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Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘A Solar Calculator, a Game Ball and a Cheerleader’s Bosom’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Young Sheldon… With the added bonus of a welcome cameo this week Young Sheldon ticks all the boxes which have so far made it a stand out addition to Big Bang mythology. Spanning just twenty minutes this show does more with these nostalgic vignettes than most manage in […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘A Therapist, a Comic Book, and a Breakfast Sausage’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Young Sheldon… If you were to strip away the nostalgia, lineage and casting choices Young Sheldon is essentially about a little boy with phobias, social issues and a vast IQ. Partially ostracised by family members and an unprepared school system this elevator pitch should not work. However there […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Poker, Faith and Eggs’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Young Sheldon… Annie Potts inhabits the mythical Mee Maw of Sheldon’s childhood with style. Introduced as a fun loving, free spirited older woman this grandmother is not to be messed with. Babysitting in the loosest sense while Sheldon, George and Missy are let off the chain to run […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Rockets, Communists and the Dewey Decimal System’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Young Sheldon… At just over twenty minutes the makers of Young Sheldon are vastly underestimating the attention span of their audience. This window into the formative years of a Big Bang alumni is engaging, strangely nostalgic and anchored by an understated performance from Iain Armitage. Ably supported by […]

HBO Max acquires streaming rights to The Big Bang Theory spin-off Young Sheldon

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The hit comedy series Young Sheldon is coming to HBO Max. Early on Friday, the streaming service announced that Young Sheldon would join its source series, The Big Bang Theory, on the platform. “We now feel like our Big Bang offering is complete,” said Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max, president TNT, TBS, and […]

Rogue One’s alternate “happy ending” revealed, live-action Frozen ruled out, Marvel film/TV crossover “wouldn’t work” – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… ROGUE ONE’S HAPPY ENDING Disney and Lucasfilm delivered quite the surprise in December by – SPOILERS – killing off the heroes in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed that wasn’t always going to be the case, as Jyn and Cassian both survived in […]

Funko’s SDCC exclusive Pop! TV figures include The Big Bang Theory, Stranger Things, Doctor Who and The Dark Crystal

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Funko has revealed more of its Pop! Vinyl San Diego Comic-Con exclusive offerings with collectibles for The Big Bang Theory which are based on the Justice League fancy dress costumes from the fourth season and includes Penny as Wonder Woman, Howard dressed as Batman, Leonard as the Green Lantern, Raj as Aquaman and Sheldon as […]

The Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon gets a two-season renewal

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The Big Bang Theory may be coming to an end, but we won’t have seen the last of Sheldon Cooper as CBS has announced that it has renewed the spinoff series Young Sheldon for seasons three and four. “Thanks to Chuck Lorre’s and Steve Molaro’s outstanding creative leadership, Young Sheldon has been a powerful performer […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 20 Review – ‘A Dog, A Squirrel, and a Fish Named Fish’

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Martin Carr reviews the twentieth episode of Young Sheldon… Besides the physics lesson and inclusion of Sheldon Cooper phobias, episode twenty is all about adults, young adolescents and religious intervention. There are Big Bang references, more subtle side swipes and character jibes, but ultimately Sheldon plays second fiddle. If anything he enables more interaction between […]