TV Land Is Talking About The "Young Sheldon" Special Preview

“Young Sheldon” premieres on November 2, but as of today, it is one of the most talked about shows because of its special preview that set to air on September 25, Monday at 8:30 in the evening.
The CBS sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro is a spin-off prequel to “The Big Bang Theory” that zeroes into Sheldon Cooper’s character as a 9-year-old boy growing up with his family in East Texas in 1989. Iain Armitage stars as the boy genius, Sheldon Cooper, while Zoe Perry plays the role as his mother, Mary Cooper. Jim Parsons will be narrating the story in the series as present-day Sheldon Cooper.
As the brilliant genius he is, he surpasses everyone from his generation as to things of the mind and intellect such as mathematics and science. However, he finds himself in awkward situations more than often because of what the New York Times describes as young Sheldon’s “inflexibility, literalness, and lack of interest in social norms.” It would be most interesting to see how a boy his age copes in high school and deal with the odd cruel world around surrounding him as well as deal with his family that seems to be unable to particularly understand him.

Zoe Perry and Iain Armitage in Young Sheldon (2017). Photo by Robert Voets/CBS

‘Young Sheldon’ Feels like ‘The Wonder Years’ all over again rather than a Comedy

The narration, the blast-from-the-past childhood sentiments, and adventures pretty much make “Young Sheldon” feel like the late 80’s show, “The Wonder Years” – something Generation Y was most fond of. Take for example Sheldon’s first day in a public high school. Already, he finds a knack in insulting his classmates and teachers for not following the rules in the school handbook. He is disliked instantly, which Sheldon does not notice.
His mother, Zoe Perry, however, sees and notices this alienation full well leaving her worried about her son. His father, George Sr. (Lance Barber), is baffled by Sheldon’s insensitivity while his brother Goerge (Montana Jordan) is just plain uncomfortable with the fact that he has to share a class with his younger brother. Sheldon also has to deal with his twin sister, Missy (Raegan Revord) as well as the antics of his Meemaw (Annie Potts). In the family, the only one that Sheldon does not alienate is his mother who tries her best to understand Sheldon. These realities pretty much set the tone of the show. So expecting the show to be a hundred percent laughs may not really be the case.
Perkiness and wit are the two best things to anticipate in “Young Sheldon.” Having a backstory to the brilliant Physicist who is a die-hard comic book fan and an overall Lord of the Geeks. Who doesn’t find innocent sarcasm entertaining, let alone, from the perspective of a 9-year-old genius? Laughing out loud at in-your-face moments something anyone would love to look forward to. This, then, is one of the reasons why “Young Sheldon” may just be what any exhausted fellow needs to brighten up their day. It’s like sentiment and humor in a full hour. Not bad, if we say so ourselves.