• HornedMeatBeast@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I saw some clips on YT where they removed the laugh track.

    It’s really hard to find the show funny when they take out the bit where it tells you when to laugh.

    • Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 days ago

      I watched and enjoyed TBBT, but I don’t rewatch it. I saw one of these videos with the laugh track removed and was honestly surprised at how awkward the show was without it. It didn’t change the fact that I liked it when I watched it though.

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        3 days ago

        It’s mostly awkward because suddenly you have long times of silence normally occupied by the laugh track. If it was intended to be without a laugh track there wouldn’t be awkward silence.

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          3 days ago

          Yeah, I’ve wondered what it’d be like if someone did one of those laugh track removal experiments, but re-edited to remove the quiet parts

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            2 days ago

            This is kinda off topic, but there’s a show called Kevin Can Fuck Himself that plays around with sitcom tropes, wife and I enjoyed it a lot.

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      3 days ago

      Fun fact. That show was filmed in front of a studio audience.

      Although I don’t know if they augmented the audience with canned laughter in post.