Before co-creatingThe Big Bang Theorywith Bill Prady, Lorre had co-createdTwo and a Half Menwith Lee Aronsohn.

They even had a huge audience overseas in the days before streaming, which was practically unheard of.

NeitherTwo and a Half MennorThe Big Bang Theorywere ever critical darlings, but their ratings were huge.

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Its more interested in rehashing Lorres feud with Sheen than actually ending the story.

TheTwo and a Half Menfinale was a bitter disappointment, and it has since soured the shows legacy.

That makes it all the more impressive, then, thatThe Big Bang Theorymanaged to deliver a great finale.

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It sees Sheldon and Amy receiving a Nobel Prize, andPenny finding out shes pregnant.

It culminates in Sheldon using his acceptance speech to tell his friends how much they mean to him.

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