Almost four years ago, the last episode of the hit sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” aired. It has now been made public that the final didn’t necessarily go smoothly. The reason for this is Jim Parsons’ decision to leave the series.
About five years ago, the hit sitcom “The Big Bang Theory“their end. Although the series was still very successful, the finale had to come earlier than expected Jim Parsons refused to extend his contract. Ultimately because he no longer wanted to continue portraying Sheldon Cooper. Everything actually indicated that his co-stars received the surprising news well at the time. But as it was announced, the whole thing behind the scenes was far less harmonious…
In the book “The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story Of The Epic Hit Series*“It has since been revealed that Johnny Galeckiwho played Leonard in the series, was very disappointed with Parsons’ decision. In addition, an unexpected conflict arose between Kaley Cuoco and the Sheldon Cooper actor. Executive producer Steve Holland recalls that Cuoco refused to make eye contact with Parsons in rehearsal. So that the series didn’t suffer, the dispute was soon put aside.
Jim Parsons was surprised by the reaction
In an interview with Yahoo Parsons himself commented on the decision not to extend his contract: “It’s never nice to hear that you did something that made someone angry or sad. But I did what I had to do and it was the best way to deal with it. To be honest, we weren’t the type of group that I felt the need to have a group meeting beforehand.”
Parsons also admits in the interview that he was quite surprised by the reactions of his colleagues. He also explained that part of him would have been happy if The Big Bang Theory could have continued without him. But the case did not occur. In the meantime he hasn’t reversed his decision, but at least softened it – at least for two episodes of the spinoff series “Young SheldonParsons has resumed his signature role.
By the way, Kaley Cuoco not only clashed with Parsons, but also with another co-star. You can read the whole story behind the dispute in the following article:
This is a republication of an article that previously appeared on FILMSTARTS. A similar post previously appeared on our Spanish sister site Espinof.
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