0 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,800 English (HI) Subtitles. [MP4] The Big Bang Theory S08E21 (720p) The Communication Deterioration - HDTV [KoTuWa] 1 00:00:02,499 --> 00:00:04,366 Hey, would you like to hear some songs 2 00:00:04,368 --> 00:00:07,836 I've rewritten to get children interested in the hard sciences? 3 00:00:07,838 --> 00:00:09,038 Sure. Really? 4 00:00:09,040 --> 00:00:11,040 Yeah. Well, I like music, I like science, 5 00:00:11,042 --> 00:00:14,143 I like making fun of Sheldon. Hit it. 6 00:00:14,145 --> 00:00:17,479 ♪ There was a scientist who had a theory ♪ 7 00:00:17,481 --> 00:00:19,548 ♪ And James Clerk Maxwell was his name-o ♪ 8 00:00:19,550 --> 00:00:21,450 ♪ J-A-M-E-S ♪ 9 00:00:21,452 --> 00:00:23,385 ♪ C-L-E-R-K ♪ 10 00:00:23,387 --> 00:00:25,654 ♪ Space M-A-X-W-E-L-L ♪ 11 00:00:25,656 --> 00:00:28,057 ♪ And James Clerk Maxwell was his name-o ♪ 12 00:00:28,059 --> 00:00:30,592 ♪ There was a scientist who had a theory ♪ 13 00:00:30,594 --> 00:00:33,195 ♪ And James Clerk Maxwell was his name-o ♪ 14 00:00:33,197 --> 00:00:34,396 ♪ A-M-E-S ♪ 15 00:00:34,398 --> 00:00:36,865 Uh, okay, okay. Uh, we-we get it. 16 00:00:36,867 --> 00:00:38,801 Perhaps you'd prefer this one. (clears throat) 17 00:00:38,803 --> 00:00:43,138 ♪ The itsy bitsy spider is not an insect at all ♪ 18 00:00:43,140 --> 00:00:45,007 ♪ Because it has eight legs ♪ 19 00:00:45,009 --> 00:00:48,377 ♪ And two body parts ♪ 20 00:00:48,379 --> 00:00:51,780 That's pretty cool, Sheldon. Thank you. 21 00:00:51,782 --> 00:00:54,116 Do either of you know Beyoncé? 22 00:00:54,118 --> 00:00:56,051 I'd love her to get behind it. 23 00:00:56,053 --> 00:00:57,920 KOOTHRAPPALI: Hey. 24 00:00:57,922 --> 00:00:59,354 Hey. - Hey. Hello. 25 00:00:59,356 --> 00:01:01,323 You guys know the new Discovery class missions 26 00:01:01,325 --> 00:01:02,691 that NASA's been working on? Yeah. 27 00:01:02,693 --> 00:01:04,927 Well, they're looking to include a message from Earth 28 00:01:04,929 --> 00:01:07,705 in case one of them is encountered by alien life. 29 00:01:07,728 --> 00:01:08,363 LEONARD: Oh. 30 00:01:08,365 --> 00:01:10,365 When I encountered alien life, I-I discovered 31 00:01:10,367 --> 00:01:13,902 that the key thing was not to sit in its spot. 32 00:01:13,904 --> 00:01:17,673 All right, you can't breathe our air without an inhaler, 33 00:01:17,675 --> 00:01:19,475 he's allergic to Earth nuts, 34 00:01:19,477 --> 00:01:20,642 but I'm the alien. 35 00:01:20,644 --> 00:01:22,644 KOOTHRAPPALI: Anyway, 36 00:01:22,646 --> 00:01:24,446 I'm among a handful of scientists 37 00:01:24,448 --> 00:01:26,782 that have been asked to submit a design proposal 38 00:01:26,784 --> 00:01:28,884 for the message and its delivery system. 39 00:01:28,886 --> 00:01:30,919 Excellent. - Congratulations. Good for you. 40 00:01:30,921 --> 00:01:32,988 And I was wondering if any of you guys 41 00:01:32,990 --> 00:01:34,890 would like to help me do it. 42 00:01:34,892 --> 00:01:37,126 Are you kidding? Yes. What did you have in mind? 43 00:01:37,128 --> 00:01:39,895 I'll tell you exactly what you should do: avoid the presumption 44 00:01:39,897 --> 00:01:42,931 of the Terran sensory input paradigm. WOLOWITZ: Yeah, absolutely. 45 00:01:42,933 --> 00:01:44,800 You need a device capable of delivering information 46 00:01:44,802 --> 00:01:47,569 across a wide range of perceptual modalities. 47 00:01:47,571 --> 00:01:50,172 Any intelligent organism would at the very least need 48 00:01:50,174 --> 00:01:52,508 the ability to locate the position of objects in space. 49 00:01:52,510 --> 00:01:56,345 So the ideal interstellar lingua franca would be haptic. 50 00:01:56,347 --> 00:01:58,447 Ooh, how about a 3-D tactile communicator rigged 51 00:01:58,449 --> 00:02:00,115 for cross-sensory transposition? 52 00:02:00,117 --> 00:02:01,216 Exactly what I expected. 