Dive into the world of "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage" as we explore its connections to "Young Sheldon" and how it charts its own course. This video delves into the show's familiar elements that remind us of its origins in "The Big Bang Theory" universe, while also highlighting fresh narrative choices that set it apart. From character dynamics to storytelling freedom, discover what makes this series both a continuation and a unique chapter.
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00:00Some shows you can hear people laughing and some you can't.
00:02Wonder Years, no one's laughing. Is it funny? We'll never know."
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks
00:09for the ways Georgie and Mandy's first marriage reminds us
00:12it's part of the ever-expanding The Big Bang Theory universe,
00:15and how it's chosen to stand apart from its predecessor, Young Sheldon.
00:19You're really wonderful, Georgie Cooper.
00:21I know, I am what you call a catch.
00:23Number 5. Continues, It Picks Up From Where Young Sheldon Ended
00:28In the final season of Young Sheldon, the family loses its beloved patriarch,
00:32and Sheldon heads to Caltech. Georgie and Mandy, who had been living with Connie,
00:37face a tough reset after a hurricane, and Connie's arrest leaves them with nothing.
00:42They shut everything down.
00:44So what are we gonna do for money?
00:46Yeah, that's an excellent question.
00:51How was Dollywood?
00:53Magical. What are we gonna do about money?
00:55Forced to start fresh, they move in with Mandy's parents,
00:58which is where we find them now.
00:59Not much time seems to have passed, with Georgie and Missy still processing their grief.
01:04I really miss you.
01:11Feel better?
01:12No, you jerk!
01:13We also see Mandy's father Jim offer Georgie a job at his tire store,
01:17a stepping stone on the path to Georgie's future tire empire.
01:20Yet, for now, Georgie's focused on helping the business thrive
01:23without clashing too much with his co-worker, Reuben.
01:26Hey, I'm not giving orders. I'm just a lowly smurf working for his lordship.
01:32Lowly surf?
01:33No, I'm pretty sure it's smurf.
01:35Number 5. Different.
01:37The writers have more freedom with the narrative.
01:39When creating Young Sheldon, the writers had to follow the storyline set by the parent series,
01:44keeping Sheldon's life more or less aligned with what fans already know.
01:48Imagine all the stimulating conversations that must go on at these tables.
01:53I bet.
01:53I can see myself going here one day.
01:57I think you'd fit right in.
01:58But this time, they have more creative freedom.
02:01All we know is that this is Georgie and Mandy's first marriage,
02:04so there's a good chance there'll be another.
02:06This flexibility lets the writers focus on the couple's natural chemistry
02:10and see where their relationship heads organically.
02:13I promise I'll get us out of here.
02:19How?
02:24Yeah, simple. I'll make a lot of money.
02:30Yeah, but how?
02:31Showrunner Steve Holland credits the easy chemistry between actors
02:34Montana Jordan and Emily Osment for inspiring this direction.
02:38Elsewhere, co-creator Chuck Lorre joked that it's a nice break
02:41to write for characters who aren't quite as intense as Sheldon.
02:44And then I was thinking about inventing a new dark matter particle
02:48to evade the Omega-Baryon constraints,
02:50but that just seems like something anyone could come up with.
02:54Agreed.
02:55Number four continues.
02:57Is Connor the new Sheldon?
02:59Remember Mandy's brother Connor from season six of Young Sheldon?
03:03Now, just go ahead and forget nearly everything you remember about him,
03:06including the actor.
03:07Music?
03:21That Connor was a too-cool-for-school vegetarian artist.
03:25This one is a quirky musician.
03:27And when we say quirky, who comes to mind?
03:30Yep, Sheldon.
03:371, 2, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2.
03:40It's impossible to dance to.
03:42Lorre might be glad to spend less time researching Sheldon-appropriate content,
03:46but he's seemingly not ready to retire the eccentric character type just yet.
03:50And why would he, given its past success?
03:52This new Connor is a socially awkward music fanatic
03:56who fits into his family as well as, well, he doesn't.
03:59It's early days, but there's definitely a touch of Sheldon about him.
04:02So what was it?
04:04Sorry, you're out of questions.
04:07You're really not gonna tell us?
04:09Thanks for playing.
04:11You get back here right now and you tell us!
04:16I don't know why you like him.
04:17Number 4.
04:18Different.
04:19It's closer in tone to The Big Bang Theory than Young Sheldon.
04:22Without Young Sheldon, there wouldn't be First Marriage.
04:25As Lorre put it, they wanted this new show to, quote,
04:28stand on its own two feet,
04:30so viewers wouldn't necessarily need to have seen the other two series first.
04:33I hope you know you can always come live with me.
04:36Oh, thank you, but it's way past time for us to be on our own.
