“Big Bang Theory” season 10 could be the last: showrunner

PanARMENIAN.Net - More than eight years after it was premiered, "The Big Bang Theory" is still the No. 1 comedy series among the all-important adults 18-49 demographic. The show has been renewed and the cast has been locked up through the 2016-17 broadcast season, bringing it to a tenth season next year, AceShowbiz said.

When asked whether the next installment would be the last for the sitcom, showrunner Steve Molaro tells THR, "I think so. I can't speak to the future or on behalf of the cast or where we'll be then but it's certainly possible that it could go past that."

Molaro, however, notes that he doesn't know the future of the show. "The reality is that maybe season 10 is the ending point," he adds, "The real answer is I don't know and all I can do right now is go episode to episode and try to make each one the best that we can. There's still so many episodes to go. Even if hypothetically season 10 was the end, I wouldn't be focusing on that yet. That seems like something that would be dealt with way down the line."

Co-creator Chuck Lorre, meanwhile, doesn't want to talk about when it would end. He explains, "I never imagined nine [seasons] and here we are. I'm not going to presume to know how many years this has because it's ridiculous for me to guess. It's already gone beyond my wildest dreams so anything beyond this ... as long as everybody is having a good time and we're making a show we're proud of ... then it's worth continuing."

Lorre goes on claiming that there's still a lot of stories to tell, including Leonard and Sheldon's scientific breakthrough. "I'm still fascinated with how their work might impact their personal lives and seeing how progress in their work can change their characters, relationships and themselves," he gushes.

"I'm always intrigued with these guys who have chosen a life of where they're not money motivated; they're not entrepreneurs or looking to get rich; they're looking to unravel the secrets of the universe. I find that fascinating and I like that they're not on the money train but have a very personal mission to learn about the world they live in. I hope we do more of that."

Molaro chimes in, "There are things floating around that we talk about and say, 'Someday, that might happen.' There are still a lot of characters out there in this world that we've never met that I'm still excited, over the next season and a half, to get a chance to do something about. We've never met Penny's mom, Leonard's dad, Sheldon's Meemaw or Howard's dad - and that's a big tentpole that's still floating out there."