Canned Laughter

[marksiwel]

I was watching MASH on Tv, and I noticed the canned Laughter. I know its been there forever ,but I never really thought about it. I HATE IT! As I am typing this Sports Night came on, and you know what? Canned Laughter as well.
I really dont need a laugh track. They dont have them in movies and some really good shows that can be funny dont have them (I have yet to hear a laugh track on Buffy the Vampire Slayer or South Park)

So here is my statement to you guys/gals/and smurfs.

Do we need Laugh Trackes anymore?

[JIM]

Laugh tracks have to go.
I can't stand them.
Cant stands 'em I tells ya!

[Matt1]

Yeah, they eventually rescinded the laugh tracks on MASH and Sports Night. It's one of the more awful aspects of an already awful genre, namely the sitcom.

[marksiwel]

What you didnt like Seinfeld? Or Curb your Enthusiasm?

[Matt1]

Touche.

There are the occasional bright spots. But on the whole, I'd say sitcoms rate just above drawing with your own excrement as a form of creative expression.

[Affleckie]

I think they should only be in completely unrealistic situations, like in Scooby cartoons... or maybe when I'm walking around doing something that's not funny.

[code6enterprises]

Well, Sports night has the canned laughter because no sane person would laugh at that show unless a gun was at their temple.

[ILovePapaSmurf]

<font color="purple">Sports Night was on great show. I was so sad to see it go, since the night it came on, I stopped evertything to watch it. Ok, so I did have a crush on Peter Krause, but that isn't the point. The show was written really well and the acting timing was on point. It was just on the wrong network and a really bad time slot and was really sad that ABC didn't give it as big of a chance that it could have. </font color>

[Dave]

Ummm, you guys, with out a laff track, how am i supposed to know if something is funny. And add my name to the list of folks who didn't get Sports Night. It was a well produced show, but i didn't get it. Then agian i really liked the Single Guy, so that shows what kind of taste i have.

Dave

[jjcourtright]

You have lots of crushes don't you?

[Jack_Sparrow]

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What you didnt like Seinfeld? Or Curb your Enthusiasm?


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Two of the best ever there Curb is painfully funny, also there's an english show called "the office" a spoof documentary / sitcom comin to the usa too i believe? its sooo freakin funny

[DarthMaulRat]

I agree that laugh tracks are a sign of lack of confidence in the show, but I'm all for live audiences. If the performers can feed off of reactions, the show usually gets a lot better.

[ILovePapaSmurf]

</font><blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr />
Two of the best ever there Curb is painfully funny, also there's an english show called "the office" a spoof documentary / sitcom comin to the usa too i believe? its sooo freakin funny

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<font color="purple">Office is already on the america airwaves. It is called BBC America. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif Btw, the show is great along with Coupling and my personal fav. Manchild! /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif

[Omaru]

Canned laughter aside, I really hate it when someone enters through a door and gets a mighty ovation its at least as annoying as canned laughter.

[code6enterprises]

I wish I had BBC America cause I wanna watch Coupling.