Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘Spock, Kirk, and Testicular Hernia’

by

Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of Young Sheldon… With the usual abstract notions which accompany every Big Bang Theory we venture into another outing of its lesser sibling Young Sheldon. Nuanced, crackpot, scenario specific and nostalgic to a fault CBS keeps mining the solid gold character quirks of Mister Cooper with panache. Building a […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Cape Canaveral, Schrodinger’s Cat, And Cyndi Lauper’s Hair’

by

Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Young Sheldon… Reminiscent of family bonding moments when we were children and warmly nostalgic for reasons difficult to explain, Young Sheldon continues drawing in its audience. Lance Barber carries the emotional weight behind episode eight as issues of paternal relationships are put front and centre. Finding common ground […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘A Brisket, Voodoo, and Cannonball Run’

by

Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Young Sheldon… This series continues to defy description in its construction, execution and pure optimism. Each episode hinges on minor character moments which gel together and feel so familiar it’s ridiculous. This pint-sized vignette of scenarios held in place by common elements makes everything look so easy. Plotlines […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘A Patch, a Modem and a Zantac’

by

Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Young Sheldon… Young Sheldon continues to bring in the audiences, rack up the ratings and combine with Big Bang to destroy all comers. Touchstones for this week are numerous, endearing, funny and in line with content to date. Armitage, Perry and Barber do the heavy lifting while Potts […]

CBS releases new Young Sheldon promo ahead of tonight’s premiere

by

Ahead of tonight’s preview of Young Sheldon, CBS has released a new promo for hotly-anticipated Big Bang Theory spinoff series, entitled ‘Growing Up’; check it out below… It’s 1989, and we meet nine-year-old Sheldon Cooper, the beloved character from THE BIG BANG THEORY, who has skipped four grades to start high school alongside his less-intellectual older […]

Young Sheldon goes to High School in new promo for The Big Bang Theory spinoff

by

CBS has unveiled another promo for its upcoming Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon, which focusses on the Boy Genius’ early entry into High School; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch a promo for The Big Bang Theory season 11 It’s 1989, and we meet nine-year-old Sheldon Cooper, the beloved character from THE BIG […]