Binkley, I think that you have the direction wrong. Those such as he dwell in the bottom-most depths of the world slime. How else can you explain the state of TV Programming, then and now?
it was particularly annoying and insulting to see those old hanna barbara animated shows of the sixties (jetsons, flintstones, huckleberry hound, yogi bear)to be accompanied by an implied studio audience that chuckled and guffawed at every line by every character
Aw, Binkley, I’ll be your laugh track. (((big reassuring hug)))
Nighthawks: I just read an interview with Stephen Merchant (UK Office, Extras), and he said that in Britain, M.A.S.H played without a laugh track, and it changed the entire tone of the show. Instead of coming off as a smarmy jerk, Alan Alda was the only sane person in a world gone mad. M.A.S.H was one of Merchant’s favorite shows growing up, and he was appalled the first time he heard the laugh track version of the show.
I always hated M.A.S.H exactly because of the smarmy jerk factor, so I’m wondering if watching it without the laugh track would help me appreciate it more.
Conversely, I wonder if adding a laugh track to, say, Arrested Development would make it unwatchable. If I had the time and equipment, maybe I’d try it.
(Incidentally, I know M.A.S.H is spelled with asterisks, not periods, but gocomics thinks the asterisks mean I want italic.)
When this strip first came out, all the best sitcoms boasted live studio audiences; that doesn’t, however, mean that a laugh track is always a bad thing. SCTV had a laugh track, and that show was vastly superior to SNL, which has always had a live audience.
Sisyphos over 13 years ago
Don’t worry, Binkley. No one is laughing at you (hehehe).
kreole over 13 years ago
The Chief Programmer from the Corporate Office “up there” ? I love it1
x_Tech over 13 years ago
I could use a more meaningful plot line myself. Someome have corperates number?
ses1066 over 13 years ago
Binkley, I think that you have the direction wrong. Those such as he dwell in the bottom-most depths of the world slime. How else can you explain the state of TV Programming, then and now?
Sandfan over 13 years ago
The funniest part of this whole arc is that ‘Corporate’ would be worried about quality.
twj0729 over 13 years ago
Oh, the humanity!
Nighthawks Premium Member over 13 years ago
it was particularly annoying and insulting to see those old hanna barbara animated shows of the sixties (jetsons, flintstones, huckleberry hound, yogi bear)to be accompanied by an implied studio audience that chuckled and guffawed at every line by every character
Clobbered by Science Premium Member over 13 years ago
Aw, Binkley, I’ll be your laugh track. (((big reassuring hug)))
Nighthawks: I just read an interview with Stephen Merchant (UK Office, Extras), and he said that in Britain, M.A.S.H played without a laugh track, and it changed the entire tone of the show. Instead of coming off as a smarmy jerk, Alan Alda was the only sane person in a world gone mad. M.A.S.H was one of Merchant’s favorite shows growing up, and he was appalled the first time he heard the laugh track version of the show.
I always hated M.A.S.H exactly because of the smarmy jerk factor, so I’m wondering if watching it without the laugh track would help me appreciate it more.
Conversely, I wonder if adding a laugh track to, say, Arrested Development would make it unwatchable. If I had the time and equipment, maybe I’d try it.
(Incidentally, I know M.A.S.H is spelled with asterisks, not periods, but gocomics thinks the asterisks mean I want italic.)
Sherlock Watson over 13 years ago
When this strip first came out, all the best sitcoms boasted live studio audiences; that doesn’t, however, mean that a laugh track is always a bad thing. SCTV had a laugh track, and that show was vastly superior to SNL, which has always had a live audience.