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getbak · 11-14-2008, 04:19 PM

IMO, Chuck definitely fits in the Comedy category. It certainly isn't a drama.

I do think we need a definition of sitcom vs open comedy though.

Right now, Arrested Development is in open, but although it wasn't a standard 3 camera, shot on a soundstage in front of an audience "sitcom", it was still a sitcom. The same could be said for Entourage, or any of the shows on NBC's Thursday night lineup this season, for that matter.

In the most basic sense, a sitcom is any comedy featuring recurring characters in "everyday" situations. Of course, the situations most sitcom characters find themselves in aren't typical situations that you or I would find ourselves in, but that's where the comedy comes from.

11-14-2008, 04:19 PM	#452
getbak Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	IMO, Chuck definitely fits in the Comedy category. It certainly isn't a drama. I do think we need a definition of sitcom vs open comedy though. Right now, Arrested Development is in open, but although it wasn't a standard 3 camera, shot on a soundstage in front of an audience "sitcom", it was still a sitcom. The same could be said for Entourage, or any of the shows on NBC's Thursday night lineup this season, for that matter. In the most basic sense, a sitcom is any comedy featuring recurring characters in "everyday" situations. Of course, the situations most sitcom characters find themselves in aren't typical situations that you or I would find ourselves in, but that's where the comedy comes from. __________________ Turn up the good, turn down the suck!