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Spinoff - Can we ever be rid of the laugh track with the "standard" sitcom?
Posted on 5/9/11 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 5/9/11 at 12:22 pm
Spinoff from the other thread, figured I would bring the discussion here. With all the hate that laugh tracks get (and most of the time, deservedly so) I wanted to get chatter started on this.
These sitcoms that are set up with the 4th wall (the camera isn't "in the room" like in The Office, Always Sunny. etc.) - would they really work without the laugh track now that we are so used to seeing it? Also since it is set up for the most part like a theater (same settings with the 4th wall) would it feel out of place not to have the vocal response of an audience? Thoughts?
These sitcoms that are set up with the 4th wall (the camera isn't "in the room" like in The Office, Always Sunny. etc.) - would they really work without the laugh track now that we are so used to seeing it? Also since it is set up for the most part like a theater (same settings with the 4th wall) would it feel out of place not to have the vocal response of an audience? Thoughts?
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Posted on 5/9/11 at 12:38 pm to etm512
I honestly don't really pay much attention to it. I couldn't tell you which ones have it and don't.
The Office, always sunny and maybe occasionally a few others are the only ones I watch and I don't think they have them.
I had it on the tv guide channel the other day and a charlie sheen sitcom was on and it had it. I will say the only thing I could think of was "ok that wasn't even funny why are they laughing so hard?"
The Office, always sunny and maybe occasionally a few others are the only ones I watch and I don't think they have them.
I had it on the tv guide channel the other day and a charlie sheen sitcom was on and it had it. I will say the only thing I could think of was "ok that wasn't even funny why are they laughing so hard?"
Posted on 5/9/11 at 12:43 pm to etm512
the standard sitcom itself may be an endangered species
Posted on 5/9/11 at 12:45 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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I honestly don't really pay much attention to it
Neither do I but it does bother people on here except...
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I had it on the tv guide channel the other day and a charlie sheen sitcom was on and it had it. I will say the only thing I could think of was "ok that wasn't even funny why are they laughing so hard?"
This is about the only time I will notice it but still it doesn't bother me all that much.
I was more referring to the 4th wall aspect of it all and the reaction of a crowd. I don't think it would feel right if in that scenario the laughs weren't there.
Posted on 5/9/11 at 1:30 pm to etm512
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the camera isn't "in the room" like in The Office, Always Sunny. etc
How is the camera in the room in Always Sunny?
This post was edited on 5/9/11 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 5/9/11 at 1:36 pm to DestrehanTiger
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How is the camera in the room in Always Sunny?
It's filmed as if you are one of the friends, participating in the conversation, rather than pulled back, wide angle.
Posted on 5/9/11 at 1:40 pm to OBUDan
And that to me is the most brilliant thing about Always Sunny and it goes almost completely unnoticed by most people.
Posted on 5/9/11 at 4:41 pm to etm512
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Posted on 5/9/11 at 10:05 pm to Kafka
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the standard sitcom itself may be an endangered species
There's no maybe to it. The sitcom is on life support right now. Realistic show formats have taken over compared to the 90s and every decade preceeding it.
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