"Young Sheldon" getting a spinoff
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Young Sheldon
carrybuh — 2 years ago(March 23, 2024 05:32 PM)
About Sheldon's older brother. It will be returning to a traditional multi-cam sitcom set up.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/apparently-may-not-quite-enough-182608289.html
We’re not getting Young Sheldon: The Teenage Years either, although he’ll likely make some appearances. According to Variety, the new spinoff will actually focus on Sheldon’s older brother Georgie (Montana Jordan) and his fiancé Mandy (Emily Osment) as they navigate the world of parenthood (Mandy gave birth during season 6) and age-gap relationships. Georgie was canonically only 17 when he met and began a relationship with the 29-year-old Mandy, but it’s okay because they both lied about their ages, apparently? It seems like Young Sheldon maybe should have been called Young Georgie instead… Just an idea.
Still, critics can rest assured that (spoiler alert!) Mandy and Georgie aren’t in it for the long haul. Per Variety, it’s revealed in the original Big Bang Theory canon that in present day Georgie is a successful tire salesman with two ex-wives, one of whom is presumably Mandy. Good for him.
Unlike Young Sheldon, the new, unnamed spinoff will go back to Big Bang Theory’s roots and film as a traditional, multi-camera sitcom. Chuck Lorre and Young Sheldon executive producers Steve Holland and Steven Molaro are all on board and are expected to write the first episode together. Osment and Jordan are also apparently in talks to reprise their original roles.
