Paramount+ Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (CBS) (1 Viewer)

[Adam Lenhardt]

The latest "Big Bang Theory" spinoff premieres this fall:

 

[Todd Erwin]

I have mixed feelings about this for two reasons:

1. This series will be a multi-camera sitcom, which usually means more traditional and likely in front of a live audience.

2. I’m not convinced the characters can carry an entire series.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

I have mixed feelings about this for two reasons:

1. This series will be a multi-camera sitcom, which usually means more traditional and likely in front of a live audience.

2. I’m not convinced the characters can carry an entire series.

Definitely agree with your first point. Not so concerned about the second point. I would imagine that Zoe Perry and Annie Potts will either be series regulars or heavily recurring, and that Iain Armitage and Raegan Revord will make occasional guest appearances. And it seems like they're setting Rachel Bay Jones and Will Sasso to be series regulars. And then they'll probably introduce new characters between Georgie and Mandy in age. So it's not like the entire show will be on them, even though they're the main characters.

The title also implies that while George and Mandy definitely get divorced at some point (as confirmed by Jerry O'Connell's appearances as grown-up Georgie), they find their way back to each other down the road.

 

[Malcolm R]

Sitcoms seldom succeed based on the supposed "leads". It's the supporting cast that will make or break a show.

I, for one apparently, would embrace the switch back to a multi-cam style. I have not really warmed to any single-cam sitcom and is one reason I enjoyed TBBT more than YS.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

I, for one apparently, would embrace the switch back to a multi-cam style. I have not really warmed to any single-cam sitcom and is one reason I enjoyed TBBT more than YS.

I wouldn't mind it if it were multi-cam like the laugh track-free "M*A*S*H" episodes on DVD. But I hate the juiced audience laughter and the overly bright way they light multi-camera sitcoms.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

First trailer:


They did a pretty seamless job adapting the sets for Mandy's parents' house for multi-camera, but it's definitely going to be an adjustment having audience laughter on this.

 

[KPmusmag]

I thought the first episode worked well in the in-front-of-the-audience mode, but not the second episode tonight (10-24-24). The second episode felt to me as if it would have been better served with a single camera approach, like Young Sheldon. It addressed some serious issues that felt rushed to me and perhaps could have been more impactful with a few more closeups and more thoughtful delivery. Maybe it is just me; I did not enjoy Ghosts tonight, either.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

This week's episode brought back the entire surviving Cooper clan, other than Sheldon. It was interesting to see how they adapted some of the longstanding "Young Sheldon" sets like Mary's church office and Dale's kitchen for multi-camera.

They've definitely made Missy darker/naughtier on this show since George's passing, compared to how she was portrayed on "Young Sheldon". But arguably much closer to how the character was described on "Big Bang Theory".

 

[Jesse Skeen]

I generally hate laugh tracks except on the really old shows. I never liked Big Bang Theory partially for that reason, I did like Young Sheldon since it didn’t have one. Checked part of the first episode of this and didn’t find it worth suffering through with a laugh track.

 

[Malcolm R]

I don't mind laughter, but I found it a bit jarring to transition these well-known characters from the single camera to the live multi-cam format.