53 00:02:01,218 --> 00:02:02,918 Two people forcing their ideas on me 54 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:04,820 and only one gentleman who could be bothered 55 00:02:04,822 --> 00:02:06,288 to ask me what my thoughts were. 56 00:02:06,290 --> 00:02:08,323 You two are out. Congratulations, Leonard, 57 00:02:08,325 --> 00:02:10,092 you're on the team. 58 00:02:10,794 --> 00:02:13,796 My mommy raised a gentleman. 59 00:02:13,798 --> 00:02:17,432 ♪ Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state ♪ 60 00:02:17,434 --> 00:02:20,769 ♪ Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... Wait! ♪ 61 00:02:20,771 --> 00:02:22,404 ♪ The Earth began to cool ♪ 62 00:02:22,406 --> 00:02:24,940 ♪ The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools ♪ 63 00:02:24,942 --> 00:02:27,609 ♪ We built the Wall ♪ ♪ We built the pyramids ♪ 64 00:02:27,611 --> 00:02:30,279 ♪ Math, Science, History, unraveling the mystery ♪ 65 00:02:30,281 --> 00:02:32,181 ♪ That all started with a big bang ♪ 66 00:02:32,183 --> 00:02:34,048 ♪ Bang! ♪ 67 00:02:34,050 --> 00:02:38,050 ♪ The Big Bang Theory 8x21 ♪ The Communication Deterioration Original Air Date: 2015-04-16 68 00:02:38,051 --> 00:02:43,051 Sync, corrected by elderman @elder_man 69 00:02:43,114 --> 00:02:44,815 Hey. Thanks for coming by. 70 00:02:44,817 --> 00:02:46,517 Yeah. I'm excited to help. 71 00:02:46,519 --> 00:02:48,252 I would have included the others, but... 72 00:02:48,254 --> 00:02:49,820 you know exactly what would've happened. 73 00:02:49,822 --> 00:02:52,256 They would've taken over the project and bossed us around. 74 00:02:52,258 --> 00:02:53,724 I get it. 75 00:02:53,726 --> 00:02:56,260 Uh, just this morning, Sheldon wouldn't let me put almond milk 76 00:02:56,262 --> 00:02:57,495 on my Grape-Nuts because he said 77 00:02:57,497 --> 00:03:00,565 it was a theoretical nut conflict. 78 00:03:00,567 --> 00:03:02,934 You should have told him to mind his own business. 79 00:03:02,936 --> 00:03:05,436 Yeah. That's better than what I did say, which was, 80 00:03:05,438 --> 00:03:08,206 “Fine, I'll eat them with club soda.” 81 00:03:08,208 --> 00:03:11,809 What makes them think they're always in charge of everything? 82 00:03:11,811 --> 00:03:12,977 Mmm, they're alpha males. 83 00:03:12,979 --> 00:03:14,579 (chuckles) What does that make us? 84 00:03:14,581 --> 00:03:16,714 We could be betas. They're second in charge. 85 00:03:16,716 --> 00:03:17,682 Okay, that sounds good. 86 00:03:17,684 --> 00:03:18,916 Or we could be omegas. 87 00:03:18,918 --> 00:03:21,686 They get pushed around by the alphas and the betas. 88 00:03:21,688 --> 00:03:24,021 Okay, that sounds like us. 89 00:03:24,023 --> 00:03:26,290 Whatever. There's no alphas here, 90 00:03:26,292 --> 00:03:28,092 and this is your project. 91 00:03:28,094 --> 00:03:30,161 You're in charge. How do you want to start? 92 00:03:30,163 --> 00:03:33,197 I don't know. How do you want to start? 93 00:03:34,033 --> 00:03:36,467 I don't know. 94 00:03:37,770 --> 00:03:39,804 (sighs) 95 00:03:39,806 --> 00:03:42,306 Should we call Sheldon and Howard? 96 00:03:42,308 --> 00:03:43,975 No. We can do this by ourselves. 97 00:03:43,977 --> 00:03:45,710 Okay. Great. How do you want to start? 98 00:03:45,712 --> 00:03:47,311 I don't know. How do you want to start? 99 00:03:52,952 --> 00:03:54,986 Sheldon. Sheldon. 100 00:03:54,988 --> 00:03:57,154 Sheldon. 101 00:04:03,463 --> 00:04:06,364 I bet that started off as a joke, 102 00:04:06,366 --> 00:04:09,000 but by the third one you realized 103 00:04:09,002 --> 00:04:12,703 there was something strangely enjoyable about it. 104 00:04:12,705 --> 00:04:16,207 Yeah, I kind of want to do it again. 105 00:04:16,209 --> 00:04:18,909 I don't recommend it. You'll be doing it the rest of your life. 106 00:04:20,647 --> 00:04:23,514 Anyway, if you're looking for Leonard, he's with Koothrappali. 