Young Sheldon
The (Juicier-Than-Meemaw's-Brisket) Inside Story of the Hit Comedy
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Preorder from Retailers:
- On Sale
- Oct 20, 2026
- Page Count
- 224 pages
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- ISBN-13
- 9781538777862
Starting as a spinoff of the immensely popular Big Bang Theory, the spinoff show Young Sheldon has taken on a life of its own. Its legions of fans were deeply invested in the storylines of their favorite characters from Big Bang, as well as new characters played by breakout television stars. In YOUNG SHELDON, bestselling author and journalist Jessica Radloff will dive into everything that makes the show great, from the way the cast and crew became a family to the deep subjects the show explored, alongside all of the canon-rewriting controversies and cancellation heartbreak.
Jessica will explore a mix of memorable episodes (examples include the pilot, which Jon Favreau directed; Missy and George’s dress-up visit to Red Lobster; Georgie telling his parents he was going to be a dad at 17; the tornado episode; George’s death; the finale, and Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik’s return) and tell-alls on casting, behind-the-scenes angst, potentially problematic storylines and rewriting Big Bang cannon, the rise to fame and the involvement of Iain, Raegan and Montana’s parents, the chaos and hurt following the end of the show and the start of the Georgie & Mandy spinoff, and more.
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PRAISE FOR BIG BANG THEORYForbes
"[T]here may be no one better to document the series than journalist turned author Jessica Radloff, who undertakes the herculean task in the new, 500-plus page opus." -
"From who was almost cast on the show — literally Marisa Tomei nearly played Penny — to the failed pilot that had to be reworked, [The Big Bang Theory] goes into all the behind-the-scenes details, and it's a fascinating read."Buzzfeed
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"Each and every interview subject shares with Radloff the kind of stories that most folks save for their memoirs."TV Insider
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"At some point while talking with Jessica, I realized how easy it had been for me to kind of put all 12 years of my time on Big Bang Theory under one general umbrella, as it were. The questions she asked and the information she’d reveal to me from someone else she’d interviewed forced me into a frame of mind where each season - and sometimes each episode - became it’s own, separate entity again, revealing how much we as people had changed through this process, how much the characters changed… but also how certain things remained the same. Frankly, it turned into a version of therapy I hadn’t realized I’d needed and couldn’t have known how much I’d enjoy it, going down memory lane like this."Jim Parsons
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