The attempt would be short-lived as it was discovered that the production company responsible for The Theorists was owned and operated by the government of Belarus.
The matter, however, took care of itself after the entire cast of the Belarusian knock-off quit the show when they realized that the proper channels had not been followed.
The drama reached a boiling point in 2010, when, according to Entertainment Weekly, Lorre even attempted to get Warner Bros. Television’s legal department to seek action against the knock-off’s producers.