I appreciate it when general claims are supported with specific evidence, because it gives me a handle to assess the claim, and perhaps disagree. Here, I disag

I appreciate it when general claims are supported with specific evidence, because it gives me a handle to assess the claim, and perhaps disagree. Here, I disagree with the Friends example: I recently happened to see the pilot (on youtube), and I was impressed with how funny the writing and delivery were, right from the beginning. The production values improved later on (and Joey's clothes changed a lot), but it really seemed the same to me. Note that I'm evaluating it as a series of jokes, which is the primary characteristic of a sit-com (though not the only one).