# "Young Sheldon"--anyone else creeped out? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 1, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267 "2017-09-01T19:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/41 "2017-09-26T01:17:45Z")
I fully expected this show to be irredeemably bad. I was shocked that it was actually pretty good. I found it to be relatively thoughtful, which was very surprising. I expected it to be Sheldon but young. Sheldon’s family is played very well. All in all, I’ll definitely watch the next couple of episodes and see if it remains as enjoyable to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/42 "2017-09-26T02:41:10Z")
Given the quality of _Big Bang Theory_, I expect this to be about the same. I’m entertained by _Big Bang Theory_ (I’m a nerd not offended by the nerd jokes), and expect this will be entertaining, too, if I remember to subscribe to it. Sometimes poorly made things are fun to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/43 "2017-09-26T02:42:38Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > I wouldn’t dismiss the kid as being unable to act. it just seems like another example of why I almost always dislike kids’ characters in movies and TV shows. their parts are being written by adults, and at best they portray sarcastic little adults, at worst they’re just totally unnatural. I don’t think I’ve seen anything in which the kids resemble anything close to how kids are in real life. > > [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MostWritersAreAdults](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MostWritersAreAdults) The interviews I’ve read with the kid sound like he’s exactly like his character. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/44 "2017-09-26T04:15:45Z")
Just got done watching it. I’d already seen most of the episode, from the previews. I’ll give it two or three more weeks to see if it gets better. The thing that creeped me out most was at the end–the obviously CGI Professor Proton. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/45 "2017-09-26T04:31:44Z")
I enjoyed the entire family, except maybe the older brother. If this goes ten years like TBBT it’d be interesting to see if his sister develops into a gorgeous teen and young adult as seen on her appearance on S01E15. I liked the church sequence and when the school teachers gave their input. Casting Laurie Metcalf’s daughter as the younger version of the mother was a stroke of genius; it nearly felt it was Laurie to begin with. I currently have an “high-functioning autistic” male student (my social worker daughter says Asperger’s is no longer an accepted term in the DSM) in one of my classes, and although he’s about 20, his behavior is similar to young Sheldon’s: insightful and totally right and yet totally wrong observations and comments in class. Let’s see if they pin a diagnosis on Sheldon; as an adult he said that his mother DID have him tested… I wish they would continue the series now instead of waiting until November; I want to see more, which surprised me because I anticipated a trainwreck (something Sheldon would surely enjoy). ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/46 "2017-09-26T10:33:29Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > Bumping this thread to the front page because the show debuts tonight. I love TBBT but this looks absolutely unbearable to watch. Well, I was wrong. It was much more entertaining than I expected it to be. The lack of a laugh track is nice. I think the casting is good except for Sheldon. I know that Sheldon is supposed to be stiff but it comes across to me more like the kid just isn’t an actor. The dad is a much more sympathetic character than the one described on TBBT. The mom is perfect. The siblings are good, if annoying, like most siblings are. I hope they cast Sheldon’s grandfather since the two were so close. I’ll keep watching for now. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/47 "2017-09-26T12:51:18Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > The dad is a much more sympathetic character than the one described on TBBT. Dad hasn’t descended into full-blown alcoholism yet. And Sheldon did appear to have some good memories of his dad on a few episodes. And potentially the alcoholism could explain Sheldon losing some of the empathy people were commenting on earlier in the thread. Liked the show - they’re obviously not going for full comedy ala TBBT, so that may throw people as they start watching this. Hopefully it will get a chance to gain an audience. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/48 "2017-09-26T13:23:34Z")
I enjoyed it. If it were a new show, and not a Big Bang prequel, I think people would be kinder to it. Jim Parson’s voice overs were excellent! Young Sheldon’s family reminds me of mine. Guess who was young Sheldon? My oldest brother was Georgie, and my younger sister Missy. The parents are extremely well played. I hope Laurie Metcalf does a guest shot as Mary’s mother. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/49 "2017-09-26T13:56:02Z")
It’s pretty sad. The show was depressing to watch, and can only get more depressing unless Young Sheldon becomes a character that does not turn into Old Sheldon. Hopefully this bad idea ends soon. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/50 "2017-09-26T14:08:06Z")