04:39Are you sure?
04:40Take a hint.
04:41She doesn't like you.
04:42While Young Sheldon was mostly family-friendly,
04:45First Marriage is bringing back the kind of humor and storylines
04:48that were common in The Big Bang Theory.
04:50That doesn't mean it's lost the balance of comedy,
04:52drama, and sentimentality that Young Sheldon did so well.
04:56Sometimes you remind me of my dad.
05:00Well, that's quite the compliment.
05:02I didn't really hug him when I had the chance.
05:07Now come here.
05:11Instead, it takes the successful elements from both
05:14and adapts them to this new format.
05:16As the characters have grown up,
05:17it only makes sense that the show's tone has matured with them.
05:21Well, let me make it up to you.
05:22No, cut it out.
05:24The Georgie store is closed.
05:29Yeah, I never thought I'd be doing this.
05:31Yeah, I never thought Mandy'd be the one to blow this up.
05:34Me neither.
05:36But I'll take it.
05:37Number three continues,
05:39picking up their Young Sheldon trajectory.
05:41Earlier, we mentioned how First Marriage picks up
05:43where Young Sheldon ended.
05:45But I can still remember it exactly the way it was
05:47the day I left for Caltech.
05:49Hey.
05:53What are you doing?
05:55Taking it all in one last time,
05:57so I remember it when I'm older.
05:58Though that series was originally about Sheldon,
06:01it quickly became an ensemble show
06:03as the Coopers welcomed us into their family.
06:05By the time Mandy came along,
06:07it felt like Sheldon's storyline was losing steam.
06:09So this pivot gave the writers a chance to revive their creativity.
06:13I'm Georgie.
06:14Mandy.
06:15And now that we're on a first-name basis,
06:17I'm gonna throw my underwear in here.
06:19And since I'm a gentleman, I ain't gonna look.
06:21It's hard to believe that Osment was only meant to be a guest star.
06:24However, her great chemistry with Jordan
06:26expanded her role to include a baby,
06:28a marriage,
06:29and eventually a spinoff.
06:31We've watched this couple step into parenthood and married life
06:34with all its challenges.
06:36Essentially, the premise for the spinoff was already set in motion.
06:40I'm just trying to help.
06:41I told you we don't need your help.
06:43We don't.
06:44What do you think?
06:47Well.
06:49Number three, different.
06:51New characters and relationships.
06:53While Young Sheldon mainly focused on Georgie's family,
06:57this time, the McAllisters take center stage.
06:59Hope y'all are hungry.
07:01Nice of the kid to make breakfast.
07:04This is where you say,
07:05Thank you, Georgie.
07:06Oh, that ain't necessary.
07:08See, that ain't necessary.
07:10We get a deeper look at Mandy's bond with her dad
07:13and the tension with her mom.
07:15Meanwhile, Georgie's usually happy-go-lucky attitude
07:18starts to crack under the pressure.
07:19I may not have been completely honest about having everything under control.
07:24Truth is, I'm flying by the seat of my pants.
07:27My pants are on fire.
07:28Adding to the mix, Connor, who also still lives at home,
07:32brings a more unhinged energy
07:33that could even make Sheldon take a huge step back.
07:36Also, Georgie grew into this super likable guy
07:39who seemed like he could get along with almost anyone.
07:42So now, working alongside Ruben,
07:43a colleague who's not a fan of nepotism,
07:46we have a chance to see a side of Georgie we haven't seen before.
07:49Ruben said if I let it fall, bad things will happen.
07:54Missy, hang on a sec.
07:57Son, there is no such thing as a transmission fluid recirculator.
08:01Then what am I holding?
08:03I've no idea.
08:03Number two continues, exploring family dynamics.
08:07Even though things have shifted a bit from young Sheldon,
08:10Georgie and Mandy are still figuring out their relationship within the family.
08:14Boy, she pisses me off.
08:18Oh, me too.
08:20The sooner we get out of here, the better.
08:22Well, we're saving money.
08:24We got built-in babysitters.
08:26I don't care.
08:26Every day I'm in this house with her, a little piece of me dies.
08:29We just gotta make sure it ain't my favorite pieces.
08:32Like we said before, young Sheldon wasn't just about Sheldon.
08:35It was about the whole family growing individually and together.
08:38And that's still true here.
08:40Mandy and Georgie are still finding their way as a couple
08:43and as part of the McAllister family.
08:45Hey, you can call me whatever you want,
08:47but you do not insult my daughter or accuse my wife of having hormones.
08:52Start packing, we're out of here.
08:54Plus, the friction between Mandy and Audrey is just as intense as we remember,
08:58and Georgie's still working hard to win her approval.
