“The Big Bang Theory” was by no means a critics' darling, to the extent that reviewers have been a bit surprised after they discovered themselves step by step gained over by “Young Sheldon,” however each sequence have been large Nielsen scores hits that managed to draw a great deal of big-name visitor stars. The former earned its nerd bona fides by touchdown appearances from “Star Trek” legends like Leonard Nimoy and LeVar Burton, whereas touching tv immortality by casting sitcom god Bob Newhart as Professor Proton. As for “Young Sheldon,” the producers fortunately welcomed Newhart again because the TV science host, and in addition introduced on notable skills like Melanie Lynskey, Jason Alexander, and Lance Reddick.
So regardless of how you're feeling about these ultra-mainstream reveals, you have to settle for that there isn't a disgrace in playing the cameo sport inside “The Big Bang Theory” universe.
Now that we all know CBS can be delving additional into this geek-pandering realm with “Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage,” a sequel to “Young Sheldon,” chances are you'll end up asking the query, “Could a ‘Big Bang Theory' spin-off ever cast an A-list actor in its main cast?” Granted, you'd should be awfully bored and/or obsessive about these reveals to ask this query — or, worse, you may be Jimmy Fallon.
Oops, I forgot to correctly end that sentence. Let's strive that once more.
You may be Jimmy Fallon interviewing Jim Parsons on “The Tonight Show,” and noting {that a} photograph of a younger Michael Keaton that bought to floating across the web for no matter motive bore a powerful resemblance to Iain Armitage, who performed younger Sheldon Lee Cooper for seven seasons. And in case you're Parsons, you would be pressured to reply the query, as a result of that is how speak reveals and interviews in common work.
What would Parsons say in such a scenario? The world received an answer to that question when Parsons dropped by “The Tonight Show” earlier this year.
More like Dead Sheldon
After acknowledging the resemblance between Young Sheldon and Young Keaton, Parsons answered the query on Fallon's thoughts: Could “Old Sheldon” starring Michael Keaton be in the offing? Parsons was fast to reply: “Let me tell you this: I doubt that's going to happen.”
As for whether or not Parsons thinks Keaton may deal with the rigorous activity of playing an aged iteration of the smarty pants character, the sitcom star was shockingly complimentary of the legendary, Academy Award-nominated actor. As he advised Fallon:
“I would be so excited to have Michael Keaton added to the lineage of Sheldon portrayers. I would be amazed. I've admired that man my entire life, starting with ‘Mr. Mom.' I mean, what a great guy. He's a wonderful actor.”
“Mr. Mom,” eh? I can't stand for this “Night Shift” erasure, particularly from an actor who's my age, and was subsequently sufficiently old to sneak a viewing of the Ron Howard-directed R-rated comedy when it aired incessantly on pay cable all through 1983. Perhaps he wasn't that savvy. Or perhaps he simply hates Shelley Long.
In any occasion, you'll be able to count on “Old Sheldon” starring Michael Keaton to by no means occur, whereas Jimmy Fallon will proceed to justify his existence for the foreseeable determine by giving The Roots a community showcase 5 nights per week.