107 00:04:23,516 --> 00:04:25,149 Uh, no, I actually came to talk to you. 108 00:04:25,151 --> 00:04:27,585 How nice. 109 00:04:28,955 --> 00:04:30,588 Here are some topics that interest me: 110 00:04:30,590 --> 00:04:33,858 quantum mechanics, trains, flags... No, no. 111 00:04:33,860 --> 00:04:36,227 It's about my acting career. Oh, sorry. 112 00:04:36,229 --> 00:04:37,528 That's not on the list. 113 00:04:37,530 --> 00:04:39,196 Well... Oh, wait. No. 114 00:04:39,198 --> 00:04:40,364 How about we split 115 00:04:40,366 --> 00:04:43,367 the difference and discuss why Austria 116 00:04:43,369 --> 00:04:47,038 was an archduchy and not just a regular duchy. 117 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:50,041 Okay, look, here's the thing. I like pharmaceutical sales-- 118 00:04:50,043 --> 00:04:52,343 it's going great-- but I have an audition for a movie, 119 00:04:52,345 --> 00:04:54,378 and if I get it, it could screw everything up. 120 00:04:54,380 --> 00:04:57,648 Hmm. I know exactly what you should do. 121 00:04:57,650 --> 00:05:00,084 Unfortunately, I cannot tell you. 122 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,587 Well, why? (sighs) 123 00:05:03,589 --> 00:05:05,589 I'm attempting to turn over a new leaf. 124 00:05:05,591 --> 00:05:07,358 Earlier today, it was pointed out to me 125 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,960 that I tend to force my ideas on people. 126 00:05:11,364 --> 00:05:13,331 You're really not gonna tell me? 127 00:05:13,333 --> 00:05:16,567 No, that train has left the station. 128 00:05:16,569 --> 00:05:17,835 Now, we can play this 129 00:05:17,837 --> 00:05:19,036 one of two ways. 130 00:05:19,038 --> 00:05:21,806 You can say, “Trains, tell me more,” 131 00:05:21,808 --> 00:05:22,907 or... 132 00:05:22,909 --> 00:05:25,042 you can just look at me like that 133 00:05:25,044 --> 00:05:26,911 and I'll start. 134 00:05:30,983 --> 00:05:32,683 What's going on in here? 135 00:05:32,685 --> 00:05:35,619 I am making molecular cocktails. 136 00:05:35,621 --> 00:05:39,390 This sphere is actually a cosmopolitan. 137 00:05:39,392 --> 00:05:40,524 (chuckles) Oh. 138 00:05:40,526 --> 00:05:41,726 How do you drink it? 139 00:05:41,728 --> 00:05:44,829 Oh, just put it in your mouth and pop it like a zit. 140 00:05:46,199 --> 00:05:48,499 I think I'll have a beer. 141 00:05:48,501 --> 00:05:49,967 First take a picture with me. 142 00:05:49,969 --> 00:05:50,752 Why? 143 00:05:50,776 --> 00:05:53,036 Well, Raj and I always talked about learning 144 00:05:53,039 --> 00:05:57,441 how to make cocktails like this together, so I taught myself 145 00:05:57,443 --> 00:06:00,244 and I'm putting this on Instagram so he can see it 146 00:06:00,246 --> 00:06:03,748 and feel like a turd. Say cheese. 147 00:06:03,750 --> 00:06:06,517 Is this about the space probe he's working on without you? 148 00:06:06,519 --> 00:06:08,085 You betcha. The very one. 149 00:06:09,956 --> 00:06:11,489 Howard, you're grown men. 150 00:06:11,491 --> 00:06:13,591 You guys don't have to do everything together. 151 00:06:13,593 --> 00:06:17,561 I know. That's why I'm spending tonight with you. 152 00:06:17,563 --> 00:06:19,697 Trying to hurt Raj's feelings. 153 00:06:19,699 --> 00:06:21,799 With my honeybunch. 154 00:06:22,668 --> 00:06:24,535 You're being childish. 155 00:06:24,537 --> 00:06:26,404 No. He is. 156 00:06:26,406 --> 00:06:28,706 So I have a dominant personality. 157 00:06:28,708 --> 00:06:30,641 We all know that. 158 00:06:31,477 --> 00:06:34,044 I'm sorry. What do we know? 159 00:06:34,046 --> 00:06:36,013 In social groupings, 160 00:06:36,015 --> 00:06:40,217 I just naturally wind up in charge. 