I will be completely honest, when I heard that the TV show Scrubs was getting rebooted, my first thought was, “Oh no, here we go again”. Honestly, after the truly horrible 9th season, I had a hard time even wanting to talk about the show. I have gone around basically pretending the last season doesn’t […]
Tag: Sitcoms
Will Sitcoms Ever Be The Same?
Starting in the 1950s and 60s, the world was introduced to one of the most iconic forms of television of all time, the sitcom. Producers and television executives continued to use the concept for decades, giving the world shows such as Seinfeld, FRIENDS, MASH, and a long list of other series that touched hearts and […]
Are Laugh Tracks Needed in TV Shows?
Laugh tracks have been a staple of sitcoms and 20th-century TV shows, but are they really necessary to make a show funny? Sound engineer Charles Douglass invented the laugh track in the 1950s. The first-ever laugh track was used on “The Hank McCune Show” when producers recorded laughter as their audience reaction. Now, laugh tracks […]
