Jim Parsons Says He Wouldn't Consider aBig Bang TheoryReboot Now: 'They Call It Lightning in a Bottle for a Reason'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jim Parsons in ‘The Big Bang Theory’.Photo:Michael Yarish/CBS via Getty

Michael Yarish/CBS via Getty

Jim Parsonsis perfectly fine with not revisitingThe Big Bang Theoryanytime soon.On the Oct. 11 episode ofWho’s Talking to Chris Wallaceon Max, Parsons, 51, said he considers being known as his character Sheldon Cooper as a “blessing.” However, the actor, who currently stars in theBroadway revivalofOur Town, said that he isn’t considering a reboot or a reunion of the hit sitcom.“As we sit here now, no, but I also I would I never say never to anything, because life just changes so much,” he tells Wallace when asked if he’d consider a reboot or reunion show. “You know, one of the things is that it was so special as what it was as what it is. And they call it lightning in a bottle for a reason, and you can be certain it wouldn’t be that.““And so why would we be doing it? I don’t know that’s that’s how I feel on that right now. But like I say, God willing, life is very long,” Parsons added.The Big Bang Theoryran from 2007-2019 and earned Parsons four Emmys and one Golden Globe.Jim Parsons; Jim Parsons in ‘The Big Bang Theory’.Bryan Bedder/Variety via Getty Images; Michael Yarish/CBS via GettyWhen asked if being known to people as his character Sheldon is a “blessing or a curse,” Parsons replied: “I feel pretty strongly that it’s almost, if not totally, 100% blessing at this point I don’t, I know that I wouldn’t have said that 10 years ago.“His character is so beloved, Sheldon inspired a spinoff prequel based on the character’s childhood, aptly titledYoung Sheldon, which ran from 2017-2024.Parsonstold PEOPLE in Junehow theprequel’s series finalewas the perfect sendoff for the show, giving him the closure he didn’t realize he needed as the show’s narrator and executive producer.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Parsons especially enjoyed getting to appear as Sheldon with his co-star and on-screen wifeMayim Bialik(who playsAmy Farrah Fowlery) in a cameo. “It just felt like a perfect little coda on the end of that entire beautiful experience.”“All those actors and writers and the crew onYoung Sheldonare so dear,” he added. “To get to go back and be in their space as a very welcomed guest was… it was just really sweet.”Courtney Henggeler, Mayim Bialik and Jim Parsons in ‘The Big Bang Theory’.Michael Yarish/CBS via GettyFans of Parsons cansee him on the Great White Way inOur Town, a celebrated revival of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer-prize winning play. The show opened on Oct. 10 torave reviewsand starsKatie Holmes,Zoey Deutch,Ephraim Sykes,Richard Thomas, Billy Eugene Jones, Michelle Wilson, Julie Halston and Donald Webber Jr.Tickets forOur Townare on sale now.

Jim Parsonsis perfectly fine with not revisitingThe Big Bang Theoryanytime soon.

On the Oct. 11 episode ofWho’s Talking to Chris Wallaceon Max, Parsons, 51, said he considers being known as his character Sheldon Cooper as a “blessing.” However, the actor, who currently stars in theBroadway revivalofOur Town, said that he isn’t considering a reboot or a reunion of the hit sitcom.

“As we sit here now, no, but I also I would I never say never to anything, because life just changes so much,” he tells Wallace when asked if he’d consider a reboot or reunion show. “You know, one of the things is that it was so special as what it was as what it is. And they call it lightning in a bottle for a reason, and you can be certain it wouldn’t be that.”

“And so why would we be doing it? I don’t know that’s that’s how I feel on that right now. But like I say, God willing, life is very long,” Parsons added.

The Big Bang Theoryran from 2007-2019 and earned Parsons four Emmys and one Golden Globe.

Jim Parsons; Jim Parsons in ‘The Big Bang Theory’.Bryan Bedder/Variety via Getty Images; Michael Yarish/CBS via Getty

Bryan Bedder/Variety via Getty Images; Michael Yarish/CBS via Getty

When asked if being known to people as his character Sheldon is a “blessing or a curse,” Parsons replied: “I feel pretty strongly that it’s almost, if not totally, 100% blessing at this point I don’t, I know that I wouldn’t have said that 10 years ago.”

His character is so beloved, Sheldon inspired a spinoff prequel based on the character’s childhood, aptly titledYoung Sheldon, which ran from 2017-2024.

Parsonstold PEOPLE in Junehow theprequel’s series finalewas the perfect sendoff for the show, giving him the closure he didn’t realize he needed as the show’s narrator and executive producer.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Parsons especially enjoyed getting to appear as Sheldon with his co-star and on-screen wifeMayim Bialik(who playsAmy Farrah Fowlery) in a cameo. “It just felt like a perfect little coda on the end of that entire beautiful experience.”

“All those actors and writers and the crew onYoung Sheldonare so dear,” he added. “To get to go back and be in their space as a very welcomed guest was… it was just really sweet.”

Courtney Henggeler, Mayim Bialik and Jim Parsons in ‘The Big Bang Theory’.Michael Yarish/CBS via Getty

Fans of Parsons cansee him on the Great White Way inOur Town, a celebrated revival of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer-prize winning play. The show opened on Oct. 10 torave reviewsand starsKatie Holmes,Zoey Deutch,Ephraim Sykes,Richard Thomas, Billy Eugene Jones, Michelle Wilson, Julie Halston and Donald Webber Jr.

Tickets forOur Townare on sale now.

source: people.com