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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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[–] mycatiskai@lemmy.one 151 points 1 year 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,

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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"

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 12 points 1 year ago

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

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 81 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] onion@feddit.de 38 points 1 year ago

That's the catholic spin-off

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

This is why he shoots up the school.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 62 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is big bang theory if it was good

[–] GigglyBobble@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 49 points 1 year 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@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year 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.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

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[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year 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.

[–] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year 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@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago
[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (5 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.

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[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year 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@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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

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[–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

It's bully comedy.

[–] Lightsong@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year 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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[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure it was already a thing in the show was that he was already an outcast in his small Texas town because he tried to analyze politics and immediatly came to the conclusion communism made the most sense.

The writers didn't realize how much of a self own it was to have their canonical genius immediatly realize this and was instead just "Oh its why he's so quirky"

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait, so canonically Sheldon is a communist? bazinga

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be clear I've never watched a minute of the show and heard that on the old subreddit when it happened so to be honest I have no idea.

The episode probably ended with him learning that American capitalism was better because a Texan helped change their tire or something.

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[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

New Soviet Man Funko Pop

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

Well I ate that onion.

[–] horndogAI@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What makes you think this isn't factual

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 year 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@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Nothing personal kid, Bazinga!

[–] mojo@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] min0nim@aussie.zone 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Auzy@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah. They'd definitely have some fancy lawyers. Probably gets sued every few months

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[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

Touching Young Sheldon is my favorite show

[–] rynzcycle@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

Writers for The OA unavailable for comment.

[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

Guns don't kill people, Sheldon does

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

That would be a blast

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