Today I was in the audience for a live taping of The Big Bang Theory (Day 7)

Tuesday, 14 October 2014 

Where are we? USA, California, Hollywood, Burbank, Warner Bros Studios,  Set of The Big Bang Theory.

Sheldon: "You know, it just occurred to me, if there are an infinite number of parallel universes, in one of them, there's probably a Sheldon who doesn't believe parallel universes exist."

Leonard: "Probably.  What's your point?

Sheldon: "No point.  It's just one of those things that makes one of the me-s chuckle."   

- The Big Bang Theory Series 4 Episode 05 – The Desperation Emanation

  
There may be infinite parallel universes, and I am sure in many of the parallel universes, the alternate me was not in Hollywood, and they didn't just get to see the The Big Bang theory be taped.  But I am ever so grateful that it happened to this me in this universe!

Getting tickets.

Tickets to live taping are available from tvtickets.com. I did my research and learned that the tickets would become available 30 days before the show, and are updated by 8.30 am LA time on 
Monday (which equated to our 1:00 am Tuesday morning) and 
based on what I read I knew it wouldn't be easy. 

Two weeks before the tickets for "my show" were released, I had a practice go at getting tickets / monitoring the website.  About half an hour before ticket release time, the refresh key would take longer and longer to load, about 10 minutes before ticket release time I got an message saying the server was busy, too much traffic, I kept hitting refresh over and over, but that message didn't go away until 45 minutes later, when there was a small window to obtain standby tickets. I never saw the screen allowing for guaranteed 
tickets.

Two weeks later I prepared to do it again, but for real this time. However when checking a few hours before release time I got a different message that the server wasn't available due to maintenance.  This message stayed, only changing to the message that "the server is busy too much traffic and unable to connect" at around 1am. I kept hitting refresh, but my 1am, slowly turned into 2:30 am still without luck.  I made a promise to myself that I would 
only wait up till 3am, as I had to work the next day.  Suddenly, when I hit refresh the ticket screen came up, showing that there were guaranteed tickets to Big Bang theory.  I put in an order for my hubby first, but in my sleep deprived haze I didn't complete all the required fields, and got an error message.  But I was never able to get back to the server and get the guaranteed ticket.  I did manage to get Standby tickets for both myself and my husband though.

My hubby isn't so fond of Big Bang Theory that he was willing to give up a day of his holiday to wait in line. We also had the problem of what we would do with the kids for the day, could I leave 2 x 13 year olds and a 3 year old alone in a LA hotel by themselves with no way to contact us? (phones and recording devices not allowed). No. We could hire a baby sitter, but it would mean missing a day of family fun.  So decision made, I would spend a family free day, waiting in line to see the Big Bang theory, and Shane and the kids would have their own fun.

The Wait

Originally I had planned to get there about 8am. When on the WB tour I asked what time I should arrive and he suggested around lunchtime 5-6 hours before show time. So I started to think 8 wasn't such a critical time.  I woke about 7 ish, had hotel brekkie, then came back and ummmed and ahhhed about taking my phone and iPad. The ticket specifically says no recording devices will be 
allowed in, they are to be placed in your car or left at your hotel.  I have a horrible sense of direction, all the what ifs haunted me, what if am dropped off at the wrong place, also how the heck would I get home again, without a phone, at 10 ish at night? Too scary. I discussed with Shane that worse case scenario, I would give him a call and he could come by in a taxi and grab my phone and iPad.

So standby ticket, a couple of bottles of water, Raven's cheapo American phone (with net access) and my iPad in hand I walked around the corner and got a taxi to Gate 3 WB studios.  My taxi driver was an Indian guy who migrated to America when he was 16, he finished high school here but had recently dropped out of 
college and had been driving taxis for the last 3 months. He had relatives living in Melbourne and asked me about the Australian 
way of life. He hadn't seen any celebrities, so alas no stories for my Facebook alter-ego "Hollywood reporter."  I asked him about how to get a taxi home again, and he gave me a card with a number to ring. I arrived at Gate 3 around 9 am, my next mission figuring out where to wait.  

