Young Sheldon’s biggest continuity errors have been about George

Young Sheldon’s biggest continuity errors have been about George

“Young Sheldon” might have been able to spin George’s affair into nothing more than an adventurous romp with his wife. But the character has been the cause of some major continuity errors between the two shows as Sheldon and Mary’s (Laurie Metcalf) recollection of him on “The Big Bang Theory” doesn’t line up with Lance Barber’s portrayal of him. They often describe George as having been very uncaring, but from the onset, “Young Sheldon” shows that was not the case.

To allow for character development, the show depicts a much more humanized version of George who comes across as a kind and caring father. George and Sheldon actually have a close bond in the spin-off sitcom, which makes the Sheldon of “TBBT” look like an unreliable narrator at times. “Young Sheldon” executive producer Steve Holland told TVLine that he and co-creators Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro ultimately had to make their peace with the spin-off contradicting the original series. “Our head canon is that Sheldon on ‘Big Bang’ was telling much harsher versions of the stories of his dad,” he explained. “And those may not have been entirely accurate either. They were certainly from his point of view, but that point of view has shifted.”