{"id":571336,"date":"2026-07-28T01:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/571336\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T01:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:45:19","slug":"big-bang-theory-spin-off-has-an-ai-generated-intro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/571336\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bang Theory Spin-Off Has An AI-Generated Intro"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI slop that\u2019s produced as a bit is still AI slop. Someone should have informed the creative team behind the upcoming Big Bang Theory<\/a> spin-off Stuart Fails to Save the Universe of that before they decided to put out the show\u2019s first episode with what appears to be an AI-generated opening that the show really insists that you sit through. That\u2019s not me speaking to some kind of vibe; it literally tells you not to skip it because if you do, you\u2019re gonna be \u201cmissing out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe follows Stuart Bloom, the comic-book shop owner who started as a recurring character in the original sitcom before becoming a series regular in its last few seasons. After he damages a device the nerdy geniuses of the show created, he accidentally sets off a multiverse event that he must help stop, lest the entire fabric of reality unravel. I don\u2019t really have an opinion on the show as someone who hasn\u2019t watched The Big Bang Theory in probably 15 years, but what I do have a problem with is what appears to be an AI-generated intro that the show claims will \u201cget better with each episode, or your expectations will be lower,\u201d implying that the opening sequence will evolve over the course of the season. Well, HBO Max, my expectations are certainly in the gutter now, but I have faith in you to continue pushing them even lower so that they eventually reach the fiery depths of Hell.<\/p>\n

Intro theme for \u2018The Big Bang Theory\u2019 spinoff, \u2018Stuart Fails To Save The Universe\u2019<\/p>\n

Now streaming on HBO Maxpic.twitter.com\/UCUZweSkG1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 sitcom crave (@sitcomcrave) July 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Even if you don\u2019t scrutinize some of the finer details, the alleged AI-generated nature of the intro is pretty apparent from the outset. It has the same odd smoothness you\u2019ll recognize if you\u2019ve scrolled through a social media feed in the past three years and been subjected to an AI-generated video. However, one of the most blatant examples of the sloppiness of it all is when you see a shot in which someone is looking at a Superman comic that reads \u201cNot bad considering we had like zero money in the budget\u201d in reference to the intro animation. This is ironic considering it looks like shit, and this is the same shot in which you can see nonsense text in the background that comes from AI models barely knowing what words are.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“How about these graphics?”<\/p>\n

Yeah man. How *about* these graphics? https:\/\/t.co\/U2tOAg0ONP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IaudN1oDEy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jacob DeRose (@JacobDeRose) July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

HBO hasn\u2019t confirmed the intro is AI, but the odd inconsistencies have folks heavily debating if it\u2019s CGI made to look like AI or not. The weird text and even some environmental elements like the weird spacing on the tiled floors in one sequence has some fans pretty convinced.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not going to watch the show but I am morbidly curious how this is going to \u201cget better\u201d when this week\u2019s episode goes up on Thursday. Is the idea that the AI slop is going to get sloppier, or is it going to gradually become something actually animated by people? Could however the intro changes be part of the actual story unfolding across the season, and maybe that\u2019s why they\u2019re boldly telling people not to skip it? Whatever it is, the bit has not landed. I\u2019d say go back to the drawing board, but I\u2019m not sure an artist was ever at one to begin with.<\/p>\n