There was an under cover area with metal benches, but all the signs were about the Ellen Show. I went to security and asked where I need to line up and she directed me around on the other side of the building to the car park. I walked around couldn't see any signs, the building had a door and steps, I reasoned that I could sit at the top 
of the steps to wait, but thought I should double check. I went back to security who advised nope not on the stairs on the green benches.  So around I went again and saw some benches off to the side of the 
building with a smoking sign. I sat hoping I was in the right place.  Not long later a man approached asking if I was here for TBBT. I let him know I was and he let me know I was sitting in the wrong place. The line literally commences in the parking lot on some green benches in the shade of a tree, no signs at all. Apparently there used to be a sign, but it is assumed the sign now lives as a souvenir in someone's home somewhere. And so the wait began - 9 
1/2 hours till show time! 

Surprisingly the car park began to fill pretty quickly. I had walked 
past a bunch of 4 young local ladies, in my search for the waiting area, they became next in line.  John (the man first in line) was really nice and helpful, a veteran of the TBBT experience, this was his 14th time to a live taping. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is a FedEx pilot, previously a military pilot.  When he flies to LA there are rules about compulsory down time before flying back
so he likes to get a TBBT ticket and spends the day waiting in line and then watching the show be taped.  He was very willing to share his experiences, and clue us in as to what to expect.  Immediately I was quite buoyant as in John's experience the smallest number of standby tickets that got in was 11. I was sitting in standby position number 1, I was in John's words "in pretty good shape to get in."

Not long after the family of 4 local girls, came a group of 5 - 3 with guaranteed tickets. As each party arrived they'd check with John (the front of the line head honcho) that they were in the right place and ask whatever questions they had.  It turned out that this group had military background too, I watched the instant military bonding happen, then tuned them out and focused on writing my blog post about Disneyland.  I soon became bored with my own thoughts and was nervous about using all the battery in Raven's phone so I put the iPad away and just joined in the chatter around me.

The 4 girls next in line, chattered about movies and TV shows, this was their second attempt at coming to see a show with standby tickets. The first time they arrived about 1 pm, but they didn't get in.  This time they were more prepared, had folding chairs, food, and impressively one of them managed to study hard most of the wait.  

The majority of the chat time, however was with John, (position number 1) which would be regularly interupted by the lower line dwellers, who would come forward to seek guidance and wisdom from the king of the queue. They would introduce themselves, then say somethng along the lines of "I hear you're an expert... bla bla bla".  John gave me tips on which rides to go on and get fast passes for Disney World, I even took notes.  He also told me about his foray into background work.   One day while in line to TBBT a lady came up and asked if this was where extras were to go (it wasn't) after the show John spotted her walking out of the lot and asked how she got to be an extra.  Inspired John started applying for roles where they would ask for men aged 30 - 50 with a military background.  He got a job on the show Homeland, where he "worked" (lots of standing around) for 13 hours and made $88! He also very nearly was a "guard" for District 13 in the new Hunger Games movie Mocking Jay. He was given the role, and he'd confirmed but then work got in the way, and he had to cancel. Pretty cool story though. 

At about 2 pm a really pretty American girl with glasses, dimples and perfect skin, came forward to talk to John, they knew each other from previous TBBT lines.  She was frenzied, excited and panicky because she desperately wanted to go to the show, but arrive 4 1/2 hours before show start time was probably going to be too late.  She was in a quandary about whether she needed to tell her boss that she was going to be late or not. I am not sure what her job was, but she explained that she'd already done 3/4 of tonight's work yesterday as she wanted to something to do with Agents of Shield (Captain America) I think.  Anyway she was hesitant to give spoilers, but did tantalise us a little with her inside info - the show was going to be an important "Shamy" episode.  Ahhh OMG right?!  The name of the show "The Prom Equivalency", Mayim (Amy) was getting hair extensions, and Stuart (the comic bookstore guy) was taking someone controversial to the prom. We started to guess that it was Howard's mother (Debbie), her response, a laugh, a shaken head, and a "no.... Worse!" Speculation regarding who or what could be worst ensued. But Uber fan (I didn't catch her name), would just grin and remain tight lipped.  

