The Big Bang Theory: Season 8
Warner Brothers (2014)
TV Series  /  Comedy
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IMDB   8.2
477 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   PG (Parental Guidance)
Johnny Galecki Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons Sheldon Cooper
Kaley Cuoco Penny
Simon Helberg Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar Raj Koothrappali
Mayim Bialik Amy Farrah Fowler
Melissa Rauch Bernadette Rostenkowski
Kevin Sussman Stuart Bloom
Laura Spencer Emily Sweeney
John Ross Bowie Barry Kripke
Stephen Root Dan
Billy Bob Thornton Dr. Oliver Lorvis
Brian George Dr. V.M. Koothrappali
Carol Ann Susi Debbie Wolowitz
Laurie Metcalf Mary Cooper
Nathan Fillion Nathan Fillion
Christine Baranski Dr. Beverly Hofstadter
Regina King Janine Davis
Levar Burton LeVar Burton
Robert Clotworthy Headmaster Edwards
Director
Mark Cendrowski
Anthony Joseph Rich
Producer Steve Holland
Eric Kaplan
Peter Chakos
David Goetsch
Writer Steve Holland
Eric Kaplan
David Goetsch
Adam Faberman
Cinematography Steven V. Silver


What happens when hyperintelligent roommates Sheldon and Leonard meet Penny, a free-spirited beauty moving in next door, and realize they know next to nothing about life outside of the lab. Rounding out the crew are the smarmy Wolowitz, who thinks he's as sexy as he is brainy, and Koothrappali, who suffers from an inability to speak in the presence of a woman.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    9/22/2014  1.  The Locomotion Interruption
Leonard and Amy take an unexpected road trip to Arizona to pick up Sheldon. Meanwhile, Penny interviews for a job at Bernadette’s company, and Howard is weirded out by Stuart’s relationship with Mrs. Wolowitz.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Jim Reynolds  / Maria Ferrari  / Tara Hernandez 
Guest starring:  Stephen Root
    Seen it: Yes   20 mins    9/22/2014  2.  The Junior Professor Solution
When Sheldon's Junior Professor job requires him to teach graduate students, only Howard signs up for the course. Meanwhile, Bernadette becomes worried that Penny won't perform well in her new job based on her performance as a waitress.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  /  Eric Kaplan  / Steven Molaro 
Guest starring:  Regina King
    Seen it: Yes   20 mins    9/29/2014  3.  The First Pitch Insufficiency
Wolowitz is nervous after NASA asks him to throw out the first pitch at a Los Angeles Angels game. Meanwhile, Leonard and Penny try to prove Sheldon wrong after he says that he and Amy are a “superior couple.”
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Jim Reynolds  / Chuck Lorre  / Anthony Del Broccolo 
Guest starring:  Mike Massimino
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/6/2014  4.  The Hook-Up Reverberation
Emily takes a dislike to Penny after she finds out about her night with Raj four years ago. Meanwhile, the guys think about investing in Stuart's comic book store.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  /  Eric Kaplan  / Jim Reynolds  / Steven Molaro 
Guest starring:  Laura Spencer
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/13/2014  5.  The Focus Attenuation
The girls go to Las Vegas for the weekend, while the guys go on a 'physicist retreat'.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  /  Eric Kaplan  /  Adam Faberman  / Jim Reynolds 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/20/2014  6.  The Expedition Approximation
Raj and Sheldon try testing themselves for a mining expedition and Leonard and Penny worry about money in their marriage.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  / Jim Reynolds  / Steven Molaro  / Maria Ferrari 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    10/30/2014  7.  The Misinterpretation Agitation
The girls decide to reenact their high school prom especially since none of them except for Penny had memorable ones.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  /  Eric Kaplan  / Jim Reynolds  / Chuck Lorre 
Guest starring:  Billy Bob Thornton
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/8/2015  8.  The Prom Equivalency
Amy, Bernadette, and Penny decide to re-enact their high school proms with their respective fellows. Raj, Emily, and Stuart are included too.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  /  Eric Kaplan  / Jim Reynolds  / Jeremy Howe 
Guest starring:  Laura Spencer, Kara Luiz
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/13/2014  9.  The Septum Deviation
Both Leonard and Sheldon end up in the hospital while Raj has to deal with the divorce of his parents.
Director:  Anthony Rich  Writer:  Bill Prady  / Steven Molaro  / Maria Ferrari 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    11/20/2014  10.  The Champagne Reflection
Howard, Raj and Leonard cleanup the life's work of another profressor who passed away, Bernadette faces up to her bullying and Sheldon records the last episode of "Fun with Flags".
