Rich Heldenfels, Pop Culture Wanderer

The following contains some spoilers from tonight's "Big Bang Theory" series finale. Updated with a closing note about "Young Sheldon's" season finale. One of the comforting things about "The Big Bang Theory" is that, even when characters misbehave (Sheldon specifically), there was an underlying sweetness to how things played out. Of course, there was pain -- Sheldon again, Howard and women, Leonard's relationship with his mother, Stuart's general misery, Penny's sorrow over her acting career -- but there was also an assumption that these are all basically good people and that life would work out in some way. And so it has: Howard's finding Bernadette, Leonard finally working toward some affection with his mom, Stuart finding Denise, Penny getting a new career. And what, then, of Sheldon? That was the crux of the series finale, which began with everyone waiting to see if Sheldon and Amy would win the Nobel Prize, and then led ...

“ The CW heads into next season riding a wave of creative momentum and expansion, with more original programming all year round, and a new Fall line-up boasting scripted series in every single time period across our six-night schedule. We have 14 returning series for next year and adding to that three exciting new shows, including our newest superhero, the thrilling  BATWOMAN , the mystery and suspense of  NANCY DREW  and the aspirational  KATY KEENE , based on the Archie Comics characters,” said Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW. “As the original multiplatform network, combining our linear broadcast and our best in class Ad-supported digital services with our ability to harness social like no one else, The CW’s distinct brand and programming strategy perfectly positions this network to grow and thrive in the current media landscape.” The CW heads to Gotham City for the first time with Ruby Rose starring as  BATWOMAN   premiering on Sundays ( 8:00-9:00pm ...