I asked about how she just had tickets if she wasn't planning to come.  She explained she always gets standby tickets, you are only allowed 2 guaranteed tickets per season, but she waits till the guaranteed are gone (1 minute), then gets stand by tickets.  She had tickets for the next three shows (including this one) which should be good episodes as its Sweeps (ratings), she had decided that she would probably go to the one in the middle, until she heard about this episode late in the morning. She lamented to her online friends that she could have been there, then decided to just jump in her car and give it ago.  She was emanating enthusiasm and desire so much, I teared up a little, and made a comment that I feel as though I should give her my spot.  She laughed and said something along the lines of "but you've been waiting all day and from your accent I have a feeling you've come all the way from Australia, right?"  I guess I was feeling guilty, and undeserving, because while I do like the show, I am not as passionate as my son, and no where near Uber fan's league (I don't know the girl's name).

Around 3 pm (I think) things started happening. Official people in black  starting making announcements that we were not to move out of line and we were to have our tickets out.  Then they came around checking our tickets. People with guaranteed tickets were to line up in a new line. I lost my new friend John to the guaranteed queue, but I now moved to No. 1 spot.  There were still guaranteed ticket holders turning up, and they got to skip in front of we lowly standby tickets.  We then had to provide ID and get checked off a list. The guaranteed line was marched off around the corner, while we standbys were left in the car park. From the beginning I was thrilled and very grateful to be at the front of the line, but I was especially grateful that I got a seat in the shade, as those people after position 20ish, (I didn't actually count) were standing in the hot sun and looked very uncomfortable.

At 4pm a man came around and wrote a number and time on our ticket, and gave us a black light stamp.  I asked if the stamp meant we were definitely in.  He replied No.  One of the girls behind me told me she'd thought the same thing last time, but they hadn't made the cut.  Then after a little while we were asked to start moving, then I was asked to "Please stop, hold madam"... then after a pause I was to continue again. I had a irreverent desire to salute and army match, but fortunately I suppressed the urge.

We were "marched" around the corner to the waiting area for the Ellen show.  It is under cover (no more punishing sun) and had metal benches for everyone. I went right to the end and sat where the Ellen guests were lined up.  I had a very brief chat with a nicely dressed Ellen fan who thought we were going to Ellen too. I quickly nicked off to the toilet er restroom as they call it here. Then went back to my position waiting. In front of my seats was a roped off area with a VIP sign, inside the rope the same green metal benches as we were using. Guests would rock up, sit for a little bit, get signed in and stamped, then another brief wait before being ushered  across the road in small groups.  I commented to one of the girls next to me that it didn't look very VIPish, that the benches need red velvet cushions or something.  She pointed out that they don't need it because they aren't sitting long enough. :-)

Have I tortured you long enough with description of the wait?  I wanted you to get a sense of how long the wait was, but also how the experience held enjoyment as well as monotony.  When finally advised that I was in, it was thrilling, but there was also a sense of it being deserved, as I had put in many hours of waiting to ensure my entry.  Even if I had been turned away I would have been able to laugh and know that I gave it my best shot, and it definitely wouldn't have been a wasted day.

Pre Live Show

Once "in", we went across the road with a little group of VIPs who had just arrived.  We went through security, then walked between two white lines across the lot till we got to the studio. Inside the studio we walked through a passage way, and my phone and iPad were bagged with a copy of my ID. Then it was a quick walk around the corner towards the sound of pop music playing to a raised seating area.  John had already explained to me that the first two of six rows were for VIP guests followed by guaranteed ticket holders then the stand by tickets filled the gaps.  The Usher advised me to take a seat on the far right, then asked me to wait, asked if I was a party of one, when I replied I was, she asked me to take a seat on the left in the second row amongst the VIPS!   Holy Shit For Real! Like a good girl I did what I was told.  :)

The seating was high, with a railing in front. The sets in the sunken stage below were covered with black screens.  I could just see the very top, of the set immediately in front of me, there were some cupboards at the back and nearer the front a superman figurine head peeking above the black barrier, it took me a few minutes to realise that it was Leonard and Sheldon's apartment.

