The series Young Sheldon essentially accentuates
all the excellent characteristics of Sheldon
Cooper and answers the questions pondered
by fans over 12 seasons of The Big Bang Theory
about how he became the way he is now.
While the show is focused around Sheldon,
equal thoughts have been given to other characters
to develop their own quirks independent of
the titular character which makes the show,
as a whole, a heartfelt comedy.
The fact that much of Sheldon’s childhood
is yet to be explored gives creators of the
show freedom to develop the series as it goes
and lead it to its eventual destiny.
The Big Bang Theory has been on a decline,
and it’s probably a good thing that the
series is coming to an end.
However, I can’t help but feel a bit sad,
but fans of the show will have a new show
that is both different and in many ways better
than its predecessor.
Here are some reasons why Young Sheldon is
better than The Big Bang Theory.
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Young Sheldon works, because they took the
best character from The Big Bang Theory, with
all his peculiarity and eccentricity, and
finally attempt to answer how he became the
awkward genius as we know it.
While it is true that without Leonard to be
annoyed, Koothrappali to be the sacrificial
goat and Howard as the comic, the adult Sheldon
in isolation is a super intelligent psychopath
tethering on the edge of becoming a real life
super villain.
However, the moments in the series where Sheldon’s
best traits and his conscientious nature come
through are when his error in social cues
and customs are pointed out to him usually
by Penny or Leonard, and unsurprisingly Penny
and Sheldon’s relationship are the highlight
and heart of the show.
Now that brings me to the point of Young Sheldon,
the series focuses on his childhood and family,
and here too, he fails to understand social
norms.
However, in the Cooper household, both Missy
and Georgie are keen to bring him down, and
that leads to many heartfelt moments where
he finds out what he got wrong and works tirelessly
to right the wrong.
His good conscience and moral values can be
seen more in his childhood than his adult
years, and that’s basically the essence
of the show and that’s why it is better
than the original.
It is clear to fans who have been following
the show since the beginning that the series
has lost its zing and its identity, following
the arrival of multiple regular female characters
changing the entire dynamic of the series.
The series was about four nerdy scientists
and a hot girl, but by the end of the 4th
season, the series slowly started turning
into a romantic comedy with a little bit of
science and physics thrown in.
However, with Young Sheldon, the creators
Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro seem to know
what the show’s identity is, at least as
of now and are sticking to it.
It is above all else a Malcolm in the middle-esque
type show about the main character and his
family growing up in rural Texas, and most
of the story revolves around that.
The coming of age story is a compelling and
personal journey that everyone has to make
at some point, and that’s why it is such
a relatable and human subject portrayed extensively
in film, literature and music.
The series is a fresh take on the coming of
age story with the main difference being that
we already know the future of the main character.
It follows in the footsteps of Boy Meets World,
Malcolm in the Middle and Fresh Prince of
Bel Air and like those series, Young Sheldon
is helmed by a very talented young actor.
God bless Iain Armitage and his uncanny portrayal
of young Sheldon Cooper, everyone’s favorite
megalomaniac.
The series is more than just about Sheldon.
His twin sister Missy brings the biggest laugh
with her perceptive jokes and keen observations
of the Cooper household.
And through his older brother, George, we
get a look at the pressure of having a genius
as a younger brother, who also happens to
be in the same grade as him.
The loving side of his mother Mary, the goofiness
of his father George and his Meemaw and their
shared concern for the children, despite vastly
different personalities, makes the show as
warm as any other family comedy-drama.
While The Big Bang Theory is a multi-camera
show, the creators chose the single-camera
format for Young Sheldon, and it has paid
off.
The laugh track is a great tool to have simply
because it works, but it has been too overused
in sitcoms over the years, people are tired
of it by now.
I would implore you to watch a few YouTube
videos of TBBT without the laugh track.
There is so much dead space on air with a
laugh track whether the joke is funny or not.
It simply proves a point that not all shows
need one.
Young Sheldon has rightly forgone the laugh
track, instead focusing on developing characters
and let the comedy flow naturally instead
of trying to instigate forced laughter.
They have succeeded in doing just that.
Many wonder if anyone other than Jim Parsons
could have done justice to the character of
Sheldon.
So, fans were ecstatic when the casting directors
found the perfect match in Iain Armitage.
However, fans are still going to miss Parsons,
the OG Sheldon.
The Big Bang Theory is on its farewell season
and fans will hate saying goodbye to some
great characters, but a part of Sheldon is
still alive with the voice-over narration
by Parsons in Young Sheldon.
Which series do you like better, The Big Bang
Theory or Young Sheldon?
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