The end of Chuck Lorre’s last hit sitcom earlier The Big Bang Theory Makes it all the more impressive that he managed to stick the landing with big bangs series finale. Before co-creating The Big Bang Theory With Bill Prady, Lorre co-created Two and a half people With Lee Aronson. During the mid to late 2000s and early 2010s, Two and a half people And The Big Bang Theory were the two biggest sitcoms on the air. They even had a huge audience overseas in the days before streaming, which was practically unheard of.
Not either Two and a half people Or The Big Bang Theory They are always critical pets, but their ratings are huge. As with any popular series, It was always difficult for Lorre and his respective teams to find a satisfying way to end Two and a half people And The Big Bang Theory. But whereas Two and a half people went drastically downhill and ended with a terrible finale, The Big Bang Theory managed to end on a high note and remains a thriving franchise of its own.
Two and a Half Men’s terrible finale shows how difficult it was for TBTT to stick the landing
Two and a Half Men has one of the most baffling endings in television history
After 12 seasons (eight with Charlie Sheen and four with his replacement, Ashton Kutcher), Two and a half people Finally ended its run with a 40-minute series finale: season 12, episodes 15 and 16, “Of course he’s dead.” The finale reveals that Charlie – who was previously killed in a cruel and vindictive way – is actually alive, and has been tortured for four years. The finale addresses its audience the same way, insulting the viewers who stuck around during the show’s decline. It’s more interested in rehashing Lorre’s feud with Sheen than actually finishing the story.
The Two and a half people The finale was a bitter disappointment, and it has since soured the show’s legacy. It was once the most beloved sitcom on TV, but now, it’s hard to watch because it goes so far off the rails and culminates in a weirdly meta, mean-spirited finale. The finale showed how difficult it would be for Lorre to end his other hit sitcom in a satisfying manner – And how easily a bad ending could have tanked the whole enterprise. This makes it even more impressive The Big Bang Theory Managed to deliver a great finale.
The Big Bang Theory succeeded where Two and a Half Men failed in many ways
The Big Bang Theory’s finale provided all the closure and fan service that Two and a Half Men’s ending avoided
The Two and a half people Finale was so busy reopening old wounds and getting one last dig at Shin that it forgot to serve the fans who kept the show on the air for so long. It brings back fan-favorite characters like Jake and Bertha, but it doesn’t leave them in a good place like all the best series finales do. The Big Bang Theory‘s finale, on the other hand – season 12, episode 24, “The Stockholm Syndrome” – dedicated its entire runtime to serving the fans And leave the letters in a good place.
Unlike the Two and a Half Men finale, The Big Bang Theory finale was a love letter to fans and a satisfying ending, and it has allowed the franchise to thrive in the years since.
It sees Sheldon and Amy receive a Nobel Prize, and Penny finds out she’s pregnant. The storyline gives Sheldon and Amy the professional recognition they’ve always wanted and sets up a bright future for Penny and Leonard. It culminates in Sheldon using his acceptance speech to tell his friends how much they mean to him. Unlike these Two and a half people finale, The Big Bang Theorys finale was a love letter to fans and a satisfying ending, and it’s allowed the franchise to thrive in the years since, with a successful spin-off (and another one on the way).