SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details from the premiere ofGeorgie & Mandys First Marriageon CBS.
It was a chance to spend time with these characters and hopefully remember why we love them.
DEADLINE:So basically, did this pick up days after theYoung Sheldonfinale?
Steve Holland; ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’Warner Bros TV
HOLLAND:I would say probably a month or two after the finale.
DEADLINE:Why the tango in the title sequence?
HOLLAND: We wanted something that would be interesting and unique to the show.
(L-R) Montana Jordan as Georgie and Will Sasso as JimTroy Harvey / 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
It also seemed to really encapsulate the push-pull of this relationship.
Its also the last thing you expect to see when youre watching this sitcom.
DEADLINE:How long did you know that you wanted to somehow address the concept of a live audience?
HOLLAND: That was pretty early on when we were breaking the story.
So we thought, why not just own it?
Why pretend that we dont know that this is a different thing and how its a slightly different format?
DEADLINE:Why did you have them watchingFrasier?
HOLLAND: For two reasons.
It felt very identifiable for audiences.
We felt like they would recognize it and get exactly what that is.
Its also a beloved multi-cam show, and that was important to us.
It also sets the time on the show.
It starts off in 1994.
You immediately realize this is a bit of a period piece.
DEADLINE:As a reminder, how old are Georgie and Mandy now?
HOLLAND: Georgie is 19 and Mandy is 31.
DEADLINE:Seeing Mary and Meemaw was so cool.
Is this a promise of whats to come?
We love these actors and wanted to find ways to include them.
So it always felt like they were going to be a part of the show.
Were in this lucky position on a first-season show.
We have this A-list roster of superstars waiting on the bench to come in when we need them.
And incredibly fun to put them in front of an audience.
DEADLINE:There wasnt the obligatory awwww when Georgie got a hug from Will Sassos Jim McAllister.
Did you edit out the studio audience during that moment?
HOLLAND: Were trying to be conscious of tone.
Were trying to tamper them down.
But especially things like the awwws … they have never been a thing that we love.
It feels like sometimes the audiences are doing it because they think theyre supposed to.
They take you out of what is a very sweet moment.
DEADLINE:How did you shake the set?
HOLLAND:It was incredible.
They actually built it on these hydraulic gimbals.
There were different degrees of shaking that they could turn up and down.
Then it was finding the right level because sometimes the walls and the furniture didnt always shake.
So this was his first foray into that and he was just great.
He came so prepared and so ready to do it.
I dont think he dropped a line in the whole pilot shoot.
DEADLINE:At one point we hear Georgie say that genius runs in my family.
Are you possibly teasing that their baby is going to be a prodigy?
HOLLAND: That was more of a nod to Sheldon than teasing the future of the baby.
Hopefully were on the air long enough to find out what happens to this baby in 10 years.
