It has got a lot of heart, and plenty of laughs.

Thankfully shorn of laughter track, it will surprise some with its (relative) delicacy, its long, nice, un-busy single-camera shots, at stark odds with its frenetic parent show.

It's smart and lively without being terribly amusing.

What we have instead is a warm-hearted, coming-of-age tale in the style of The Wonder Years. But without a Parsons-level comic talent among the cast, this series will live or die based on whether the writers can create characters worth falling for.

But for those who can handle a smattering of schmaltz with their diet of sitcom, the laugh count should more than compensate.

... a moving and even motivational series. [Full review in Spanish]

[It's] warm and embraceable but not yet essential viewing. But it may get there.

[Iain] Armitage is great as Young Sheldon. And Zoe Perry is wonderful as Sheldon's mom, Mary.

Lorre is using the built-in, enormous love the TV audience already has for Sheldon to examine what life might be like for someone who's perceived as different, even if that difference is genius.

With Young Sheldon, Lorre's wielding a sledgehammer with reckless abandon. And, in fixing it, he is producing perhaps his most inspired work in years.

While the story does revolve around Sheldon, his mother is just as worthy of the spotlight.

In its effort to eschew a formula that is proven to work, this story of a pre-teen genius and his otherwise average, middle-class family merits some credit for the degree of difficulty in its approach.

The story of a slightly dysfunctional but loving family is something we can all get. And with Iain Armitage's performance leading the way, the new show is very user friendly.

The accents are spot-on and the lead performances are excellent.

There's an emotional richness to the show, right from the start, that makes you want to see more.