I think I like sitcoms that most other people don't like. Arrested Development is my all timer. King of Queens. Northmen. Etc. I always thought Curb and Seinfeld were okay, but not the all timers everyone else did. Friends is utter shit. Only redeeming quality is Rachel and Monicas perkies.
I think I like sitcoms that most other people don't like. Arrested Development is my all timer. King of Queens. Northmen. Etc. I always thought Curb and Seinfeld were okay, but not the all timers everyone else did. Friends is utter shit. Only redeeming quality is Rachel and Monicas perkies.
I've always gravitated toward sketch shows or animated stuff, but when I think of live-action sitcoms, AD is definitely king shit of turd mountain. Married With Children was definitely my launching off point. Way underrated show, as somebody pointed out above. Friends always sucked to me. I liked Seinfeld, and there are some seasons for which it really pays off to watch in order (back before this was a thing with every show). I really got into Trailer Park Boys, but not sure if you could call that a sitcom. More recently, Ted Lasso was surprisingly great.
Have you seen Letterkenny? That's the latest for me. Letterkenny was pretty much made for Hardcore Husky.
Friends was recorded in front of a live studio audience.
In the same sense that the Dwags played in front of a live crowd at Husky Stadium in 2020, sure. I think for a real crowd of people to laugh in the exact same way for the exact same length of time with the exact same two or three people trailing off a little longer 957 times in 22 minutes is monkeys typing Shakespeare levels of coincidence.
Most sitcoms in the 90s were filmed in front of a live studio audience. The laughter you hear in all these shows consists of real laughs from audience (fans who wanted to watch them film as well as some hired professional laughers), and then in post production they would strengthen them or soften them as necessary for the final cut. The only time the laughs were completely piped in were for scenes shot at locations that couldn't be filmed in front of audiences.
I just watched the first 7 episodes of Friends. Not once did I hear the same laughter twice, nor did it sound any more fake than any other sitcom I've seen in the 90s. But, since you seem to know the laugh track so well, maybe you're a bigger fan than me and I don't know what I'm talking about. If you have any examples, I'm down to check them out.
I think I like sitcoms that most other people don't like. Arrested Development is my all timer. King of Queens. Northmen. Etc. I always thought Curb and Seinfeld were okay, but not the all timers everyone else did. Friends is utter shit. Only redeeming quality is Rachel and Monicas perkies.
I've always gravitated toward sketch shows or animated stuff, but when I think of live-action sitcoms, AD is definitely king shit of turd mountain. Married With Children was definitely my launching off point. Way underrated show, as somebody pointed out above. Friends always sucked to me. I liked Seinfeld, and there are some seasons for which it really pays off to watch in order (back before this was a thing with every show). I really got into Trailer Park Boys, but not sure if you could call that a sitcom. More recently, Ted Lasso was surprisingly great.
Have you seen Letterkenny? That's the latest for me. Letterkenny was pretty much made for Hardcore Husky.
Nope haven't seen it I'll try to watch unless its on Hulu because I still don't have Hulu because I'm stupid I guess.
Friends was recorded in front of a live studio audience.
In the same sense that the Dwags played in front of a live crowd at Husky Stadium in 2020, sure. I think for a real crowd of people to laugh in the exact same way for the exact same length of time with the exact same two or three people trailing off a little longer 957 times in 22 minutes is monkeys typing Shakespeare levels of coincidence.
Most sitcoms in the 90s were filmed in front of a live studio audience. The laughter you hear in all these shows consists of real laughs from audience (fans who wanted to watch them film as well as some hired professional laughers), and then in post production they would strengthen them or soften them as necessary for the final cut. The only time the laughs were completely piped in were for scenes shot at locations that couldn't be filmed in front of audiences.
I just watched the first 7 episodes of Friends. Not once did I hear the same laughter twice, nor did it sound any more fake than any other sitcom I've seen in the 90s. But, since you seem to know the laugh track so well, maybe you're a bigger fan than me and I don't know what I'm talking about. If you have any examples, I'm down to check them out.
If you watched 7 episodes of friends without killing yourself, you are as tenacious as a Viking Warrior.
Most sitcoms in the 90s were filmed in front of a live studio audience. The laughter you hear in all these shows consists of real laughs from audience (fans who wanted to watch them film as well as some hired professional laughers), and then in post production they would strengthen them or soften them as necessary for the final cut. The only time the laughs were completely piped in were for scenes shot at locations that couldn't be filmed in front of audiences.
I just watched the first 7 episodes of Friends. Not once did I hear the same laughter twice, nor did it sound any more fake than any other sitcom I've seen in the 90s. But, since you seem to know the laugh track so well, maybe you're a bigger fan than me and I don't know what I'm talking about. If you have any examples, I'm down to check them out.
