Unlike Young Sheldon, which pivoted to a single-camera format, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is reverting to multi-cam and shooting in front of a live, studio audience, just like The Big Bang Theory. And ahead of its Thursday, Oct. 17 premiere, CBS has released a sneak peek that reveals how the sequel series addresses the format switch head-on — and in extremely meta fashion.
In the following clip from the series premiere, Georgie (played by Montana Jordan) is seen watching a new episode of Frasier with Jim (Will Sasso) and Audrey (Rachel Bay Jones). As the sound of laughter resonates from their television set, Georgie turns to his in-laws and says, “Frasier’s a laughin’ show. I love laughin’ shows.” Audrey appears confused, so Georgie explains the difference between multi-cam and single-cam: “Some shows you can hear people laughin’, and some you can’t.”
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Take, for instance, The Wonder Years, a single-camera show not unlike Young Sheldon. “No one’s laughin’,” Georgie points out. “Is it funny? We’ll never know!”
Audrey, however, is unamused. She’s clearly serving as a surrogate for viewers who are put off by sitcoms. “I like to laugh when I choose to,” she says — but as Georgie notes, “I ain’t ever seen you laugh.”
During an April interview with TVLine, Emily Osment shared her feelings about the imminent switch from single- to multi-cam. “I’ve paid my dues with multi-cam, and it’s so fun,” the Hannah Montana and Young & Hungry vet told us. “It’s just a completely different experience…. My favorite part of that is the live audience, and feeling like you’re doing a new play every week. I really enjoy that process.
“As much as we love our Young Sheldon crew — and they’re wonderful people to work around because they all laugh and make us feel great — there’s something different about actually performing in front of people who are there to watch you perform,” she explained. “It ignites something new in your performance, and it’s wonderful.”
More recently, during a conference call with reporters, Jordan, who’s new to multi-cam, discussed what it was like on his first tape night. “I didn’t know what to expect. But I didn’t know what to expect at the beginning of Young Sheldon, either,” he said, “and somehow, thank God, I got through that, so I’m going to do the best I can. Every week, we all work our butts off to bring [Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage] to life [and] I’m enjoying every bit of it. Every time that we film, it’s electric, it’s energetic, it’s awesome… it’s really fun.”
Everything We Know About Young Sheldon Spinoff Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage
TVLine was the first to reveal the trailer for Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, along with the spinoff key art. You can revisit our April interview with Jordan and Osment below:
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