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Young Sheldon,anybody?

MoJoV — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:24:37 GMT

I'm still liking this show. That kid is a great little actor. Also Annie Potts is a funny grandma.

I don't watch Big Bang anymore. They're all a little long in the tooth for the roles now. Just don't find the characters likeable.

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I am still oxox — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:37:59 GMT

I am still undecided about Young Sheldon, they have created characters who are not in the Prequel.

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Moonchilde — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:05:44 GMT

I adore Annie Potts, and Laurie Metcalf’s daughter (and Laurie Metcalf).

I do not think the kid playing Sheldon is All That.

What I don’t care for is that all the adults in the family seem way too intimidated by genius Sheldon to work on Asperger’s/autistic Sheldon. By that I mean if they’d worked on modifying his behavior from a young age, he would not be so obnoxious as an adult. They “let” him be that way without much trying to change anything, which I think is wrong, annoying, creepy...

Yes, it’s a show that was created, for entertainment, to retroactively explain adult Sheldon. It doesn’t entertain me much, it mostly frustrates me.

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Q4u — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:17:39 GMT

I still enjoy BBT, even tho the adults are "a little long in the tooth" and I looked forward to Young Sheldon (I love all the adult actors in it) but do not like the child actor playing Sheldon ~at all~. Maybe @Moonchild's excellent explanation is what is driving my dislike because I can't tell you why except I simply can't watch that child!

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maximillian — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:19:15 GMT

All the pros and cons pointed out here seem very logical to me. What I do think is that the show has a lot of potential; it's early days right now. I found it interesting last night to see some empathy in the obnoxious older son. He truly was worried about his dad. Meemaw is teaching the boy genius some lessons about real life. For example, the scene about learning to put on a "poker face" was well done, in my opinion. Sheldon's thoughts on God; well, to be a religious person, I believe one does have to consider all the possibilities of faith. I was holding my breath in the scene with the 14-year-old driving the car. Comedy, suspense, larger-than- life issues-like I said, I think the show has potential. I think I will continue to watch!

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Cakers3 — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 13:51:24 GMT

I don't recall Sheldon ever being diagnose with any syndrome so I don't find it odd that the family did not seek any treatment for him. Plus we are looking at him growing up in a time where such a syndrome was not identified as readily as it is today. Keep in mind grown Sheldon is approx. 40 years old now so his formative years would not have had the knowledge we have today. Plus he was a functioning child and not what would have been considered a "stereotypical child with autism".

As far as the actor portraying young Sheldon, I think he is fantastic. If you have not seen grown Sheldon in BBT then you would not get the nuances, cadence of voice, etc. that this young actor has to portray. He has some big shoes to fill to match grown Sheldon.

I still like BBT although I don't always watch as frequently as before.

I really like Amy more for Mayim as the person she is in real life.

I could do without Penny, though.

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occasionalrain — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:02:23 GMT

I coud do without Bernadette. I don't watch BB when it's about her pregnancy or baby.

Young Sheldon has possibilities, it's not all that now but the actor playing him is.

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Yahooey — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:18:38 GMT

More Annie Potts pls - whether in this show or anywhere. Love her

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avid shopper — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 16:37:32 GMT

Love it, it is well done, all the actors are spot on - love Iain Armitage and the actress who plays his mom has captured her well. I still watch BBT as I love the Amy and Sheldon storyline....some episodes are good, some, I feel, are lacking.

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colliegirls — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 15:29:56 GMT

I love it!

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chiclet — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 15:41:15 GMT

I like it.

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Cakers3 — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 23:14:53 GMT

@occasionalrain wrote:
I coud do without Bernadette. I don't watch BB when it's about her pregnancy or baby.
Young Sheldon has possibilities, it's not all that now but the actor playing him is.

@occasionalrain LOL I can't understand Bernadette when she speaks.

I do miss Mrs. Wolowitz, though. "Who's there? Are you a sex criminal?" ROTFL!

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MamaWick — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 00:53:05 GMT

@I am still oxox What characters have they created?

Also, once on TBBT, Mary Cooper was talking about Sheldon growing up and saying that they didn't know anything about any spectrum that Sheldon might be on, so they did touch on it once.

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I am still oxox — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 01:05:46 GMT

@MamaWick

I have watched TBBT since it started Sheldon has a sister, an older brother is never mentioned, he is a god fearing Mother and his dad is never mentioned

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Cakers3 — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 01:19:30 GMT

@I am still oxox wrote:
@MamaWick

I have watched TBBT since it started Sheldon has a sister, an older brother is never mentioned, he is a god fearing Mother and his dad is never mentioned

@I am still oxox @MamaWick

Sheldon does have an older brother on BBT. George Cooper Jr.

Mary Cooper said Sheldon got all the brains and the other TWO children were as dumb as soup.

Sheldon also showed Amy a golf ball his brother threw at him when they were kids-the episode with Sheldon and Amy at the storage unit.

Sheldon also said that his sister (Missy) and his brother were idiots if I remember the insult correctly.

The brother has been mentioned in many episodes.

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Cakers3 — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 01:20:45 GMT

Sheldon's father is mentioned, too. Mary Cooper said she used to put hamster poop in his whiskey when he was drunk.

His father was deceased by the time BBT started.

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MamaWick — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 02:55:38 GMT

@I am still oxox Sheldon has indeed talked about his brother, his twin sister, his father, his Pop-Pop. Of his father, he has mentioned he died when Sheldon was 14; both he and his mother have mentioned that he (George, Sr) was a very large man at his death, so I take that to mean the father we see on Young Sheldon will get even bigger within the next 5 years if the show lasts that long (Sheldon and Missy are 9, and Georgie is 14 in YS). Sheldon has even talked many times about Billy Sparks and the chicken on TBBT, and that character is now in Young Sheldon.

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SusieQ_2 — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:59:29 GMT

I like it and hope the ratings continue to be good. Iain Armitage is such a talented young actor and is building quite an impressive resume at only nine years of age. He's worked with Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. On his newest film "The Glass Castle" he worked with Woody Harrelson, Brie Larson, and Naomi Watts to name a few. Oh, and he's also adorable!

Last week was the perfect mix of comedy and thoughtfulness as little Sheldon attempted to reconcile scientific fact with his religious upbringing as he awaited news of his father's health following a heart attack. I think that's something a lot of people struggle with and I really enjoyed the episode.

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Sooner — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 01:15:23 GMT

I have watched one and only one episode. I don't think the kid is good either, like some of you. And, I could do without the "thoughtfulness" takes on religion. That really kills the show for me.

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wakefield64 — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 03:50:55 GMT

I like this show. The cast is good and Young Sheldon has very good timing with his lines for a kid. To me it is refreshing to see a funny show without sleazy jokes of any kind. Reminds me of the "good old days."