# Young Sheldon gets a second season **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 8, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139 "2018-01-08T14:20:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [January 8, 2018, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/1 "2018-01-08T14:20:39Z")
[It’s been renewed](http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/01/06/big-bang-theory-spinoff-young-sheldon-gets-second-season.html) While the show isn’t as good as its sequel, it is definitely coming together and is now very watchable. I mostly wonder how long they can keep young Sheldon “young.” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/2 "2018-01-08T15:03:07Z")
He’ll be going to college soon (Caltech, right?), and then it will be pretty hard to avoid it becoming Doogie Howser. I don’t see the show outlasting TBBT, done after next season. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/3 "2018-01-08T16:20:49Z")
If you like the show you get more. I don’t really understand how it appeals to people, it seems sad and depressing because we know there’s no happy ending, Young Sheldon grows up to become Sheldon. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/4 "2018-01-08T16:25:46Z")
Have they done an episode yet where his mother has him tested? ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/5 "2018-01-08T16:52:02Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > If you like the show you get more. I don’t really understand how it appeals to people, it seems sad and depressing because we know there’s no happy ending, Young Sheldon grows up to become Sheldon. I think its a great show! They are developing characters rather well! Its nice to see all the things old Sheldon has talking about over the years ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/6 "2018-01-08T18:49:52Z")
I think it’s great, too. It’s sweet and charming. I particularly like that there isn’t an annoying laugh track. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/7 "2018-01-08T18:57:01Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > it seems sad and depressing because we know there’s no happy ending, Young Sheldon grows up to become Sheldon. I’m hardly an expert in all things (or even many things) BBT but, from what I’ve seen of the show, Sheldon seems relatively happy with his life and circumstances. Is his adult life sad and depressing? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/8 "2018-01-08T19:50:14Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I’m hardly an expert in all things (or even many things) BBT but, from what I’ve seen of the show, Sheldon seems relatively happy with his life and circumstances. Is his adult life sad and depressing? Well, we know his father dies at some point, so there’s that. Otherwise, I don’t think things would be sad for Sheldon himself. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/9 "2018-01-08T20:34:50Z")
That’s what I was thinking. Regardless of whatever bad things happen between Young Sheldon and BBT Sheldon, the adult version seems to have more fulfillment and richer professional and personal connections than many people I know. A lot of people can only dream of having meaningful work in their desired field and five or six real friendships with regular interaction. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/10 "2018-01-08T20:55:37Z")
That’s a problem YS faces - the show and its characters can’t take on lives of their own. It all has to fit into a well-established story line and adult character, no matter what ideas the writers might have. They’ll be forced out of ideas fairly soon. Is Sheldon going off to college on his own, or is Meemaw maybe moving to Pasadena to take care of her little boy, or what? I can’t see Mama leaving Georgie and Missy alone, especially not with her husband gone. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/11 "2018-01-09T14:13:41Z")
Sheldon improved after Leonard moved in. Remember the elevator story flashback? He cannot function very well without making a connection to normal nerds. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/12 "2018-01-09T15:47:44Z")
I think it’s a great show, and I hope it lasts awhile. I don’t think it’s sad at all. I also like how it is seeping into TBBT in small ways, such as how Sheldon now explicitly names his brother on the Best Man list. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/13 "2018-01-09T15:51:34Z")
I am really enjoying the show, as well. Don’t find it depressing at all. I will be sad to see the father die, of course… ---
**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:** [January 9, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/14 "2018-01-09T17:25:13Z")
That’s good news that Young Sheldon is being renewed. I don’t think it’s depressing at all either, although I did expect him to have a much harder time as a child. That would be a sadder show but more realistic. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/15 "2018-01-10T05:24:08Z")
I didn’t have high expectations, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by many aspects of the show, including the depth of some of the characters. I’m also pleasantly surprised by the many ways it gets East Texas (where I grew up) right, including most of the accents and the church interior, without turning them into cartoon elements. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/16 "2018-01-10T12:11:38Z")
It’s not clear if Sheldon got any degrees from Caltech. Some sources say that he got both his bachelor’s degree and his Ph.D. at the University of Texas. Some say that he got a second Ph.D. at Heidelberg University in Germany. Some say that he wasn’t a grad student at Heidelberg but was doing a post-doc. Some sources say that it’s never been made clear where he studied. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/17 "2018-01-10T12:17:22Z")
The father is a lot nicer and loving than Sheldon has led us to believe in _TBBT_. Not an alcoholic, reasonable, loves his family. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/18 "2018-01-10T13:55:14Z")
There will be plenty of time for his views of his father to change after he’s gone, and all his accumulated resentments can play out. It looks like Mary will get a lot more religious then, too, as a coping strategy of her own. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/19 "2018-01-10T14:34:21Z")
Jim Parsons has always played Sheldon as having a touch of OCD and a touch of autism spectrum, although high functioning. Is it about time for the 9 year old version to start to show some of that? ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139/20 "2018-01-10T17:21:18Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Well, we know his father dies at some point, so there’s that. Otherwise, I don’t think things would be sad for Sheldon himself. I think that’s when the show ends: Dad dies (IIRC by season four, assuming 1 year real time = 1 season) and at that point there’s not a lot more to do. Dad and Sheldon connecting is (IMO) the heart of the show. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-sheldon-gets-a-second-season/806139.md?page=2)