161 00:06:40,219 --> 00:06:42,153 Don't take this the wrong way, but how many 162 00:06:42,155 --> 00:06:44,622 of these little booze balls have you had? 163 00:06:45,458 --> 00:06:47,258 You don't think I'm a leader? 164 00:06:47,260 --> 00:06:49,727 I was kidding. Of course you are. 165 00:06:49,729 --> 00:06:51,929 Right. I couldn't change if I wanted to. 166 00:06:51,931 --> 00:06:55,065 You better not change, because I love who you are. 167 00:06:55,067 --> 00:06:57,668 Now, will you need help cleaning all this up when you're done 168 00:06:57,670 --> 00:06:59,637 or can you do it all by yourself? 169 00:06:59,639 --> 00:07:01,172 All by myself. 170 00:07:01,174 --> 00:07:03,474 There's my big boss man. 171 00:07:06,746 --> 00:07:10,381 So, often on the front of the locomotive 172 00:07:10,383 --> 00:07:13,384 is a large iron wedge 173 00:07:13,386 --> 00:07:15,786 for clearing objects off the tracks. 174 00:07:15,788 --> 00:07:18,556 Now, while commonly known as a cowcatcher, 175 00:07:18,558 --> 00:07:22,560 I prefer the more accurate “cow exploder”" 176 00:07:23,796 --> 00:07:26,530 Okay. Sheldon, let me ask you a question. 177 00:07:26,532 --> 00:07:28,732 Mmm. If I was at a train station 178 00:07:28,734 --> 00:07:31,335 and one train could take me to my current job 179 00:07:31,337 --> 00:07:34,371 and the other train could take me to an audition for a movie, 180 00:07:34,373 --> 00:07:36,740 which train should I get on? 181 00:07:39,212 --> 00:07:44,081 Are you using trains to trick me into giving you advice? 182 00:07:44,083 --> 00:07:46,750 No. 183 00:07:46,752 --> 00:07:49,386 All right, then. 184 00:07:49,388 --> 00:07:51,655 You should take a third train 185 00:07:51,657 --> 00:07:53,991 where you audition for the movie 186 00:07:53,993 --> 00:07:56,026 but hold off on making a career decision 187 00:07:56,028 --> 00:07:57,862 until you have more information. 188 00:07:57,864 --> 00:07:59,530 Oh. You're right. 189 00:07:59,532 --> 00:08:01,932 I'm worried about something that hasn't even happened yet. 190 00:08:01,934 --> 00:08:03,300 Huh. 191 00:08:03,302 --> 00:08:06,036 You are a wise man. 192 00:08:06,038 --> 00:08:08,205 Well, Penny, who's smarter: the wise man 193 00:08:08,207 --> 00:08:12,576 or the person who comes to him for advice? 194 00:08:13,412 --> 00:08:15,346 Oh, I guess you're right. 195 00:08:15,348 --> 00:08:17,581 Maybe it is the person who asks. 196 00:08:17,583 --> 00:08:20,050 No, it's the wise man. 197 00:08:23,256 --> 00:08:26,757 That's why he's called the wise man. 198 00:08:26,759 --> 00:08:29,126 You know how I know that? 199 00:08:29,128 --> 00:08:31,595 I'm the wise man. 200 00:08:32,632 --> 00:08:34,932 I'm sorry. What was I thinking? 201 00:08:34,934 --> 00:08:36,500 Uh, just out of curiosity, 202 00:08:36,502 --> 00:08:38,567 why didn't you ask Leonard for advice about this? 203 00:08:38,568 --> 00:08:38,995 (groans) 204 00:08:39,038 --> 00:08:40,471 'Cause I already know what he'll say. 205 00:08:40,473 --> 00:08:43,507 (whining voice): “Wah, wah, wah, you shouldn't do it.” 206 00:08:43,509 --> 00:08:45,943 It's just like he's here! 207 00:08:48,447 --> 00:08:50,414 Okay, so we know that previous attempts 208 00:08:50,416 --> 00:08:52,583 to send a message into space, like the Golden Record 209 00:08:52,585 --> 00:08:54,785 on Voyager, were heavily criticized. 210 00:08:54,787 --> 00:08:56,387 Well, aliens could only play the Golden Record 211 00:08:56,389 --> 00:08:58,389 if they figured out how to build a record player. 212 00:08:58,391 --> 00:09:01,725 Eh. Although, to be fair, I watched E.T. build a telephone 213 00:09:01,727 --> 00:09:04,094 out of a Speak & Spell and an umbrella. 214 00:09:05,131 --> 00:09:08,098 Dude was like a little brown MacGyver. 