Re: [TV orNotTV] "Big Bang" book: Cuoco not first choice for Penny

[Melissa P]

Responding to this post has been on my to-do list.  Sorry it's taken me so
long to get to it.

I'll be getting and reading the book in the near future.

A couple of scenes of the second pilot were filmed on a Saturday when I
happened to be in Los Angeles (for another reason).  Only Jim and Johnny
were in the scenes, but Kaley was on the set and introduced to the
audience.  I don't think Simon and Kunal had been cast yet.

I got to see the show being filmed one more time (before its popularity
skyrocketed) and was able to offer a storyline suggestion to Bill Prady; I
could tell that he thought it had merit.  I was thrilled later on that
season to see my idea used in a storyline.

Despite knowing someone who knew the science advisor on the show, I
couldn't get in to see another taping.

Unlike *Young Sheldon*, the show held up for all 12 of its seasons.


On Sat, Oct 8, 2022 at 5:47 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV <
tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Jessica Radloff's oral history of the comedy, dropping Tuesday (10/11),
> interviews many of the participants, and noted that due to Penny being a
> character name in another pilot up for CBS' consideration the same year as
> "BBT," Lorre/Prady were asked to rename her "Katie"... and had several
> actresses you'll recognize as potential candidates...
>
> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/big-bang-theory-book-marisa-tomei-kaley-cuoco-1235234461/
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[TV orNotTV] "Big Bang" book: Cuoco not first choice for Penny

['Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV]

Jessica Radloff's oral history of the comedy, dropping Tuesday (10/11), 
interviews many of the participants, and noted that due to Penny being a 
character name in another pilot up for CBS' consideration the same year as 
"BBT," Lorre/Prady were asked to rename her "Katie"... and had several 
actresses you'll recognize as potential candidates...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/big-bang-theory-book-marisa-tomei-kaley-cuoco-1235234461/
 (link)
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