The Big Bang Theory kicked off Friday morning in Ballroom 20 with a hilarious discussion moderated by Craig Ferguson. Here are our top seven moments from the panel!
1) Musical theater
Garfunkel and Oates (Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci) opened the panel with a performance of their song “If I Didn’t Have You,” originally written for Howard. “We couldn’t have imagined we’d get to sing this song. For The Big Bang Theory fans at Comic-Con,” they added, to cheers from the audience.
2) Murder most Emmy
“Who was the genius who decided to kill off Professor Proton?” host Craig Ferguson asked. Steve Molaro laughed, and admitted that it was his idea. The story choice was an act of revenge against Bob Newhart, who had won the show’s only Emmy Award in the role.
3) Family reunion
Molaro divulged a fun fact from the season 7 episode starring James Earl Jones and Carrie Fisher. As Jones only provided the voice for Darth Vader on Star Wars, he and Fisher had never met until they both arrived on the set of The Big Bang Theory.
“When they approached each other,” Molaro laughed, “The first thing Carrie said was “DAD!””
4) Fact-checking
A fan received a standing ovation after pointing out that the Comic-Con ticket-buying process was portrayed inaccurately on the show. “Why are they hitting refresh?” he asked.
One writer joked that Comic-Con “changed the system to screw with us.” Eric Kaplan dryly remarked, “We wanted to see if there would be someone who would spot it.”
5) Serial Apist 2
A hilarious trailer for Penny’s zero-budget horror film Serial Apist 2 (“Monkey See, Monkey Kill”) aired to great response. Brought to us “From the people who lost a lot of money on Serial Apist,” the film is not yet rated – “But don’t worry,” the narrator added, lingering on a shot of Penny in the shower. “She gets naked in it.”
6) Wil Wheaton
As the trailer ended, a man in a mask and hands ran onto the stage – quickly revealed to be none other than Sheldon’s occasional nemesis Wil Wheaton. Wheaton expressed his fondness for the Serial Apist idea, and Ferguson gamely suggested a Kickstarter campaign.
7) Aqua-grandpa
One fan asked the panel why they seem to hate the character of Aquaman. Ferguson immediately bellowed, “Because he’s not a real superhero, that’s why!!!” – a hilarious response he would come to regret.
“My grandfather is the creator of Aquaman,” the fan responded, to which Fergson turned bright red and enthusiastically maimed ritual suicide. “Aquaman has always been one of my favorite superheroes,” he joked.
The Big Bang Theory season 8 will premiere on Monday, Sept. 22nd at 8:00 p.m.
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