For your nerdy mind...
Chuck Lorre’s Young Sheldon travels back to the challenging childhood of 9-year-old Sheldon Cooper, played by ‘Big Little Lies’ actor Iain Armitage, with voice-over narration from Jim Parsons. The series is currently airing on Comedy Central. Before you binge-watch, here are few things you need to know about Young Sheldon...
1. Zoe Perry has familial relations with ‘Big Bang Theory’ actor: Zoe Perry is the spitting image of Mary Cooper on The Big Bang Theory. That is because she and actress Laurie Metcalf aka Mary are mother and daughter. Now it makes perfect sense that Zoe would play the younger version of Sheldon’s mom on Young Sheldon.
2. The show is being shot in
a single-camera format: Unlike Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon is a single-camera comedy. Wonder Years was an inspiration for producers when they were writing Young Sheldon. Another reason why Young Sheldon ditched the multi-camera format is that its pacing is different. Since they are working with a cast of young children, this seemed more appropriate.
3. Sheldon won’t be a ‘brat’: While we know adult Sheldon as annoying, producers had to find a way to avoid having the younger version of the character being a ‘brat’. The character of Sheldon can be despicable and so hard on his best friends, but the audience forgives him.
4. Jim will also narrate as adult Sheldon: Jim Parsons was the brainchild behind the idea for the show. Jim Parsons revealed that he was the one who originally pitched Sheldon’s childhood story. In addition to coming up with the show and serving as Executive Producer, Jim will also “reprise” his role as adult Sheldon, adding voiceover narration to key parts of the episodes!
5.Iain Armitage auditioned to become Young Sheldon by recording an iPhone video: Last Christmas, at his grandmother’s house in Georgia, Armitrage auditioned for his role through an iPhone video. Iain had never watched Big Bang Theory before he auditioned, but the result of his audition won over the show’s makers. The 9-year-old claimed that he doesn’t watch a lot of TV and also the show was aimed at a different audience.
