[ SECRET POST #3433 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3433 ⌋

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OP

[(Anonymous)]

Just about every sitcom does. It's less common now, but I never see people ragging on things like Cheers for it.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

That's because back when Cheers ran, that statement was actually true.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

That doesn't change that a show now is being mocked and derided for doing something a classic show like that could do unhindered and even opened every episode by acknowledging.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

Are you saying that all historical context is irrelevant when appraising art? That's one of the dumber things ive heard on the internet this week

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

The fuck does that have to do with anything?

If anything, shows like MASH should be derided for using them since they not only weren't filmed in a studio, they also added laughter where no one in their right mind would laugh. At least BBT has laughter at things that are at least mildly amusing rather than massively serious situations.

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[(Anonymous)]

NYART

Just to clarify, the producers of M*A*S*H didn't want a laugh track put on the show. They fought the studio heads and came to an agreement that they would use the laugh track except for any scenes in the OR (even if there were jokes). The DVDs were released with the option to keep the laugh track on or turn it off while viewing. I never watch it with the laughs because it doesn't need it. But the creators knew that. The studio heads didn't.

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[(Anonymous)]

What fundamentally changed?

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[ariakas]

Honestly, I always hated it, even back then. But it was an unavoidable part of watching a comedy show at that point in time, so I gritted my teeth and bore it. But now that there are shows without one, I'm never going back to anything that has one.

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[(Anonymous)]

Okay, can you at least acknowledge that this is just a thing you have, like how some people don't eat cilantro, rather than laugh tracks being a show of Shitty Shows That Are Terrible And Insulting?

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[ariakas]

Ok. I mean, it's a thing a lot of people have... but I suppose that's the same with cilantro.

I do honestly think it's a sign weak writing in this day and age where a laugh track is not pro forma, but there were definitely good comedies in the olden days that had one, and I never stuck around to see if BBT improved, given that it had one. It's been on for ages, it's possible it's better than what I recall from the first season.