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Critic Reviews
Sep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review:
It’s that focus on family, with Sheldon as an oddity and an outsider but still loved, that makes Young Sheldon sweeter than The Big Bang Theory. ... Although the humor--in the show’s pilot at least--is less reliant on what most people would call “jokes” and more reliant on “a tiny child in a bowtie saying the word ‘brassiere,’” as far as sitcoms go, it’s inoffensive and as comforting as Mrs. Cooper’s tater tots.
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Uncle BarkySep 21, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Young Sheldon ends up having a mind of its own, even if it’s a prequel to a long-established hit. Armitage and Perry in particular are a perfect pair as precocious son and protective but not overbearing mom. There’s an awful lot to like here, with high expectations not only met but exceeded.
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IndieWireSep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review:
In structure and tone, it has more in common with “Baskets” or “Divorce” than Chuck Lorre’s long-running ratings giant. It’s an entirely new direction for the franchise, and it’s as shocking to report this prequel is more melancholic than mawkish as it is to say that it’s also pretty darn good.
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The Daily BeastFeb 15, 2024
Sep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Young Sheldon has a certain Wonder Years glow to it. The challenge for the show going forward is to keep young Sheldon a believable, likable kid while also emphasizing the eccentric qualities that make him an effective comic creation. From this first episode, it really feels as though that’s not going to be a problem.
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Sep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Perry, the spitting image of her mom, is flat-out terrific as Mary Cooper. ... Of course, the success of the enterprise rises and falls on Iain Armitage’s shoulders. He reveals himself as an adroit performer who can play the show off, the little boy and the kid who doesn’t know how he comes by his own gifts.
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Sep 21, 2017
Season 1 Review:
The new show is much more a traditional family-focused show, and the humor is accordingly cleaner. Although there’s no question that Sheldon is often the dominant member of the “Big Bang” core, the show is still an ensemble effort. ... Young Sheldon is nicely cast, but it’s even more about the title character, and young Armitage acquits himself well, not to mention he’s cute as a bug. Also notable is Zoe Perry as Sheldon’s mother, Mary.
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Sep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review:
In many ways this show plays like a cross between “The Wonder Years” and last fall’s “Speechless” only in this one the mother character is likable. Zoe Perry, daughter of Laurie Metcalf (who plays Sheldon’s mom on “BBT”), is a standout in a pilot episode that’s warm and embraceable but not yet essential viewing. But it may get there.
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Sep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Young Sheldon, which depicts “The Big Bang Theory’s” Sheldon Cooper as a precocious 9-year-old in East Texas, doesn’t quite gel in either arena [functioning as a mainstream family comedy and fit into the realm of single-camera half hours] in its initial outing. But the premise and a few performances are interesting enough to give the show some time to find its way.
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Sep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review:
There are few jokes to speak of, just situations that are funny or awkward--mostly awkward. ... The accents are spot-on and the lead performances are excellent, in particular Zoe Perry as the hero’s mom (a role played on the flagship series by Laurie Metcalf) and Lance Barber as his father George.
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Sep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Like most new comedies this fall, Young Sheldon isn’t yet very good at conveying what it’s trying to do. But what it’s trying to do is more interesting--and potentially more artistically exciting--than whatever first impressions you might have of the show. The series is at once better and worse than what you’d expect.
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Sep 25, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Basically, the brilliant brat is amusing, but in The Big Bang Theory, what's more amusing is the people who choose to be with him; in Young Sheldon what's more amusing is the people who don't have the choice but have to be with him. The pilot for Young Sheldon isn't there yet. It's too hung up on a main character we know isn't going to and can't change for the better.
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Sep 23, 2017
Season 1 Review:
One thing everybody will be able to agree on, though, is that the 9-year-old version of Sheldon in the Big Bang spinoff Young Sheldon is not ready for prime time or even the pre-dawn hours of a public-access channel. This prequel about Sheldon's childhood in rural Texas, surrounded by an uncomprehending family and a hostile town, is hideously misconceived.
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