215 00:09:08,100 --> 00:09:10,301 That would be more helpful if E.T. were real. 216 00:09:10,303 --> 00:09:15,406 Well, my feelings were real when he was about to die. 217 00:09:15,408 --> 00:09:19,877 My God, when he's on the table and they use the paddles on him. 218 00:09:19,879 --> 00:09:21,211 And he's all white. 219 00:09:21,213 --> 00:09:22,980 They zip him up in that bag. 220 00:09:22,982 --> 00:09:25,716 And Gertie can't stop crying. 221 00:09:25,718 --> 00:09:27,451 The flower dies. 222 00:09:27,453 --> 00:09:29,887 Okay, let's talk about something else. 223 00:09:29,889 --> 00:09:32,256 All right, all right. So it-it sounds 224 00:09:32,258 --> 00:09:34,725 like we need a way to communicate that's simple. 225 00:09:34,727 --> 00:09:36,727 And doesn't require outside machinery 226 00:09:36,729 --> 00:09:38,195 to be built to access it. 227 00:09:38,197 --> 00:09:40,230 It's also a problem because we don't even know 228 00:09:40,232 --> 00:09:41,999 if the aliens who find this can see. 229 00:09:42,001 --> 00:09:43,200 I mean, they might communicate 230 00:09:43,202 --> 00:09:44,902 in a totally different way than us. 231 00:09:44,904 --> 00:09:46,870 Like when my dog is mad at me, 232 00:09:46,872 --> 00:09:49,773 she tells me by peeing in my slippers. 233 00:09:49,775 --> 00:09:53,277 That's actually a valid example. 234 00:09:53,279 --> 00:09:55,946 Animals do deliver messages through scent. 235 00:09:55,948 --> 00:09:57,715 Bees talk to each other by dancing. 236 00:09:57,717 --> 00:09:58,882 Whales have their songs. 237 00:09:58,884 --> 00:10:01,485 Penny has about 20 different ways of rolling her eyes 238 00:10:01,487 --> 00:10:03,621 that each mean something different. 239 00:10:03,623 --> 00:10:06,123 Okay, so, what it sounds like is, 240 00:10:06,125 --> 00:10:07,458 what we want is a device 241 00:10:07,460 --> 00:10:09,593 that can deliver a message through not only sight, 242 00:10:09,595 --> 00:10:10,995 but other senses, as well. 243 00:10:10,997 --> 00:10:14,164 The most basic sense that any space-faring civilization 244 00:10:14,166 --> 00:10:16,233 would have to possess is touch. 245 00:10:16,235 --> 00:10:18,268 Ooh. Ooh, ooh! 246 00:10:18,270 --> 00:10:20,504 We could make a video-playing device 247 00:10:20,506 --> 00:10:22,606 that simultaneously translates the information 248 00:10:22,608 --> 00:10:24,341 into a tactile medium. 249 00:10:24,343 --> 00:10:26,977 All we have to do is rig up a 3-D communication system! 250 00:10:26,979 --> 00:10:28,078 We-we can totally do that! 251 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:29,747 I know! This is great! 252 00:10:29,749 --> 00:10:30,914 Yeah, you know what else it is? What? 253 00:10:30,916 --> 00:10:32,716 Exactly what Sheldon and Howard said. 254 00:10:35,054 --> 00:10:37,688 Well, thank you for peeing in my slippers. 255 00:10:46,072 --> 00:10:48,172 ♪ It's the eye of the tiger ♪ 256 00:10:48,174 --> 00:10:50,308 ♪ It's the ear of the bat ♪ 257 00:10:50,310 --> 00:10:52,677 ♪ It's the whiskers of the catfish ♪ 258 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,513 ♪ And the walrus... ♪ 259 00:10:55,515 --> 00:10:59,951 Hang on. Not that your song isn't terrible-- it is... 260 00:11:01,020 --> 00:11:04,789 ...but how do you mention bats and leave out sonar? 261 00:11:04,791 --> 00:11:06,724 You didn't let me finish. 262 00:11:06,726 --> 00:11:10,761 ♪ And also regarding the bat ♪ 263 00:11:10,763 --> 00:11:13,097 ♪ It has sonar. ♪ 264 00:11:14,601 --> 00:11:16,100 KOOTHRAPPALI: Hey. 265 00:11:16,102 --> 00:11:17,235 Hello. 266 00:11:17,237 --> 00:11:19,403 Look, 267 00:11:19,405 --> 00:11:22,406 I know you guys are upset, but we've talked about it, 268 00:11:22,408 --> 00:11:23,941 and we think it'd be beneficial 269 00:11:23,943 --> 00:11:26,244 for you to be part of the project. 270 00:11:27,213 --> 00:11:30,681 Well, well, well, did you hear that, Sheldon? 271 00:11:30,683 --> 00:11:33,150 I'm sorry. I was trying to think of what rhymes 272 00:11:33,152 --> 00:11:35,786 with “nose of the aardvark.” 