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Old 05-17-2017, 11:25 AM
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TBBT-Spin-off: "Young Sheldon"

I know we have mixed feelings about this Spin-off but I think we should open a thread for this show nevertheless.
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Old 05-17-2017, 01:28 PM
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Yeah, we definitely should have a thread. It's unlikely that show would ever actually get a board, so we definitely need a place to discuss it here.

I'm not excited. I've already said that in other threads, but to sum up here 1. I like Sheldon for Jim and his relationships with the other TBBT characters, and Sheldon is not played by Jim here nor will the other characters be there and 2. Sheldon's childhood was by and large full of bullying and belittling by both family and other kids. I don't want to have to watch him suffer all the time.

That said, I'll watch the pilot. Roxanne and I are going to do a podcast analyzing the pilot in September or October. Whether or not I watch beyond that will depend on if I either like it or dislike it in a way that I want to keep watching - like how Roxanne said "it's like that thing with a trainwreck, you just can't look away."
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Old 05-17-2017, 02:43 PM
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They did cast a great group (with the exception of Lance Barber )- the idea with Lauries daugther playing Sheldons mom is great and Iain is an adorable little boy - but I don't want to see another "Malcom in the middle" sort of show with a little boy being bullied and I'm worried they will rewrite Sheldons background to make the show interesting.

btw, I put a little comment on the tweet and my phone is buzzing like hell since then Seems a lot of people agree.
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They did cast a great group (with the exception of Lance Barber )- the idea with Lauries daugther playing Sheldons mom is great and Iain is an adorable little boy - but I don't want to see another "Malcom in the middle" sort of show with a little boy being bullied and I'm worried they will rewrite Sheldons background to make the show interesting.

btw, I put a little comment on the tweet and my phone is buzzing like hell since then Seems a lot of people agree.
What you tweeted is almost exactly what I did! Though I'm with you, I think the casting of Mary is brilliant.
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Thanks for opening the thread! I was thinking earlier today about how we'd probably need one.

I watched the 5 minute trailer, and it was better than my (very low) expectations. But it also doesn't feel like Sheldon. I saw one comment online that young Sheldon just comes across as gifted, without the specific quirks that make him Sheldon, and I agree. Like, there's the not holding hands thing, but it feels more like something he's choosing to do, rather than he's compelled, if that makes sense.
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Old 05-17-2017, 10:15 PM
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I agree with Nicole. For now I don't plan to watch it, even the pilot.
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Old 05-17-2017, 11:08 PM
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I watched the 5 minute trailer, and it was better than my (very low) expectations..
I only watched the tidbits on Instagram yet and it was worse than I expected
I mean Iain is great but I also miss the Sheldon-vibe. And Jim narrating it, doesn't make it better. It's like Sheldon wrote his memoirs and someone is reading the audiobook.
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With all due respect, I hope this show will fall hard and fast.
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Old 05-18-2017, 06:52 AM
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Since I have not the slightest interest in Young Sheldon, I won't watch it.
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(groan) I don't want to dislike anything connected to Big Bang or our characters, but this just reeks of all those unnecessary straight to video sequels Disney put out. (whisper) This is what we made fan fiction for.
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My thoughts on the trailer is it's cute and if it was a standalone family show I'd probably watch it. But as a spinoff I'm just like...sorry it's not working.
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I don't see they couldn't change Sheldon's background from all we know from the show. And I don't like this idea at all.
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My thoughts on the trailer is it's cute and if it was a standalone family show I'd probably watch it. But as a spinoff I'm just like...sorry it's not working.
Yes "family show" isn't what I have in mind when I think of Sheldon Coopers childhood.

Here is a little clip from the upfronts, but I couldn't focus on what they said cause I was distracted with Iain clutching Jim's hand and Jim playing with his wedding ring


https://www.instagram.com/p/BUQERlJgDp1/
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I watched the 5 minute trailer and... nope, do not want.
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My thoughts on the trailer is it's cute and if it was a standalone family show I'd probably watch it. But as a spinoff I'm just like...sorry it's not working.
That's how I felt too. On it's own, it's not too bad. But placed in the context of everything we know about Sheldon and his childhood, it doesn't work.
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