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TV Ratings: 'Young Sheldon' Marks Biggest Comedy Premiere in 4 Years
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I laughed more than I should have at this
Subpar Spatula
Banned
this image is always weird because it clearly belittles emily blunt by making her the only sex joke
Stabby McSter
Member
the show is tonally different which is weird
What you've never done a bazapala on yourself?
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
"Bazinga" is something Sheldon Cooper's abusive brother used to say before he slapped him about. Comic book fans will love that.
Skinny Pete
Banned
This show is why Trump is president.
Matt_
World's #1 One Direction Fan: Everyone else in the room can see it, everyone else but you~~~
Just watched it and it was pretty sweet
Managed to put a few references into the main series without beating you over the head and it had some nice moments
seems to be quite a talented group of kids coming up between this and a couple of other projects
Managed to put a few references into the main series without beating you over the head and it had some nice moments
seems to be quite a talented group of kids coming up between this and a couple of other projects
Goldrusher
Member
Reminded me a bit of The Middle.
Will probably be a decent show to catch the odd episode.
Will probably be a decent show to catch the odd episode.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
It took me a while to realize that The Wonder Years was actually a deconstruction of our romantization of the 60s and 70s.
holy fuck.
sixteen-bit
Member
when's Old Sheldon?
The Sum of Zero
Member
I know people dislike the show but come the fuck on.
It'll be a Netflix 2.0 series in the future like Fuller House is today.
BeatnikGunsoo
Member
the show could've been way worse like way way worse
I liked it but i also like bbt as well
I liked it but i also like bbt as well
Maintenance
Member
Just fast track the nukes already.
It's almost like that show is an unrepentant piece of trash
ProfessorLobo
Banned
I think it will be fun to go back to this thread in a year or so because I'll bet anything the show will be regarded mildly positively here.
Note I haven't seen it yet. But it certainly gives off vibes of effort.
Note I haven't seen it yet. But it certainly gives off vibes of effort.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Tamzarian!
It's a BBT spin off what do you expect
By unrepentant trash you mean the best sitcom since Friends ended? I agree.
Nappuccino
Member
If you need a laugh track to be a sitcom . . . maybe? But I'd easily put How I Met Your Mother in that spot.
JigglesBunny
Banned
My entire family, along with my fiancés family, watch BBT regularly. Puzzles the hell out me personally but it clearly struck a chord. I would imagine the success of this was pretty much a guarantee.
Marketing for Young Sheldon was intense. They promoted the hell out of it on the channels I watch so the trailers pretty much covered the entire first episode.
I didn't think it was that funny so we'll see where it goes. The young actor didn't seem very talented or likeable so I have my doubts about any long term success for the show.
I didn't think it was that funny so we'll see where it goes. The young actor didn't seem very talented or likeable so I have my doubts about any long term success for the show.
That would be IT Crowd.
Denton
Member
I started watching this a year ago, now watching the last, seventh season. It is so much better than BBT imho. Absolutely love it.
To think I ignored it for 6 years because I thought the premise was stupid and I was bored and over BBT.
I am going to miss these guys. Especially Missy and Georgie.
To think I ignored it for 6 years because I thought the premise was stupid and I was bored and over BBT.
I am going to miss these guys. Especially Missy and Georgie.
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The Cockatrice
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I cant stand laugh tracks anymore. Does it have that?
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
no laugh tracks. its not a sitcom.
its actually very wholesome. i also ignored it but youtube started recommending it to me one day and it immediately clicked. its basically an old school family oriented middle america comedy, but instead of being a sitcom like those 90s shows, this is a tv serial.
All the characters are very likeable. the dad and the brother especially. if anything, the sheldon parts are the least funny of them all.
now of course ive only seen the funniest bits posted on youtube so the show overall might not be as good but i was very surprised by the quality of writing and the characters being so likeable for a show thats a prequel for arguably the most poorly written hit sitcom of all time.
