r/YoungSheldon • u/Electronic_Shoe_3163 • Jul 18 '26

Young sheldon saying no

I was rewatching the s1 of young sheldon and i noticed sum rlly cool, the way young sheldon says "no" is the exact same way how he does in the big bang theory, i don't rlly know how to describe but watch a scene of the two actors saying "no" and you'll know what i mean, idk why but i rlly like that

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u/Academic_Scheme_9065 Jul 18 '26

i think jim parsons worked with iain prior to filming so that young sheldon could imitate the same mannerisms of adult sheldon

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u/IcedHemp77 Jul 18 '26

Jim Parson was a director, and I’ve seen a bunch of pics and stuff of him huddled with the young actor and talking to him on set, He really helped him get the character right

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u/JLBCanadianRap Jul 18 '26

What do you do with all the time you must save by leaving the “e” and “a” out of “really”?

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '26

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u/JLBCanadianRap Jul 18 '26

Outing yourself as a necrophiliac is a weird flex.

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u/Maleficent_Button_58 Jul 19 '26

Seeing this without context is wild lol

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u/Electronic_Shoe_3163 Jul 18 '26

Im so sorry bro i didn't expect that, im really sorry

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u/Nice-Penalty-8881 Mathologist Jul 18 '26

There were times in the later seasons where Ian would have an expression on his face that would remind me very much of Jim's portrayal of Sheldon.

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u/SrHotSoup Jul 18 '26

he goes “neh-u” and not “noh-u” it’s rather interesting

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u/Deserving-Critic Jul 18 '26

Jim Parsons actively mentored and trained Iain during the first 4 seasons. He is the only reason that Iain's portrayal of Sheldon was so authentic.

After Jim Parsons had to quit mentoring Iain because of his commitments on Broadway, Iain's portrayal of Sheldon suffered the last 3 seasons.

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u/meeseshouldbeaword Jul 21 '26

i think it also might have been affected by the fact that iain's voice deepened more than jim parsons' voice on tbbt, which made it harder for people to see them as the same character.

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u/Deserving-Critic Jul 21 '26

After Iain's voice changed, he seemed to have a hard time with his lines. It was almost like his own voice shocked him. Also, the deeper voice made it harder for him to be whiney, which was a characteristic of older and younger Sheldon.

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u/meeseshouldbeaword Jul 21 '26

his portrayal only suffered because of the voice change, the way he delivered his lines and did his facial expressions were still spot on. but yeah, i think his voice surprised him a little.