group was that Sorbo is going to be making an appearance on the hit television show “Big Bang Theory” as Sheldon’s older and cooler brother.
The Big Bang Theory has been rendered Penny-less in the wake of Kaley Cuoco’s weekend horseback riding mishap.
A rep for Cuoco confirms that the actress suffered a broken leg and is currently recuperating in a Los Angeles-area hospital. “She’s scheduled to make a full recovery,” says the spokesperson.
A Big Bang rep, meanwhile, says Cuoco will be written out of the episode that is taping tomorrow night. The show will then take a previously-scheduled week-long hiatus.
Watch Promotional Photos of The Big Bang Theory Season 4 Episode 2 The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification
“The Big Bang Theory” gang as well as fans of the show will overdose on amusing guest stars this season with the addition of George Takei to the list. To devoted fans of “Star Trek“, Takei’s name and face are familiar if not popular, and for Wolowitz, it is no different.
Bill Prady, the executive producer of “Big Bang” has confirmed via his Twitter that Takei would be in the new season’s fourth episode which is scheduled to air on October 14. This would be the same episode where another nerd-icon Katee Sackhoff will make a guest starring appearance again. She has previously popped up as Wolowitz’s conscience in season 3.
Like Sackhoff, Takei will play himself and only exist in Wolowitz’s thought. In fact, Sackhoff and Takei may be the opposite polars of Wolowitz’s conscience of what to do with his ex-girlfriend Bernadette. “George Takei plays himself, and he’s the other person guiding Wolowitz in his thoughts as he tries to figure out what to do about Bernadette,” Prady said in an interview with TV Squad.
Prady confirmed that Takei and Sackhoff will throw a line at each other but won’t say whether they would appear on Wolowitz bathtub again like Sackhoff did last season.
Prady acknowledged his Twitter followers that he got off the phone with Takei on Wednesday, September 1 night. On why he thought Takei would agree to do “Big Bang”, Prady suggested, “I think they do discuss being typecast in science-fiction shows.” In addition to luring Takei and Sackhoff, the show has also successfully nabbed Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to appear in the second episode.
The Big Bang Theory Season 4 Episode 2 The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification : Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Guest Stars as Himself
“The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification” — Sheldon realizes he won’t live long enough to download his consciousness into a robot body, and attempts to extend his lifespan, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, Sept. 30 (8:00-8:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
SERIES REGULARS:
Leonard Johnny Galecki
Sheldon Jim Parsons
Penny Kaley Cuoco
Wolowitz Simon Helberg
Koothrappali Kunal Nayyar
GUEST CAST:
Steve Wozniak Himself
STORY BY: Bill Prady & Lee Aronsohn & Steve Holland
TELEPLAY BY: Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds
DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski
Why is Penny tagging along on Sheldon’s first date with Amy (Mayim Bialik) in the season premiere of The Big Bang Theory? Kaley Cuoco provided some much needed context at last night’s Entertainment Weekly Emmy bash. The game actress also offered a spoiler about an upcoming episode involving expensive *o*o*s, and tearfully accepted Big Bang’s EWwy award for best comedy series. The Cuoco Q&A is after the jump!
I found out that The Big Bang Theory is breaking out the big guns for its impending move to Thursdays, and I just had to get this exclusive news out there now: Katee Sackhoff is guest starring on the CBS comedy again this fall.
The actress, who played Kara “Starbuck” Thrace on ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and Dana Walsh on ‘24,’ won’t be in the season premiere of ‘Big Bang’ (Thurs., Sept. 23, 8PM ET on CBS), but keep reading for scoop on that one, too.
Sackhoff will return later this fall to the role she first played last year — the version of “Katee Sackhoff” who acts as the conscience of Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg). The episode will also feature the return of Melissa Rauch as Wolowitz’s ex-girlfriend, Bernadette.
“He’s struggling with his feelings about Bernadette and them breaking up, and in pops Katee Sackhoff again,” Sackhoff laughed. “I can probably say [the scene] won’t be in the bathtub. I don’t know for sure … I can’t imagine them doing the same thing twice, but you never know.”
The first idea of “The Big Bang Theory” season 4 is offered through the first back episode stills as well as the new season’s poster. The one-sheet reminds fans that the half-hour comedy no longer occupies Mondays slot but Thursdays instead. Meanwhile, the stills for episode 4.01 show Sheldon on his first date ever.
In “The Robotic Manipulation” that will air on September 23, Penny finds herself along for the ride on Sheldon’s first date ever while Wolowitz finds a new use for a robotic arm. Mayim Bialik is reprising her role as Amy who is Sheldon’s seemingly perfect match.
Beside Bialik, the show also invites Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to guest star in an episode later in the season. Commenting on his casting, Wozniak said on his Facebook page, “I do not deserve all these great screenshots and the like – why don’t they just pick someone pretty like Lindsay Lohen (sic)?”
