Big Bang Theory Space Scenes Left Simon Helberg With Unpleasant Aftermath
It seems that there is no trick or gimmick that television won't resort to when it comes to attracting audiences and providing entertainment.
The wonders we see on the screen led to the coinage of the phrase "the magic of the movies. Even the most unbelievable things seem so real on TV that you are excused for believing everything you see.
However, you should keep in mind that the magic of the movies is just an illusion designed to trick you into watching it.
So unless you're watching a movie sponsored by the Russian government, which can afford to spend lavishly on taxpayer-funded space shoots, rest assured that the men floating weightlessly in space stations are just the work of actors and CGI.
Simon Helberg, who played Howard Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory, showed off his acting chops while filming space scenes. And as the actor later said, those scenes took their toll on him.
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In a panel interview, Simon Helberg had the last word on never having been in space. He explained the process of filming the famous space scenes in detail.
As the actor said, he was tied to a kind of bicycle seat on a device resembling a teeter-totter operated by two men. You never saw the latter because they were removed from the scene in post-production. This device helped create the illusion of floating in space.
There was no protocol to follow while filming the extraordinary scene. No wonder there were some inconveniences.
The biggest was that after spending some time in the seat, Simon Helberg felt paralyzed below the waist, according to the actor.
In the end, everything turned out fine for the actor, but he remembered the numbness he'd felt long after the shoot. Now it's clear why Howard didn't want to go to space again.
In all modesty, Simon Helberg didn't say that the space scenes owed most of their reality to his wonderful acting. The seesaw thing did nothing but raise and lower him, while the floating effect was created with special camera moves and nothing but Helberg's acting. He did an amazing job, and you have to give him credit for the discomfort he went through to entertain us.