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  / Steven V. Silver  Writer:  Steven Molaro  / Tara Hernandez  / Ph.D David Saltzberg 
Guest starring:  Levar BurtonStephen RootJohn Ross BowiePaul Willson
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    12/11/2014  11.  The Clean Room Infiltration
Amy hosts a traditional Victorian Christmas Eve dinner while the guys are trying to shoo out a bird they let into the university clean room.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Jeremy Howe  / Maria Ferrari  / Tara Hernandez 
Guest starring:  Dakin Matthews
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/8/2015  12.  The Space Probe Disintegration
Wolowitz tries to distract Raj, who is anxiously awaiting data from a space probe he helped launch. Meanwhile, Sheldon and Leonard go dress shopping with Penny and Amy.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Eric Kaplan  / Jim Reynolds  / Billy Prady 
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    1/15/2015  13.  The Anxiety Optimization
The gang tries to help Sheldon when he becomes stuck in a rut at work by increasing his anxiety level. Howard teases Raj with a new game called "Cinnamon or Emily?"
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Eric Kaplan  /  Adam Faberman  / Maria Ferrari 
Guest starring:  Laura Spencer
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/5/2015  14.  The Troll Manifestation
Sheldon becomes annoyed after discovering that Amy has been helping Kripke with his research. Stuart finally reopens the comic book store. Howard gets a disturbing phone call regarding his mother.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Eric Kaplan  / Steven Molaro  / Tara Hernandez 
Guest starring:  Jim Meskimen
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/12/2015  15.  The Comic Book Store Regeneration
Leonard and Sheldon publish a paper which is widely accepted except for comments from an internet troll. Meanwhile, the girls reminisce about embarassing incidents from their past.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Jim Reynolds  / Jeremy Howe  / Maria Ferrari 
Guest starring:  Nathan Fillion
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    2/19/2015  16.  The Intimacy Acceleration
Penny and Sheldon conduct an intimacy experiment, while the airline loses the ashes of Howard's mother after they return from her funeral.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Eric Kaplan  / Dave Goetsch  / Tara Hernandez 
Guest starring:  Stephanie Escajeda
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/5/2015  17.  The Colonization Application
Trouble arises when Amy learns Sheldon has applied for a one-way mission to colonize Mars. Also, a trip to the pet store ends in a fight for Sheldon and Amy, Leonard surprises Penny with a very “adult” purchase, and, Raj is caught snooping in Emily’s apartment.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Jim Reynolds  / Dave Goetsch  / Tara Hernandez 
Guest starring:  Laura Spencer
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    3/12/2015  18.  The Leftover Thermalization
An electrical short thaws the last meal that was cooked by Mrs. Wolowitz, and the gang ponders what to do with it, while Sheldon and Leonard's work is featured in a magazine, but only one receives credit.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Jeremy Howe  / Steven Molaro  / Maria Ferrari 
Guest starring:  Kevin Sussman
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/2/2015  19.  The Skywalker Incursion
When Leonard and Sheldon are invited to speak at UC Berkeley, they take a detour to try to meet an idol. Also, when Bernadette and Howard battle over the fate of his Dr. Who TARDIS, Raj and Amy offer to settle the dispute with a game of ping pong.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Jim Reynolds  / Jeremy Howe  / Tara Hernandez 
Guest starring:  Tate Ellington, Michael Dempsey, Mark Barrett
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/9/2015  20.  The Fortification Implementation
Sheldon and Amy have a platonic sleepover, Howard finds out that he has a half-brother and Penny gets an offer to try out for a Kevin Smith movie.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Jim Reynolds  / Tara Hernandez  / Saladin Patterson 
Guest starring:  Matt Bennett, Kevin Smith, Rena Strober
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/16/2015  21.  The Communication Deterioration
When Raj is asked to create a message in case a NASA mission discovers alien life, the guys fight over what he should do. Also, Penny is torn between auditioning for a movie or keeping her successful pharmaceutical sales job.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  / Jeremy Howe  / Dave Goetsch  /  Eric Kaplan 
Guest starring:  Sara Erikson, Kelli Goss
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/23/2015  22.  The Graduation Transmission
Leonard is asked to make an inspirational commencement speech at his old high school.
Director:  Anthony Rich  /  Anthony Joseph Rich  Writer:  Steve Holland  /  Eric Kaplan  / Jim Reynolds  / Chuck Lorre 
Guest starring:  Brian GeorgeAlice Amter
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    4/30/2015  23.  The Maternal Combustion
Both Dr. Beverly Hofstadter (Christine Baranski) and Mary Cooper (Laurie Metcalf) will be appearing in this episode. It is unknown whether they will share any scenes.
Director:  Anthony Rich  Writer:  Jim Reynolds  / Jeremy Howe  / Chuck Lorre  / Steven Molaro 
Guest starring:  Laurie MetcalfChristine Baranski
    Seen it: Yes   30 mins    5/7/2015  24.  The Commitment Determination
Season Finale
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  /  Eric Kaplan  / Jim Reynolds  / Chuck Lorre 
Guest starring:  Laura Spencer
Edition Details
Edition 3-Disc Set
Series The Big Bang Theory
Distributor Warner Home Video
Release Date 9/15/2015
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (16:9)
Subtitles English; French; Spanish; Portuguese; Korean; Chinese; English (SDH)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 3