Young Sheldon Actually Couldn’t Go More Than 7 Seasons for a Valid Reason

Something like this would come around sooner or later anyway, but Young Sheldon ’s cancellation after 7 seasons still left many fans heartbroken about the favorite show’s approaching ending. The Big Bang Theory prequel officially wrapped it all up back in May, hitting its lovers even harder with its bittersweet ending.

Despite numerous fans’ claims about the show’s storyline being able to go on without Sheldon’s constant presence in the frame, it was still a point of no return for Young Sheldon, and its title is actually an answer to the most demanded question.

Launched back in 2017, Young Sheldon caught everyone off guard with its completely new concept that had nothing to do with how The Big Bang Theory was filmed.

There were no longer that often annoying background laughter and multiple-camera shots, but instead the original show’s longtime fans got a much wider storyline with all of the Coopers’ family members included and given major roles in the plot line’s development.

This is what eventually became a solid reason for many to suggest that Young Sheldon didn’t do justice to Sheldon’s family, and thus could keep exploring the quirky character’s family members and their stories, though something like this was still impossible within the same prequel.

According to Young Sheldon co-creator Chuck Lorre, the story wouldn’t be able to continue after Sheldon is off to college just because the show’s title wouldn’t make sense anymore. As Lorre put it, “Sheldon goes to Caltech at 14. Even if we ignored that, the show is called 'Young Sheldon,' and that's not true anymore.”

Apart from the fact that the title already includes the name of the lead character whose disappearance would become a very weird plot twist, Sheldon’s later life in California will soon turn him into an adult thus making clear that he’s no longer that child from the title.

However, Chuck Lorre doesn’t share most of the fans’ feelings and seemingly has no doubt that the crew’s decision to end the show on such a bittersweet note was the right one.

According to the creator, the whole team and the viewers “got to watch this guy grow up, and it was wonderful. It's heartbreaking to end, even though it was the right story decision. It just felt like the right time. But it didn't make it any less emotional.”