3 Young Sheldon Actors to Return in Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage

A quick glance at the comments section of the TVLine report shows two things: fans are excited for another leap into the CBS franchise and the return of some of their favorite characters and apprehension about a returning format. “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” will be shot in front of a live audience and follow a multi-camera setup. This means it will likely resemble “The Big Bang Theory” more than “Young Sheldon,” at least in terms of format. Consequently, viewers are bracing for the possible return of the dreaded sitcom laugh track.

On Reddit, fans were vividly debating this stylistic choice, with many expressing disapproval. “I still think they’re making a mistake with the live studio audience format. Totally dated and won’t go over with the audience as well as it did back in the early 2000s,” one user wrote. Another replied, “Oh God. One of the main reasons I prefer ‘Young Sheldon’ over ‘The Big Bang Theory’ is that it doesn’t have an audience in the background.” Yet another user stated, “I’ll give it a try, but once they said it was going to return to the multicam setup of ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ they lost me.”

Overall, the starkest contrast between “Young Sheldon” and “The Big Bang Theory” is the former’s lack of a laugh track and its single-camera style. These elements helped the prequel stand out, giving it just the right amount of distance from its parent series. It will be interesting, to say the least, to see “Georgie & Mandy” take a page out of “The Big Bang Theory” playbook come October 17.

Source: TVLine, Reddit