He has his idiosyncrasies but hes a much more vulnerable character when we enter the story in 1989.

We absolutely discussedWonder Yearswhen we were writing, Lorre said.

I never worked with narration before, and narration changes the way you write.

Pilot

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So we looked for inspiration in shows that used it beautifully and no one did it better thanWonder Years.

Its the first such show in Lorres tenure, which has been a learning curve for all involved.

Its more intimate, Lorre added.

The pacing obviously is very different.

The actors arent having to hold for laughs, theyre not playing out, theyre working with one another.

Young Sheldonwill have a special debut on Monday, Sept. 25 at 8:30 p.m.

ET before moving to Thursdays on Nov. 2 on CBS.