Young Sheldon

The big bag theory used to be popular back then and safe to say, half of zillennial grew up with it. It used to be one of my favorite series. Sadly though, I changed my mind when Young Sheldon started airing back in 2017. It is the prequel to the Big Bang Theory starring Jim parsons that tells about the life of 5 remarkable individuals mostly PhD.D and scientists. It has 12 seasons and even Elon Musk and some scientist cameos were in it too. Meanwhile Young Sheldon only has 6 seasons and it started when the main series was still on-going as well. The only difference is that, it focuses on the life of Sheldon Cooper which was fairly more intriguing and wholesome.

Young Sheldon sets the story in Texas, where he grows up with his siblings, meemaw, and her parents. As a young kid, Sheldon is a child prodigy and was gifted. However, he has social issues and is low in EQ. The series follows the journey of his parents dealing with Sheldon, a gifted child from a middle class family. It hinted in the series that technically, the parents (Marry Cooper and George Cooper) are not necessarily smart and they wonder, how they are blessed with an extremely gifted child. Meanwhile his siblings were often left alone and feeling a lot more isolated and neglected as their parents and even their meemaw often focuses on Sheldon. These dynamics within the family was intriguing too as though parents aren’t perfect the show teaches us it’s not easy having a child prodigy in the house, as though they tried their best, they still make mistakes. After all,they’re human too!

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When compared to the main series, Big Bang Theory, this series was like that warm fuzzy feeling. It is wholesome, comedic, and a go-to series when you need a good laugh and a positive dose. Shot in warm color and featuring vintage dresses and style of early 90’s, it makes you want to go back in time where though a family might be quite dysfunctional but they stick together through thick and thin.

I don’t necessarily agree that people criticizing how Sheldon parents brought him up and how he was coddled. I think it’s one of the power from the series where it doesn’t attempt to portray anything perfect, or how a perfect parents should have. These room for criticism is very humane as the parents have tried their best being accommodating to their gifted children. Each of actors in this drama really makes you feel like they’re a family and they invite you to look into their slices of life.

While I sympathize with the main character, I also sympathize with the siblings. They are also full of life and this series, doesn’t forget to emphasize their life without making the story and character development jumbled all over the place. What I love about this series is also the fact that they can be watched randomly and you can pick and choose which episodes to watch without necessarily picking a rigid seasonal episode.

If Big bang theory can be quite insufferable to watch, Young sheldon masks Sheldon’s flaws with his family behaviors and interaction. It makes the show less boring than how old Sheldon interacts with his surrounding. I am also biased as I love the fashion style and the color that this series has compared to the parent series. This one has vintage look to it and I am sucker for yellow-ish tinted film/series. So yes, It’s why I prefer to watch and re-watch Young Sheldon compared to The Big Bang Theory.