Big Bang Theory Had to Made 2 Major Changes After Questionable Pilot

Our favorite comedy series, brimming with geeky charm, almost had a completely different look and feel.

It's common knowledge that The Big Bang Theory underwent some major changes before taking up its weekly primetime slot. To name but a few, Penny was originally intended to be the sexy, abrasive Katie, played by Amanda Walsh, and the original theme song was going to be Thomas Dolby's 'She Blinded Me With Science'.

In a recent episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson's podcast 'Dinner's On Me', Jim Parsons, who played the beloved, eccentric Sheldon Cooper, revealed some more previously unknown details about what was changed after the pilot episode, and they weren't minor changes either.

1.It was originally set on the East Coast

With almost all the scenes filmed indoors, this change of location doesn't seem like a big deal, but it would have had a huge impact on the characters' lives.

Firstly, it wouldn't have made sense for Penny, who moved to the West Coast to pursue an acting career. The quirky, lovable blonde with dreams of 'making it big' in Hollywood would have been unusable on the East Coast or heavily rewritten to fit the story.

Secondly, most of the Pasadena gang worked at Caltech. If they were living on the East Coast, they would have been working somewhere else entirely. It's hard to imagine Sheldon being anywhere but Caltech.

There is no definitive reason why the change was made, but many speculate that it was because the show's creators wanted to differentiate themselves from other sitcoms set in New York City.

2. It had a different color palette

Parsons described the original color palette as very similar to what fans were seeing, except it looked like someone had 'thrown a CPF filter on it and covered it in cobwebs'.

We can't imagine watching TBBT through a moody sepia lens, and while it wouldn't have affected the story, it would have given the show a different look and feel.

We're not saying that sticking with the original pilot would have completely ruined the show, after all, we wouldn't have been able to miss the revised version if it had never been made.

However, it's hard, and quite frightening, to imagine that The Big Bang Theory could have been so different from the way we've come to know it, and how that would have affected the show in the long run.

Source: Spotify.