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Thing is with a lot of American sitcoms is on a long enough timeline they just become soap operas. UK Office is a concise and witty comedy idea expressed in th
by whywhywhywhy 6y ago
Thing is with a lot of American sitcoms is on a long enough timeline they just become soap operas.
UK Office is a concise and witty comedy idea expressed in the correct amount of time the idea deserves.
If you look at the later seasons of shows like US Office, Parks and Rec and similar shows, what you're watching has more in common with a soap opera than a sitcom. I feel I can almost count the exceptions to this on one hand.
- _qulr 6y agoAgreed. IMO the first few seasons of The Office (US) and Parks & Recreation were the best, and they went downhill over time. Very few shows can sustain quality over time. For sitcoms... maybe Seinfeld?
- whywhywhywhy 6y agoSeinfeld is definitely one I'm thinking of, under weaker creative direction that would have easily fallen into the same soap opera trap.
- _qulr 6y agoNo hugging, no learning!
- reducesuffering 6y agoIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. 14 seasons strong. “It’s like Seinfeld on crack.”