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‘The Big Bang Theory’ Co-Creator Chuck Lorre Calls Kaley Cuoco’s Penny ‘Sadly One-Dimensional’ Early In Sitcom: “Took A While To Figure Out”
Chuck Lorre said it took 'a while to figure out' Kaley Cuoco's character Penny in 'The Big Bang Theory,' saying she was 'cliched' at first.
In the first episode of The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast opposite former Warner Bros. Television Group chairman and CEO Peter Roth, Lorre — who also co-created Two and a Half Men — discussed the failed unaired pilot of the sitcom and being given a “do-over” following penning a “sh—-y” script alongside collaborator Bill Prady. The original inaugural episode featured two female main characters, Katie (Amanda Walsh) and Gilda (Iris Bahr), before Kaley Cuoco eventually stepped in as the lead following a rewrite and retaping of what would become the second and aired pilot a year later. A Max spinoff — with Lorre at the helm — is also beginning to take shape as original series alumni Kevin Sussman, Brian Posehn, Lauren Lapkus and, most recently John Ross Bowie, signed talent-holding deals with WBTV with the intention to star in the forthcoming show.
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