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Jim Parsons Shares Major Casting SECRETS From Big Bang Theory
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In a caller oral past of The Big Bang Theory, which ran connected CBS for 12 seasons from 2007 to 2019, the formed and unit of the deed sitcom—including stars Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Kunal Nayyar and creator Chuck Lorre—reflected backmost connected Jim Parsons' astonishing determination to permission the show.
"I was shocked. We were conscionable blindsided that day," Johnny, who played Leonard Hofstadter, said, according to People. "And not needfully shocked by Jim's decision, but that helium hadn't had that speech with his castmates archetypal to hole us. So yes, it could person been handled better. We're a family; person a conversation. And I don't adjacent disagree with however Jim felt, due to the fact that successful galore ways, I felt the aforesaid way. I conscionable disagreed with however it was managed."
Johnny said it was gut-wrenching to spot his chap castmates "emotionally crumble" astatine the news, which was a representation echoed by his boss.
"There was a batch of crying successful the room—Kaley, successful particular," Lorre recalled. "It was a blow. And determination was nary mode to soften it by giving them a heads-up. I didn't cognize immoderate different mode to bash it."
Kaley, who played Penny and has gone connected to gain 3 Emmy nominations for producing and starring successful HBO Max's The Flight Attendant, was initially acrophobic astir what it meant for her career.
"We cried for hours that day," Kaley said. "We thought we were going to bash different year, truthful each of the abrupt your beingness benignant of flashes earlier your eyes. I looked astatine Chuck and said, 'What are we going to do?' I couldn't breathe. It conscionable felt similar a death, but besides a caller skyline for everybody arsenic well."
Kunal, who played Raj Koothrappali, said helium experienced "a precise carnal absorption successful my body" erstwhile Jim, who won 4 Emmys for his portrayal of Sheldon Cooper, made his exit known.
"It's thing I've lone experienced erstwhile before," helium said. "I felt a elephantine value had been lifted disconnected my shoulders. I don't mean this successful a affirmative oregon a antagonistic way. I mean this successful an implicit honorable way, that thing wrong maine was released. At that infinitesimal I said goodbye."
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Despite their mixed feelings, Johnny insisted he and the formed were not funny successful moving up in their co-star's absence.
"I don't deliberation I could person performed successful the mode I wanted to, oregon would privation to, if we did continue," helium said. "I was done myself, I think. I didn't truly cognize however to service the quality oregon the large penning anymore. But nary of us—the actors, writers—were comfy with doing the amusement without 1 of us. And we perfectly would not proceed connected without Jim."
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