Montana Jordan and Emily Osment posing for a portrait to promote “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage”. (AP Photo)


October 24, 2024 Tags:

Chuck Lorre has created some of the most popular sitcoms ever and believes he knows the secret to success. "It really comes down to having talented actors and strong scripts. Without either, it just won’t work," he shared with The Associated Press.

Lorre’s latest project, alongside his long-time partners Steven Molaro and Steve Holland, is “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.” This new CBS series serves as a sequel to their acclaimed show “Young Sheldon,” which itself is a prequel to “The Big Bang Theory,” a series that Lorre, Molaro, and Holland were involved with from 2007 to 2019.

Airing on Thursdays, the CBS show features Montana Jordan and Emily Osment reprising their roles from “Young Sheldon.” Jordan plays Georgie Cooper, Sheldon's older brother, while Osment takes on the role of Mandy McAllister, Georgie’s new wife. The series follows the couple as they navigate the challenges of new parenthood with their baby daughter while adapting to life as newlyweds.

Unlike their previous work, “Georgie & Mandy” incorporates a significant element that resonated with fans of “The Big Bang Theory”—it uses the traditional multi-camera format. This style harks back to classic shows like “I Love Lucy” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” but “The Big Bang Theory” remains a standout modern sitcom using this approach in front of a live audience.

“Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” aims to maintain this tradition with a studio audience and a classic sitcom vibe. Holland, who serves as an executive producer along with Lorre and Molaro, emphasized their intention to differentiate the new show from its predecessor. “We didn’t want it to feel like ‘Young Sheldon 2.0,’” he explained.

“We’ve always had a fondness for multi-camera shows, and watching this cast interact made us excited about the idea of performing in front of an audience, creating a theatrical experience,” Holland added.

Moving away from the character of Sheldon Cooper—played by Iain Armitage in the prequel and Jim Parsons in “The Big Bang Theory”—meant stepping back from a role they had developed over 19 seasons. However, Holland expressed enthusiasm about exploring new stories in this familiar world, where the future is less defined.

Before filming began, Jordan, who was new to multi-camera productions, expressed his optimism about the process. “I’m just going to put any nerves aside and see how it goes,” he said, maintaining his signature Southern drawl.

Osment, on the other hand, is well-acquainted with live studio audiences, having starred as a teenager in Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana” and later in Freeform’s “Young & Hungry.” She eagerly anticipated returning to the energy of a live crowd, admitting she had “kind of forgotten what that feels like.”

She also mentioned that she enjoys when the cast breaks character due to laughter. “Those moments can create some of the best content, especially when working with a baby. We’re good at rolling with it,” she said.

The character of their baby daughter, Ceecee, is played by twins Isabelle and Zariah Booko. Osment shared that having a baby on set creates a calming atmosphere, as everyone tends to speak softly and allows the actors space to connect with the child. “The crew is more relaxed, letting you focus on holding this precious little one,” she said.

In instances when the twins aren't available, an “extremely expensive animatronic baby” steps in for certain scenes. Osment joked about the crew's heightened nerves around the robotic substitute, saying, “They trust us with the real baby, but the robot baby? That’s a whole other story.”

Lorre reiterated the importance of the multi-camera format for this cast and series, set in the ‘90s. “Performing in front of an audience is a fundamental aspect of storytelling,” he noted.

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