The upcoming Big Bang Theory spinoff series Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is going to hit with, well, a bang apparently — because according to creator Chuck Lorre, the show is set to have some serious visual effects.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe revolves around Big Bang Theory character Stuart Bloom, played by Kevin Sussman. Stuart, as Big Bang Theory fans will know, is the comic book store owner and dismissive friend of the main cast. As the show went on, Sussman’s role in it grew to the point where he became a significant member of the cast.
“There’s a lot of CGI,” Lorre, who is developing Stuart Fails to Save the Universe alongside fellow Big Bang Theory creator Bill Prady and Avengers screenwriter Zak Penn, revealed during a recent conversation at Baniff World Media Festival this week reported by Variety.
He continued: “There’s a lot of special technical stuff that — you know, for me in my career, a big production number was two people sitting on a couch, drinking coffee! This is different. This is trying to incorporate some of that world of science fiction/fantasy into a comedy. And I’m completely out of my element, which is what I wanted. Which is what I was hoping to do, something that I had no experience with. And maybe I can learn as we go.”
The producer, who is responsible for hit sitcoms like Two and a Half Men and Dharma & Greg, also revealed during the conversation that he and Prady had already written 10 episodes for the show, which is technically still in development and has not yet been picked up to series by HBO Max.
Interestingly enough, the team for the show has already had a bit of a clash with the DC Studios crew, with whom they are neighbors on the Warner Bros. lot. “Yeah, we had an argument with them recently — they’re very protective of the Green Lantern,” Lorre said. “We were making fun of the Green Lantern. Really? Even when I was 10, I knew that stunk!”
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe has yet to secure a release date, but considering Warner Bros.’ part in developing the series, it seems that HBO Max will surely put it into production soon enough.
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Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.