In case you don’t actually take note of the individuals who work behind the scenes in your favourite tv exhibits, then it’s unlikely that you realize the names of lots of the creators, producers and writers who craft beloved entries on the 2025 TV schedule. However, even then, it’s extremely seemingly that you just nonetheless acknowledge the title of Chuck Lorre. The person is behind mega comedy hits like Dharma & Greg, The Large Bang Idea, Two and a Half Males, Younger Sheldon and a collection returning for the 2025-2026 CBS lineup, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. He simply revealed that he solely had a brief pitch for his first TBBT spinoff, and received solely a four-word reply.
What Did Chuck Lorre Say About Pitching Younger Sheldon To CBS?
Sitcom producer/author/creator extraordinaire, Chuck Lorre, has spent a lot of his life now making an attempt to be sure that individuals snicker, and he’s not slowing down anytime quickly. Whereas he’s presently engaged on yet one more spinoff from The Large Bang Idea (Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, which can depend on CGI) and a brand new comedy that you just’ll be capable to watch along with your Netflix subscription quickly, Leanne, he just lately spoke on the Banff World Media Competition (by way of The Hollywood Reporter) and mirrored on the beautiful straightforward pitch he made that led to the seven-season run of Younger Sheldon. As he instructed the group:
I don’t know in case you’re allowed to say his title anymore, however I walked in Les Moonves’ workplace about 10 years in the past and mentioned, ‘I’ve an concept for a present about Sheldon when he’s 10 years previous in East Texas.’ And he went, ‘Go do it, now.’
You could be unaware, however Les Moonves is the previous CEO of CBS, the community that’s known as lots of Lorre’s profitable sitcoms (like Mike & Molly, Mother, Bob Hearts Abishola, and his present TBBT universe) dwelling. The method of pitching a brand new concept to a community government has at all times gave the impression to be one crammed with a excessive potential for anxiousness or outright dread, however it’s clear that Lorre had none of that on the day he headed into this bigwig’s workplace.
After all, by the point he pitched this spinoff prequel (which straight led to its personal, beforehand talked about, spinoff, Georgie & Mandy) the uber-producer was already very well-practiced in promoting exhibits and speaking to community execs. He additionally, as we all know, had a number of hit exhibits below his belt for CBS and different channels by that point. Talking of his prior success and the way it seemingly performed into Moonves’ fast response, Lorre added:
You by no means get a inexperienced gentle as a result of it’s deep. You get a greenlight as a result of they suppose they’ll make a revenue.
There are good notes after which there are notes that make a very vivid lightbulb go off in a single’s mind, and I’d say that “you get a greenlight as a result of they suppose they’ll make a revenue” is likely one of the latter.
Whereas the creator additionally mentioned that he solely pitches spinoff concepts if he believes it is going to “make present” and “present laughter,” it’s apparent that he additionally is aware of what concepts sound like MONEY to increased ups. Hopefully, the Stuart spinoff (which you’ll watch with an HBO Max subscription, if it’s finally ordered to collection) will proceed his robust profitable streak.