Created by: Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady
Starring: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Distributed by: Warner Home Video
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Running Time: 558 minutes
Season Two: 4 out of 5 stars
Blu-ray: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Extras: 2.5 out of 5 stars
The second season of “The Big Bang Theory” really kicked this show into full gear. During the first season, we got to meet and love our science nerds Leonard, Sheldon, Raj and Howard and their neighbor Penny. When you are watching you don’t even realize that you just finished zipped through 23 episodes without moving from the couch once. Now that this season has been released, the entire series is finally available on Blu-ray minus the fifth season, which is due in September 2012. Within this season, there are 23 very funny episodes. You can tell that Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady are really getting into a groove with this season and really deliver one of the best seasons. The cast has really discovered their comfort zone in their characters as well. Fans of the series, should definitely pick this up.
Let’s get to the meat of this release. Warner’s spared no expenses with this release rounding up a six-disc set consisting of two Blu-ray and four DVDs. So you can watch the series in high-def at home and bring the DVDs to leave at work. The real selling point for me though was the Ultraviolet streaming digital copy included of all 23 episodes. I really look forward to revisiting this series on the go whenever I want from my iPhone. The 1080p video transfer is similar to the first season and is definitely sharp looking. The audio included is an DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track, which is on par with the first season. The show is all dialogue but is well-balanced and very clear.
The special features on this release though are not as impressive as the season itself. They are also only presented in standard definition. I was also hoping for some commentary tracks included but they seem to be MIA. “The Big Bang Theory: Physicist to the Stars”, runs about 10 minutes and takes a look into the show’s physics consultant Dr. David Saltzberg. “Testing the Infinite Hilarity Thesis in Relation to the Big Bang Theory” is a basic behind-the-scenes look into season 2. Lastly there is a very funny “Gag Reel” included as well, though not uncensored.