The Cockatrice
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Yeah youtube algorithm showed me bits of it as well. Ive fairly enjoyed BBT but i was getting tired of it after its last 3-4 seasons. Ill add this to my list then. Thanks.
Denton
Member
No. As Slimy writes.
I am laughing out loud on regular though. Just last episode I saw with Sheldon complaining to his brother Georgie that his Tandy got violated...I spit my drink.
It also lacks pretty much all the "current thing" and "The Message" nonsense that plagues so much of today's US production. It feels like it was shot in the 80s.
And Chuck Lorre's vanity cards are great.
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The Cockatrice
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Nice.
I watched a fair bit of it and I think the show really struggled with wanting to be a wholesome family but cursed by the inevitable fate of Sheldon's dad and fairly shitty depiction of his siblings on TBBT. I kinda wished they had strayed farther from that stuff because the dad especially got the short end of the stick compared to the mom.
The wife then went through a lot of TBBT again and seeing it a second time the Sheldon character is really just a massive asshole whose given every possible sympathetic outcome. TBBT had a bit of a mean streak that was fun the first time round but seems overly petty once you know where most of the characters end up.
The wife then went through a lot of TBBT again and seeing it a second time the Sheldon character is really just a massive asshole whose given every possible sympathetic outcome. TBBT had a bit of a mean streak that was fun the first time round but seems overly petty once you know where most of the characters end up.
Denton
Member
I thought they did stray from that. Dad is great on the show as are the siblings. I ignore how anyone was depicted on TBBT and consider YS to be its own show.
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SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
yeah i liked the dad the most. hes a great no-nonsense but caring dad. i think they had a cheating subplot for him in the later seasons which likely didnt go well with fans.
Dural
Member
My 10yo daughter wanted to start watching it because of her friends and that is exactly what it is. The show is really good and Sheldon is probably the least likeable character on it. George and Georgie are both great, as is their Mema.
Yeah, this was the bit I was referring to. In TBBT the dad was supposed to be a kinda bad character, especially towards the mom, but that didn't really fit the YS version, though from what I saw the mom stepped out with the pastor guy well before the dad did with the neighbor (if you extrapolate from the 'hang outs' that substituted for sex in the show). I think they could have skipped that mess and just had him have his
heart attack
Alcibiades
Member
Caught a couple of episodes on a flight a few weeks ago. Enjoyed it overall. Sweet and funny.
Meanwhile the 1 or 2 episodes and several clips I've seen of Big Bang Theory were horrible. Pretty much complete trash.
Felt like Big Bang Theory was all about appealing to nostalgia and pop culture references - as if that in itself was supposed to be funny. And the dialogue was cringe.
Meanwhile, Young Sheldon had actual witty dialogue and situations. And the characters were much more likeable including Sheldon himself. He's arrogant in a charming way, rather than off-putting way.
Meanwhile the 1 or 2 episodes and several clips I've seen of Big Bang Theory were horrible. Pretty much complete trash.
Felt like Big Bang Theory was all about appealing to nostalgia and pop culture references - as if that in itself was supposed to be funny. And the dialogue was cringe.
Meanwhile, Young Sheldon had actual witty dialogue and situations. And the characters were much more likeable including Sheldon himself. He's arrogant in a charming way, rather than off-putting way.
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Denton
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iirc there was slight infatuation between him and his neighbor but they didn't actually sleep together and quickly ended it. I hope I am not misremembering. But it actually felt quite realistic and did not bother me at all.
I just watched second to last episode. Teared up. Only finale left.
And then in september, new show focused on Georgie and Mandy.
Miyazaki’s Slave
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I watched this with niece when she was in for some holiday, binged a few seasons, and we always keep each other up to date with the show. Ending was brutal imo, but this made me laugh.
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They retconned a lot of the stuff towards the end, the "affair" that Sheldon saw when he was younger was turned into a misunderstanding, it was the mom roleplaying as a different woman, so to us the viewer he didn't cheat but Sheldon was never corrected.
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