Young Sheldon, Season 1 DVD
Editorial Reviews
For 9-year-old Sheldon Cooper it isn’t easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science isn’t always helpful in a land where church and football are king. And while the vulnerable, gifted and somewhat na?ve Sheldon deals with the world, his very normal family must find a way to deal with him.
This is not a typical sitcom like the other shows by Chuck Lorre. There is no laugh track, or jokes every minute like in “Two and a Half Men” or “The Big Bang Theory”. It’s a show about the character Sheldon from “The Big Bang Theory” as a child in East Texas and his difficulties in understanding how to be an ordinary child with his extreme intellect and curiosity, but almost complete lack of common sense. I’d compare this show to “The Wonder Years” as more of an amusing coming of age story rather than pure comedy. I think the casting is right on, the actors are very good, and the writing (as usual) is excellent. I don’t know if you have to know the Sheldon character from “The Big Bang Theory” to enjoy watching this show, but it’s a “hoot and a half” seeing some of Sheldon’s stories about his childhood play out.
This show is very polarizing, some people love it, some people hate it, some people are offended, and some love how honest the writers are. Yes, Sheldon’s mom remains as politically incorrect as ever and I wouldn’t have her any other way. Ian Armitage nails the role of Sheldon Cooper, who most likely has Aspergers or Autism. People who don’t understand that developmental difference often get offended, “oh he’s so rude!” No, he’s not rude, Aspies struggle reading between the lines, detecting facial emotions, and dealing with people. Aspies are often rational thinkers, black is black, white is white, good is good, evil is evil, so dealing with the shades of gray we find in the real world is a struggle. For most aspies it takes years to learn how to control your emotions, how to behave in social situations, etc. Things that are easy for a “normal” person can be quite hard for an aspie.
Product details
Actors: Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber
Format: Color, Dolby, Widescreen, PAL
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 4 for Australia
Number of discs: 3
Studio: CBS
DVD Release in: 2018
angiegere –
This little kid playing the young Sheldon is a crack up. Zoe Perry as the younger version of Sheldon’s mom, (played by Laurie Metcalf), has done a fantastic job in protraying the mother at a younger age. Zoe has incorporated the voice, inflection, tone that Laurie Metcalf has and shows on the few occasions she appears on The Big Bang. Annie Potts as young Sheldon’s grandma, (Zoe Perrys mom), is perfect in the role, as Annie Potts is en every role she portrays. I love Annie Potts. Lance Barber, and Montana Jordan, young Sheldon’s father and older brother, are well cast in these rolls. The one that is a surprise crack up, and the writers do her roll very well, Reagan Revord, who plays young Sheldon’s twin sister. That girl and the camera work well together. All in all, the cast, writers, producers, director have done a great job with this production.
Paul –
I would use the DVDSHELF site for all my DVD purchases in the future.
Daniel –
excellent – they were exactly as ordered
Rick –
Super fast shipping and exactly as described