[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3763″ img_size=”1000×800″ alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]When the news came earlier this week that the upcoming 12th season of The Big Bang Theory would conclude the series, a huge outcry of shock and then sadness fell over fans who thought they would have at least one more season. It has been revealed that the decision for the ending of the series mostly fell on the shoulders of star Jim Parsons and his desire to move on from the sitcom. Deadline reports how Parsons came to the decision and the ensuing shock that the rest of the cast felt when they found out about the conclusion.
After a table read of an upcoming episode of the series, it is reported that show creator Chuck Lorre offered the floor to Jim Parsons, who made an emotional announcement that he would be leaving the series after the season ended. Lorre had previously intimated that, were Parsons, Johnny Galecki, or Kaley Cuoco to leave the series, the show would no longer continue. This information did not deaden the shock to many of the cast and crew after Parsons revealed his decision.
Parsons, who plays Sheldon Cooper on the series, reportedly told Lorre last Friday about the decision, but the CBS team had hoped to convince him to stay with the show. It has been the actor’s well received performances as Cooper, which has opened the door for opportunities to star in movies and in theater productions. Production of the series accommodated the actor and, given the series’ longevity, it only required the cast for 3.5 days of the week to film a new episode. This gave Parson’s as well as other cast members the time to pursue other jobs.
Following news of the series ending, Parsons took to Instagram to share a lengthy and heartfelt post about his departure.
“It’s hard (nearly impossible, actually) to really accept that this is a picture of the first of the final 24 episodes we will shoot of The Big Bang Theory,” Parsons wrote. “I feel very fortunate that we have another 23 episodes to shoot this season because I am hopeful that with each and every one, my level of REALLY accepting this fact will sink in. Something else I feel grateful for – and this gratitude needs no time to ‘sink in’ or become more ‘realized;’ this grateful feeling is always with me but is multiplied in this moment of announcing our final season – but I feel such intense gratitude for our devoted viewers who are the ACTUAL reason we have been graced with the opportunity to explore these characters for 12 years of our lives.”
So now fans are faced with the notion that their favorite show has only 24 episodes left before the Big Bang Theory comes to an end. Do you blame Parson’s for the seemingly premature end of the series or has he earned the opportunity to move on to other things with recrimination? Give us your feeling at GVNation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Senior Writer at GeekVibesNation – I am a 50 something child of the 70’s who admits to being a Star Trek/Star Wars/Comic Book junkie who once dove head first over a cliff (Ok, it was a small hill) to try to rescue his Fantastic Four comic from a watery grave. I am married to a lovely woman who is as crazy as I am and the proud parent of a 18 year old boy with autism. My wife and son are my real heroes.