Bolded points one and two: So pretty much exactly like piped in stadium crowd noise over a small actual crowd like I compared it to?
Bolded point three: I'm not going to find examples for the same reason I'm not going to hit myself in the balls with a hammer to see how badly it hurts.
I was at a friend's house when I was in high school, and he was watching Friends. I went to the kitchen to make a sammich, so for five minutes I couldn't see the show but I could hear it. About three minutes in, I was never able to watch again. The sheer frequency of over the top laughter (at anything) and how same it was drove me nuts. No idea what season or episode, but that was the end for me.
Neither of our statements contradict each other. It's a mixture. But it's not the exact same laugh every time, and the audience laughter fluctuates based on the strength of the joke. I don't always agree with the level of audience laughter...especially the jokes about ugly naked guy. Another thing i noticed is that often times the actors mics will be cut for the last few seconds of a scene after a joke while the laughter stays at full volume, which I'm not a huge fan of either.
I had to refresh and post my last post a second time, and a last second addition was cut off: This isn't a hill I want to die on, as I don't care what shows people do and don't like. If Friends is your bag, that's cool. I was just describing the moment that ruined it for me.
I think I like sitcoms that most other people don't like. Arrested Development is my all timer. King of Queens. Northmen. Etc. I always thought Curb and Seinfeld were okay, but not the all timers everyone else did. Friends is utter shit. Only redeeming quality is Rachel and Monicas perkies.
I've always gravitated toward sketch shows or animated stuff, but when I think of live-action sitcoms, AD is definitely king shit of turd mountain. Married With Children was definitely my launching off point. Way underrated show, as somebody pointed out above. Friends always sucked to me. I liked Seinfeld, and there are some seasons for which it really pays off to watch in order (back before this was a thing with every show). I really got into Trailer Park Boys, but not sure if you could call that a sitcom. More recently, Ted Lasso was surprisingly great.
Have you seen Letterkenny? That's the latest for me. Letterkenny was pretty much made for Hardcore Husky.
Letterkenny is pretty fucking funny. The Throbber does a shitload of bidness with Canadians and the guys from Alberta and Saskatchewan are just like that. Fuck Toronto/Ontario guys. They are arrogant pricks.
Another older Canadian sit com that's pretty funny is Corner Gas. It used to be on Prime for free. Google that shit yourself. One of the chicks had a nice rack.
Most sitcoms in the 90s were filmed in front of a live studio audience. The laughter you hear in all these shows consists of real laughs from audience (fans who wanted to watch them film as well as some hired professional laughers), and then in post production they would strengthen them or soften them as necessary for the final cut. The only time the laughs were completely piped in were for scenes shot at locations that couldn't be filmed in front of audiences.
I just watched the first 7 episodes of Friends. Not once did I hear the same laughter twice, nor did it sound any more fake than any other sitcom I've seen in the 90s. But, since you seem to know the laugh track so well, maybe you're a bigger fan than me and I don't know what I'm talking about. If you have any examples, I'm down to check them out.
Bolded points one and two: So pretty much exactly like piped in stadium crowd noise over a small actual crowd like I compared it to?
Bolded point three: I'm not going to find examples for the same reason I'm not going to hit myself in the balls with a hammer to see how badly it hurts.
I was at a friend's house when I was in high school, and he was watching Friends. I went to the kitchen to make a sammich, so for five minutes I couldn't see the show but I could hear it. About three minutes in, I was never able to watch again. The sheer frequency of over the top laughter (at anything) and how same it was drove me nuts. No idea what season or episode, but that was the end for me.
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Have you seen Letterkenny? That's the latest for me. Letterkenny was pretty much made for Hardcore Husky.
I just watched the first 7 episodes of Friends. Not once did I hear the same laughter twice, nor did it sound any more fake than any other sitcom I've seen in the 90s. But, since you seem to know the laugh track so well, maybe you're a bigger fan than me and I don't know what I'm talking about. If you have any examples, I'm down to check them out.
But with very bad taste.
Bolded point three: I'm not going to find examples for the same reason I'm not going to hit myself in the balls with a hammer to see how badly it hurts.
I was at a friend's house when I was in high school, and he was watching Friends. I went to the kitchen to make a sammich, so for five minutes I couldn't see the show but I could hear it. About three minutes in, I was never able to watch again. The sheer frequency of over the top laughter (at anything) and how same it was drove me nuts. No idea what season or episode, but that was the end for me.
It actually is on Hulu, but that's what VPNs and bittorrent were invented for. I don't have Hulu either. Here's a taste:
Another older Canadian sit com that's pretty funny is Corner Gas. It used to be on Prime for free. Google that shit yourself. One of the chicks had a nice rack.
*Not as happy as Joey EATIG jam though
for some reason I was able to relate to Reverend Jim