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When Lance Barber appeared on Serienjunkies in 2018, he was asked what he loved about making “Young Sheldon.” Barber explained, “My favorite things to do in the show, and moments to watch, once they’re done, are those sweet moments.” Whereas Sheldon (Jim Parsons) on “The Big Bang Theory” insulted George Cooper Senior, now long dead, as an alcoholic fool, George is depicted much more positively on “Young Sheldon” as a well-meaning family man.
The actor suggests that the Sheldon that viewers see on “The Big Bang Theory” struggles with who his father was. But the “older, wiser” Sheldon narrating “Young Sheldon” actually “has a new perspective on who his parents were” and is able to view them with more humanity.
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Barber also loves taping the scenes with George’s kids as well, especially when “George is trying his best to be a good dad, and those are the most fun for me to play.” George Cooper Sr. wasn’t a perfect man, but “Young Sheldon” suggests that he was much more complex than what a 20-something Sheldon believed.
