Anyone who felt that Young Sheldon ended too soon will be pleased to see that story continue (and be told so well) in Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.

The premiere cements Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage as a worthy successor in the universe of The Big Bang Theory.

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage has a leg up on most of Lorre’s sitcoms because it starts with characters we already know and care about. Because of that, Lorre and company can delve into the more emotional parts of their relationships and let the funny come when it comes. There were a few funny moments during the first two episodes, but we hope those laughs come more often as the show becomes more established.

While the jury’s out on what “Georgie & Mandy” will become, an opening credits sequence of the title characters doing an energetic tango is a winner from the jump.

Critics received only two episodes in advance, so it’s hard to deliver any definitive verdict on that effort’s success. But Jones is an enjoyably snarky presence, and Jordan shares a chemistry with Osment that’s sweet enough to make one forget about the age gap until someone points out Georgie isn’t technically old enough to drink.

The first two episodes are flat and lack distinctiveness, but they have some ingrained warmth and humor that could eventually be steered into something good.

That the show makes fun of its own laugh track is clever—the creators include “Big Bang” producers Steve Holland and Steve Molaro along with sitcom titan Chuck Lorre (“Roseanne,” among others). But that is about as good as it gets, at least during the two episodes made available for review. Per TV’s law of diminishing returns, “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” marks a thinning of material, the last paint on the roller, the fumes in the gas tank.