Nounsitcoms
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A television situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features recurring characters in a common environment such as a home or workplace. A situation comedy may be recorded before a studio audience. Some also feature a laugh track. Such programs originated in radio. Today, sitcoms are found almost exclusively on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. CharacteristicsAs opposed to stand up comedy and sketch comedy, a situation comedy has a storyline and ongoing characters in, essentially, a comedic drama. The situation is usually that of a family, workplace, or a group of friends. Traditionally comedy sketches were presented within a variety show and mixed with musical performances, as in vaudeville. The emerging mass medium of radio allowed audiences to regularly return to programs, so programs could feature the same characters and situations each episode and expect audiences to be familiar with them. Sitcom humor is often character driven and by its nature running gags often evolve during a series. Often the status quo of the situation is maintained from episode to episode. An episode may feature a disruption to the usual situation and the character interactions, but this will usually be settled by the episode's end and the situation returned to how it was prior to the disruption. There are exceptions to this. Some shows feature story arcs across many episodes where the characters and situations change and evolve. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What three sitcoms from the beginning of television to the current day would you like to see again on TV? Q. And not necessarily with the original actors & actresses, since most of them are gone. Are there some sitcoms that you could not envision without the original cast? Asked by Gladys - Tue Aug 18 21:36:50 2009 - - 41 Answers - 0 Comments A. It's hard for me to envision my favorites without the original cast members. Part of the charm and humor was because of the actors. How could anyone else be Coach? Craig T. Nelson was perfect for that part, as was his sidekick Luther, played by Jerry VanDyke. I always saw this pair as the male equivalent of Lucy and Ethel with their hare-brained schemes to solve their problems. My second pick is the Mary Tyler Moore show. Again, who could replace her, Ed Asner, Ted Knight, Georgia Engalls, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman, Gavin McLeod, and Betty White in their unique roles? Third is Taxi. Again, the casting was perfect, especially Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd. This show was unique for its time period. Of course, I can't… [cont.] Answered by rosebud - Tue Aug 18 22:20:10 2009 How long did it take to film episodes of sitcoms? Q. How long did it take to film Friends and Scrubs and i know this isn't a sitcom but how long to film an episode of Charmed? Please help me. Asked by Random Girl - Sun Mar 1 11:06:27 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. it takes 6 hours for a 22 minute episode of friends. . Answered by ~~Kayleigh~~ - Sun Mar 1 11:26:56 2009 Why is Nick at Nite starting to air sitcoms that have been currently canceled?
Q. It used to be a network that aired shows that were popular at least 10 years earlier, now lately they're showing recently canceled shows like George Lopez, Malcolm in the Middle, and Everybody Hates Chris, which was just canceled in May. Asked by Veronica - Sat Aug 1 09:18:16 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. TVLand has been doing this too. Way back when, I wanted cable for Nick at Nite because they showed so many of the good old shows. Slowly they started airing "newer" old shows and spun the old ones off to TVLand. Now TVLand is doing the same thing and adding shows they call "original" programming-basically reality shows. I want my old shows back. Answered by Mardon - Sat Aug 1 22:19:05 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "sitcoms"  escapistmagazine.com Thu, 20 May 2010 16:03:33 GMT+00:00 Escapist Magazine Apparently, laughing and joking on the USS Titan, if Frakes and Sirtis ever get their way and get to make their sitcom Rikers in Space. ...  watching-tv.ew.com Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:00:40 GMT+00:00 Entertainment Weekly ... much a compliment), is the channel's latest attempt at a scripted sitcom , as opposed to its reality sitcoms such as Jersey Shore and Super Sweet 16. ...  boston.com Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:09:05 GMT+00:00 Boston Globe This week Kirkman started a new gig that marks a huge step up in her career: writing for the new NBC romantic sitcom Perfect Couples,'' which will premiere ... From Google News Search: "sitcoms"  sitcomsonline.com 305px x 500px | 44.70kB [source page] The Andy Griffith Show Trivia Game Many people have asked about the availability of an Andy Griffith Show Trivia Game and where you can purchase one I m pleased to announce you can now order one from the below link http  images.tinklepeg.multiply.com 500px x 353px | 48.20kB [source page] From Yahoo Image Search: "sitcoms"  blog.sitcomsonline.com (Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.com) Fri, 04 Jun 2010 19:51:08 GM Today we preview the new . sitcoms. that made the fall schedules with series descriptions, cast lists, video clips and related links. There will be a total of 14 new . sitcoms. this season (with maybe 1-2 more coming from ABC), ...  maddalo.blogspot.com Chris ue, 22 Jun 2010 17:59:00 GM A rather unserious subject, but I've always had a secret desire to run a specialist module on . sitcoms. : I have a rather academic attitude to all my favourite comedies. Anyway, I recently had a conversation where the differences between ...  media.gunaxin.com Doug Wed, 12 May 2010 15:00:46 GM Sitcom. basically translates to situation comedy. Networks love situation comedies because they usually employ the same few sets over and over and everyone loves a comedy. Well, if that's true then how do you explain this group of what ... From Google Blog Search: "sitcoms" |