Very soon after being seated we were introduced to Mark Sweet the warm up guy, who made us feel special... "You are about to be a part of TV History!" and had us giggling and hyped up for the ashow.  The show started with watching an episode that hadn't aired on TV monitors. 

*** Small Spoiler alert ***

I can't remember what the show was called, possibly something about Dark Matter.  The show was about Sheldon and Raj wanting to go deep underground into a mine to conduct Dark Matter experiments. Instead of going straight to the mine, they conduct a trial underground experience to see if they can handle it.  Meanwhile Penny and Leonard were having issues with the change in their relationship due to Penny having money from her new job.  They seek advice from Howard and Bernadette on how they deal with money where the money making couple roles are non-traditional i.e. Bernadette earns the most.  It was funny.

*** Spoiler over ***

The live show

After watching the pre-taped show it was time for our show.  We knew from the double sided photocopied pamphlet on our seats that the show was called "The Prom Equivalency".  It all started with the stars being introduced to us, and they would run out onto the stage like a theatre production.  Kaley gave a special smile and wave to someone on the audience, and I glanced back to see a man standing behind the audience smiling back.  John had clued me in that this man was Kaley's Dad and that he has attended every single one of TBBT shows.  How sweet!

We watched the scenes in order, always being done at least twice sometimes small sections would be re-done.  Sometimes a new joke would be thrown in, sometimes movement would be slightly different. There were a few scenes that had already been taped which we watched on the monitor.  Between filming Mark played games with the audience, had dance competitions, fake dating shows, had people come up and show off talents (including a lady on a honeymoon for her second marriage who could put her whole fist in her mouth).  There was a pick a key to win money section, and even did a fake dating show using bachelor's from the audience and asking ridiculous questions like if you were a meat which meat would you be and why. He introduced each scene before it was peformed, and would try to get us to laugh as the scene started often by making a silly laugh.

My observations of the stars - purely my opinion after observing one show.

Jim Parson's (Sheldon) was incredibly professional.  Serious between filming but so perfect in his delivery.  The actors have the lines and movements in their head for the whole show, yet he never really made an error.  There was just one moment where he over paused before his line, the director yelled cut. Jim was apologetic in expression, and immediately almost defensive saying "Where do you want me to pick it up from, I can pick it up from anywhere."

Johnnny Galecki (Leonard) was also professional and accurate. Focused between takes, but not as serious as Jim.  The crew called him Johnny or JG.  Between takes he'd put his glasses on his head like sunglasses.  His expressions when not filming were much less nerdy.  Near the end of filming Johnny and Kaley (Penny) climbed up onto the railing to thank the audience for being there, to express their gratitude for being part of this amazing show and to acknowledge the 150 crew members who make the show possible. He was very smooth during his speech delivery, complimenting an audience member on their bad-ass hair cut.  No sign of Leonard awkwardness. 

Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (Penny) very beautiful lady.  I think her new hair cut enhances her very expressive face.  I couldn't Penny's apartment set from my position, so I had to watch on the monitor. Before the scenes commenced I could hear unclear chatter but couldn't see what was going on.  Before taping with the other girls I could hear teasing and  laughing and a re-occurring joke that Chloe would think it was funny.... whoever Chloe is.  I got a strong sense of fun from her, I could just tell that when the three females were together they were having a ball.  When Kaley had Penny's red prom dress on, as soon as there was a pause in filming she'd wrap herself in a woollen wrap.

Kunal Nayar (Raj) definitely the most fun.  He'd watch the games and silliness going on in the crowd often laughing along too.  He was able to focus quickly when the cameras were rolling though.  When not in character he has an American accent  I am told that he almost always signs autographs after each show.  He signed an autograph for me!

