This show seems to suffer from an identity crisis from the get go. It's very clear that the show was given the green light based on the intellectual property of Big Bang and not the merit of the writing, direction or talent involved.
I literally had to look up the alleged genre to figure out if this was intentionally un-funny. I was surprised to find that this is classified as a comedy. Deadpan comedy can be great, but this falls flat on it's face from the start and stays there.
Let me say, I'm not a huge fan of big bang, however, I can't deny that it's formula works in a big way. I don't need to enjoy it to recognize the powerful IP that it is. For that, it deserves respect regardless of critics.
Why on earth would the creators abandon the trusted format for this abomination? I hate laugh tracks but why not cater to your baked-in audience and use them in this format?
What was the director thinking with so many cuts per scene. There must have been over a dozen in the locker room - and they were totally needless.
There is not character development at all. Given the right format such as sitcom like Big Bang, no one cares - but this verges on a drama from the way it is presented.
Fine, you don't want to use a laugh track, then Why not inject more narrative like like "Everybody Hates Chris" and make the narration and scene cuts really count and invoke comedy?
Worse of all, the casting was horrible. The young Sheldon has some lines a fan would expect but the actor makes them all fall flat. A complete disappointment.
I gave it a 3 instead of a 1 to not pass judgement too quickly. I would be VERY surprised if this gets picked up again beyond existing contractual basis. If it keeps this way a third season is more elusive than the missing link.
Verdict : skip until it's proved it's format, which is doubtful.
I literally had to look up the alleged genre to figure out if this was intentionally un-funny. I was surprised to find that this is classified as a comedy. Deadpan comedy can be great, but this falls flat on it's face from the start and stays there.
Let me say, I'm not a huge fan of big bang, however, I can't deny that it's formula works in a big way. I don't need to enjoy it to recognize the powerful IP that it is. For that, it deserves respect regardless of critics.
Why on earth would the creators abandon the trusted format for this abomination? I hate laugh tracks but why not cater to your baked-in audience and use them in this format?
What was the director thinking with so many cuts per scene. There must have been over a dozen in the locker room - and they were totally needless.
There is not character development at all. Given the right format such as sitcom like Big Bang, no one cares - but this verges on a drama from the way it is presented.
Fine, you don't want to use a laugh track, then Why not inject more narrative like like "Everybody Hates Chris" and make the narration and scene cuts really count and invoke comedy?
Worse of all, the casting was horrible. The young Sheldon has some lines a fan would expect but the actor makes them all fall flat. A complete disappointment.
I gave it a 3 instead of a 1 to not pass judgement too quickly. I would be VERY surprised if this gets picked up again beyond existing contractual basis. If it keeps this way a third season is more elusive than the missing link.
Verdict : skip until it's proved it's format, which is doubtful.