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Re:The Man Who Gets The Science Right On 'The Big Bang Theory' by nikatwork on Monday September 23, 2013 @09:32PM (#6435296)
> Multi-camera sitcoms with live audiences are very, very different in writing, tone, and end product to single camera comedies. They both serve different purposes.

Or, y'know, you could have single camera comedies with no laugh track. The British seem to manage that just fine. I personally find laugh tracks equal parts desperate and condescending. "Hey dummy! There's a joke here! Laugh damn you... LAUGH!!"

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Re:The Man Who Gets The Science Right On 'The Big Bang Theory' by cdcarter on Monday September 23, 2013 @11:48PM (#6435844)
Did you miss the last paragraph of his post. He was comparing live in-studio w/ audience to single camera, saying how a laugh track in live in-studio helps, and then goes on to note how he doesn't approve of canned laughter.
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