The ending of Chuck Lorres last hit sitcom before The Big Bang Theory makes it all the more impressive that he managed to stick the landing with Big Bangs series finale. Before co-creating The Big Bang Theory with Bill Prady, Lorre had co-created Two and a Half Men with Lee Aronsohn. Throughout the mid-to-late 2000s and early 2010s, Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory were the two biggest sitcoms on the air. They even had a huge audience overseas in the days before streaming, which was practically unheard of.