It was such an awesome night!

A day later I explained my experience to my son Kaine in extreme detail, he commented that I made it sound really stupid and boring.  I thought the episode was the best I have seen, but I know that it was in part from being there.  When you watch a comedy movie at the cinema and everyone laughs it seems much funnier than when watching it home.  I watched a couple of TBBT episodes before this trip and I noticed that I never laughed out loud, I'd smile but that's about all.  During the taping I laughed heaps. I tell you this to warn you off reading the following because it might spoil it for you.

*** MAJOR SPOILERS - The Prom Equivalency, paraphrased as I remember it ***

Opening scene - Cafeteria

Jokes about Stuarts relationship with Howard's mum.
Howard: They have matching pj's
Leonard: Matching pj's means you're in a relationship
Raj: Hang on no it doesn't - My dog and I have matching pajamas
Leonard: Matching pajamas means you are in a relationship

Penny's Apartment

Amy and Bernadette arrive:

Bernadette: I brought food, plates, napkins and wine.
Penny: Great, did you also bring toilet paper, tooth paste....(and other common house hold items that would be odd to bring)?
Bernadette: Yep, here you go.
Amy: What's with all the clothes out here?
Penny: I am clearing out my closet for all my new work clothes.
Amy: I meant why are they folded?
*Amy picks up a red dress and does the girly "Oooh what's this?" thing.*
Penny: That's my prom dress.
Bernadette: You still have that? I just assumed it would be balled up in a barn somewhere.
Penny: *offended* What kind of teenager did you think I was?
Bernadette: slutty

Amy: easy

Penny: Just checking (the first run through I think she said - you mean "popular"). Then asks about their prom experience (I think).

Amy: Talks about her lonely prom experience, but how the janitor / DJ let her have one slow dance with the mop. Reminisces with a dreamy smile fake waltzing. (First run through Mayim said broom instead of mop so they had to do the scene again from the beginning.)
Bernadette: (commiserates, saying that hers was horrible too because her date, only asked her because he liked her friend.)
Amy: Stop showing off - you had a date AND a friend. 
Penny: (Explains that she went to seven proms, and they aren't that great. Lists the names / themes of them all, finishing with "A night to remember"... which of course she can't remember.)

Amy:(to Penny) So did you take the football captain to Prom?

Penny: No, *grins* but I did make out with him a little bit while his date was off vomiting.

Amy: My date would have had to clean that up.

The girls, particularly Bernadette talk about having a fake prom experience where they all dress up.  Penny not all that impressed with the idea.

Leonard and Sheldon's appartment (the boys and Penny)

Howard: Bernadette's very excited about this prom idea, and you know when she's excited because *voice goes up several octives* her voice gets extra high piched when excited.  (two different jokes came next for the different takes,one about the dogs howling and I can't remember the other one.)

Raj: In India I watched movies about proms. I saw Pretty In Pink and I wanted one.Then I saw Carrie and I didn't. Then I saw Never Been Kissed and I was back on board again.  (first run through - he then said something about thanking Drew Barrymore, second run through the line was changed to it's been a real rollercoaster ride, third run through something about ups and downs).

Sheldon: I didn't go to a prom  (some awesome lines and delivery that I can't remember... along the lines of Instead of obtaining xyz (insult prom goer characteristic) I was obtaining abc (insert educational quality)..... and repeat with different traits.

Penny: Interupts... are we going to do this prom thing?

Leonard: Do you want to?

Penny: Forget about what I want, what do you want.

Leonard: It would be a dream to take someone as beautiful as you to prom.

Penny: *groans* Gee thanks a lot, I didn't want to go, but now you've said that I'd be a real bitch if I didn't go.

Raj: That sounds like a Yes! *happy dance*

Howard and Bernadettes apartment 

Bernadette: *speaks in an extremely high pitched voice* (something about the prom, that everyone has RSVPed including Stewart who is bringing a date)

Howard: *mimes listening cautiously for dogs*

(Howard complains because he thinks that means that Stuart will bring Howard's mum.