I agree with **TriPolar**. We know how adult Sheldon turns out, he is a deeply damaged human being. Watching the processes that turn a moderately quirky and gifted child into the train wreck that is Sheldon in the first season of _The Big Bang Theory_ can’t be enjoyable. Sure, by season 11 of TBBT Sheldon has undergone significant growth, but what the hell happens to turn him into season 1 Sheldon? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/51 "2017-09-26T14:23:27Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > > [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > > > The dad is a much more sympathetic character than the one described on TBBT. > > Dad hasn’t descended into full-blown alcoholism yet. And Sheldon did appear to have some good memories of his dad on a few episodes. > > And potentially the alcoholism could explain Sheldon losing some of the empathy people were commenting on earlier in the thread. > > Liked the show - they’re obviously not going for full comedy ala TBBT, so that may throw people as they start watching this. Hopefully it will get a chance to gain an audience. I’m not sure how they can have the father descend into full-blown alcoholism and have this remain a sitcom. So I doubt that will occur. Actually, they may not stick with the details of Sheldon’s childhood as we’ve been told. For example, he’s supposed to have started college at eleven, and he’s nine now. So if they do that, they would have to replace the entire supporting cast of teachers and other students. ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/52 "2017-09-26T15:03:25Z")
I’m not a fan of TBBT but watch it because my kids do (and I like watching TV with them even if I hate what’s on TV). I expected to loathe this show and instead really enjoyed it (which pretty much guarantees it will be cancelled by Halloween, sorry). If it survives hopefully it’s an alternate universe where Sheldon turns out better than TBBT Sheldon. It’s fiction, that’s allowed. I experienced attending classes at a University when I was 12. The scenes of him walking in to the school with other students looming over him definitely gave me flashbacks. They got that part right. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/53 "2017-09-26T15:07:23Z")
When it returns I’ll give it another episode or 2 to see what happens. I wasn’t very good but it also didn’t suck. ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/54 "2017-09-26T15:13:05Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I enjoyed it. If it were a new show, and not a Big Bang prequel, I think people would be kinder to it. I suspect you’re right. I bet the Venn diagram of people who like this and TBBT has a relatively small intersection. A lot of people who dislike TBBT won’t be willing to give this a try and a lot of people who like TBBT will be angry that this isn’t more of the same. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/55 "2017-09-26T15:47:08Z")
Zoe Perry did an outstanding job of mimicking Laurie Metcalf’s voice and mannerisms. I barely even recognized her from her psycho-killer role on Scandal. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/56 "2017-09-26T16:44:22Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Zoe Perry did an outstanding job of mimicking Laurie Metcalf’s voice and mannerisms. I barely even recognized her from her psycho-killer role on Scandal. She’s Laurie Metcalf’s daughter. I bet she had a lot of practice mimicking that voice when she was a teenager. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/57 "2017-09-26T17:10:11Z")
I happened to actually have the TV on last night and caught the last half of the first episode. It was surprisingly good, funny with no audience/laugh track but also touching too. I thought the family had potential too, his sister was funny and seemed to kind of get Sheldon. The one brother with the short hair was weird/dumb, the other that had to attend high school classes with Sheldon was annoyed over it. Good setup, as long as the “Sheldon has no social clue” trope doesn’t get too worn out I could see this being good for a season or two. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/58 "2017-09-26T17:54:13Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > I happened to actually have the TV on last night and caught the last half of the first episode. It was surprisingly good, funny with no audience/laugh track but also touching too. I thought the family had potential too, his sister was funny and seemed to kind of get Sheldon. The one brother with the short hair was weird/dumb, the other that had to attend high school classes with Sheldon was annoyed over it. Good setup, as long as the “Sheldon has no social clue” trope doesn’t get too worn out I could see this being good for a season or two. There was only one brother. The neighbor kid with the chicken was maybe who you were thinking of? I assume that was a reference to adult Sheldon’s fear of birds. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/59 "2017-09-26T18:07:55Z")
Right. Georgie (George Cooper Jr) is Sheldon’s only brother. Sheldon’s reaction to his missing bow tie was spot on. When Sheldon and Missy were watching TV, how come there was no reference to “sitting on my spot”? ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267/60 "2017-09-26T18:12:22Z")
Annie-Xmas: > [@](#): > > When Sheldon and Missy were watching TV, how come there was no reference to “sitting on my spot”? From what I recall of her appearance in the first season of TBBT, Missy had, as a child, proven herself completely capable of overpowering Sheldon. I imagine that young Sheldon is not able to push young Missy around the way adult Sheldon can push Leonard around. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-anyone-else-creeped-out/795267.md?page=4)