The Big Bang Theory and Acting

I feel like for me the biggest thing was when we came across the idea to frame Michael's childhood through the lens of an 80s sitcom. I just thought it was very moving and relatable. The idea of he went through some real hardships with his, you know, family before and, and death in the family before the whole kid story. It would make such sense to me that he would find a way to put it in the framework of a comforting, laugh track-filled buoyancy. And so he really was the impetus for where this creative train went from the beginning.