The Big Bang Theory: Season 7 [Blu-ray]

At some point, every show that is on TV for a long time declines in quality. (Heck, some short lived shows fall off in quality, too, which is why they are short lived.) Frankly, I’m still waiting for that to happen to The Big Bang Theory. It just finished its seventh season, and the show is still as strong as ever.This season picks up exactly where the last one left off. Leonard (Johnny Galecki) is on a ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on a research trip. Back at home, the gang must learn to deal with his absence, especially his roommate Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and his girlfriend Penny (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting). However, when he comes back, his desire to spend some time with Penny over Sheldon shows the beginnings of the first changes in the group, a theme that actually echoed through the season.What do I mean? Well, following up on the sixth season finale, Raj (Kunal Nayyar) is now able to talk to girls even when he’s sober. What didn’t change there is that he still isn’t a lady’s man, although it does open up a few new relationship possibilities for him. Speaking of relationships, Sheldon and Amy (Mayim Bialk) wind up taking what for them is a huge step forward in their relationship on a romantic train ride up to the Napa Valley. Penny makes a huge change to forward her career as an actress and finds herself in a less than desirable roll opposite a surprising co-star. I would argue that the only main characters not to have major changes this season are Howard (Simon Helberg) and Bernadette (Melissa Rauch), but since they adjusted to married life last season, maybe that’s for the best. They still get some great stories, like Howard’s drastic change after trying to help out his mother and how they deal with having Raj has a house guest for a week. They also have to deal with Howard's mother (voiced by Carol Ann Susi) when she breaks her leg.Now I know some argue that the addition of Amy and Bernadette have actually harmed the show. I will certainly agree it has changed the show (there’s that word again). Penny spends more time with them than she does the guys, and Penny's dynamic with the guys was always fun. However, the show is just as funny as it always has been. How do I know? I regularly watch reruns any time I find it on TV, and I laugh at the old episodes just as much as I do these new ones. Heck, how can you not have fun with a city wide scavenger hunt or an old fashioned murder mystery game (both compliments of Raj)? Or Howard wearing an itchy sweater to prove a point to Sheldon.And the geekiness continues. Stuart (Kevin Sussman) and his comic book store regularly appear in the series. When the guys don’t get into Comic Con, Sheldon decides to start his own, leading to a day with James Earl Jones. Speaking of which, the show finally celebrates Star Wars day in what is a touching and funny episode featuring the third appearance of comedy legend Bob Newhart.My big complaint with the show continues – it often goes of the sex joke. It can be just as funny with clean jokes when it wants to be.But make no mistake about it, this show is hilarious. They definitely still use the awkwardness of the characters for humor, but it is a loving kind of humor that is never too mean. It does not matter how many times I’ve seen an episode, I still laugh the entire way through it. And yes, I will watch these reruns just as much as I will watch reruns from previous seasons.As always, Jim Parsons gets the majority of the praise and awards for his work here, and it is well deserved. Sheldon is the most awkward of the characters, and I’m sure he isn’t easy to play, but he gets so many of the best laughs. However, the entire cast shines as they bring their characters to life each week. It is a shame that the rest don’t get the praise they deserve.As with the last couple of seasons, this season is being released in a DVD set and a combo Blu-Ray/DVD/UltraViolet combo pack for just $10 more. That's the set I'd recommend. In addition to the 24 half hour episodes, the set has several bonus features including one on James Earl Jones's guest spot, highlights from the 2013 ComicCon panel, Johnny Galecki crashing a writer's panel, and of course a gag reel.For pure laughs, there is no better comedy than The Big Bang Theory. If you are new to the show, you’ll be glad you discovered why it is so popular. Season seven is just as funny and as much fun as what has come before, so sit back and get ready to laugh.

Absolutely hilarious. I can never tire of the BBT and season 7 doesn't loose any of its awesomeness in my opinion. I honestly don't see how people can complain at all about this show. It is always fresh and original.Complaints I have seen that I disagree with:"Watch it without a laugh track, it isn't as funny." - Not true... the jokes they come up with are very clever and funny. No laugh track? I laugh when friends repeat the jokes in real life. Or just thinking about the jokes sometimes I'll chuckle to myself. They are just funny. If you aren't laughing... maybe you just aren't smart enough to get it? Or just don't have a sense of humor..."The story is just repeating itself." (i.e. people complain about Penny and Leonard breaking up and getting back together and characters not changing, etc... WHAT? Do these people even watch the show? First. Leonard and Penny have only actually broken up and got back together one time... They had the one date in the first season, that doesn't count... they dated, broke up, got back together and are now getting married... I just think people like to complain sometimes... On top of that, the character progression over the years has been incredible. All of the characters have grown in one way or another by a ton. Compare them now to what they were when they first came on the show and every one of them are quite a bit different. So basically this complaint is just dumb..."They get so much stuff wrong when it comes to the academics and other references." - Also not entirely true... while I admit they take liberties with things, the math, the science, etc is usually pretty much right. They even pay a physicist to ensure this... If you find things wrong, you are nitpicking or are wrong yourself. And really if you are complaining about this... get over it, it is a tv show after all. Same goes with most pop culture references. They totally change a few things for purposes of the show but the way they talk about them and do things with them are pretty realistic."I just don't like it or find it funny." - Okay... this is a valid complaint. You need to find a personality and/or sense of humor but hey... it is your opinion and you are entitled to it.So if you are a Big Bang Theory fan. It doesn't get worse or better, it stays the same awesome show. If not, why would you be reading this review anyway!

Very disappointed in the "included with purchase" digital HD download. You cannot download this to a computer that does not have a DVD player like they make it sound. First you have to create an account that you don't want, which entails reading several pages of "terms of service" etc., then you need to download an app that you don't want taking up space on your computer, probably doing things you don't want to your machine and data. Then, and I never got past their TOS, you may possibly be able to download it. But then I tried one of the other "services" that said you could download it, but then they said the code was invalid, so I guess, the first place showed it as used, even though I never even got to a place where it could be downloaded. In the TOS it says you will be charged a "locker access charge" after one year. That wasted an hour of my life.On the DVD, the Blue Ray picture is noticeably better than the regular DVD. I also enjoyed the gag reel that comes on the disk.

Great show. Fast delivery.

The Big Bang Theory rebounds pretty strongly in Season 7 after the somewhat so-so seasons 5 and 6. Good to see the show has found its strengths again.The bonus features are interesting yet brief.The end of this season has laid some interesting groundwork for Season 8, which has already started airing (but I haven't seen any episodes yet).If you purchased seasons 5 and 6 and lost your enthusiasm for the show just a bit, rest assured that season 7 will restore your faith.

WONDERFUL FROM BEGINING TO THE END

Auch zur siebten Staffel braucht man eigentlich nichts gross schreiben. Wer sich für diese Staffel interessiert hat die anderen davor in der Regel auch schon gesehen. Die Storys in dieser Staffel sind genauso amüsant wie in den bisheren. Unterhaltung und Kurzweile ist jedenfalls garantiert.

Für mich die beste Serie ever. Das Bonusmaterial auf den Bluerays ist für Fans dann auch nochmal was tolles.

Sehr gut

Sehr gut. Ein Muss für Big Bang Theory Fans.