The Precious Fragmentation
- Episode aired Mar 8, 2010
- TV-PG
- 20m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
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The guys' friendship is threatened when they find a ring from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.The guys' friendship is threatened when they find a ring from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.The guys' friendship is threatened when they find a ring from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe number of prop rings made, as well as what happened to them, as quoted by the characters, actually mirrors the setup of Lord of the Rings as well. Howard claims that 9 prop rings were made (the 9 rings given to the race of Men), 3 were taken home by members of the cast (3 rings were given to the Elves), and the rest destroyed, leaving just this ring (the One Ring). In actuality, many more replicas were made over the course of shooting the films.
- GoofsThe original rings worn in the movies did not have the elvish writing on them. That was added digitally in post-production.
- Quotes
[Leonard, Sheldon, Raj, and Howard climb the stairs of the apartment building all still holding the ring]
Howard Wolowitz: You know, there comes a point where this becomes idiotic.
Leonard Hofstadter: It wasn't when we were driving like this?
- Crazy creditsCHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #280 You know you're getting old when... You throw your back out on the toilet. You shave your ears. Your second wife calls your first wife "ma'am." You're genuinely excited when your prescriptions arrive in the mail. You read the obits in the newspaper to check the ages of the dead people. You read a newspaper. You're bummed out that the smokin' hot chick from Body Heat now looks like William Shatner in drag. You say "bummed out." Women your age have real breasts and artificial hips. Masturbation leaves you winded. You try to amuse the kid hooking up your Blu-ray player by telling him about Betamax. You pee in morse code -- dots and dashes -- and have to look down to see when you're done. Your car radio is set to "classic rock" so you have something to switch to during NPR pledge drives. Your doctor says things like, "that's normal for a man your age" and "consider yourself lucky." Beneath your chin is what appears to be a neck skin hammock. Beneath your penis is what appears to be two ping pong balls hanging from a flesh-colored bolo tie. You choose your new car because it offers great lumbar support and convenient cup holders. Watching "The Who" perform at the Superbowl made you inconsolably sad. You wonder if the orgasm you're about to have will actually end your life. Your doctor tells you a new medication will reduce the amount of semen in your body and your only response is, "so what." Your car radio is set to "classic rock" so you have something to...oh, wait, I already did that one.
- ConnectionsReferences Batman (1966)
- SoundtracksHistory of Everything
(uncredited)
Written by Barenaked Ladies
Performed by Barenaked Ladies
[Series theme song played during the opening titles]
Featured review
The Precious Fragmentation
A 'Lord of the Rings' ring manages to divide rather than unit the boys here, as the show embraces fan culture once more.
As an example of the chemistry between the main four leads this is a good episode, but is one however that relies on this to carry a rather thin story.
It has some decent moments and some nice interplay along the way, but the ending feels to just happen rather than there being a big build to it.
There's been a lot of fun in these early episodes (S1-3), but you can see why moving forward they added other characters to develop the series further.
Overall it's another decent if unspectacular episode of 'The Big Bang Theory'.
As an example of the chemistry between the main four leads this is a good episode, but is one however that relies on this to carry a rather thin story.
It has some decent moments and some nice interplay along the way, but the ending feels to just happen rather than there being a big build to it.
There's been a lot of fun in these early episodes (S1-3), but you can see why moving forward they added other characters to develop the series further.
Overall it's another decent if unspectacular episode of 'The Big Bang Theory'.
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- Aug 27, 2022
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- Runtime20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16 : 9
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