生活大爆炸
The Big Bang Theory

context: zh_tw: 在全劇首播之前，2006 年曾有有過一集試播集。該集與正式劇集差別較大，且沒有受到好評。CBS 在看過之後鼓勵編劇重新創作，才有了之後的正式版試播集。詹姆斯・伯羅斯執導了此劇的第二版試播集，但他此後沒有繼續參與拍攝。2007 年 5 月 14 日，重拍後的試播集讓 CBS 訂購了 13 集《生活大爆炸》。在 CBS 播映前，iTunes 上已經免費提供了該試播集的下載。《生活大爆炸》初映於 2007 年 10 月 19 日。
en: Although the original pilot was not picked up, its creators were given an opportunity to retool it and produce a second pilot. They brought in the remaining cast and retooled the show to its final format. Katie was replaced by Penny (Kaley Cuoco). The original unaired pilot has never been officially released, but it has circulated on the Internet. On the evolution of the show, Chuck Lorre said, "We did the 'Big Bang Pilot' about two and a half years ago, and it sucked ... but there were two remarkable things that worked perfectly, and that was Johnny and Jim. We rewrote the thing entirely and then we were blessed with Kaley and Simon and Kunal." As to whether the world will ever see the original pilot on a future DVD release, Lorre said, "Wow, that would be something. We will see. Show your failures..."The first and second pilots of The Big Bang Theory were directed by James Burrows, who did not continue with the show. The reworked second pilot led to a 13-episode order by CBS on May 14, 2007. Prior to its airing on CBS, the pilot episode was distributed on iTunes free of charge. The show premiered on September 24, 2007, and was picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 19, 2007. The show is filmed in front of a live audience, and is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions. Production was halted on November 6, 2007, due to the Writers Guild of America strike. Nearly three months later, on February 4, 2008, the series was temporarily replaced by a short-lived sitcom, Welcome to The Captain. The series returned on March 17, 2008, in an earlier time slot and ultimately only 17 episodes were produced for the first season.After the strike ended, the show was picked up for a second season, airing in the 2008–2009 season, premiering in the same time slot on September 22, 2008. With increasing ratings, the show received a two-year renewal through the 2010–11 season in 2009. In 2011, the show was picked up for three more seasons. In March 2014, the show was renewed again for three more years through the 2016–17 season. This marked the second time the series gained a three-year renewal. In March 2017, the series was renewed for two additional seasons, bringing its total to 12, and running through the 2018–19 television season.Several of the actors in The Big Bang Theory previously worked together on the sitcom Roseanne, including Johnny Galecki, Sara Gilbert, Laurie Metcalf (who plays Sheldon's mother, Mary Cooper), and Meagen Fay (who plays Bernadette's mother). Additionally, Lorre was a writer on the series for several seasons.
qas: question: zh_tw: 在哪裡可以免費觀看這個節目？
en: Where was the show available for free?
answers: zh_tw: text: iTunes
en: text: iTunes

question: zh_tw: 該劇在哪個季度續約？
answers: en: text: 2010–11

context: zh_tw: 2007 年 11 月 6 日，由於美國編劇協會大罷工的影響，《生活大爆炸》的製片被迫停止，直到 2008 年 3 月 17 日才在熒幕上回歸：當季剩餘的 9 集被挪至較早時段播出。罷工結束後，電視網決定在 2008 至 2009 年電視季繼續播映該劇的第二季。2008 年 9 月 22 日，CBS 在相同時段播出了第二季的第一集。隨著收視率的提高，該劇得到了 2009 至 2010 年、2010 至 2011 年兩個季度的續約。
qas: question: zh_tw: 該劇在哪個季度續約？
en: For what season did the show receive a renewal?
answers: zh_tw: text: 2010 至 2011 年

context: zh_tw: 洛杉磯加利福尼亞大學的物理／天文學教授大衛・薩爾茨伯格（David Saltzberg）負責檢查劇本，幫助完善對白和數學方程，並提供了用作道具的圖表。執行製片以及共同創始人比爾・普拉迪曾說到：“從第一季開始，我們就給謝爾頓找了一個真正的問題來解決，所以在白板上看到的是解決問題的真實進度…… 我們下了很大的功夫來確保科學上的正確性。” 謝爾頓和倫納德這兩個主角的名字來自演員、導演和製片人謝爾頓・倫納德。
en: David Saltzberg, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles, checks scripts and provides dialogue, mathematics equations, and diagrams used as props. According to executive producer/co-creator Bill Prady, "We're working on giving Sheldon an actual problem that he's going to be working on throughout the [first] season so there's actual progress to the boards ... . We worked hard to get all the science right."  David Saltzberg, who has a Ph.D. in physics, has served as the science consultant for the show for six seasons and attends every taping. He sees early versions of scripts which need scientific information added to them, and he also points out where the writers, despite their knowledge of science, have made a mistake. He is usually not needed during a taping unless a lot of science, and especially the whiteboard, is involved.He sometimes needs assistance from Mayim Bialik, who has a Ph.D. in neuroscience.
qas: question: zh_tw: 薩爾茨伯格教授什麼？
en: What does Saltzberg teach?
answers: zh_tw: text: 物理／天文學
en: text: physics and astronomy