Didn't really get into it. Not a huge fan of shows with a narrator even if it is Danny tanner.i would put how i met your mother above big bang. much more clever
Didn't really get into it. Not a huge fan of shows with a narrator even if it is Danny tanner.i would put how i met your mother above big bang. much more clever
ellery queen was solid even if short lived. I forgot Higgins was on itI used to like Ellery Queen. I wanted to be a lawyer for a while because of that show.
I am genuinely shocked at the number of Big Bang Theory mentions here. I mean, i watch the show, but... a 'decade favorite/great?' How is that possible?
Hill Street Blues was appointment television back then (I was in grad school). It might not translate quite as well today, but back then it was cutting edge. They did everything they could to get around the censors.This thread has made me realize I should probably watch some of the well regarded more adult oriented shows of the 80s that I was alive for and familiar with but too young to be watching.
Even Miami Vice...my mother was really into that, and I would sometimes “watch” if I came into the room, but I had no idea what was going on. I remember the characters, and the “feel” of the show, the music and the pet alligator, but not the storylines. I should watch that through adult eyes.
I loved Miami Vice. My idea of a 'perfect night' was getting some Chinese food, gummi bears, and then sitting down to Miami Vice and/or Twin Peaks. And once a month, that would all coincide with when the new magazines would come out, and i was in heaven.This thread has made me realize I should probably watch some of the well regarded more adult oriented shows of the 80s that I was alive for and familiar with but too young to be watching.
Even Miami Vice...my mother was really into that, and I would sometimes “watch” if I came into the room, but I had no idea what was going on. I remember the characters, and the “feel” of the show, the music and the pet alligator, but not the storylines. I should watch that through adult eyes.
Frasier was the last good show with a laugh track/studio audience. I do not understand why this archaic practice continues.I am genuinely shocked at the number of Big Bang Theory mentions here. I mean, i watch the show, but... a 'decade favorite/great?' How is that possible?
Cheaper and simpler than dealing with an audience. Doesn't restrict you to one set.Frasier was the last good show with a laugh track/studio audience. I do not understand why this archaic practice continues.
I don’t need to be told when to laugh. A studio audience is not necessary (e.g., Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Community).Cheaper and simpler than dealing with an audience. Doesn't restrict you to one set.
There have been enough good sitcoms that used laugh tracks to indicate it doesn't affect quality.
The best sitcoms with laugh track
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They're different types of comedy. You have to admit the 'tone' of those shows is very different to those with laughtracks and those with studio audiences. Producers choose those variables, and whether it's a one- or multi-camera setup, and each changes the dynamics of the content. Plus, you've already said Frasier is good, so is it good despite the laughtrack, or maybe it just isn't that important? No one is telling you when to laugh. It's no different from going to a movie in a theater with other people in it. They have their reactions. You have your own. Often they coincide.I don’t need to be told when to laugh. A studio audience is not necessary (e.g., Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Community).
West Wing... Have you seen Sorkin's* ** The Newsroom? One of my favorite series. I went back to try to watch The West Wing after the Newsroom had been out for a while, but i couldn't get into it at all. Never liked any of the actors, and i guess it's dated. I'm pretty sure you'd like The Newsroom, though. It's a Lefty's dream.50's - any cartoon
60's - Gomer Pyle USMC/Gunsmoke
70's - All in the Family/MASH
80's - Seinfeld/Cheers/Hill Street Blues
90's - Friends/Married with Children/ER
00's - 2003 NCAA Bball NC/The King of Queens/West Wing/Two and a Half Men
10's - Reruns of my 00's list/VEEP/House of Cards
All of the great sitcoms from the past would be improved if there was no studio audience/laugh track. It’s an old idea that no longer needs to exist.They're different types of comedy. You have to admit the 'tone' of those shows is very different to those with laughtracks and those with studio audiences. Producers choose those variables, and whether it's a one- or multi-camera setup, and each changes the dynamics of the content. Plus, you've already said Frasier is good, so is it good despite the laughtrack, or maybe it just isn't that important? No one is telling you when to laugh. It's no different from going to a movie in a theater with other people in it. They have their reactions. You have your own. Often they coincide
As I recall Thursdays in college:Hill Street Blues was appointment television back then (I was in grad school). It might not translate quite as well today, but back then it was cutting edge. They did everything they could to get around the censors.
"That move sucked brown wind, Frank!"
I still remember that line to this day.
miami vice,, friday night viewing back in college when we only had 3 channels
i would put how i met your mother above big bang. much more clever
From the perspective of what I liked at the time...
70s Six Million Dollar Man / The Jeffersons [when I got a little older]
80s Greatest American Hero / White Shadow
90s X-Files / Seinfeld / Simpsons
00s Curb Your Enthusiasm / The Shield
10s Walking Dead
I could stay stuck in the 80s with (in no particular order):
The Fall Guy
Knight Rider
A-Team
Greatest American Hero
CHiPs
Moonlighting
Hill Street Blues
Dukes of Hazard
American Gladiators (more 90s than 80s but started in 89)
Simon & Simon
Murder, She Wrote
Remington Steele
Scarecrow & Mrs. King
Charlie’s Angels