09:01Since they are still in Medford, you can tell, especially early on,
09:05that Georgie feels like he has to step up and hold things together for the Coopers, too.
09:09This is weird.
09:10Just talk to her.
09:12I really think you'll feel better.
09:13I think I'll feel stupid.
09:15Hey, I didn't tell Mom about you getting suspended.
09:17The least you can do is tell Dad.
09:18Number 2.
09:20Different.
09:20Giving Mandy more of a backstory.
09:22In Young Sheldon, we learn that Mandy was a former weather girl
09:25who moved back to Medford after breaking up with her boyfriend,
09:28who also happened to be her boss.
09:30So you were on TV?
09:325.30 every morning.
09:33More people are seeing me right here.
09:35Why'd you leave?
09:36The station manager and I broke up.
09:39But now his new girlfriend gets to be on TV at 8.30.
09:42She mentioned wanting to go back to school and pursue a career,
09:45but we never really knew much else about her life before she met Georgie.
09:49I want a career.
09:50I support that.
09:53Then maybe go back to school.
09:56Curveball, but okay.
09:59I don't have to go back to school, do I?
10:01No, sweetheart.
10:03First Marriage explores this more,
10:05starting with her credit card debt and hinting at other secrets, hers and Georgie's.
10:10If there's anything you need to tell me, now's the time.
10:13Nothin'.
10:15What about you?
10:17Nothin'.
10:17What you say is what you get.
10:20Love you.
10:21Love you too.
10:27There's also a storyline where the stress in Georgie's life catches up with him,
10:30and he fears he's having a heart attack,
10:32only to learn it's actually a panic attack.
10:35Clearly, there's much more to Georgie than we've seen so far.
10:38You do have a lot going on.
10:40No, I don't.
10:41Georgie?
10:42I'm fine.
10:43You just lost your dad.
10:45You got a brand new baby.
10:46Your sister's struggling.
10:48An unemployed wife.
10:49You got no money.
10:50Okay, okay.
10:51Number 1 continues.
10:53Cameos from the Young Sheldon cast.
10:56We loved seeing the original Big Bang crew pop up
10:59in various ways throughout Young Sheldon.
11:00Since when do you go out of your way to make other people happy?
11:05How about once a year on your birthday?
11:08Other than that, when?
11:09What better way to start a family than to
11:11celebrate the birth of a new family?
11:14What better way to honor its roots and the fans
11:16than with some guest appearances?
11:18Guest spots from Zoey Perry and Annie Potts as Mary and Connie
11:21helped connect the tone and style of both series,
11:24reminding us that they're all part of the same universe
11:26we've grown so attached to.
11:28Mary, to toast the new house?
11:30I can toast with ginger ale.
11:32Jesus drank wine.
11:33Because they didn't have Schweppes.
11:35Reagan Reward's return as Missy ties back to what Georgie
11:38once told Sheldon about their sister.
11:40Mom was a miss.
11:41We'll always warmly welcome any familiar face.
11:44The Coopers and their extended circle may not be the main focus,
11:48but they're still finding ways to keep them involved, and we love it.
11:51Thanks for cooking dinner for my mom and me, Mom.
11:54It was good to see him.
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12:11Number 1.
12:12Different.
12:13Single-cam versus multi-cam.
12:15Did you know they're apparently filming First Marriage
12:17on the same stage where The Big Bang Theory was shot?
12:19In the summer, it's directly in the path of a cross breeze,
12:22created by opening windows there and there.
12:24It faces the television at an angle that isn't direct,
12:26so we can still talk to everybody,
12:27yet not so wide that the picture looks distorted.
12:30This isn't the only similarity between the two series either,
12:32with First Marriage returning to the same multi-cam format
12:35the parent series used.
12:37The pilot wastes no time reminding us of this shift,
12:40setting the tone and a new brand of humor right away.
12:43Some shows you can hear people laughing and some you can't.
12:46Wonder years.
12:47No one's laughing.
12:48Is it funny?
12:48We'll never know.
12:50I prefer to laugh when I choose to.
12:53Really?
12:54I ain't never seen you laugh.
12:55It's a smart move to make the show feel different but still familiar.
12:59Now, while Osment has plenty of experience in front of a live audience,
13:02this is Jordan's first time.
13:04Honestly, you'd never guess it.
13:06He fits right in, and it feels like he's been doing it his whole career.
13:10Thanks for listening.
13:14Hey, maybe you can ask the big guy to keep an eye on your daughter.
13:17Send an angel.
13:18Get her in the army.
13:19Something.
13:19Hurry.
13:20What do you make of Georgie and Mandy's first marriage so far?
13:23Let us know in the comments.
13:24If there's anything you need to tell me, now's the time.
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