Saturday, December 26, 2009

episodic television - comedies

Sitcoms are usually not boring. They usually just suck in a painfully unfunny way. A lot. Most are derivative and play off overly rehashed plot points and jokes based on the same cliched stereotypes that are actually quite offensive if you really drill down and think about what they tend to suggest. And laugh tracks do not help the situation. There have been some exceptions like Arrested Development but such shows often have a short shelf life because they are too clever for most people to truly appreciate which is a further sad commentary on the state of the quality of television.

3 comments:

buickguy said...

Or a sad commentary on the state of television audiences!

Anonymous said...

Curb Your Enthusiasm is pretty funny.

Brian said...

I've only seen a little Curb Your Enthusiasm, but yes, it looks funny.