Chuck Lorre Backs Stuart Bloom as Spin-Off Hero in 20-Year Big Bang Franchise
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Updated · Deadline · Jul 23
Chuck Lorre Backs Stuart Bloom as Spin-Off Hero in 20-Year Big Bang Franchise
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jul 23
Summary
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe premieres Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Max, with Chuck Lorre saying Stuart was the "absolute worst choice" to lead — and therefore the perfect one.
Lorre said the former minor character's unlikely-hero status drove the decision, adding that Kevin Sussman was always his first choice because viewers can root for him despite the character's inadequacies.
The series sends Stuart on a mission to stop a multiverse armageddon after he damages a device built by Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter, triggering encounters with alternate versions of the characters.
The latest Big Bang Theory offshoot reunites Stuart with Bert, Denise and Kripke, extending a franchise that has kept expanding nearly 20 years after the original show's debut.