Big Bang Theory Team Plan 'Young Sheldon' Spin-Off
Because you can never have enough ‘Bazinga’ in your life, US network CBS have announced they are developing a spin-off from hit nerd comedy The Big Bang Theory revolving around main character Sheldon.
The biggest twist may in fact be that it won’t feature actor Jim Parsons in the role that has won him a Golden Globe and several Emmys; nor will it see the fastidious genius deciding to move to a different city.
What it will do, although that may change, is to flash back to Sheldon's youth, growing up a precocious young man in a Texas suburb, where he faces a lack of appreciation for his clear genius.
So far, the network is only approaching a script deal with Lorre, Prady and co-writer/current show-runner Steve Molaro attached and Parsons as executive producer, but it may yet implode due to the sheer difficulty of: finding an actor to match and exceed Jim Parsons performance, undo the voodoo around spin-offs in general – the history of sitcom is littered with the bodies of failed spin-offs…alas poor Joey, and the expectant financial boon that could literally force the sitcom onto the air; it’s a big ask indeed.