Jokes about Howard's mum going to Howard's real prom.)

*Howard rings Stuart*

Howard: We used to be good friend's but I don't want you dating my mom its weird. 

Stuart: I am not bringing your mum, I have a date!

Howard: What! You're cheating on my mum?!

(more conversation, Stuart reassuring Howard that there's nothing weird going on.  The phone call ends when we hear Howard's mum yell out to Stuart that his bath is ready, and Stuart abruptly explains that he has to go. We don't know who the date is.)

Penny's Apartment

Sheldon: *Knock Knock* Penny x 5

Penny:  *opens the door* I noticed you did more than normal.

Sheldon: I might be in a rush next time it's good to have a few in the bank.

Sheldon: I realise you don't want to go to the prom either, and I have a solution, we can pretend to be aliens.

(Then says stuff about pretending to be an alien from planet wherever when watching her plays, when Penny looks annoyed he cheers her with a comment don't worry he gave you seven thumbs up!).

Penny: What?

Sheldon: (More alien stuff, something about rituals.)

Penny: What about after prom mating rituals?

Sheldon: I'd be willing to give them a go.

Penny: *shock* What?

Sheldon: (More weird alien talk, something about if Amy wants to throw her ovaries in the air, then he will chat them with some alien part.

Penny:  (Says something)

Sheldon: (Line of the night!) Admit it you're turned on. (delivered with wiggling eyebrows.).

Leonard and Sheldon's apartment

(boys are dressed / dressing for prom)

Leonard: *Tieing Sheldon's bow tie* You know you can get clips on for people who can't tie their own bow tie.

Sheldon: Bruce Wayne never wears a clip on.

Leonard: Well you can be sure Bruce Wayne doesn't have a room mate tie it for him.

Sheldon: Yes he does - Alfred.

Leonard: I thought you were going to pretend to be an alien.

Sheldon: No Penny doesn't want to. Koothrappali and Wollowitz didn't want to, and even I know it would be weird to hire someone. 

*Sheldon goes to the kitchen and places a cask into his jacket* 

Leonard: *notices* you're kidding are you planning to spike the punch?

Sheldon: (Something about participating in all prom rituals, but it's not alcohol it's pommegrate juice - rich in antioxidents and something else.)

Leonard: If you had ripped jeans and a leather jacket you'd be the toughest kid on Disney channel.

Leonard: (something about prom rituals, and advice about how hormones are out of control and not do anything silly. 

Sheldon: (all serious and vulnerable) Penny said something similar.... something to express his concern regarding post prom expectations).

Leonard: I was joking, don't worry about it besides you don't have hormones.

*camera zooms in on Sheldon's troubled face*

Hallway between Penny and Leonard and Sheldon's apartment. (incidently that is the order of how the set's are arranged.)

*Leonard knocks on the door* Penny and Amy come out.

(this was done several times, sometimes Penny had her hands on her hips, arms down, one on hip one down, personally I thought both hands on hips looked best we will just have to wait and see what it ends up like. Penny is wearing her red prom dress from the earlier scene).

Leonard: (says something complimentary to Penny, she thanks him and leans on his shoulder).

Amy: (Comes through the door looking gorgeous in Blue, her hair is up... not sure how hair extensions were used). You look very handsome Sheldon.
*looks expectantly at Sheldon, Sheldon looks uncomfortable*

Penny: Sheldon doesn't Amy look hot? Doesn't it make your (alien part) happy?

Amy: *confused, awkward, vulnerable* What's a (alien part)

Leonard: A (alien part) is a organ that comes out of his shoulder blades.

Sheldon: *panicks* I can't do this! *moves to the door of their apartment then turns* But for your information Leonard that's not an (alien part), the (alien part) comes out of a belly button in my neck.

Amy *gutted stares after Sheldon*

Leonard: Oh he's right, I was thinking of the lower (alien part)

Limo scene (this was pre-taped we watched this on screen, with green screen behind that they will add passing cars to instead of green).