273 00:11:35,788 --> 00:11:37,121 LEONARD: We want you 274 00:11:37,123 --> 00:11:39,223 back on the project with us. 275 00:11:39,225 --> 00:11:44,295 Well, well, well, did you hear that, Howard? 276 00:11:44,297 --> 00:11:45,563 Look, we admit it. 277 00:11:45,565 --> 00:11:48,099 The idea that you guys came up with was really good, 278 00:11:48,101 --> 00:11:50,101 and I'd love your help. 279 00:11:50,103 --> 00:11:53,104 I suppose it couldn't have been easy for you to say that. 280 00:11:53,106 --> 00:11:56,207 It wasn't, so... are you in? 281 00:11:57,777 --> 00:11:59,143 Certainly. Sure. Great. 282 00:11:59,145 --> 00:12:01,445 Now that we're all on the same page, 283 00:12:01,447 --> 00:12:03,247 let's get together tonight and work on it. 284 00:12:03,249 --> 00:12:04,448 “Get together tonight”? 285 00:12:04,450 --> 00:12:05,916 Leonard, stop trying to control everything, 286 00:12:05,918 --> 00:12:08,619 and give poor Raj a chance to come up with what we should do. 287 00:12:08,621 --> 00:12:09,720 Go ahead, Raj. 288 00:12:09,722 --> 00:12:11,622 Okay, I think we should do it right now. 289 00:12:11,624 --> 00:12:13,024 Tonight works better for me. 290 00:12:13,026 --> 00:12:15,459 Okay. 291 00:12:19,732 --> 00:12:21,098 (sighs) 292 00:12:21,100 --> 00:12:23,601 Okay, it's just an audition. 293 00:12:23,603 --> 00:12:25,269 Why am I nervous? 294 00:12:25,271 --> 00:12:26,637 Maybe it's a good thing. 295 00:12:26,639 --> 00:12:28,539 Just means I want it. 296 00:12:28,541 --> 00:12:30,107 And I can have it. 297 00:12:30,109 --> 00:12:31,542 This feels right. 298 00:12:31,544 --> 00:12:33,744 Why did I ever give this up? 299 00:12:37,750 --> 00:12:41,085 I'm starting to remember. 300 00:12:43,222 --> 00:12:45,890 So, I'd like to try a technique 301 00:12:45,892 --> 00:12:47,558 where no one gets steamrolled. 302 00:12:47,560 --> 00:12:49,093 When you talk, 303 00:12:49,095 --> 00:12:52,029 instead of bringing up a new idea, respect what was 304 00:12:52,031 --> 00:12:54,865 just said by building on it. 305 00:12:54,867 --> 00:12:56,600 Uh, building on that... Mm-hmm. 306 00:12:56,602 --> 00:12:59,203 ...we should order dinner. 307 00:12:59,205 --> 00:13:01,505 How is that building on what he just said? 308 00:13:01,507 --> 00:13:05,009 Building on what Sheldon said, I could go for Chinese. 309 00:13:05,011 --> 00:13:06,744 Hang on. Building on what Leonard said, 310 00:13:06,746 --> 00:13:08,145 no one built on what I said. 311 00:13:08,147 --> 00:13:10,081 Building on “building on that”" 312 00:13:10,083 --> 00:13:12,416 there's a new build-your-own pizza place on Colorado. 313 00:13:13,553 --> 00:13:14,985 Building on that, I'd like to remind you, 314 00:13:14,987 --> 00:13:16,087 I'm lactose intolerant. 315 00:13:16,089 --> 00:13:17,822 I saw the menu. They have soy cheese. 316 00:13:17,824 --> 00:13:20,257 Ha, ha! You didn't say “building on.” You're out! 317 00:13:20,259 --> 00:13:21,959 It's not Simon Says. 318 00:13:21,961 --> 00:13:23,728 Yeah, you're missing the point, Sheldon. You're out, and you're out. 319 00:13:23,730 --> 00:13:25,229 I win! Who wants pizza? 320 00:13:29,135 --> 00:13:31,102 Penny? 321 00:13:31,104 --> 00:13:32,470 Oh, hey. Hey. 322 00:13:32,472 --> 00:13:34,372 I haven't seen you auditioning in a while. 323 00:13:34,374 --> 00:13:37,141 Yeah, uh, I got a job as a pharmaceutical sales rep. 324 00:13:37,143 --> 00:13:39,243 You quit acting? Well, kind of. 325 00:13:39,245 --> 00:13:40,711 But now I get to act like 326 00:13:40,713 --> 00:13:44,548 inflamed heart is only a “mild side effect.” (laughs) 327 00:13:44,550 --> 00:13:46,751 I heard you can make good money doing that. 328 00:13:46,753 --> 00:13:49,620 Yeah, it's going okay, but I do miss this sometimes. 