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Have you ever noticed that Jim Parsons’ Sheldon Cooper always dressed up as a DC character and never a character from Marvel? Despite having equal love for both comics, Cooper’s favorite hero was The Flash.
Well, there’s a really interesting reason for that since fans were indeed curious as to why Jim Parsons’ character had such love for DC comics. The answer, unfortunately, was copyrights and trademarks.
Jim Parsons’ Sheldon Cooper Always Wore DC Costumes
Starring alongside Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Mayim Bialik, and several others,Jim Parsonsstarred in the iconic American sitcom titledThe Big Bang Theory.
Being a show about geek scientists who live together and find love and discover life, the sitcom ran for 12 seasons before Parsons decided to quit the series.Finding some healthy habits along the way, Parsons had a fun time portraying the character of Sheldon Cooper.
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Throughout the entire series, the squad of Sheldon, Raj, Leonard, and Howard were seen obsessing overStar Wars, Marvel, DC, The Lord of the Rings,and more. But whenever an event like the San Diego Comic-Con and Halloween Parties came up, all of them only ever wore DC costumes.
Although a reason was never revealed publicly, it may have something to do with copyrights. BothThe Big Bang Theoryand DC are entities of Warner Bros. which meant that the usage of DC imagery wasn’t difficult.
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On the other hand, since Warner Bros. owned DC as an entity, the usage of Marvel characters and imagery was a big trouble for the American sitcom. However, they did bring in Stan Lee in Season 3, Episode 16, titledThe Excelsior Acquisition.
Sheldon Cooper Loves The Flash For A Very Heartbreaking Reason!
Well, we all know that Sheldon Cooper wasn’t one of the bulkiest students when he was attending school. Getting bullied and picked on a lot, Cooper delved into the world of comics and games where reality ceased to exist.
During theSan Diego Comic-Con, one of the show writers, Steve Molaro, was asked why Sheldon Cooper loved The Flash so much. His answer was both emotional and made logical sense.
Sheldon likes The Flash because, when he was growing up, he was bullied and picked on a lot. And The Flash is a superhero who’s really good at running away.
Running for 12 seasons,The Big Bang Theoryreceived a rating of 8.1/10 on IMDB and a whopping 81% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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The Big Bang Theorywent on to become one of the most iconic American sitcoms of all time and people continue to watch the episodes on repeat with the spin-offYoung Sheldonalso going great.
Both the shows are available to stream on Max in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
