The Theorists, The Unlicensed Theft Of A Sitcom
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So, it turns out that The Big Bang Theory was quite big in Belarus. So big that in fact that the official government got involved and did something quite bizarre. The Big Bang Theory for those who somehow might not know was an American television sitcom series created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady both of whom served as executive producers on the series.
Back in 2010 Lorre, spoke out against, a Belarusian version of The Big Bang Theory.
Lorre said: “…Belarus does have a bustling TV production industry. One of their most recent hits is a sitcom about four nerdy scientists who live next door to a beautiful blonde waitress. The characters are named Sheldon, Leo, Hovard, Raj and Natasha, and the show is entitled, The Theorists. Each episode begins with a rapid-fire montage of images which takes us from the dawn of time to the present moment. Keeping with that theme, the montage is scored with what is probably the worst piece of recorded pop music since the dawn of time. And finally, each episode appears to be a Russian translation of a Big Bang Theory episode.”
The problem is the possible adaptation was unlicensed. It’s a blatantly obvious clone instead. According to Lorre, “it’s next to impossible to sue for copyright infringement in Belarus because the TV production company that is ripping us off is owned and operated by the government of Belarus.”
Evidence of the crime below: Watch the full first episode below, which includes the famous Big Bang Theory intro song version, created for the Theorists.
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