‘The Big Bang Theory Cast Is Reuniting’ And Here’s How It Happened

The Big Bang Theory fans, rejoice! For the past many, many months, I have thought about this very moment. The moment when I could officially say, “The band is back together!” The moment when I could tell you all that the actors who made up one of the most talented ensembles ever to appear on our TV screens was reuniting for one purpose: my upcoming book, The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series.

On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, the entire cast—Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik, and Melissa Rauch—broke the news that come this October, you’ll be able to read how a show about a bunch of brilliant misfits came to be one of the most successful series in television history.

But not just that history; you’ll get the stories of what it was like behind the scenes that you’ve never heard before. Over the past year and a half, I spent over 120 hours interviewing the cast, cocreators Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, executive producers Steve Molaro and Steve Holland, the writers, and even the crew to uncover all the behind-the-scenes details never before told. The result was something completely unexpected.

When the project was first floated to me, I was intrigued by the idea but also terrified. Now, let me preface this by saying that’s a normal reaction for me. I freak out in my head over everything. I am the most prepared person on the planet, so jumping into anything new requires a lot of thought, planning, and then more thought. (Truly, my head can be an exhausting place to live.)

And I knew there was no way I would do this kind of book unless the major players were on board. Having watched Big Bang when it first premiered in 2007 and having covered it for Glamour since 2011, I have come to know them all well and have an immense respect for them. If they weren’t interested in going down memory lane and talking about the difficult times as much as the wonderful times, then this wasn’t going to work. If we were going to do this book, we had to do it right.

Another thing—since the series is one of television’s most popular, it felt as is The Big Bang Theory had been covered ad nauseam. If I was going to ask fans to pay $30 for a book, it had to be worth it. It had to be filled with new stories you haven’t heard before, or go much deeper into those that had already been told.