Summary
Shortly beforeThe Big Bang Theorybecame a huge hit, star Kaley Cuoco appeared in a horror movie that made her most famous role particularly ironic. ByThe Big Bang Theory’s finale, most of the major characters ended up in a pretty good place. Sheldon won his Nobel Prize, Leonard was married to the girl of his dreams and they were expecting a child, and Howard and Bernadette were happily married. Howard had even been to space, proving that almost anything was possible forThe Big Bang Theory’s cast of characters. However, not every main character was so lucky.
Raj ended up single and, while this wasn’t an inherently bad thing, his string of romantic mishaps and his failure to learn from them didn’t bode well for his future. Similarly,The Big Bang Theory’s finale controversially revealed Penny’spregnancy even though the show’s lead character had been clear about not wanting children for years. This adamant child-free choice made Penny stand out in a sea of sitcom heroines, but it was unceremoniously abandoned at the last moment. Meanwhile, Penny’s original dream of becoming a professional actor was forgotten by the end of the series.
Young Sheldon’s Ending Fixed The Big Bang Theory’s Most Confusing Mary Plot Hole
Although Young Sheldon’s finale didn’t justify all The Big Bang Theory’s character details, it did explain Mary and Sheldon’s close relationship.
Kaley Cuoco’s Killer Movie Role Reversed The Big Bang Theory’s Penny Story
Cuoco Played An Uber-Famous Actor In The Horror Movie
Killer Moviewas a satirical slasher story with a dark sense of humor and some surprisingly nasty kills, while Cuoco’s role inThe Big Bang Theoryhighlighted her skill with broad, mostly family-friendly comedy.
Ironically,Kaley Cuoco played a hugely successful actor in a small indie horror movie around the same time she began playing Penny, a failed actor in a hugely successful TV show. In 2007, the year that she took on the role of a struggling aspiring actor named Penny, Cuoco playedKiller Movie’s main character, Blanca Champion. A reality TV star, Blanca was a comically exaggerated parody of ‘00s celebrities like Paris Hilton who showed unexpected depth as the movie’s story progressed. Against the odds, she became the unlikely heroine byKiller Movie’s ending, alongside Paul Wesley’s amoral director Jake.
WhileThe Big Bang Theorykilled offa few characters in its 12-season run, the show couldn’t have been less likeKiller Movie.Killer Moviewas a satirical slasher story with a dark sense of humor and some surprisingly nasty kills, while Cuoco’s role inThe Big Bang Theoryhighlighted her skill with broad, mostly family-friendly comedy. Moreover,Killer Movie’s storyline couldn’t have diverged further from Penny’s plot inThe Big Bang Theory, despite the star playing an actor in both projects. InKiller Movie, Champion’s star power is used to salvage a struggling reality show about a small-town hockey team.
Killer Movie & The Big Bang Theory Were Perfect Opposites (Beyond Just The Obvious)
Cuoco’s Characters Couldn’t Have Been More Different
The Big Bang Theory’s Penny was a sweet, unsuccessful budding actor from a small town, whereasKiller Movie’s Blanca was a spoiled, massively successful actor from the big city.
InThe Big Bang Theory, Penny had no star power and could barely even get an opportunity to audition for minor TV guest roles.The Big Bang Theory’s Penny was a sweet, unsuccessful budding actor from a small town, whereasKiller Movie’s Blanca was a spoiled, massively successful actor from the big city. InKiller Movie, Blanca struggled to get accustomed to humdrum small-town life after arriving from LA, whereasThe Big Bang Theory’s Penny had a hard time adjusting to LA after moving from a small town. The two roles were almost perfect opposites.
Killer MovieandThe Big Bang Theoryalso diverged massively in terms of story. Whether or notYoung Sheldonkilled off Leonard, it is fair to say thatThe Big Bang Theorywas a fairly bloodless affair. In contrast,Killer Movieis surprisingly dark, cynical, and bloody, and the underrated comedy horror still stands out on Cuoco’s screen CV as one of her edgier efforts. In the years sinceThe Big Bang Theoryended, Cuoco returned to the darker pastures with projects likeThe Flight AttendantandBased on a True Story.
Penny’s The Big Bang Theory Acting Career Became Deeply Ironic
Penny Never Succeeded While Cuoco Became World Famous
When her roles in8 Simple Rules,Charmed, andBrandy and Mr. Whiskershad wrapped up by 2007, Cuoco had the choice between pursuing darker projects likeKiller Movieor more family-friendly fare likeThe Big Bang Theory. The latter ended up defining her career for the following decade, making her a household name and makingKiller Movie’s casting ironic in retrospect. After all,Killer Moviecast Cuoco as a huge star at a time when she was moderately recognizable thanks to some TV roles.
The Big Bang Theorycast her as a failing actor at the same time and, although Penny’s acting dreams were eventually abandoned, the role of Penny made Cuoco one of TV’s biggest stars.WhileThe Big Bang Theorybetrayed Pennyby forgetting her acting dream,Kaley Cuoco’s story is nothing like Penny’s plot thanks toThe Big Bang Theory. The role of the failed actor madeThe Big Bang Theory’s lead a massively successful actor while, in contrast, Cuoco’s role as a famous star was buried whenKiller Moviewent straight to VOD and earned largely negative reviews.
