"Sheldon" finally reveals why he really turned his back on "The Big Bang Theory"

It's been a year since the cult series "The Big Bang Theory" was completed. Now Jim Parsons reveals why he couldn't participate anymore.

In 2018 it came out that the popular series "The Big Bang Theory" was to come to an end after 12 seasons and that where its home broadcaster CBS had already expressed interest in another season. A short time later, the now confirmed rumors that the cult format was discontinued mainly for one reason: main actor Jim Parsons , who embodied the quirky and yet extremely popular character Sheldon Cooper *, had no interest in his star role another 13 To play for a long season.

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The reasons for this step remained in the dark for a long time, as Parsons had not yet wanted to comment on it. After all, the actor stated in May 2019 that there would never be a good time to leave the series, because the actors and the crew had always got on well. But Parsons was of the opinion that everything had been told and that the show should not be kept alive just for its own sake. That is why he decided to take this difficult step.

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That alone would have been a good reason, but now Jim Parsons is stepping up. In the podcast "David Tennant Does A Podcast With ..." he reveals, according to screenrant.com, what prompted him to leave the show that made him the highest paid TV star ever. Money alone could not keep him, as a lot happened in his life at that time that made him rethink - including the death of his beloved dog :

I was really sad that one of our dogs had reached the end of its life. I am still sad [...] I was so depressed. And then I slipped and broke my foot. [...] I felt like I was on the edge of a cliff. [...] It was a very intense summer. [...] I had this moment of clarity in which I thought: “Stop racing past everything. Take your time to look around. ”And then I did.

After this aha moment, Parsons finally decided to turn his back on the character he had played for over a decade - and that sealed the end of "The Big Bang Theory". ( ante) * tz.de is part of the Ippen central network.

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