329 00:13:49,622 --> 00:13:51,155 Really? Mmm. 330 00:13:51,157 --> 00:13:53,491 'Cause I got to tell you, I am so sick 331 00:13:53,493 --> 00:13:56,527 of the humiliation and being treated like a piece of meat. 332 00:13:56,529 --> 00:13:59,563 Chelsea? Wish me luck. (laughs) 333 00:14:01,300 --> 00:14:03,467 They're gonna love you. 334 00:14:04,537 --> 00:14:07,738 I heard she's pushing 40 and everything's fake. 335 00:14:08,508 --> 00:14:10,941 Yeah. I started that rumor. 336 00:14:13,112 --> 00:14:15,813 Okay, since we agree on the delivery system 337 00:14:15,815 --> 00:14:17,481 for the message, maybe we should talk 338 00:14:17,483 --> 00:14:18,749 about what the message could be. 339 00:14:18,751 --> 00:14:21,519 Well, I think we should show what earthlings look like. 340 00:14:21,521 --> 00:14:24,054 The plaque they sent up on the Pioneer probe had a drawing 341 00:14:24,056 --> 00:14:25,790 of a naked man and woman on it. 342 00:14:25,792 --> 00:14:27,191 Yeah, I never cared for that. 343 00:14:27,193 --> 00:14:29,693 It's advertising to predator races 344 00:14:29,695 --> 00:14:33,597 just how soft and squishy we are. 345 00:14:33,599 --> 00:14:35,633 Squeeze yourself! 346 00:14:35,635 --> 00:14:36,867 Oh, don't be offended. 347 00:14:36,869 --> 00:14:38,469 You know, of the four of us, 348 00:14:38,471 --> 00:14:40,471 you have the most veal-like consistency. 349 00:14:42,275 --> 00:14:44,475 Well, maybe there's a way to appear nonaggressive, 350 00:14:44,477 --> 00:14:46,977 but also be able to protect ourselves if necessary. 351 00:14:46,979 --> 00:14:49,513 Like smiling and waving with one hand, 352 00:14:49,515 --> 00:14:52,883 but the other hand holding the severed head of a tiger. 353 00:14:52,885 --> 00:14:54,885 You want to send a passive-aggressive message 354 00:14:54,887 --> 00:14:56,053 out into the universe? 355 00:14:56,055 --> 00:14:57,254 That's ridiculous. 356 00:14:57,256 --> 00:14:58,789 Oh, you mean passive-aggressive 357 00:14:58,791 --> 00:15:00,825 like posting pictures of you and your wife 358 00:15:00,827 --> 00:15:02,026 eating cosmopolitan balls 359 00:15:02,028 --> 00:15:04,895 that you know belong in my mouth? 360 00:15:06,833 --> 00:15:08,766 Perhaps Howard meant passive-aggressive 361 00:15:08,768 --> 00:15:11,402 like asking our group to help on your project, 362 00:15:11,404 --> 00:15:13,103 and then only choosing Leonard. 363 00:15:13,105 --> 00:15:15,973 (sighs) Look, I'm sorry I hurt your feelings, 364 00:15:15,975 --> 00:15:18,476 but you do have strong personalities 365 00:15:18,478 --> 00:15:20,411 and always end up taking over. 366 00:15:20,413 --> 00:15:21,712 It's not always. 367 00:15:21,714 --> 00:15:23,514 What about when we went to Comic-Con 368 00:15:23,516 --> 00:15:25,015 and dressed like Jabba the Hutt? 369 00:15:25,017 --> 00:15:27,518 You got to be Jabba's head, and I got to be 370 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,720 his fat slug butt. 371 00:15:31,023 --> 00:15:33,958 We looked great. 372 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,093 You let a guy sit on me. 373 00:15:36,095 --> 00:15:37,761 He was dressed as Princess Leia. 374 00:15:37,763 --> 00:15:39,830 It made a nice picture. 375 00:15:41,667 --> 00:15:45,102 I'm just saying, sometimes Raj and I feel pushed aside. 376 00:15:45,104 --> 00:15:47,671 Yeah. Like when you took Sheldon to Texas 377 00:15:47,673 --> 00:15:49,139 and showed him all around NASA-- 378 00:15:49,141 --> 00:15:51,375 you didn't even think to ask me and Leonard. 379 00:15:51,377 --> 00:15:53,344 You know what? You're right. 380 00:15:53,346 --> 00:15:55,045 I should have asked you. 381 00:15:55,047 --> 00:15:57,248 Yeah, and if he does ask you, go. 382 00:15:57,250 --> 00:15:59,216 It's amazing. 