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Touching Young Sheldon finale to end with mass school shooting (chaser.com.au)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Facebook mums around the world have been devastated by the news that the next season of television show ‘Young Sheldon’ will be the last.

However, fans across the world are waiting in anticipation for the final episode, after the creators revealed their plan for the finale in which Sheldon commits a mass school shooting.

The creators of the show explained that they wanted to end the series with an emotional story that the average American can relate to.

“We want to end the show with a bang,” said the showrunner, “and we thought what better way to do that than with a traditional American school shooting.”

“It’s a storyline we’ve been setting up from the start, we have always made sure the character gives you that vibe. The same classic Sheldon we all know and love.”

The writers said they are excited to see the episode, including a little easter egg where Sheldon looks to the camera and says ‘Bazinga’ after brutally murdering all his classmates.

Some online were critical of the proposed finale saying that the ‘school shooting episode’ trope has been done to death at this point by American high school shows. However fans were quick to defend it saying that you can’t jump the shark in a show that’s very existence is jumping the shark.

link: https://chaser.com.au/entertainment/touching-young-sheldon-finale-to-end-with-mass-school-shooting/

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[–] [email protected] 146 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They really missed an opportunity to make an in joke.

“We want to end the show with a Big Bang,” said the showrunner,

[–] [email protected] 41 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

"The theory is that they wanted the end the show in a Big Bang, but that's just the Big Bang Theory"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

I read that in the Game Theory guy's voice.

[–] BilboBargains 84 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Touching Young Sheldon is a good name for a spin off series

[–] [email protected] 37 points 7 months ago

That's the catholic spin-off

[–] Death_Equity 33 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Prequel.

[–] jaybone 8 points 7 months ago

This is why he shoots up the school.

[–] paddirn 65 points 7 months ago (1 children)

“traditional American school shooting”, it’s like apple pie and baseball.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If the tiny, blood-soaked shoe fits...

[–] Nobody 49 points 7 months ago (1 children)

"No Way To Prevent This," Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

[–] Lightsong 2 points 7 months ago

One of their best.

[–] rustyfish 43 points 7 months ago

Well I ate that onion.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This is big bang theory if it was good

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It was good in the first season or at least until Penny became smarter than the boys and everyone got married.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 7 months ago (5 children)

No, it wasn't good, even before everyone and everything got Flanderised. It was always a shitty sitcom that only got a laugh because they played audio of people laughing.

[–] ansiz 22 points 7 months ago (3 children)

So many people find it just hilariously funny that it's kind of freaky. It looks like the dumbest show but for years I've heard people just gush about how good it is.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (5 children)

bbt was made for the masses. not for the skewed subset of the population that frequents reddit or lemmy or (insert social site name here). and the masses liked the show enough for it and its prequel spin-off to go a combined 19 seasons.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I hate this. I have a physics degree and have been of Reddit/Lemmy for ages and I loved the first seasons of the BBT. Such blatant generalisation.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've had people say I would like that show, that made me angry. I hadn't even articulated in my head why I didn't like it at that point, but I knew it was terrible anyway.

I also had people tell me I'd like Pearl Jam, because I like Soundgarden. No, Pearl Jam don't do it for me. Soundgarden do, in spite of being published by Sony and relying on dubbing in their singles which couldn't be performed live.

Young Sheldon is actually kind of alright. The writers have clearly heard the criticisms against Big Bang. It's not a stellar show, but it deserves its standing while Big Bang is just all wrong.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Thank you for disliking Pearl Jam, there are some of us out there!

[–] vxx 6 points 7 months ago

It's the voice, it's very polarising imo.

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[–] systemglitch 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I watched about ten minutes of an episode once. Didn't see the appeal and thought maybe something was wrong with my sense of humour.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I watched a clip once where the main dude said he was going to go play a game on his N64 emulator. Then the studio audience LAUGHED at that very basic statement. The fuck?

[–] systemglitch 3 points 7 months ago

Like what?? Lol. I can't even comprehend that, and I'm trying very hard.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Bazinga

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

No, it wasn’t good.

In your opinion. Some people may enjoy it and that’s fine. I’m sure there are people that don’t like playing Factorio, but to me it’s awesome. Just like I don’t like FIFA but many do.

[–] EnderMB 4 points 7 months ago

It's depressing that this needs to be said. Let people enjoy what they want to enjoy.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

It's bully comedy.

[–] Lightsong 4 points 7 months ago

I enjoyed it not gonna lie.

Probably thank to the fact that I'm Deaf and can't hear the laugh track.

But I remember when it was on the cable tv, they actually showed it in the closed captioned suddenly out of nowhere. And it was so annoying to read (audience laughter) every other sentence. I stopped watching after seeing that episode.

Picked it up again recently (on one of streaming service) only cuz I just wanted to have some show I can just pick up and watch. I like binging shows.

It was decent for the most parts, but one part I didn't enjoy was when they got baby.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Lol i made it all the way down to Bazinga before I realized this probably isn’t factual

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (2 children)

What makes you think this isn't factual

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

I was going to say the website itself, but since satire has an annoying habit of being prophetic, you make good a point.

[–] Metatronz 14 points 7 months ago

Nothing personal kid, Bazinga!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit lol, I can see the onion getting sued for this

[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago

It’s not the onion, it’s The Chaser who are based in Australia. And I guarantee they don’t give a shit.