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- CBS
- Sep 25, 2017
- CBS
- Sep 25, 2017
Summary The spinoff from The Big Bang Theory focuses on a nine-year-old Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) as he begins high school in East Texas.
Created By: Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro
- CBS
- Sep 25, 2017
- CBS
- Sep 25, 2017
Summary The spinoff from The Big Bang Theory focuses on a nine-year-old Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage) as he begins high school in East Texas.
Created By: Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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52% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
44% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
63
52% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
44% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
It’s that focus on family, with Sheldon as an oddity and an outsider but still loved, that makes Young Sheldon sweeter than The Big Bang Theory. ... Although the humor--in the show’s pilot at least--is less reliant on what most people would call “jokes” and more reliant on “a tiny child in a bowtie saying the word ‘brassiere,’” as far as sitcoms go, it’s inoffensive and as comforting as Mrs. Cooper’s tater tots.
Shot single-camera style, unlike its hectic, filmed-live progenitor, it has its own gentler, more naturalistic rhythms and pleasures. Chief among these is Iain Armitage as Sheldon, charming and believable and just suggestive enough of Parsons.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 162 User Ratings
5.1
46% Positive
75 Ratings
75 Ratings
15% Mixed
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
39% Negative
63 Ratings
63 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 162 User Ratings
5.1
46% Positive
75 Ratings
75 Ratings
15% Mixed
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
39% Negative
63 Ratings
63 Ratings
This show is completely hilarious due to its cast. I have never been fan of Big Bang, but I may become. I enjoy the family dynamics. Meemaw is wicked, sis is deadpan, and Sheldon is a mini powerhouse. Show has heart. It's lightweight entertainment. But, Young Sheldon is more mature than his older self. Little Sheldon shows promise. We will wait and see how he transforms into his counterpart. The supporting cast anchors the show very well. This show is a stand alone. I like the shows film format. You feel your truly immersed in Sheldon's world. A child's world explains much. I like the the topic of each episode. I was hooked since the pilot.
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SEASON 1
The experiment at least initially looks like a bright idea -- yielding a breezy, likable series, closer in tone to "The Wonder Years" or ABC's family comedies.
There are few jokes to speak of, just situations that are funny or awkward--mostly awkward. ... The accents are spot-on and the lead performances are excellent, in particular Zoe Perry as the hero’s mom (a role played on the flagship series by Laurie Metcalf) and Lance Barber as his father George.
Young Sheldon is caught in an in-between place, destined to flummox those who’d love it the most.
One thing everybody will be able to agree on, though, is that the 9-year-old version of Sheldon in the Big Bang spinoff Young Sheldon is not ready for prime time or even the pre-dawn hours of a public-access channel. This prequel about Sheldon's childhood in rural Texas, surrounded by an uncomprehending family and a hostile town, is hideously misconceived.
Well, it's fun to watch Sheldon Cooper as a child as we already seen how brilliant he is in the Big Bang Theory. It's a mixture of comedy, emotions. Loved the show. I love Meemaw ;-)
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SEASON 1
It is not for me.
Big bang theory spin off, based on a younger version of one of the most irritating character of that series.
Aimed toward young audience it looks and feel like a fanfiction.
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SEASON 1
É um spinoff de The Big Bang Theory contando a vida do Sheldon. Apesar de também estar sendo produzido pelo Chuck Lorre, a série foge do padrão de Sitcom que o diretor esta acostumado a fazer. Acredito que é uma série que vai dar certo se não tiver muitos episódios pois, detalhar a vida do Sheldon quando criança, com cenas externas, animais, fobias e TOCs , há uma grande probabilidade da série se tornar irritante e desnecessária.
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SEASON 1
I really wanted to like this show, but it just does not work for me.
As I mentioned back in September (see below), I don't look at this show purely as a comedy but more of a bio-sit-com.
My main issue with the show is that it is aggressively boring.
There's no laff track, but to compensate for that feature, there's the intrusive and annoying Sheldon commentary track.
Sometimes I feel as if I'm listening to the audiobook of Sheldon's childhood, read by Sheldon himself. That's not why I watch TV.
The cast seems quite capable, but even great actors can't carry a poor premise of a show..
I still like that scene in the first episode about the musical chords. If only that spark could have been conveyed through the subsequent episodes of the show. But that brilliance of script has been lost somewhere after episode 1. It now seems to be little more than a 'family with children' show.
Young Sheldon appears to be an unnatural spin-off of BBT. A failed attempt to capitalize upon the success of the early BBT years.
And it's off the ToDo list of shows for my DVR to record.
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my previous comment from Sept 27, 2017 follows...
Based solely upon the pilot:
On the plus side,...
Iain Armitage fills out the character quite well, in spite of the script let-downs.
The lack of a laugh track is most welcome as the canned laughter on BBT has become most annoying and distractive. Any canned laughter here would be completely out of place, as this does not look to be a typical sitcom, but I'm sure that wouldn't stop the producers from over-using it.
I liked the music scene with the chords, and how it explained a trait of the BBT Sheldon. That was one of the better scenes in the pilot.
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Not on the plus side...
Is there any way to turn off the Sheldon commentary track? It would be much better if any needed details that Mr Parsons blabs on top of a scene were conveyed by the characters themselves, it certainly would give character development a needed boost. Because of the association to his character on BBT, Mr Parsons' voice is annoyingly grating whenever it appears.
That segues to the writing. It could be stronger. The dramatic scenes were too sappy in their efforts to evoke emotion. They became tedious to watch. Was the incorporation of the Sheldon commentary track a cave-in to allow Mr Parsons to participate, or was it to cover weak writing? I think it may be a combination of the two.
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I don't want to write too much, as I saw only one show, usually I like to watch three before I give my opinions. Now there's a wait of more than a month before any more episodes appear. I'll have to see if I retain enough interest to track it down and watch. If I do, I'll probably be back around Thanksgiving time with more comments. :)
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SEASON 1
Young Sheldon has no comedy nor does it have a special touch to bring ourselves into the life of young Sheldon Cooper. Besides, making a comedy about a difficult family background is never a good answer to make money.
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