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The Big Bang Theory
S12.E9
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The Citation Negation

  • Episode aired Nov 15, 2018
  • TV-PG
  • 20m
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7.2/10
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Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, and Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
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Sheldon and Amy are devastated after learning from a Russian paper that super asymmetry has already been theorized and disproved. Bernadette wants to beat Howard in a popular video game.Sheldon and Amy are devastated after learning from a Russian paper that super asymmetry has already been theorized and disproved. Bernadette wants to beat Howard in a popular video game.Sheldon and Amy are devastated after learning from a Russian paper that super asymmetry has already been theorized and disproved. Bernadette wants to beat Howard in a popular video game.

  • Director
    • Kristy Cecil
  • Writers
    • Chuck Lorre
    • Bill Prady
    • Steve Holland
  • Stars
    • Johnny Galecki
    • Jim Parsons
    • Kaley Cuoco
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    2.7K
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    • Director
      • Kristy Cecil
    • Writers
      • Chuck Lorre
      • Bill Prady
      • Steve Holland
    • Stars
      • Johnny Galecki
      • Jim Parsons
      • Kaley Cuoco
    • 8User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Leonard Hofstadter
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    • Sheldon Cooper
    Kaley Cuoco
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    • Penny Hofstadter
    Simon Helberg
    Simon Helberg
    • Howard Wolowitz
    Kunal Nayyar
    Kunal Nayyar
    • Raj Koothrappali
    Mayim Bialik
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    • Amy Farrah Fowler
    Melissa Rauch
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    • Bernadette Rostenkowski
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    • Director
      • Kristy Cecil
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      • Chuck Lorre
      • Bill Prady
      • Steve Holland
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    4m-gesing

    Laugh cancellation

    I haven't laughed even once. They should really cancel this show after they cancelled the joy of watching it. Its been a great journey throughout all the seasons but the longer Big Gang Theory is produced the more mediocre it becomes. It no longer has its special vibe and brilliance of dialogues. Its all gone, like 2 or 3 seasons ago.
    1julienh

    Fortnite? Really?

    Okay, so this is a new low, even for the insanely low standard of season 12. Bernadette tries to torture and humiliate Howard for the 1.000th time for no reason whatsoever, Sheldon and Amy prove that they can't do proper research before writing an important theory, Raj and Howard are playing Fortnite in a desperate attempt to reel in any younger viewers.

    Now the real question is: Who the hell cares about any of that? Nobody. There's no point to any storyline in this episode. It's just a filler episode to stretch out the season and to (failingly) hide the fact that the writer (I'm assuming it's just one, everyone else must have fled the set) is just plain out of ideas.

    And the worst part is, we can feel that the actor's don't give a damn about their characters anymore, they just read the script and don't put a single thought into how their original character would behave. There's nothing convincing about Sheldon's sudden outburst, Amy is as comforting as a dead fish, Bernadette is as mean as ever, and the comic book store girl delivers a horrible performance trying to teach Fortnite to Bernadette like a drill sergeant.

    I have to be honest, this is the worst episode yet and it deserves a crushing -5 out of 10.
    1laportillo

    Why is it okay for Bernadette to tell Howard that she earns more than him?

    I used to be a viewer at the beginning, the show was really good, but it then it became stale, I honestly haven't seen the show in years, yet because it's the last season, I watched on 11-15-18. What husband wants to hear a wife saying that she makes more than him? It's not funny! What if during an argument a husband tells the same to his wife? Do you think it's funny?
    7jepchamp

    That's not how citations work

    I'm a college librarian and I have always been baffled by this episode. When you write an academic paper, you cite the materials you used--journal articles, books, etc. Citations show where you got the information you refer to. You note these sources and then create your works-cited page. You don't write the whole thing and then run around looking for citations. If Sheldon and Amy were citing that Russian book, it means they had seen it and referred to it in their paper. It should not have been a surprise to them. From an academic research standpoint, the whole premise of this episode makes no sense.
    5pkpera

    Job done, excitement gone

    Just another average, or sub average episode of season 12 - and average is relative to season 12, not complete serial. After 3 weeks I actually don't remember almost nothing. There was same lame twist about possible super great discovery.

    Well, I think that I invented basic idea for 1 episode. That includes singularity, inventing, discovering something, big bang - yes, ideal for final ep. of serial :-) No, I don't want this to be finished, and ep. 10 of season 12 was really good. I want more, that's why I offer my idea, which is actually online, in 1 forum signature. Surely, this serial is far less popular than in beginning and some 3 years ago, but could last for another 5 seasons with some fresh blood. Surely actors are important factor too, but I would watch it even if Jim Parson will leave and something really fresh and good comes instead. Yeah, I may be biggest fan of this serial, and I'm a nerd. Look all those my reviews here ... All this was in my head 3 weeks ago, but after this ep. somehow was not motivated to put on paper, pardon IMDB. Ep. 10 made me to do it .

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    • Trivia
      Howard's screen name on the video game he was playing is "Fr00tL00ps511", alluding to the unfortunate nickname he was given when he was in space.
    • Goofs
      Most scientists would study a paper with a conflicting theory to either disprove or use its research in their own work before just giving up like Sheldon did.
    • Quotes

      Sheldon Cooper: You're probably wondering why I put you through this.

      Leonard Hofstadter: You mean the last two minutes or the last twenty years?

    • Crazy credits
      CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #601

      (picture of the main cast on the couch with Stan Lee) Excelsior Forever!
    • Connections
      References Freaky Friday (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      History of Everything
      (uncredited)

      Written by Barenaked Ladies

      Performed by Barenaked Ladies

      [Series theme song played during the opening titles]

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 25, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Chuck Lorre Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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      20 minutes
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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