Montana Jordan

No longer a teen cliche, Georgie brings quiet charm

We sort of figured we knew Georgie Cooper.
When “Young Sheldon” started, he was a high school quarterback who charmed girls. He quit the team, quit school, bought an RV that was a mobile bedroom. He was sort of a generic TV teen, easy to ignore.
Then that changed. Even before “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ (8 p.m. Thursdays, starting Oct. 17, on CBS) began, he had evolved.
“He’s growing up and becoming the man of the household,” Montana Jordan (shown here), who plays him, told the Television Critics Association. Read more…

Good news: Sheldon’s brother gets a spin-off

CBS has found another way to feast off its past hits.
Next season, it will have a comedy with Montana Jordan and Emily Osment (shown here) continuing their “Young Sheldon” roles as Georgie and Mandy.
That comes one day after the network cast a prequel, looking at the earlier years of Leroy Gibbs, whom Mark Harmon played in “CSI.”
This new one, however, is unusual. It’s a spin-off to a spin-off and a sequel to a prequel. Read more…