When HBO Max announced that they picked up the Big Bang Theory spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, you knew it was not going to fail. And after four episodes, it is a bona fide hit.
Therefore, the streamer announced today that they picked up the sitcom for a second season.
Amy Gravitt, EVP, HBO Programming, Head of HBO & HBO Max Comedy Series, said: “We’re delighted with how this hilarious, genre-bending show from Chuck, Zak, and Bill has connected with the audience, both devotees of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and new fans alike. Along with everyone else, we can’t wait to see the worlds they conjure for these beloved characters next season.”
New episodes stream on Thursdays, with the season finale airing on September 24th.
Josh Brener is a working actor. So, when he got the phone call to do a cameo in The Big Bang Theory spinoff, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, he said yes. However, he probably didn’t ask all that was involved with the part.
Therefore, imagine showing up to set and seeing an olive python hanging out in the green room, only to find out it would be wrapped around your neck. That is exactly what happened to him.
Kevin Sussman, who is Stuart, documented the behind-the-scenes moment when they put the snake on the guest star. You can see his expression change as they wrap the reptile around him as though it were a scarf.
Sussman put it perfectly: “Whatever they paid Josh Brener for this scene was not enough.” Although, after I wore a boa constrictor like a boa, I would do that for free. What would you do?
The D-Characters from The Big Bang Theory are getting their own show, and it is nothing like the one that it spun off of.
Comic book store owner Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman) is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon. Stuart is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise (Lauren Lapkus), geologist friend Bert (Brian Posehn), and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie). Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters we’ve come to know and love from “The Big Bang Theory.” As the title implies, things don’t go well.
This might the best spinoff since The Jeffersons. We shall find out on July 23rd when it premieres on HBO Max.
When I heard about Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, I thought it was going to live up to its name and be a big failure. However, after watching the trailer, I think it is going to pass with flying colors.
Even though it is part of The Big Bang Theory’s universe, it is on a completely different timeline. One full of adventure and fun that only a comic book creator could create. And that is something co-creator Zak Penn knows because he wrote several Marvel movies, including The Avengers.
Comic book store owner Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman) is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon. Stuart is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise (Lauren Lapkus), geologist friend Bert (Brian Posehn), and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie). Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters we’ve come to know and love from “The Big Bang Theory.” As the title implies, things don’t go well.
SFTSTU starts streaming on HBO Max on July 23rd. Are you going to be watching?
CBS picked up ten of their shows for next season today, but Watson and DMZ were not two of them.
What did they pick up? Tracker, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Matlock, Elsbeth, Fire Country, NCIS, NCIS: Origins, NCIS: Sydney, Survivor, and The Amazing Race. They join the series that were already picked up for the 2026=2027 season: Boston Blue, Sheriff Country, FBI, Ghosts, and two new series, Cupertino and Einstein.
CBS also had not made a decision on the upcoming scripted originals, CIA and Marshalls, and Hollywood Squares and The Road.
With all of that, there is not a lot of room for anything else, like a potential Tracker or Ghosts spinoff.
