An original character could have solved the show's big Penny problem. CBS struck gold when Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady pitched them the sitcom that eventually became one of the most popular comedies in the last decade. That being said, getting off the ground wasn't a walk in the park. After submitting the original pilot, the network asked the duo to make some changes. While the premise was great, some aspects of it just didn't work well together. This forced Lorre and Prady to alter some of their original story plans, and so they did.
Four years removed from finale, it's difficult to imagine what the show would have been like other than how it panned out.
While the crux of remained, some significant elements from the pair's envisioned show didn't make it to what eventually became the hit series. In a new interview, . Named Gilda, the role was portrayed by Iris Bahr, but like Amanda Walsh's Katie, it was scrapped after CBS asked Lorre and Prady to rework the show. Not much is known about Gilda, but like Sheldon and Leonard, she was another Caltech scientist. The initial plan was also to explore some romantic storylines between her and the two lead physicists in the sitcom.
Gilda was supposed to be the fourth main cast member of the original . Her addition would have kept the show tied to science as she would have also worked at Caltech.
As popular as was, it was also constantly criticized for its brand of humor that tended to be racist, sexist, and downright offensive.
Sheldon's lack of social awareness was often used as an excuse for his demeaning comments and attitude toward other people, especially Penny. After Walsh's Katie was also scrapped from the sitcom, she was replaced by a bubblier and kinder female lead played by Kaley Cuoco. Unfortunately, this also meant that she was the butt of many punch lines from the show. She was depicted as dumb and promiscuous — the stereotypical ditzy blonde. The fact that she was the only main female character on the show for several seasons made this worse.Had CBS kept Gilda, however, could have battled criticisms of being misogynistic against Penny.
Not only would the aspiring actress have a backup when Sheldon would make fun of her intellect and romantic choices, but would have also effectively established that women also have a place in the scientific field. Penny was far from stupid. Granted that she wasn't an intellectual, but what she lacked in that department, she made up for by being street-smart and sensitive. Still, Gilda being with her would have saved her from numerous distasteful jokes about her.Gilda's direct replacements were Raj and Howard, as Parsons recalls. That being said, there were a couple of other ways that replaced Bahr's character. Firstly, via . While the character only regularly appeared in the earlier seasons of the show, and she wasn't exactly a member of the Pasadena gang, shades of Gilda were in her. This includes working with the boys at Caltech and being in a casual affair with Leonard. The second coming of Gilda also came via the introduction of Bernadette and Amy — two additional female members of the Pasadena gang who also excelled in the scientific field.
代表者: 土屋千冬
郵便番号:114-0001
住所:東京都北区東十条3丁目16番4号
資本金:2,000,000円
設立日:2023年03月07日