Chuck Lorre, renowned as the King of Sitcoms for his hits like The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men, recently concluded The Big Bang Theory prequel spin-off, Young Sheldon, after a seven-season run.
Lorre has addressed the cancelation of the spin-off series, noting that it felt appropriate to conclude the show after seven years. However, there remains one beloved sitcom that he claimed to have little advance knowledge of its cancelation, putting the responsibility squarely on CBS.
Chuck Lorre on the Cancelation of Bob Hearts Abishola
Chuck Lorre’s two series, Young Sheldon and Bob Hearts Abishola, came to an end this year. While the showrunner has addressed the cancelation of Young Sheldon, he has refrained from saying anything substantial about the Emmy-nominated series.
In a previous interview with The Hollywood Reporter’s TV’s Top 5 podcast, Lorre discussed the cancelations of the two sitcoms. And he stated that canceling the series was not his “call,” arguing that there were still more stories to tell.
“Bob Hearts Abishola is a different story. There’s so many more stories to tell,” he said before adding, “I don’t necessarily feel we were done. But that was not my call.” He also suggested that there were some financial restraints to keep running the series.
“The cost of making it had to be reined in, and that was the only way to do that,” he said. However, when asked if it was also one of the reasons for the show’s cancelation, he directed the question to CBS, saying, “That’s a question you’d have to ask CBS.”
“These are things that I learned as you learned them. It’s not my call. I’m grateful that we’ve had five years,” he further said, implying he was unaware of the cancelation until it was publicly announced.
Chuck Lorre Reflects on the Conclusion of Young Sheldon
Starting in 2017, Young Sheldon shared the early life of Jim Parsons’ character, Sheldon Cooper, as he navigates growing up in Medford, Texas, focusing on his struggle to fit in due to his intellectual brilliance and social challenges.
The series has received a positive reception and recently concluded with Sheldon finally heading to Caltech. The showrunner, Chuck Lorre addressed the show’s cancelation during his conversation with The Hollywood Reporter’s TV’s Top 5 podcast, suggesting that it has reached a natural conclusion.
He said, as per Digital Spy,
The story of this extraordinary prodigy in a small town outside of Houston, in a family where he is very much a fish out of water — that story we’ve kind of told, and the remainder of his path leading up to The Big Bang Theory happens at CalTech, in California.
He also said that it was a mutual decision, shared by co-creator Steve Molaro and executive producer Steve Holland. “[They] have been instrumental in keeping this thing as extraordinary as it has been,” he said.
However, discussions are reportedly underway for another spin-off series based on the Emmy-winning series, The Big Bang Theory, which is still in the very early stages of development.
The Big Bang Theory is available to stream on Max.
Young Sheldon and Bob Hearts Abishola are available to stream on Prime Video.
