Big Sheldon

I have to go with Young Sheldon. BBT has some great jokes, but it is simply a vehicle for delivering punchlines. Very little grabs you on any deeper level. By contrast, Young S is a layered comedy with drama that succeeds far more than most current sitcoms on free TV. I'm most impressed with the young actors and how well they nail their roles, particularly Sheldon and Missy. I also thought they handled the death of George with more depth than most sitcoms would. I think it's a more nuanced show than BBT, but I do understand that for sheer one-liners and wanting to laugh, BBT has unshakable fans.

BBT gets hate?

Can’t vote. Have watched many episodes of BBT, because for some inexplicable reason the rest of my family liked it, but I think I maybe laughed once. If you don’t like the characters…..

Never watched the spin-off

I decided to not vote because I had not seen enough of Young Sheldon to form a good opinion of it. I have seen the entire BBT series.

One thing I'd like to point out is that I don't think BBT was just a vehicle for funny jokes. There was a lot of social commentary you could extract from this show even though it was mostly under the surface: conflict between levels of intelligence showing disparaging moments and ignorance from both sides of this dynamic; male domination in the sciences; social awkwardness and introvertedness; male-female relationships; parent-child relationships (both good and bad); hints of gender spectrum; strong female characters; religion/science divide; ego psychology; personalities that grew over time and changed due to the relationships that shaped them; and probably others I've missed. Maybe all of this was overwhelmed by the sheer humor of the series, but it connected with me on more levels than just laughing.