'Young Sheldon' Spoilers: How Spinoff Will Be Different From 'The Big Bang Theory'
"Young Sheldon" will have its distinctions from its parent series, "The Big Bang Theory," according to cast member Zoe Perry.
The actress was recruited for the role of Mary Cooper, Sheldon's (Jim Parsons) mother played by Perry's real-life mother Laurie Metcalf.
"It's interesting because there is a tonal difference between Big Bang and Young Sheldon," Perry said of the two shows in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
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"Big Bang is a multi, and now this one is a single camera. It'll be really interesting for audiences to see where they're similar and how they diverge. I think audiences are going to be really, really surprised and excited about it," she went on to say.
Despite the change, "Young Sheldon" will still rely on its parent series though. As Cinema Blend points out, the show being single camera might mean long-form jokes that might require audiences to know enough about the characters, knowledge that they could get in "The Big Bang Theory."
In getting the chance to play the role brought to life by her mother in "Young Sheldon," Perry says that there are benefits and also challenges that go with it.
"I did run one of the scenes with her because I was curious to hear her accent doing it. Although I actually didn't have her read the lines because then that would've just stuck in my head. But I made her talk a little bit and I rewatched some of her stuff," she explained.
"Daunting has always been mixed in there, but right now it's just exciting," the actress said of playing Mary Cooper in "Young Sheldon."
The role, however, allowed Perry to examine her acting, leading her to realize that at times she sounds like her mother or her father, Jeff Perry, with whom she works in "Scandal."
"Now working with both of them, it's like, 'I sound like them when I say that!' It's surreal," the actress gushed.
"Young Sheldon" has no premiere date yet, but it should begin either later this year or next year.