383 00:16:00,353 --> 00:16:01,719 Okay, and if we're talking 384 00:16:01,721 --> 00:16:03,187 about being left out of things, 385 00:16:03,189 --> 00:16:05,189 you guys went to Skywalker Ranch without us. 386 00:16:05,191 --> 00:16:06,590 Oh, I recommend that, too. 387 00:16:06,592 --> 00:16:08,959 That was a magical experience! 388 00:16:08,961 --> 00:16:10,394 LEONARD: Wait a minute. 389 00:16:10,396 --> 00:16:12,630 Sheldon spent a whole day with James Earl Jones 390 00:16:12,632 --> 00:16:13,898 and never told any of us. 391 00:16:13,900 --> 00:16:15,766 I sure did. 392 00:16:15,768 --> 00:16:17,201 Oh, my goodness! 393 00:16:17,203 --> 00:16:20,437 Well, from Jabba's head to ice cream with Darth Vader, 394 00:16:20,439 --> 00:16:22,673 I'm having a heck of a ride. 395 00:16:22,675 --> 00:16:23,707 Yeah, look, 396 00:16:23,709 --> 00:16:25,075 clearly, good things happen 397 00:16:25,077 --> 00:16:26,477 when I'm in charge. 398 00:16:26,479 --> 00:16:27,745 Now, why don't 399 00:16:27,747 --> 00:16:30,748 you boys step aside, let me knock this project out? 400 00:16:30,750 --> 00:16:31,916 Sheldon, 401 00:16:31,918 --> 00:16:33,083 you're not in charge. 402 00:16:33,085 --> 00:16:34,385 Raj is in charge. 403 00:16:34,387 --> 00:16:36,520 Leonard, who's really in charge? 404 00:16:36,522 --> 00:16:41,125 The person in charge, or those who put him in charge? 405 00:16:41,127 --> 00:16:42,426 He's right. 406 00:16:42,428 --> 00:16:44,662 If you think about it, we're all in charge. 407 00:16:44,664 --> 00:16:46,196 No, the guy in charge is in... 408 00:16:46,198 --> 00:16:49,166 Why is everyone so bad at these?! 409 00:16:50,269 --> 00:16:52,102 I mean, the whole experience reminded me 410 00:16:52,104 --> 00:16:54,305 about how much I hated about that world. 411 00:16:54,307 --> 00:16:56,674 You-you know, the anxiety, the depression, the negativity. 412 00:16:56,676 --> 00:16:58,676 I don't want to feel those things. 413 00:16:58,678 --> 00:17:02,913 I want to sell drugs to people who feel those things. 414 00:17:02,915 --> 00:17:05,215 I can't believe you got up and walked out 415 00:17:05,217 --> 00:17:07,418 of an audition for a big movie. 416 00:17:07,420 --> 00:17:08,686 I did. 417 00:17:08,688 --> 00:17:10,521 I-I mean, I walked in, read for the part, 418 00:17:10,523 --> 00:17:12,957 then stunk up the place, but then I walked right out. 419 00:17:13,859 --> 00:17:15,059 Well, I'm glad 420 00:17:15,061 --> 00:17:17,094 you have a new appreciation for your job. 421 00:17:17,096 --> 00:17:18,862 I do, and you know, I don't think 422 00:17:18,864 --> 00:17:20,965 I've ever thanked you properly for helping me get it. 423 00:17:20,967 --> 00:17:22,733 Properly, at all. 424 00:17:22,735 --> 00:17:25,869 It's just words I've never heard. 425 00:17:25,871 --> 00:17:27,004 Well, thank you. 426 00:17:27,006 --> 00:17:29,139 You're a good friend, and you changed my life. 427 00:17:29,141 --> 00:17:30,708 You're welcome. 428 00:17:30,710 --> 00:17:32,376 Hey, now that you're making some real money, 429 00:17:32,378 --> 00:17:34,878 maybe you can take your friend out for a nice thank-you dinner. 430 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,414 Sure. 431 00:17:37,416 --> 00:17:39,216 And you probably have to invite your other friend 432 00:17:39,218 --> 00:17:40,618 'cause she overheard you talking about it, 433 00:17:40,620 --> 00:17:42,686 and it would be awkward to exclude her. 434 00:17:42,688 --> 00:17:44,622 Okay. 435 00:17:44,624 --> 00:17:45,723 How about now? 436 00:17:45,725 --> 00:17:47,992 All right. 437 00:17:50,162 --> 00:17:51,695 Don't forget your wallet. 438 00:17:51,697 --> 00:17:53,864 I... (groans) 439 00:18:04,588 --> 00:18:07,122 Greetings from planet Earth. 440 00:18:08,693 --> 00:18:10,826 Just turn left at Alpha Centauri. 441 00:18:10,828 --> 00:18:12,861 You can't miss it. 442 00:18:25,197 --> 00:18:31,697 Sync, corrected by elderman @elder_man