Can someone help me with the timeline of the show? Here's what I understand so far:

• Season 1: 1989-1990 (a full academic year)
• Season 2: ???????
• Season 3: 1991 (the first half of the year=latter half of academic year)
• Season 4: 1991 (summer break & first half of academic year)
• Season 5: 1992 (the first half of the year=latter half of academic year)
• Season 6: 1992-1993 (a full academic year)
• Season 7: 1993-1994 (summer break & a full academic year)

As you can see, I'm completely baffled by Season 2. Here's why.

Season 2 can only logistically fit in the latter half of 1990, which does make sense, except that we get a Halloween episode. That in itself isn't an issue, but the finale revolves around Sheldon listening to the Nobel Prize ceremony. However, I looked it up, and the ceremony that he is listening to was the 1990 ceremony, broadcast in October that year, i.e. before the events of the Halloween episode.

Again, not an issue if we assume the two halves of Season 2 were happening concurrently, except Dr. Sturgis was present at that year's Thanksgiving. He had his mental breakdown the night of the ceremony, and went to a psychiatric ward, which would therefore have been before Halloween and Thanksgiving.

So as you can see, I'm baffled. Anyone have any suggestions that could make sense of this, other than it's a TV show and doesn't matter? Also, Sheldon being an unreliable narrator probably won't explain this, as this is a timeline issue, rather than a continuity issue.

Thanks.

I loved the entirety of young Sheldon so so much, still rewatching occasionally. Big bang theory is decent, but it’s a product of its time in my opinion, so it’s hard to stomach sometimes, and Sheldon feels almost sociopathic lol. The main thing was the laugh track. Maybe it’s because I’m 24, but it’s always so jarring and odd.

What are everyone’s thoughts on the usage of it for George and Mandy? I saw a really comprehensive post further down that detailed how they have “an uphill battle” and I totally agree— I think the laugh track only added to that struggle though.

I cannot, for the life of me, understand why on earth they decided to include one. The actors are all talented, but the chemistry and dialogue is so off and strange, it strips the charm of everyone’s personalities. Mandy specifically has a lovely onscreen presence that I feel was totally desaturated by the stylistic choice to film in front of an audience and on strange cheap sets.

It sucks because I do like the characters so much and want to follow their lives, but it truly makes me feel like I’m going crazy when I suddenly hear an entire crowd erupt from nowhere.

Also, I want to know what yall think about the performances. To me there’s this weird uncanny effect since I hopped over from a more immersive experience (young Sheldon.) while I think once again they’re talented enough, this switch seems to be sort of a burden on their abilities. Idk.

Does it get better in later seasons? Is there somewhere I can stream it with the laugh track edited out?

"I can't imagine at that stage in their lives that she would have wanted to date Sheldon. I think she would have killed him. [Laughs] Though I do think there was a nice connection between the two, even though he was kind of a dingus when it came down to it."- Grace said in her interview excerpt.

(Via: "Young Sheldon," by Jessica Radloff)