The Official Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast | Episode 9 | HBO Max
On Season 1, Episode 9 of the Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Official Podcast, Big Bang Theory fans get two stacked conversations about “Spoiler: We Couldn’t Get Green Lantern.” Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton welcome Kyle and Trevor actors Ryan Cartwright and Josh Brener, followed by creators Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn and Bill Prady alongside DC president, publisher and chief creative officer Jim Lee.
This is pure fan access to the show’s comic book universe. Hear how losing Green Lantern reshaped the episode, why DC received mysterious requests for centaur superheroes, how Kyle and Trevor became “quantumly entangled,” and what went into Stuart Bloom’s wild collision with Jay Garrick, Mister Freeze and decades of DC lore.
✅ Josh Brener and Ryan Cartwright reveal how they built Kyle and Trevor’s instant comic-shop chemistry
✅ The bizarre makeup tests behind Trevor’s infamous forehead transformation
✅ Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn and Bill Prady explain how losing Green Lantern inspired mismatched heroes and villains
✅ Jim Lee reveals DC’s surprisingly deep centaur history and shows off his SFTSTU comic cover
✅ Director Robert Duncan McNeill shares how the dangerous cosmic treadmill sequence was filmed
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YouTube Chapter List:
0:00 — Intro
1:41 — Ryan Cartwright and Josh Brener Join
2:01 — Returning to the Big Bang Theory Universe
5:01 — Getting Cast as Kyle and Trevor
6:28 — Building Their Comic-Shop Chemistry
9:42 — From Multi-Cam to the SFTSTU Multiverse
11:40 — Kyle and Trevor’s Many Multiverse Deaths
13:48 — Comics, Games and Personal Fandoms
16:21 — When Fan Connections Become Personal
19:20 — Which Multiverse Would They Choose?
21:05 — Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn, Bill Prady and Jim Lee Join
21:23 — Trapping Stuart Inside a Comic Book
22:26 — Why They Couldn’t Get Green Lantern
28:17 — Jim Lee on SFTSTU’s Comic-Book DNA
31:31 — Making Superheroes Hilariously Mundane
34:15 — Balancing Deep DC Lore with Broad Comedy
40:09 — Centaur Superman and DC’s Wildest Contributions
43:49 — Jim Lee Reveals His SFTSTU Comic Cover
45:02 — The Guests Choose Their Ideal Multiverses
49:19 — The Cosmic Treadmill Story
51:09 — Outro
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