Howard & Bernadette and Raj & Emily in limo driving to pick up Stuart.

Bernadette:*to Emily* You have a new tatoo.

Emily: It's xyz (I can't remember) a super hero who's arms and legs come off and can be stitched back on.

Bernadette: *squeeky voice* I like Cinderella.

Emily: (something else creepy)

Bernadette:*more squeeky voice* I like Bippity-Boopety-Boo

***SPOILER***

Stuart and Jeanie climb in.  

Howard: Jeanie, my second cousin!

Raj: That you had sex with!

Howard: Thanks a lot you had to tell Emily.

Emily: Relax I already knew.

Howard: You told her?!?

Raj: There was a gap in the conversation what else was I going to do?

Howard: This is weird.
Jeanie: Weirder than what you and I did?

On the roof 

(Leonard and Penny - roof is decorated beautifully, I can't believe how fake the background building looks, never noticed when watching TV).

Penny: Oh this is so beautiful, I didn't want to come before, but now I am really glad I did - and I get to take you to your first prom.

Leonard: What makes you think it's my first prom?

Penny: (says something, asks him who he took)

Leonard: A girl named loneliness, but it's okay, afterwards we had a threesome with humiliation.

Penny: *wry laugh* you wouldn't have asked me to the prom back then even if you knew me.

Leonard: what makes you say that? I just had my growth spurt.

Penny: *big eyes* you've had that? (First time she said something about you wouldn't have asked me coz it was just after *my* growth spurt... *pointing to her breasts* second time around she said something different.

z

*leonard and penny dancing*

Leonard: Thanks for not wearing heels.

Penny: You're welcome, thanks for wearing heels.

Leonard: something about can't believe how lucky he is taking Penny to Prom.

Penny: Do you want to take a photo and send it to your chess club?

Leonard: No I sent them a photo of you in a bikini years ago.

(More conversation I might have the order incorrect)

Sheldon's room

(Amy is outside Sheldon's room)

Amy: Sheldon are you okay?

Sheldon: (lying in his bed) Sorry can't talk I am having what Soccermum9 says is a panic attack.

Amy: A panic attack?

Sheldon: Yes, she recognised the symptoms, she had one too, although admittedly the twins were a real handful that day.

Amy: Sheldon please come out and talk. What's going on?

(Sheldon expresses his concern about the pressure and expectations... comment that) even I was impressed with how my butt looks in these tuxedo pants.

Back on the roof

part a of scene

 (Leonard and Penny dancing, conversation about enjoying being alone, and ar least with this prom, there's no drama)

part b of scene

cuts to limo, where it's turned into physical brawling between Howard and Stuart.

Bernadette: Back off  this is his turf, get your own mother and cousin to have relationships with.

Outside Sheldon's room

(Amy soft spoken and vulernable)

Amy: I just wanted to got to the prom and dance with someone with arms and legs.

Sheldon: So you weren't hoping for physical interaction.

Amy: I am always hoping! But no Sheldon, I just wanted to share a nice night with you.

*deep breath, awkward*  Look Sheldon I am going to tell you something, its something that holds expectations but I want you to know you don't have to say anything...

Sheldon: *interupting, tender* I love you too.

(audience goes wild!)

Amy: You do? (starts hyperventalating)

Sheldon: Well yes I though it may have been (some illness that I can't remember), but no, I love you is the only thing that makes sense.

( I can't remember the rest of the conversation for this scene, too delighted with the I love you... and I saw it live! Ahhh!)

Final scene on the roof top 

(The gang on the roof top, cute prom date photos. Final photo is Stewart and Jeanie (Howard's 2nd cousin), mid way through taking the photo, Stuart's phone rings, he responds "Coming Debbie", and leaves Jeanie. The photo is snapped with a p-d off Jeanie and a leaving Stuart.

Note: I do NOT have a perfect memory, some phrases I remember clearly, but most words won't be exact.  I can't wait to see which jokes, which takes, which movements make it to the final show.

Thanks for reading, much love,

    Debbie and family.

Leona