"Big Bang" book: Cuoco not first choice for Penny

[Bob Jersey]

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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[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.

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